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plurality
the fact or state of being plural.
prairie schooner
A "prairie schooner," also known as a covered wagon, was a horse-drawn wagon used by settlers traveling across the American West in the 19th century
forty-niner
a person who traveled to California during the 1849 gold rush, seeking to strike it rich by mining gold.
capitalism
an economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production, where resources and businesses are owned and controlled by individuals or corporations, with the goal of making a profit, and where prices and production are determined by market forces.
bureaucracy
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
Manifest Destiny
a 19th-century belief that the United States was divinely ordained to expand its territory and spread its ideals of democracy and liberty across the North American continent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
community
a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
spoils system
decree
A decree is an official order or decision, especially one having the force of law, issued by a person in authority, such as a judge, head of state, or religious leader.
vigilante
dispossess
deprive (someone) of land, property, or other possessions.
barricade
a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy.
prospect
the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.
"there was no prospect of a reconciliation"
reservation
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annex
append or add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
"the first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution in 1791"
patent
a legal right granted by a government to an inventor, giving them the exclusive right to make, use, and sell an invention for a limited period, in exchange for publicly disclosing the invention.