US History Unit 5

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The belief that it was the United States' right and duty to spread across the North American continent.

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Manifest Destiny

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A word that means "done for a good reason"

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justifiable

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What is the art of conducting negotiations with other countries called?

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diplomacy

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What is someone who rules with absolute power, often harshly, called?

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Dictator

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When one adds a territory to a country it is called an...

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annex

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The people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849 were called...

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forty-niners

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An overland route that stretched about 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon.

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The Oregon Trail

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A journey made from 1804 to 1806 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase

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The Lewis & Clark Expedition

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a person’s or a group’s impact on future generations

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legacy

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a musical or vocal background that supports a piece of music

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accompaniment