1. Westward Expansion
Vocabulary

2. Pioneer
Noun, One of the first of a group of people to enter or settle a region.

3. frontier
Noun, The edge of a country or settled region

4. flatboat
Noun, A large, rectangular boat partly covered by a roof.

5. canal
Noun, A waterway built for boat travel and shipping.

6. manufacturer
Noun, Someone who uses machines to make goods

7. nationalism
Noun, Devotion to one’s country.

8. Foreign Policy
Noun, A government’s actions toward other nations.

9. Manifest Destiny
Noun, The belief that the United States should spread across the entire North American continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

10. Mass production
Noun, Making many products at once.

11. entrepreneur
Noun, A person who takes risks to start a business.