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Tejano A Texan of Latin America, often Mexican descent
Migration The movement of people from one area to another
Statehood The status of a U.S. territory of dependency as a state within the union of the United States of America
49ers' The prospectors who flocked to California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush
Annex/Annexation To ass a territory to one's own territory
Territory An area of land, sea, or space, belonging or connected to a particular country, person, or animal
Boomtown A fast-growing community
Joint Occupation A situation in which people from two countries can occupy an area
Emigrant A person who leaves his or her country to live somewhere else
Canal An artificial (A man made) waterway Ex: Erie Canal
Prairie Schooner A canvas-covered wagon used by pioneers in the mid-1800s
Mountain Man An explorer who lives in the wilderness and makes his living from hunting, fishing and trapping
Manifest Destiny The belief that the United States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean
Transcontinental "Across the continent" - extending or traveling across a continent, typically connecting the east and west coasts
Mormon A member or follower of a millenarian Christian movement founded in the U.S. in 1830 by Joseph Smith Jr., in particular a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
United States 1783
Louisiana Purchase 1803 - Thomas Jefferson, which he purchased from the French
Florida 1819 - Ceded by Spain
Texas Annexation 1845 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which defined the border between Mexico and America
Oregon Territory 1846 - The U.S (south). and Britian (north) have joint occupation of the Oregon Territory
 

 



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