Westward Expansion Flashcards

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Manifest Destiny

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Idea that the United States should expand to include the territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

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Pioneers

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Someone who is first to settle a region.

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Nativism

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Policies that favor native-born residents of a country over its immigrants.

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Region

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An area of the country that has definable characteristics (Climate, Rivers, Mountains).

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Annexation

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To add/acquire.

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James K. Polk

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The President during the Westward Expansion of the US.

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California Gold Rush

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In 1849 people moved to California after gold was discovered.

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848

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This treaty gave the United States the Mexican Cession (California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Utah).