ESL USH Set: Growth of the USA

acquisition

the act of getting something to own

cede

to give control of sth to another person or country

convey

send information, a message or news to sb

abandon

to give up and leave a place

sovereignty

unlimited power over a country

claim

an official request for sth that you believe is owed to you

treaty

an official deal made between two countries

purchase

to get sth by paying for it

negotiate

to agree on sth by formally discussing it

boundary

a line marking where one country ends and another begins

conduct

how to behave

territory

an area, region, or piece of land

annex

to take control of land that didn't belong to your country originally

obligation

sth that you must do because of a law, rule or promise

Manifest Destiny

the idea that Americans in the 1800's had the right to spread across the continent.