to add an area of land to a nation

line that separates political or geographic areas

something that is sure to happen

to take property away from a person or group

intrusion on another’s territory or rights

the act of becoming bigger or of making something bigger

the movement of people away from their homes when they have no choice but to relocate and are physically, often violently, moved by another group

a set of beliefs or ideas, especially those held by a particular group, that influences the way people behave

a popular 19th-century belief that Americans of European descent were superior and had the God-given right to expand and occupy all of North America, including land where other people already lived

the act of treating somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion, or political beliefs

a reason why someone would want to go to a new place

a reason why someone would want to or have to leave their home

a period of U.S. government actions in the 19th century, including laws and military intervention, that forcibly displaced Native Nations from their homelands

an area of land set aside for a tribe or tribes by a treaty or other agreement with the United States

loyalty and dedication to the interests of a section or region of a nation over the nation as a whole

the forced removal of about 60,000 indigenous people from their lands by the United States government from the 1830s to the 1850s

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Question	Answer
annex	to add an area of land to a nation
border	line that separates political or geographic areas
destiny	something that is sure to happen
dispossess	to take property away from a person or group
encroachment	intrusion on another’s territory or rights
expansion	the act of becoming bigger or of making something bigger
forced displacement	the movement of people away from their homes when they have no choice but to relocate and are physically, often violently, moved by another group
ideology	a set of beliefs or ideas, especially those held by a particular group, that influences the way people behave
manifest	something clear or obvious
Manifest Destiny	a popular 19th-century belief that Americans of European descent were superior and had the God-given right to expand and occupy all of North America, including land where other people already lived
persecution	the act of treating somebody in a cruel and unfair way, especially because of their race, religion, or political beliefs
pull factor	a reason why someone would want to go to a new place
push factor	a reason why someone would want to or have to leave their home
removal	a period of U.S. government actions in the 19th century, including laws and military intervention, that forcibly displaced Native Nations from their homelands
reservation	an area of land set aside for a tribe or tribes by a treaty or other agreement with the United States
sectionalism	loyalty and dedication to the interests of a section or region of a nation over the nation as a whole
Trail of Tears	the forced removal of about 60,000 indigenous people from their lands by the United States government from the 1830s to the 1850s

Created by: MsChambres

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