Chapter 5 Lesson 2
the 19th-century belief that the United States had a divine right to expand its territory across North America, spreading democracy and American values
Manifest Destiny
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saintas
Mormans
To make up
Compromise
To settle in a place
Occupy
More than one official language
Bilingual
Take control of something
Annex
A severe drought al throughout the southern Great Plains
Dust Bowl
Lands administered by the national government
Territory
To move to an area to settle
Migrate
Self government
Autonomy
Take control of something
Mission
To reduce in number
Decline
A group of islands
Archipelago
Native groups who lived in north america before the europeans
Aboriginal
People who want to break away from control by a dominant group
Separatist
A region just beyond the edge of a settled area
Frontier
Makes vehicles that travel in the air and in outer space
Aero Space
A flat treeless plain with permanantly frozen ground
Tundra
Continent crossing railroad the united the eastern and western parts of the nation
Transcontinental
Produced when chemicals from air pollution combine with precipitation
Acid rain
To start
Establish
Firms that rely on machine,advanced technology, and mass production methods to farm larger areas
Agribusiness
Evergreen trees that produce cones that hold seeds and they have needles instead of leaves
Coniferous
A building used to store harvested grain
Granary
Sending trained members of the military to crisis spots to maintain peace and order
Peacekeeping