The act of becoming larger or more extensive
Two explorers sent by Thomas Jefferson to learn about the new territory of the Louisiana Purchase
US belief that expansion throughout North America and eventually other areas was necessary
A member of the indigenous group of people from the American continent
In United States history: a system of bondage where African Americans were forced to work for owners for no pay
The action of speaking or acting on someone else's behalf - in the United States government, elected officials represent citizens wants and needs
Power to do as one pleases and wants at any time they want to
Explain the social impacts of expansion (on Native Americans, African Americans, general population)
the group of people that has power to make laws and important decisions for a community, state, or nation - in the United States this usually is made up of elected officials
the process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods
Explain the economic impacts of expansion (transportation, agriculture, industrialization)
Distribution of power within a government - in the United States this usually describes the division of powers between state and federal governments
Supreme Power or authority over oneself, in terms of government - self-governing