US History Unit 5

the belief that it was the United States' right and duty to spread across the North American continent

• Manifest Destiny

• American Right

• Manifestiny

• Western Spread

A word that means "done for a good reason"

• right

• justifiable

• correct

• well done

What is the art of conducting negotiations with other countries called?

• Rizztastic

• negotiating

• diplomacy

• dictatorship

What is someone who rules with absolute power, often harshly, called?

• King

• Leader

• Dystopian

• Dictator

When one adds a territory to a country it is called an...

• annex

• territory

• claim

• island

the people who joined the rush for gold in California in 1849 were called...

• forty-niners

• golders

• miners

• optimistic

an overland route that stretched about 2,000 miles from Independence, Missouri, to the Columbia River in Oregon

• The 49er Trail

• The Pioneer Trail

• The Nevada Trail

• The Oregon Trail

a journey made from 1804 to 1806 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the territory gained in the Louisiana Purchase

• The Meriwether & William Journey

• The Meriwether & William Expedition

• The Lewis & Clark Journey

• The Lewis & Clark Expedition

a person’s or a group’s impact on future generations

• legacy

• impact

• effect

• generational impact

a musical or vocal background that supports a piece of music

• accompaniment

• ambiance

• uplift

• accompany