| A | B |
|---|
| Remember the Alamo | because many Americans/Texans died - it got people to continue to fight |
| Removal Act of 1830 | it moved Native Americans (Indians) by force off their land - to land west of the Mississippi River |
| reservations | places where Native Americans were forced on to |
| Santa Fe Trail | early route/way West from the Mississippi River to California by going south to Texas, New Mexico & Arizona |
| Sherman Silver Purchase Act | increased the amount of silver the US Govt was required to buy |
| Silverites | wanted the US Dollar based on silver - not gold |
| sod house | a house in the Midwest - Great Plains made out dirt |
| Sooners | Oklahoma: people who sneaked into Oklahoma ahead of time to stake their claim to the land |
| stampede | cattle running out of control - taking down everything in their way |
| Sutter's Mill | Gold was found at in late 1840s - got men/people to go to California |
| the Grange | farmer's organization - helped the farmer - worked together - buy in bulk - apply pressure on State Legislatures |
| the Range | dry, level, prairie, flat land |
| Trail of Tears | 116 day forced march of Cherokees (Native Americans) from Georgia to Oklahoma - 1 out of every 4 died |
| transcontinental railroad | transportation across the United States - last part went from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | it ended the Mexican War - US gained Southwest part of the country: Texas, & most of New Mexico & Arizona |
| trek | journey - traveling many miles |
| Union Pacific RR | it was responsible for opening up the West to American settlement |
| vigilante | a person who takes justice into his/her own hands |
| Wabash, St. Louis, Pacific v. Illinois (1886) | States can control things which are ONLY within their boundaries/borders |
| westward expansion | the nation growing towards the Rocky Mountains & the Pacific Ocean |
| Wilderness Road | a place cut through a gap in the Appalachian Mountains - it went from Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky |
| Wilmot Proviso | late 1840s - this never became a Law - it got only as far as a Bill - dealt with slavery - didn't want it allowed in land gained from Mexico |
| Worcester v. Georgia | Supreme Court Case: said Georgia couldn't take land away from the Cherokees (Native Americans) - President Jackson & State of Georgia did it anyways |
| Yellowstone National Park | 1872 - National Park in 3 states: Wyoming, Montana, & Idaho - done to preserve the land |
