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Chapter 10
The Louisiana Purchase Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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What is the definition of a boundary? | The line where one area ends and another begins. |
What is the definition of expedition? | A journey made for a specific reason, especially for exploration or discovery. |
What was the Westward Expansion? | The United States’ addition of territory and migration of people to the west during the 19th century. |
What does it mean to negotiate? | To have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them. |
What is the definition of a guide? | A person who helps people on a journey to find their way to their destination. |
What is the definition of a port? | A place where ships can dock to transfer goods. |
What is the definition of a territory? | An area owned or controlled by a government but that does not have equal status with other administrative regions (such as provinces or states) in the rest of the country. |
What is the definition of an interpreter? | A person who translates words from one language to another. |
What is the Louisiana Purchase? | The large region of land the U.S. bought from France in 1803 that more than doubled the size of the country. |