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Manifest Destiny
is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American
expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from
coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American
removal and war with Mexico.
Negotiate
Try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion with others.
Renege
Go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
Annexation
The incorporation of new territory into the domain of a city, country, or state.
Veto
A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
Cession
The formal giving up of rights, property, or territory, especially by a state.
Exiled
To be away from one's home (i.e. city, state or country), while either being explicitly
refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death
upon return. It can be a form of punishment and solitude.
Cattle Rustler
In North America, especially in cowboy culture, cattle theft is dubbed rustling and an
individual who engages in it is a rustler.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The treaty that officially ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848. Mexico agreed
to give up about 55 percent of its territory in exchange for $15 million. This territory was called the
Mexican Cession, and out of it came several American states. It gave the United States the Rio
Grande as a boundary for Texas, and gave the US ownership of California and a large area
comprising New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado.
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was drafted by Henry Clay, based on the ideas of Senator
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to smooth
out the confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the
North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War
(1846-1848). The Compromise of 1850 allowed California to be admitted as a free
state and the admission of New Mexico Territory and Utah Territory with slavery
was left to the decision of the people in relation to Popular Sovereignty on Slavery.
Emigrate
Leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another
Utopia
A community or society possessing highly desirable or near perfect qualities.
Assimilate
To change one’s customs and habits to those of the surrounding culture.