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Bought the Lousiana Purchase, and sent Lewis and Clark out on their journey to the west.
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Was a big believer in Manifest Destiny
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The document James Monroe issued telling the other countries to stay away so they can expand
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This was a neccessary step toward expansion, Jackson felt.
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The first step in Texas becoming a US state
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The path the Indians took for removal, see native american removal policy and act
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Part of his legacy was he went to great lengths to expand, including some bad things such as the native american removal acts.
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He was actually picked as a compromise nomination because of his support of westward expansion, also declared war with Mexico and was responsible for the treaty of guadolupe
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The belief that the US was meant to expand
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A trail to the west
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Saints traveled west on this trail
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Opened up the land in the southwest to US settlement
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Showed people moving west routes to the west
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Brought many out west which helped areas in the west become states
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The treaty that Mexico signed surrenderring land, namely Texas,to the US.
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A trail branched off of the Oregon Trail which led to Montana's gold regions.
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