Unit 7 Vocabulary. The belief that the United States was clearly destined to expand from the...

Unit 7 Vocabulary

The Annexation of Texas and Early Statehood

Manifest Destiny

The belief that the United States was

clearly destined to expand from

the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

compromiseagreement in

which each side gives up something it

wants in order to reach an agreement

traitor

a person who betrays another person,

cause, or their

country

treason

acting to overthrow or harm

one’s own governmen

t

political partiesgroups of people who help elect

government officials and

influence government

policies

nominated

chosen as a

candidate

joint resolution

formal expression of intent

corporations

companies that sell shares of

ownership to investors to raise money

offensive

a major troop

advance

reservations

limited areas of land

reserved for American Indians

cotton belt

the southern region of the United States

that grew most of the country’s

cotton crop

telegraphsallowed people

to communicate across vast

distances by sending coded signals over

wires

abolition

an end to slavery