a policy of extending a nation’s boundaries

a large territory purchased from France in 1803

the belief that the United States was destined to expand from sea to sea across the entire North American continent

to withdraw; usually referring to part of a nation leaving in an attempt to gain independence

forced separation by race, sex, religion, or ethnicity

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Chapter 11

Regular Vocabulary

Term	Definition
expansionism	a policy of extending a nation’s boundaries
Louisiana Purchase	a large territory purchased from France in 1803
Manifest Destiny	the belief that the United States was destined to expand from sea to sea across the entire North American continent
secede	to withdraw; usually referring to part of a nation leaving in an attempt to gain independence
segregation	forced separation by race, sex, religion, or ethnicity