Manifest Destiny - The belief that the United States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean and bring its ideals, like its government., Expansion - Extending the nation beyond its existing borders., Acquisition - To buy or to take ownership of land., Gold Rush - A large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field., Annexation - Legally adding land area to a city in the United States., Canal - An artificial waterway built to connect larger bodies of water - makes transportation easier and faster., Transcontinental - Across the continent., Migration - A movement from one country or region to another. , Persecution - Mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs., Transportation - The moving of goods or people from one place to another., American Dream - The belief that every American can work hard to get what they want. Having economic prosperity, owning your own land for hard work., Infrastructure - The basic structures and facilities (ex: roads, bridges, power supplies) needed for the operation of society., Innovation - The process of bringing new methods, products, or ideas into use., Pioneer - A person who goes before others and settles an area and opens the way for them to follow., Frontier - A wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country., Factory System - A method of production that required many workers using complicated machines to be in one building making manufactured goods., Capital - Money used for investment, to build or expand businesses., Capitalism - An economic system based on private ownership of property and free enterprise (let market forces work without government interference)., Patent - Exclusive rights over an invention; copyright., Mechanization - In agriculture or manufacturing, the replacement of human labor with technology or machines., Free Enterprise - Economic system in which individuals and businesses are allowed to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference.,

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