Unit V Vocabulary

The Nation Expands

  1. expansion- to grow
  2. expedition- voyage, exploration
  3. doctrine- government statement or policy regarding foreign affairs
  4. territory- an area of land, region
  5. locomotive- steam powered train
  6. reaper- a farm machine that gathers food crop from the field
  7. Manifest Destiny- belief that expansion is good for the country and the right of the country
  8. migration- to move to a different area
  9. federal- national, the whole country
  10. interfere- to bother or get in the way
  11. canal- artificially improved river used for faster travel and transportation
  12. administration- the executive branch of government
  13. suffrage- the right to vote
  14. abolitionist- someone who is against slavery
  15. independent republic- it's own country