| A | B |
| manifest destiny | belief that the United States would rule the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean |
| Abraham Lincoln | 16th President of the United States |
| secede | to leave the nation |
| U.S. Civil War | war fought between the North and South from 1861-1865 |
| Emancipation Proclamation | 1863 proclamation to free the slaves in the confederate states |
| segregation | separation by race |
| What problems did the movement westward bring? | suffering of 1000s of Native Americans who were forced to move and extended slavery west |
| What changes came about as a result of the Civil War? | Emmancipation Proclamation was issued and a brief period of equal rights followed by segragation |
| What helped cause the rise of industrial growth? | immigration from Europe and Asia and the growth of the railroad |