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AH1 Unit 6 Lesson 1
Concepts and Events
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | The idea that Americans had the right and duty to expand west |
| Louisiana Purchase | A land purchase from France that doubled the size of the United States and allowed the US to trade along the Mississippi River |
| American Dream | The belief that every American can work hard to get what they want. |
| Industrial | Related to a manufacturing business |
| Immigrants | Foreigners who came to the United States to live and work |
| Annex | Adding the territory of another state to a country |
| Mexican Cession Land | Land given to the United States at the end of the War with Mexico in 1848 |
| Gadsden Purchase of 1853 | A purchase named after James Gadsden in which the US purchased more territory from Mexico that would eventually make up the southern part of Arizona and Mexico and established the US-Mexican border |
| Agricultural | Relating to work or business of producing crops |
| Productivity | The state of being able to create, particularly at a high quality and quick speed. |
| Reduction | A decrease or a less amount, or the amount by which something decreases or goes down. |
| Immigration | The process of foreigners coming to the United States to live and work |
| Ventilation | An opening that lets air in |
| Nativism | The policy of favoring people born in America over immigrants to hire for jobs |
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