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US History Unit 6

An Expanding Nation

TermDefinition
annex to add a territory to a country. Such an addition is called an annexation.
diplomacy the art of conducting negotiations with other countries
manifest destiny the belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread across the North American continent
Mexican-American War the war with Mexico from 1846 to 1847 that resulted in Mexico ceding to the United States a huge region from Texas to California
territory a region of land; also, a region designated by Congress and organized under a governor
Texas War for Independence the 1836 rebellion of Texans against Mexican rule that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation
forty-niners the people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849
immigrant a person who moves from one country to another. Such a movement is called immigration.
legacy a person’s or a group’s impact on future generations
Lewis & Clark expedition a journey made from 1804 to 1806 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase
Latter-day Saints members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, founded by Joseph Smith in 1830
Oregon Trail an overland route that stretched about 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon
rancho a land grant made by the Mexican government, used mostly for raising cattle and crops
irrigation a system for bringing water to farmland by artificial means, such as using a dam to trap water and ditches to channel it to fields
Mexicanos predominantly Spanish-speaking people of mixed European and Indigenous descent who, in the 1800s, lived in parts of the United States that were previously claimed by Mexico
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