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Westward Expansion
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| America's obvious fate to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean | manifest destiny |
| the policy of extending national boundaries | expansionism |
| one who believes that national boundaries should be expanded | expansionist |
| the dried dung of bufffalo used as fuel | buffalo chips |
| any prolonged or persistent effort to overcome resistance | siege |
| to attach or append | annex |
| to yield or formally surrender to another | cede |
| a local church dependent on larger religious organization | mission |
| fur traders and trappers | mountaineer/mountain men |
| gold-seeking migrants to California | forty-niner |
| any person who takes the law into his or her own hands | vigilante |