Native Americans
Which words means "the authority native nations have to govern themselves. Native nations have their own governments, laws, etc"?
Tribal Sovereignty
Which word means "the belief that is was America's right and duty to spread across the North American continent"?
manifest destiny
Which word means "a set of rules that explain how a government works"?
constitution
Which word means "a region of land or a region designated by Congress and organized under a governor"?
territory
Which word means "when a group of people from one place go to another place to live and establish control over the local people and resources"?
colonize/colonization
Which word means "an area of land set aside for occupation by North American Indians/native tribes"?
reservation
Which word means "to buy or get something, like land"?
Acquire
Which word means "formal agreements between two or more nations"?
treaties
Which word means "to take possession and control of a place as by military invasion"?
occupy
Which word means "people who speak Spanish and live in what used to be Mexico"?
mexicanos
Which word means "a law passed in 1830 that allowed the U.S. government to removed Native Americans from their land"?
Indian Removal Act
Which word means "the act of giving up land, territory, or rights to another country, usually through a treaty or agreement"?
cession/cede
Which word means "done for a good reason"?
justified
Which word means "being treated badly because of your culture"?
persecuted
Which word means "the process of adopting the language and culture of a dominant social group or nation"?
assimilate/assimilation
Which word means "the art of conducting negotiations with other countries"?
Diplomacy
Which word means "states obtaining greater territory through military empire-building or colonization"?
expansion
Which word means "the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839"?
Trail of Tears
Which word means "members of religious bodies that trace their origins to Joseph Smith in 1830 and accept the Book of Mormon as divine revelation"?
latter day saints/mormons
Which word means "the belief that one cultural, racial, or ethnic group is superior to others"?
ethnocentrism
Which word means "to take control of land or territory and make it a part of a country or state, often by force or through an agreement"?
annex
Which word means "the ability of a nation, or an individual, to govern itself"?
self-governance
Which word means "the mass expulsion or killing of members of an 'unwanted' ethnic or religious group in society"?
ethnic cleansing
Which word means " painful experiences and feelings get passed down through generations, causing challenges and struggles for each new generation"?
generational trauma