Unit 3 Vocabulary

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Emigrant

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People who leave their country to live somewhere else

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Manifest Destiny

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The belief that the United States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.

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Annexation

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The act of adding a territory to a country.

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Missionary

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Someone who traveled to Native American lands to teach Christianity and build settlements.

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Cession

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The act of giving up land, usually as part of a treaty or agreement.

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Abolition

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The movement to end something, especially slavery.

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Suffrage

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The right to vote in elections

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Moral

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Related to what is right or wrong in behavior.

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Reform

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The act of making changes to something in order to improve it.

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Justified

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When something is shown to be fair, right, or reasonable.