Manifest Destiny, Gadsden Purchase - U.S. purchased southwestern lands from Mexico, abolish - to do away with, westward expansion - settlers began moving westward beyond the Appalachia Mountains, treaty - formal agreement between two or more countries, U.S. - Mexican War - fought over boundaries and ended with the signing of Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo - ended the Mexican-American War - the U.S. gained massive territory in the Southwest, Mexican Cession - the territory ceded to the U.S. at the end of the U.S.-Mexican War, ceded - give up power or territory, California Gold Rush - mass migration to California following the discovery of gold, immigration - movement of individuals into a population,

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