USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To give something up (such as land) is to ____
A
Cede
B
Supplant
C
Manifest Destiny
D
Armistice
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -To cede is to give up or surrender land, position, or authority.

Detailed explanation-2: -: to yield or grant typically by treaty. Russia ceded Alaska to the U.S. in 1867.

Detailed explanation-3: -/siːd/ to allow someone else to have or own something, especially unwillingly or because you are forced to do so: Hong Kong was ceded to Britain after the Opium War. Stop having or doing something. abdicate.

Detailed explanation-4: -From Longman Business Dictionarycede /siːd/ verb [transitive] to officially give property, land, or rights to someone elseHe has been forced to cede control of the company. The airline plans to cede majority ownership to creditors.

Detailed explanation-5: -If someone in a position of authority cedes land or power to someone else, they let them have the land or power, often as a result of military or political pressure.

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