Westward Expansion Vocabulary

To make something into nothing

• Nullify

• Secede

• Mercantilism

• Destiny

Fate; something that will happen

• Manifest

• Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Secede

a division of regions based on politics, social structure, and/or culture

• Manifest

• Destiny

• Sectionalism

• Federalism

to make something obvious

• Compromise

• Expose

• Elucidate

• Manifest

to come to an agreement where everyone gets something they want

• Nullify

• Compromise

• Arbitration

• Mediation

to withdraw; to leave

• Destiny

• Compromise

• Manifest

• Secede

to make bigger

• Nullify

• Expansion

• Manifest

• Sectionalism