to move to a different location

natives of an area who have been conquered or dominated by others who came later

formal agreements between nations

Became president in 1803; member of the Democratic-Republican political party; purchased the Louisiana Territory and authorized the Lewis and Clark expedition

A Shoshone Indian woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition.

the theory that the US was divinely mandated to expand across North America to the Pacific Ocean; people believed it was their God-given right to settle western lands

Land they have lived on for generations

The Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their lands. They traveled from North Carolina and Georgia through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas-more than 800 miles (1,287 km)-to the Indian Territory. More than 4, 000 Cherokees died of cold, disease, and lack of food during the 116-day journey.

land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans

Leader of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase

A skilled mapmaker and outdoorsman chosen to explore the Louisiana Territory

territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million

Andrew Jackson favored pushing all American Indians west of the Mississippi River. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 provided for federal enforcement of this policy, Jackson defied the Supreme Court in the case of Worcester v. Georgia in 1832, which would allow Indians to stay.

Hero of the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812), took Florida from Spain, 7th President of the United States; pushed for the removal of Indians off of their native land; killed the national bank, hired his unqualified friends for government jobs, vetoed the most bills, threatened to kill his vice-president, ignored the other branches of government & did what he wanted, expanded the powers of the executive branch and expanded voting rights.

Lewis and Clark Expedition