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8.8.2 & 8.8.6
Manifest Destiny
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that the United States was meant to expand all the way to the Pacific Coast. |
| expansion | the act of making something bigger |
| acquire | to buy or get something (like land) |
| diplomacy | the practice of bargaining and talking with other countries |
| annex | to add a piece of land to a country |
| cession | something that is given up |
| treaty | an agreement between two countries |
| conquest | the act of taking control of a country |
| justified | having a good reason (to do something) |