Westward Expansion Vocabulary

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Something valuable that is bought or obtained

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Acquisition

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People who are among the first to explore and settle in a new land or territory

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Pioneers

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The formal giving up of rights, property, or territory.

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cession

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The addition of one state or territory into another (sometimes by force)

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annexation

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An area of land controlled by a country or state

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territory

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A long-lasting impact

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legacy

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A reason for doing something

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motive

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To move from one place to another

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migrate

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An area of public land in the West granted to a U.S. citizen willing to settle on and farm the land

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homestead

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The land that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled territory.

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frontier