Western Expansion Vocabulary Practice

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What is the definition of the word "duty"?

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A moral or legal obligation, a responsibility

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What does the term "expansion" mean?

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The action of becoming larger or more extensive

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What is an independent republic?

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A sovereign nation with a president and a large legislative body.

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What was the belief of Manifest Destiny in the 19th century United States?

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That American settlers were destined to expand across North America

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What does "territorial expansion" refer to in the 1840s?

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Acquisitions of land and spreading republican government

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What is the definition of the word "territory"?

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An area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state

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What does the word "underwent" mean?

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To experience or be subjected to something, typically unpleasant or painful

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What does the word "vast" mean?

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Of very great extent or quantity, immense