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Northeast Vocabulary
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Social Studies
4th Grade
04/02/2012

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Term
harbor
Definition
A protected area of water where ships can dock safely.
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glacier
Definition
A hugh, slow-moving mass of ice.
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blizzard
Definition
A snowstorm driven by strong, freezing winds.
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quarry
Definition
A large, open pit cut into the ground, from which stone is mined.
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confederation
Definition
A loosely united group of governments working together.
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colony
Definition
A settlement that is ruled by a faraway government.
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colonist
Definition
A person who lives in a colony.
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port
Definition
A trading center where ships are loaded and unloaded.
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independence
Definition
Freedom.
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declaration
Definition
An official statement.
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revolution
Definition
A major, sudden change in government or in people's lives.
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