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| assimilation | The process of becoming part of another culture. |
| Monroe Doctrine | Foreign policy created in 1823 that warned nations of Europe not to interfere with Latin American nations. |
| foreign policy | The actions and stands every nation takes in every aspect of its relationships with other countries. |
| elastic clause | As society changes, the Constitution must change to meet the needs of society. |
| compromise | The resolution of conflict in which concessions are made by all parties to achieve a common goal. |
| unwritten Constitution | Customs and traditions in the government, ex: presidential Cabinet, political parties |
| House of Burgesses | First lawmaking body in the Americas. |
| Manifest Destiny | Belief that the U.S. had a mission to expand its boarders to incorporate all lands between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. |
| Nativism | A belief in the superiority of the way of life of one's home country; often associated with a desire to limit immigration. |
| melting pot | The idea that different immigrant groups will lose their old identities and a new American identity will emerge from the blending of cultures. |
| industry | Factory-based economic system in which people live and work in cities. |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | Laws that made it hard to become a U.S. citizen and easier to arrest and deport non-citizens. |
| sectionalism | Strong sense of loyalty to a state or section instead of the whole country. |
| agriculture | Farming-based economic system in which people live and work in rural/county areas. |
| neutrality | The policy of not taking sides in a dispute or a war. |
| popular sovereignty | Principle that Americans are the only source of any and all government power. |
| Mayflower Compact | Agreement signed by the Pilgrims to govern themselves in the Colonies. |
| Andrew Jackson | President who forced the removal of Native Americans onto reservations. |
| George Washington | President who warned the U.S. to not get involved in foreign wars and stay neutral. |
| Trail of Tears | The forced movement of the Cherokee in 1838-39 to land west of the Mississippi. |
| North west Land Ordinance | Provided guidelines for which new states could join union; patterned development of Northwest Territory. |
| Rocky Mountains | Mountain range in the Western section of the United States |
| MR. LIP | 5 Themes of Geography |
| Appalachian Mountains | Mountain range in the East region of the U.S. that restricted colonists from moving west. |
