I can't believed you invited Paul after last year.
The Oregon Trail
WOW how pretty!
Aww don't cry don't cry.
WAAAAWAAAAAA!!!!!
Manifest Destiny
Were Destined to Head west!!!
It's fate to go to the west.
Mountain Men settled in Oregon and were seen as rugged individuals. They met together for trading, entertainment, and bargaining the event was called Rendezvous. They spent winters with Native Americans where they learned new skills. This helped the westward expansion because after mountain men explored west it lead to settlers going west. Mountain men even led some settlers west.
Mexican-American War
ATTAACCCCKKKK!!!!!!!!!
The Oregon Trail was dangerous, had bad conditions, and many people died. People traveled the Oregon trail to get west for riches and land. It was 2,000 miles long starting from Independence, Missouri. Pioneers left early spring to make sure to be there before winter and had to travel at least 15 miles a day.
Mormons in Utah
Utah is our home and we shouldn't care of Native Americans
Manifest Destiny was the idea that the United States was destined to move west and spread democracy. Manifest means clear and obvious and Destiny means something that is sure to happen.  American truly believed their democracy was the best in the world and they used this to shove Native Americans and Mexicans  out of the land.
California Gold Rush
I found GOLD!!!
I hit gold
This War begins after the US adds Texas as a state. After the war America wins and gets California and New Mexico.With this land more Americans are pushing and settling west.
Mormons are members of church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints they were founded in New York. There beliefs angered non mormons  and persecution forced them west. This also had a help in the westward expansion.
John Sutter discovered gold in California in 1848 which causes a gold fever and people from all over rushed over to get a piece of it. This helped the westward expansion because more than 80,000 people came to California in 1849 these people are call Forty-niners.