Texas Rep. / Texas Statehood Vocabulary

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A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations

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Foreign Policy

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How a country handles issues within its own borders.

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Domestic Policy

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The process of adding land to an existing country.

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Annexation

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A collection of historical documents/ records providing information about a place, institution, or group.

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Archives

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Growing enough food for a family to survive

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Subsistence Crop

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Products that are grown and sold for profit

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Cash Crop

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A country giving something up or giving something away to another country.

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Cession

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Ran for president in 1844 and promised to annex Texas if he won.

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James K. Polk

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Formally and completely do away with.

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Abolish

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Belief that Americans had the right and duty to spread from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

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Manifest Destiny