American Westward Expansion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/American_Westward_Expansion

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Westward_Expansion gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkbp:endDate	1890
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Gilded_Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	American Westward Expansion
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Manifest_Destiny_ideology population growth desire for land search for resources technological advances
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableGroup	gptkb:Native_American_tribe gptkb:Pioneers gptkb:Forty-Niners gptkb:Mormons gptkb:Cowboys gptkb:Buffalo_Soldiers Railroad workers Settlers
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Andrew_Jackson gptkb:Brigham_Young gptkb:James_K._Polk gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:Davy_Crockett gptkb:Kit_Carson
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Colonial_America
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Homesteading gptkb:Indian_Appropriations_Act gptkb:Gold_Rush gptkb:Indian_Wars gptkb:Santa_Fe_Trail gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad gptkb:California_Trail gptkb:Mexican_Cession gptkb:Oregon_Territory gptkb:Texas_Revolution Frontier
gptkbp:resultedIn	economic growth expansion of slavery creation of new states environmental changes conflicts with Native Americans displacement of Native Americans settlement of the American West
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:California_Gold_Rush gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition gptkb:Oregon_Trail gptkb:Homestead_Act gptkb:Mexican-American_War gptkb:Texas_Annexation gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act gptkb:Trail_of_Tears
gptkbp:startDate	1803
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition gptkb:Museum_of_Westward_Expansion
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5