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Westward Expansion
"Headed West" Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cession | the formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state. |
| Annex | To add territory to one's own territory for some type of gain. |
| Acquisition | an asset or object - like land - that has been bought or purchased |
| Pioneer | a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area |
| Territory | an organized division of a country that has not been admitted to the country with full rights of a state, yet. |
| Manifest Destiny | The 19th Century thought that God wanted the U.S. to expand its nation across the American continent, so it was justified and inevitable. |
| Expansion | extension of a state's territory by encroaching on that of other nations |
| Treaty | A formally written document that is a ratified agreement between two or more countries |