USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does cession mean?
A
Taking of land
B
Giving up of land
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cession is the act of giving up something, usually land, by the agreement in a formal treaty. For example, after a war, a losing country might make a cession of part of its land to the victor.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -noun. ces·sion ˈse-shən. : an act of ceding : a yielding (as of property) to another: as. in the civil law of Louisiana : assignment or transfer of property rights by a debtor to a creditor.

Detailed explanation-4: -To cede is to give up or surrender land, position, or authority. “She reluctantly ceded the coveted position as the baby of the family to her brother when he was born. She would not, however, cede her bedroom to him.” Cede is a word often used in discussing diplomatic issues.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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