Westward Expansion Vocab - SEI US Themes

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Purchase means

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buy

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Land

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a part of the earth

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Territory means

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an area of land controlled by a government or group

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Expansion means

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the act of becoming bigger

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Cede means

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to give control of something to another person, group, country, etc.

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Colonialism means control by one country over another area and its people.

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control by one country over another area and its people

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Claim means

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to say something belongs to you