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SSUSH6 VocabularyDiontez OwensErie Canal: a canal in New York that is part of the east-west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System.Example: The Erie Canal use to run 363 miles from Albany, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, at Lake Erie.Picture:Lewis and Clark: Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838) set out in May 1804 to explore and map the American West.Example: In order to navigate through the un-mapped areas of the US, Lewis and Clark got a Native American woman to be their guide and translator.Picture: Louisiana Purchase: the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles) by the United States from France in 1803.Example: Going against his position on strict interpretation, Thomas Jefferson went behind Congress back and purchased Louisiana from France.Picture:Monroe Doctrine: a U.S. foreign policy regarding domination of the American continent in 1823.Example: President Monroe made it clear that if any European nation attempted to colonize North or South America, that ac would be viewed as an act of aggression. This would later be known as the Monroe Doctrine.Picture:National Infrastructure: a document called for by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, which aims to unify Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource (CIKR) protection efforts across the country.Example: I guess something was in danger so the Homeland Security came up with the National Infrastructure to protect it. Picture:New York City: a fast-paced, globally influential center of art, culture, fashion and finance.Example: New York City is home to the Empire State Building, Times Square and Statue of Liberty.Picture: Northwest Ordinance: an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.Example: The Northwest Ordinance helped promote public education.Picture:The War of 1812: The immediate causes of the War of 1812 were a series of economic sanctions taken by the British and French against the US as part of the Napoleonic Wars and American outrage at the British practice of impressment, especially after the Chesapeake incident of 1807. This resulted in no territorial change, but a resolution of many issues remaining from the American War of Independence. On December 24, 1814, the diplomats in Ghent signed the Treaty of Ghent.Example: Since there was no kind of territorial change after the War of 1812 its safe to say that both the US and the British Empire fought a meaningless war.Picture: ................
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