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OCS Am 2 U1, L1, N3
after Civil War OCS students
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | The idea that Americans had the right and duty to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. |
| Indian Removal Act of 1830 | This law required Indians to lose their land. |
| Trail of Tears | An event where a large number of Cherokee Indians had to move from their land and many died on their journey west. |
| Telegraph | This invention made it easier to communicate with others far away. |
| Steam-powered ships | This invention made it easier to transport products from place to place. |
| Steel plow | This invention made it easier to till the hard soil. |
| Cotton gin | This invention made it easier to take the seeds out of cotton. |
| Second Great Awakening | This movement stressed salvation was possible for everyone and highlighted the power of the individual. |
| Transcendentalism | This movement emphasized living in harmony with nature. |
| Temperance | This movement was an attempt to ban alcohol. |
| Abolition | This movement worked to end slavery. |
| Suffrage | This movement focused on women's right to vote. |
| Nationalism | Strong feeling of pride and devotion to one's country. |
| Sectionalism | Extreme loyalty to a particular region of a nation. |