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U3T1 Andrew Jackson
vocab from A Jackson
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquisition | buying or obtaining an asset or object |
| cede | give up (power or territory) |
| pact | an agreement, covenant, or compact |
| convention | an agreement between countries covering particular matters |
| fleet | a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership |
| migration | The movement of a person or people from one country, locality, place of residence, etc., to settle in another |
| sovereignty | supreme power or authority; rule |
| pioneer | a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area |
| emigrant | a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another |
| assimilation | the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society |
| nullification | the constitutional theory that individual states can invalidate federal laws or judicial decisions they deem unconstitutional |