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5th SS TCI Ch16+ 18
Ch 16+18 Vocab Manifest Destiny and Settling the West
Question | Answer |
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Acquisition | Something that is gained or acquired. |
Annexed | To add or incorporate (a new territory) into a country. |
Boundary | The geographic line between two places, such as two countries. |
Ceded | Gave up territory, usually as the result of a treaty. |
Expedition | A group of people sent to explore unknown places. |
Manifest Destiny | An American belief in the 1800s that it was the natural right of the United States to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean. |
Reservation | An area of land set aside by the United States government for American Indians to live on. |
Territory | A large region of land. |
democratic responsibilities | duties that citizens are expected to perform, like educating themselves, participating, and working together |
political party | a group of people who work together to have political power. |
interest groups | a group of people who work together to fix a shared problem. |
union | a group of people who join together to protect their rights. |