Westward Movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Westward_Expansion
gptkbp:endDate late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Westward Movement
gptkbp:involves gptkb:U.S._government
gptkb:explorer
farmers
miners
ranchers
pioneers
settlers
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:motive gptkb:farmer
economic opportunity
belief in Manifest Destiny
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:Texas_Annexation
gptkb:Santa_Fe_Trail
gptkb:Pony_Express
gptkb:Trail_of_Tears
gptkb:Oklahoma_Land_Rush
Mormon migration
completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
settlement of Oregon Country
settlement of California
settlement of the Far West
settlement of the Great Basin
settlement of the Great Plains
settlement of the Midwest
settlement of the Mountain West
settlement of the Pacific Northwest
settlement of the Rocky Mountains
settlement of the Sierra Nevada
settlement of the Southwest
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:California_Gold_Rush
gptkb:Oregon_Trail
gptkb:Homestead_Act
gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
gptkb:Louisiana_Purchase
gptkb:Manifest_Destiny
gptkb:Indian_Removal
gptkbp:resultedIn economic growth
expansion of U.S. territory
displacement of Native Americans
settlement of the American West
conflicts such as the Indian Wars
gptkbp:startDate early 19th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Westward_Expansion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5