Vocab 4

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19th-century attitude that the U.S. was destined to stretch coast to coast.

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Manifest Destiny

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Art of negotiating between nations without hostility.

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Diplomacy

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In 1836, Texans revolted against Mexico. In 1845, the U.S. annexed this area as a state.

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Texas Annexation

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The act of becoming larger or more extensive.

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Expansion

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Signed into law in 1830 by President Andrew Jackson, it mandated the resettlement of Native Americans from east of the Mississippi to Indian Territory.

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Indian Removal

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Indigenous people of the Americas.

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Native American

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Land ceded by Mexico post-Mexican War (1846-48), for which the U.S. paid $15 million. Includes California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.

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Mexican Cession

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In 1846, the U.S. signed a treaty with Britain to divide disputed territory, gaining Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.

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Oregon Country

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In 1853, the U.S. bought land from Mexico for a southern railroad, avoiding high mountains.

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Gadsden Purchase

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US government forced Native American tribes to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi in the 1820s-1840s.

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Trail of Tears