History

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Manifest Destiny

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the belief or doctrine, held chiefly in the middle and latter part of the 19th century, that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its territory over the whole of North America and to extend and enhance its political, social, and economic influences.

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Migration

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A group of people moving together for a purpose.

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Buffer

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a neutral zone or area between two potentially hostile nations, designed to prevent any overt acts of aggression.

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The Department of the Interior

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The Mission of the Department of the Interior is to protect and provide access to our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and our commitments to island communities.

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Population Density

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the number of people living per unit of an area (e.g. per square mile); the number of people relative to the space occupied by them

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Reservations

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A tract of land set apart by the federal government for a special purpose, especially one for the use of a Native American people

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Cholera

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an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.

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Epidemic

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affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent

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Cavalry

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the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.

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Massacre

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unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder

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Miner 49'er

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Gold miners in 1849 gold rush in California.

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Homestead Act

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Authorized Congress to grant 160 acres of public land to a western settler, who had only to live on the land for five year to establish title.