STEP 1: EXPLAIN WHY IT MATTERS
CHAPTER 12 STUDY GUIDE
EXPLAIN WHY IT MATTERS
Put your reading into practice. Identify each term below, and then explain why it matters in U.S. history.
TERM
WHO OR WHAT & WHEN
WHY IT MATTERS
mechanical reapers
American system
manifest destiny
Oregon Trail
Mormons
Lone Star Republic
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
California gold rush
Oneida community
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments
American Colonization Society
underground railroad
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