Maybe you've sung along with that well-known tune: "Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier." But have you ever wondered how he earned that royal title?
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The effort to expand the American borders to the Pacific Ocean was met with frequent clashes between the government and the Native Americans who laid claim to the land. Here you can learn about life on the frontier and the rise of the cowboy.
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Pre-Revolutionary War Expansion
People like Daniel Boone helped contribute to the expansion of America in the years before the Revolutionary War. Here you can learn about the movement to expand the country in the pre-Revolutionary War years.
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