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AH M2L6 Key Terms
American History Module 2 Lesson 6 Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Election of 1844 | Presidential election won by James K. Polk. |
| Erie Canal | Project to link the Hudson river to Lake Erie, causing New York City to become a major economic center on the east coast. |
| Internal Improvements | Proposed by Henry Clay's “American System” to focus on infrastructure like canals, railroads, roads, and harbors. |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that the United States had a divine right to control the lands from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. |
| Missouri Compromise | Added new states to the Union. Missouri was added and allowed slavery while Maine was added as a free state. The compromise also declared that future territories settled north of Missouri’s border would ban slavery. |
| James K. Polk | 11th President of the United States who promoted westward expansion. |
| Oregon Treaty | Settlement between the U.S. and Great Britain over the northwest territory or Oregon. Established the 49th parallel as the formal border between the land occupied by the two sides. |
| Oregon Trail | Route between Missouri and Oregon that became one of two main routes to the American West. |
| Brigham Young | Mormon leader who proposed the trek to settle near the Great Salt Lake in search for religious freedom. |
| Texas | Declared independence from Mexico in 1836, and demanded annexation by the United States. |