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Trail from independence Missouri to Oregon used by many pioneers during the 1840s

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

variety

A group of seven countries located south of Mexico and north of South America

A geographic region in the western hemisphere that was home of the Mayan and Aztec civilizations.

A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society

The original states : Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.

This political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.

Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

1800s belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent.

U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, doubling the size of the U.S. and giving the U.S. full control of the Mississippi River

Texas was annexed to the U.S. which sparked a war with Mexico

South America

a Mexican Holiday on November 1 and 2, for honoring loved ones who have died.