Unit 7: A Growing Nation/
Westward Expansion
Key Terms:
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Territory
Expedition
Treaty
Republic
Fertile
Overland
Manifest Destiny
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Inventor
Entrepreneur
Cotton Gin
Invent
Reaper
Productivity
Locomotive
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Abolition/Abolitionist
Inhumane
Violation
Emancipation
Suffrage
Equal
Essential SOL Standards & Questions:
SOL 8a: New Territories
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What new territories became part of the U.S. between 1801 and 1861?
SOL 8b: Geography & Economic Factors of Economic Expansion
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What factors influenced westward migration?
SOL 8c: Impact of Inventions
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How did inventions and entrepreneurs affect the lives of Americans?
SOL 8d: Abolition & Women’s Suffrage
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What were the main ideas expressed by the abolitionists?
What were the main ideas expressed during the women’s suffrage movement?
Key People of Unit 7
Harriet Tubman –
William Lloyd Garrison –
Isabella Sojourner Truth –
Susan B. Anthony –
Elizabeth Cody Stanton –
Jo Anderson –
Eli Whitney –
Cyrus McCormick –
Robert Fulton –