Mormons

Def. church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah

Alamo

Def. a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836

Prospect

Def. the possibility of future success

Cotton Gin

Def. a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers

Trade Union

Def. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

Strike

Def. deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

Mass Production

Def. the production of large quantities of a standardized article

Yeoman

Def. a free man who cultivates his own land

Folktale

Def. a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk

Spiritual

Def. lacking material body or form or substance

Nativist

Def. a philosopher who subscribes to nativism

Immigration

Def. movement of persons into a place

Middle Class

Def. the social class between the lower and upper classes

Tenement

Def. a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards

Manifest Destiny

Def. a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable

Tribute

Def. payment by one nation for protection by another

Embargo

Def. a government order imposing a trade barrier

Smuggling

Def. secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

Blockade

Def. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy

War Hawk

Def. an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

Expedition

Def. an organized group of people undertaking a journey

continental divide

Def. the watershed of a continent

Secede

Def. withdraw from an organization or polity