| A | B |
|---|
| gap | a low place between mountains |
| pioneer | an early settler of an area |
| consequence | what happens because of an action |
| impressment | the taking of workers against their will |
| national anthem | the official song of a country |
| nationalism | feeling pride in one's country |
| assimilate | or adopted |
| dictator | a leader who has complete control of the government |
| annex | to add on |
| ford | to cross |
| manifest destiny | the idea that the United States was to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
| cession | same as concession or something given up |
| gold rush | a sudden rush of people to an area where gold had been found |
| forty-niners | the people that rushed to California in 1849 |
| canal | a human-made waterway that connects bodies of water |
| lock | a section of water that is held by two gates |
| locomotive | railroad engines |
| Industrial Revolution | the period of time in the 1800s when machines took the place of hand tools to make things |
| cotton gin | a machine that could remove the seeds from cotton |
| interchangeable parts | parts that are exactly alike |
