Unit 6 Vocab

Front

A region of land is called a ________.

Back

Territory

Front

To add a territory to a country is to ________.

Back

Annex

Front

Conducting negotiations with other countries is called ________.

Back

Diplomacy

Front

A person who moves from one country to another is called an ________.

Back

Immigrant

Front

People who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849 are called ________.

Back

Forty-niners

Front

The belief that it was America’s right and duty to spread the nation across the North American continent is called ________.

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

To give up power or territory is to ________.

Back

Cede

Front

The 1836 revolt of Texans against Mexico that resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation was called the ________.

Back

Texas War for Independence

Front

A land grant made by the Mexican government, used for raising cattle and crops, is called a ________.

Back

Rancho

Front

Land purchased from Mexico that was added to Arizona and New Mexico is known as the ________.

Back

Gadsden Purchase