To join one political region to another political region

A tax or duty to be paid of imports or exports

The belief that the United States was destined to spread across the continent

a building in which lawmakers meet

A legislative measure, which requires the approval of both the House and Senate and is submitted to the President to be signed into law

Passed as a part of the Compromise of 1850, which provided southern slaveholders with legal weapons to capture slaves who had escaped to the free states

Total number of income generated

Advisors to the President, heads of government departments

Representative who represents their countries government in a foreign country

to temporarily take away a privilege, office, or function

collections of important public documents, such as constitutions and other public records

1836 Annex/Annexation:

Texas being admitted (accepted) to join the United States

A person who comes to live permanently in a foregin country

A series of measures passed by U.S. Congress in an effort to to settle disagreements over the state of American slavery.

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Mexican-American War

Term	Definition
Annexation	To join one political region to another political region
Tariff	A tax or duty to be paid of imports or exports
Manifest Destiny	The belief that the United States was destined to spread across the continent
Capitol	a building in which lawmakers meet
Amend	To change a document
Joint Resolution:	A legislative measure, which requires the approval of both the House and Senate and is submitted to the President to be signed into law
Fugitive Slave Law	Passed as a part of the Compromise of 1850, which provided southern slaveholders with legal weapons to capture slaves who had escaped to the free states
Revenue	Total number of income generated
Cabinet	Advisors to the President, heads of government departments
Diplomat	Representative who represents their countries government in a foreign country
Suspend	to temporarily take away a privilege, office, or function
Archive	collections of important public documents, such as constitutions and other public records
1836 Annex/Annexation:	Texas being admitted (accepted) to join the United States
Immigrant	A person who comes to live permanently in a foregin country
Compromise of 1850	A series of measures passed by U.S. Congress in an effort to to settle disagreements over the state of American slavery.

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