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Unit 6 Vocabulary
Westward Expansion
Term | Definition |
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anthem | a patriotic song used to express praise or loyalty to a nation |
foreign policy | the actions a government takes in relation to other governments and nations |
frontier | an undeveloped region on the edge of settled territory |
impressment | the act of being forced to serve in the armed forces |
Monroe Doctrine | a policy made by President James Monroe warning European nations to stay out of the Americas |
nationalism | the belief that your country and its culture are better than others |
pioneer | a person who settles a new place before others |
Trail of Tears | the forced march of 15,000 Cherokee in 1838, traveling from the American southeast to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma |
annex | to take territory and join it to a state or country |
gold rush | the quick movement of people to a place where gold has been discovered |
manifest destiny | the belief that the United States had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean |
wagon train | a line of wagons traveling as a group |