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Describe How the Concepts of Imperialism and Colonialism Explain the Process

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Describe how the concepts of imperialism and colonialism explain the process of westward expansion in the United States in the nineteenth century?


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Vestigial Character

A feature or organ that has diminished in size or usefulness in the course of evolution.

Common Ancestor

An ancestral organism from which two or more descendant species evolved.

Hominins

Members of the human lineage, including all species that have arisen since the split from our common ancestor with chimpanzees, characterized by bipedalism and larger brains.

Bipedalism

The ability to walk on two legs, a characteristic mainly observed in humans among primates.

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