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the act of being forced to serve in the armed forces
impressment
unfair treatment of people based on their race, gender, age, or other characteristic
discrimination
an undeveloped region on the edge of settled territory
frontier
to produce many things at once, usually with machinery
mass production
a policy made by president James Monroe warning European nations to stay out of the Americans
Monroe Doctrine
a strong feeling of pride in one's nation
nationalism
change for the better
reform
the period when there was a shift from making goods by hand at home to making them in a factory
Industrial Revolution
the forced march of 15,000 Cherokee in 1838, traveling from the American southeast to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma
Trail of Tears
the belief that the Unite States had a right to add territory until it reached the Pacific Ocean
manifest destiny
identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by unskilled workers
interchangeable parts
the quick movement of people to a place where gold has been discovered
gold rush
the money a business earns after all its expenses are paid
profit
the right to vote
suffrage
the act of ending or abolishing something, such as slavery
abolition
a person who settles a new place before others
pioneer