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Homestead Act
Law passed by Lincoln in 1862 that gave out free land in the Midwest to settlers.
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49ers
Nickname given to gold prospectors who headed to California in 1849 during the Gold Rush.
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The Compromise of 1850
Agreement that allowed California in as a free state.
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The Alamo
Fort/mission in Texas that was the site of an attach by Spanish forces on rebelling settlers.
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Manifest Destiny
The term for the belief that began in the 1800’s that the US should span from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts.