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| To unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like. A formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific puposes. |
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| To incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state. The act or an instance of annexing, especially new territory. |
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| A policy of the United States that was introduced by President Monroe in 1823. It opposed European countries from colonizing American land. |
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Also called a "log road". A type of road made by placing sand-covered logs perpendicular to the direction of the road over a low or swampy area.
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| A contiguous network of railroad tracks that crosses continental land masswith terminals at different oceans or continental borders. |
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| A high-speed highway, especially one maintained by tolls. |
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| A waterway in New York that was made from 1807 to October 26, 1825. It runs about 363 miles, going from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. |
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| The practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at a time. |
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| Any person who takes the law to his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime. |
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| The land or territory that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions. |
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