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St. Louis
Known as the "Gateway to the West."
Vermont, Kentucky and Tenessee
The first three states to enter the Union.
Thomas Jefferson
bought the Louisiana Purchase.
George Washington
the only president of the United States who did not belong to a political party.
Lewis & Clark
Army officers who were sent on a expedition to explore the rivers of the west and find a route to the Pacific ocean.
Manifest Destiny
the belief held by many Americans in the 1840's that the United States was destined to spread across the North American Continent and beyond.
Thomas Jefferson
sent Lewis and Clark to explore the western rivers for a route to the Pacific Ocean.
France
sold the Louisianna Purchase