| A | B |
| federal | National level; whole country |
| immigrate | Moving "into" a country |
| emigrate | Moving "out" of a country; exit |
| expedition | A journey |
| cede | To give or yield |
| secede | To withdraw |
| annex | To take over or to add on |
| capitalism | An economic system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state or government |
| manifest | To make clear and obvious |
| destiny | Events that will necessarily happen in the future |
| acquire | To get |
| Constitutional | Whether or not something is legal according to the Constitution |
| prospecting | Searching for mineral deposits, especially silver and gold |
| indigenous | Native; originating naturally from a specific place |
| cession | the land, property, or rights that are formally given up/ceded ex. Mexican Cession |
| acquisition | something that is taken/acquired |