US History U1C1

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Colonization

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The process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components.

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Treaty

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A formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries.

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Sovereignty

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The authority of a state to govern itself or another state.

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Assimilation

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The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

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Reservation

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A tract of public land set apart for a special purpose, as for the use of an Indigenous people.

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Cultural Practices

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The manifestation of a culture or sub-culture, especially in regard to the traditional and customary practices of a particular ethnic or other cultural group.

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Manifest Destiny

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The 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

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Resistance

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The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.

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Identity

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The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.

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Perspective

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A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.