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Westward Expansion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
| Pioneers | someone who is first to settle a region |
| Migration | movement from one place to another |
| Region | a spatial area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political unity, linguistic unity, or common climate patterns |
| Statehood | having the status of a state in the United States |
| Prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| Settlers | individuals who traveled to uninhabited areas with the intention of settling the land and making it their new home |
| Nativism | a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants |
| acquire | to get, gain, or obtain something, like property, often permanently, by purchase, or chance |