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Unit 1 Vocab
American History I Vocab
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12th Grade
08/09/2018

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EXPLORATION
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the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
 
 
 
 
#INVESTIGATE
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FREEDOM
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the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint
 
 
#LIBERTY
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IMMIGRATION
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the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
 
 
#BORDER
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SETTLEMENT
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an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict #AGREEMENT
 
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ANALYZE
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examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation #EXAMINE
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CONTRIBUTION
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a gift or payment to a common fund or collection #OFFERING
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DEVELOPMENT
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the process of developing or being developed #PROGRESS
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EXPLAIN
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make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas #DESCRIBE
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FACTORS
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a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome #COMPONENT
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IMPACT
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have a strong effect on someone or something #INFLUENCE
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PATTERNS
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an arrangement or sequence regularly found in comparable objects or events #MODEL
 
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SHAPE
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the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something; the outline of an area or figure #APPEARANCE
 
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COMMERCE
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the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale #TRADING
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ECONOMIC
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relating to economics or the economy #FINANCE
 
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EMIGRATE
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leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another #RELOCATE
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IMPERIAL
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relating to an empire #ROYAL
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MERCANTILISM
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belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism #TRADING
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POLITICS
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the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power #GOVERNMENT
 
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REGION
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an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries #AREA
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TOPOGRAPHY
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the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area #PHYSICALFEATURES
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HOHOKAM
Definition
A member of a Native American culture flourishing from about the 3rd century BC to the mid-15th century AD in south-central Arizona, noted for the construction of an extensive system of irrigation canals #NATIVE
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KINSHIP
Definition
blood relationship #FAMILY
 
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ENCOMIENDA
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a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area #GRANT
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HEADRIGHT SYSTEM
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referred to a grant of land, usually 50 acres, given to settlers in the 13 colonies. The system was used mainly in Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Maryland. ... It was used as a way to attract new settlers to the region and address the labor shortage #LAND
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FOUNDATION
Definition
the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level #BASE
 
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IDEOLOGIES
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a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy #ETHICS
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INDIVIDUALISM
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the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant #INDEPENDENT
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INVOLUNTARY
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done without will or conscious control #SPONTANEOUS
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MOTIVATION
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the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way #INCENTIVE
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OPPORTUNITY
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a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something #CHANCE
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PHILOSOPHY
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the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline #KNOWLEDGE
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PRINCIPLE
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a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning #TRUTH
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TOLERANCE
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the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with #ACCEPTANCE
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VALUES
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the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something #WORTH
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VOLUNTARY
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done, given, or acting of one's own free will #PERMISSIVE
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INFLUENCE
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the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself #MOTIVATE
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EXPLORATION
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the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it #RESEARCH
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