1. Westward Expansion Vocabulary – Use Glossary to define
Pioneer
Nationalism
Industrial Revolution
Assimilate
Dictator
Annex
Manifest Destiny
Forty-niners
Canal
Cotton gin
Inter -
changeable parts
Free Enterprise
Supply and demand
Cession
Gold Rush

2. Westward Expansion Vocabulary – Use Glossary to define
Pioneer
 An early settler of an area
Nationalism
 Pride in one’s country
Industrial Revolution
 The period of time during the 1800’s when machines took the place of hand tools to manufacture goods
Assimilate
 Adopt
Dictator
 A leader who has complete control of the government
Annex
 To add to
Manifest Destiny
The idea that the United States was meant to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
Forty-niners
 Gold seekers who arrived in California
Canal
A human-made waterway that connects bodies of water
Cotton gin
A machine that could quickly remove the seeds from cotton
Inter -
changeable parts
Parts that can be made exactly alike by machines
Free Enterprise
An economic system in which people are able to start and run their own businesses with little control by the government.
Supply and demand
The amount of goods that are offered for sale and the need or desire for the good by people willing to pay for it.
Cession
Something that is given up, such as land
Gold Rush
A sudden rush of people to an area where gold has been found