'People moved west' presentation slideshows

Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion. 1865-1914. U.S. Land Acquired in the 1800s. Manifest Destiny. Americans believed they should own all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean; coast to coast. COSTS OF EXPANSION. NEAR EXTINCTION OF BUFFALO. DAMAGE TO ENVIRONMENT

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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion. 1865-1914. U.S. Land Acquired in the 1800s. Manifest Destiny. Americans believed they should own all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean; coast to coast. COSTS OF EXPANSION. NEAR EXTINCTION OF BUFFALO. DAMAGE TO ENVIRONMENT

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PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

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Post Civil War Expansion

Post Civil War Expansion. Journal: Why move west?. Following the Civil War, thousands of people left their homes and moved west. What might be some reasons why people headed west? List as many as you can. Westward Movement. After the Civil War, there was another migration to the west.

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Homesteaders and Exodusters

Homesteaders and Exodusters. Homestead Act. The Great Plains were also known as the Great American Desert because it was so flat, treeless, and dry. Pioneers were new settlers to the Great Plains.

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