Expansion & Reform Voc Sec 2

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the act of making something richer or better; improvement

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Enrichment

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The transfer of land from one country to another

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Cession

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the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

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Assimilation

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a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles

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doctrine

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A sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by the Ordinance of Nullification, an attempt by the state of South Carolina to nullify a federal law - the tariff of 1828 - passed by the United States Congress.

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Nullification Crisis

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2000 mile long path along which thousands of Americans journeyed to the Willamette Valley in the 1840's.

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Oregon Trail

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Trail from independence Missouri to Santa Fe New Mexico in the mid-1800s

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Santa Fe Trail

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Treaty that ended the Mexican American War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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supporters of the Constitution, strong central government

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Federalist

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people who opposed the Constitution, wanted the states to have the power.

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Antifederalists