1. Manifest Destiny and the Growing Nation
Chapter 15

3. Manifest Destiny

4. Manifest Destiny “Obvious Fate”
The idea that Christian America had a special destiny to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
This belief was used to justify American expansion and motivated many people to migrate West.

5. diplomacy

6. diplomacy

7. diplomacy

8. diplomacy The art of negotiating
The job or activity of managing the relationships between countries
Skill in dealing with people without upsetting them

9. annex

10. annex

11. annex

12. annex

13. annex
To take control of a country or area next to your own, especially by using force
To add a piece of land or territory to a country
Such an addition is called an annexation

14. converts

15. converts

16. converts People who accepts a new religion
To change from one religion, belief, or political party to another
Someone who has been persuaded to change their beliefs and accept a particular religion or opinion

17. cession

18. cession

19. cession To give something up
The act of giving up land, property, or rights, especially to another country after a war

20. treaty

21. treaty

22. treaty

23. treaty

24. treaty A legal agreement between to countries
A formal written agreement between two or more countries