| 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 |
| Indigenous | Native; originating naturally from a specific place |
| Louisiana Purchase | Purchase between the United States and France to acquire the Louisiana Territory |
| Missouri River | a water route that Lewis and Clark took to the Rockies |
| Columbia River | water route that took Lewis and Clark from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean |
| Pinckney Treaty | Agreement between Spain and the United States that the U.S. could use the Mississippi River. Treaty would become void once Spain gives France the Louisiana Territory |
| Barbed Wire | Used to distinguish property lines, protect your land, and also direct cattle. |
| Telegraph | Allowed for coded messages and long distant communication. |
| Transportation Revolution | Increase of canals, steamboats, and train tracks which allowed settlers to travel. |
| Homestead Act 1862 | Incentive by the government to allow settlers to receive free land as long as they met the agreement. |
| Louis and Clark expedition | journey that allowed the U.S. to accurately map the west, discover water routes to the Pacific Ocean, and discover over a hundred new plants and animals. |
| Mississippi River | extremely important river for trading; the US wanted rights to use it and ended up buying the whole Louisiana Territory in the process |
| Rocky Mountains | major barrier in the Lewis and Clark excpedition. This is the reason they needed to get horses during the journey. |
| Thomas Jefferson's campaign promises | 1) strict interpretation of the Constitution; 2) smaller government; 3) less ceremony/formality; 4) more power to states (Antifederalist) |
| Federalists' views on the Louisiana Purchase | a) it would be too much land to govern; 2) the purchase would create more states that allowed slavery; 3) nothing in the Constitution said a president could make a purchase like this |
| Antifederalists' views on the Louisiana Purchase | a) the purchase could be considered a treaty; b) It would create more states, and states should have the power; c) it would promote a more agricultural society |
