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7.4 A vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Republic | A nation in which voters elect representatives |
Manifest Destiny | The belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean |
Annexation | The process of one country taking over part or all of another |
Revenue | Income received by an individual or organization |
Interest | The price paid for the use of borrowed money |
Immigration | The movement of people to an area they are not native to |
Foreign Policy | A government's plans to deal with issues outside the country |
Texas Rangers | A special police force and a military unit organized to protect the frontier |
Cabinet | In government, a group of people who take charge of certain duties |
Debt | An asset or monetary obligation owed to one party to another party |
Migration | Movement of people from one place to another |
Domestic Policy | A government's plans to deal with issues inside the country |
Inflation | The rise in prices of products in an area over a period of time |
Expedition | A journey made for some special reason |
Treaty | A formal agreement between two nations |
Frontier | The part of a country with expanding settlement that is being opened up by hunters, herders, and other pioneers in advance of full urban settlement |
Economic Policy | Actions that the government takes in dealing with the economy |