SS Unit 3 Lessons 1 and 2

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annex

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to add an area to a state or country; to take over

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essential

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very important

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expansion

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the act of making larger

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interfere

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to get in the middle of something

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Manifest Destiny

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the belief that it is the right of the United States to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean and spread its culture to new places

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nationalism

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a strong attachment to the country as a whole, with a desire to put the needs of the country above the needs of a particular states and regions

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assimilate

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to become part of a different group of country's cultural traditions

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civilized

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being at what is considered to be an advanced stage of social and cultural development

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homesteader

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a person who went west to settle free or inexpensive land from the government

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policy

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an officially accepted set of rules or ideas about how something should be done