F&C - Unit 06: Republic of Texas and Early Statehood, 1836-1861

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the process of adding land to an existing territory

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annexation

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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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manifest destiny

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an agreement in which both sides give up some demands

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compromise

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dealings between countries

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foreign relations

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relating to issues within a home country

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domestic affairs

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something that is given up in a treaty, generally territory

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cession

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to put an end to something (such as slavery)

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abolish

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something, typically money, that is owed or due

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debt

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a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen

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republic

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a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

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federalism