3rd Nine Weeks Vocab Part 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Direct involvement
Intervention
Improvements to roads, bridges, and canals
International Improvements
Trapper who explored and hunted in Oregon in early 1800’s
Mountain Men
Route to Oregon used by wagon trains in the 1800’s
Oregon Trail
Ruler with absolute power and authority
Dictator
Military blockade or bombardment of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender
Siege
Old spanish mission in Texas where Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged American rebels, who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico in 1836
Alamo
To add on
Annex
Tax on Foreign goods brought into the country
Tariff
Actions that a nation takes in relation to other nations
Foreign policy
Not taking sides in conflict
Neutral
To cancel
Nullify
Stirring up rebellion against a government
Sedition
Long voyage of exploration
Expedition
Ban on trade
Embargo
Belief held in the 1800’s that Americans have the right and duty to spread across the continent all the way to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
Person who wanted to end slavery completely in the United States
Abolitionist
To amend or improve by change of from or removal of faults
Reform
The right to vote
Suffrage
Devotion to ones country
Nationalism