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chapter 5
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Social Studies
4th Grade
12/03/2012

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cooperation
Definition
working together to get something done
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wigwam
Definition
a hut made of wooden  poles covered with bark
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sachem
Definition
the ruler, or chief, of a Narragansett territory
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reservation
Definition
an area of land set aside for Native Americans
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pow wow
Definition
a Native American festival
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confederacy
Definition
a union of groups, countries, or states
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colony
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a settlement of people who come from one country to live in another

 

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revolution
Definition
a fight to remove a government from power
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abolitionist
Definition
a person who felt that slavery should be erased, or abolished, from the land
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slave
Definition
a person who is owned as property by another person
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convention
Definition
a meeting held for a special purpose
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commerce
Definition
the buying and selling of goods, especially in large amounts between different places
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import
Definition
an item that is brought from another country for sale or use
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export
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an item sent from one country to be sold in another country
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diverse
Definition
not alike; different; varied
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