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a person who settles in a part of a country and prepares it for others
pioneer
A journey made for a special purpose
expedition
not taking sides
neutral
a machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
Cotton Gin
an engine that is powered by the energy produced by steam
steam engine
the belief that the United States had a right to expand its borders and claim new lands
Manifest Destiny
President who changed the boundaries of the United States with the Louisiana Purchase.
Thomas Jefferson
Army captain appointed by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory and lands west to the Pacific Ocean
Meriwether Lewis
A skilled mapmaker and outdoorsman chosen to explore the Louisiana Territory
William Clark
A Shoshone woman whose language skills and knowledge of geography helped Lewis and Clark
Sacagawea
British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service
Impressment
wrote the Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
Identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by unskilled workers
interchangeable parts
Invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
A device that used electrical signals to send messages quickly over long distances
telegraph
a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
immigrant
