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Unit 6 Lesson 17
Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| territory | a region of land; also, a region designated by Congress and organized under a governor |
| Mexican-American War | the war with Mexico from 1846 to 1847 that resulted in Mexico ceding to the United States a huge region from Texas to California |
| divine | heavenly or godlike |
| justifiable | done for a good reason |
| dictator | someone who rules with absolute power, often harshly |
| manifest destiny | the belief that it was America's right and duty to spread across the North America continent |
| annex | to add a territory to a country. Such an addition is called an annexation. |
| Texas War for Independence | the 1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation |
| diplomacy | the art of conducting negotiations with other countries |