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Unit 6 Vocabulary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Westward Expansion | thousands of settlers began moving west after the Revolutionary War to get land and find new opportunities |
| Civilization | a society that has a developed culture, religion, and government |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief that the United States was meant to grow and spread its values all the way to the Pacific Ocean |
| expedition | a long, difficult journey |
| covered wagon | a wooden wagon with a canvas root used by settlers moving west on the Oregon Trail |
| treaties | legal agreements between independent nations |
| resistance movement | movements of Indigenous tribes to resist settlers taking away their lands and threatening their cultures |
| genocide | deliberate, planned destruction of a great of people based on their race, religion, or culture |
| environmental impact | changes to the natural environment caused by human events and actions |
| Trail of Tears | the forced removal of the five "civilized tribes" from the southeast, including the Cherokee |