Unit 7 Early Statehood Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for adding territory to existing territory?

Back

Annexation

Front

Which concept refers to the idea that the United States should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

What is the term for an agreement in which both sides give up some demands?

Back

Compromise

Front

What does the term "foreign relations" refer to?

Back

Dealings between countries

Front

What does "domestic affairs" relate to?

Back

Issues within a home country

Front

What is the term for something that is given up in a treaty, generally territory?

Back

Cession

Front

What does it mean to "abolish" something?

Back

To get rid of.

Front

What is federalism?

Back

Power shared between federal and state levels

Front

What does it mean to "ratify" a document?

Back

To approve it

Front

What is an amendment?

Back

A change/addition to a law/constitution