Gap
A low place between mountains
Assimilate
To adopt certain ways
Daniel Boone
American pathfinder who was one of the first settlers to cross the
Appalachian Mountains
National anthem
The official song of a country
Sacagawea
Shoshone woman who was an interpreter for Lewis and Clark
Ford
To cross a river
Annex
Added on to a country
Alamo
Located in San Antonio, TX; used as a fort during the Texas War for Independence
Andrew Jackson
President who ordered the removal of many Native American groups from
their lands
Pioneer
An early settler of an area
Manifest Destiny
The belief that the U.S. should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to
the Pacific Ocean
Forty-niners
A gold seeker who arrived in California in 1849
Dictator
A leader who has complete control of the government
Consequence
Something that happens because of an action
Nationalism
Pride in one's country
Cession
Something that is given up, such as land
Francis Scott Key
American who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner
Gold rush
A sudden rush of people to an area where gold has been found. One of
the biggest was in California.
Impressment
The taking of workers against their will
William Clark
American explorer who aided Lewis during an expedition through the
Louisiana Purchase