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JH Am. Hist. U1-3
Notgrass America the Beautiful Vocab Units 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| descendant | a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring |
| immigrant | a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence |
| confederation | a group of confederates, especially of states more or less permanently united for common purposes. |
| dense | marked by compactness or crowding together of parts |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| archaeologist | the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated. |
| fertile | producing or bearing fruit in great quantities : productive |
| palisade | a fence of stakes especially for defense |
| status | a : position or rank in relation to others |
| ritual | of or relating to rites or a ritual : ceremonial |
| merchant | a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader. |
| navigator | a person who finds out how to get to a place : a person who navigates a ship, an airplane, etc. |
| monarch | a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire (king, queen, sovereign ruler) |
| Governor | a person who is the leader of the government of a state, province, etc. |
| colony | an area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far away from it |
| persecute | to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict; specifically : to cause to suffer because of belief |
| refuge | shelter or protection from danger or distress |
| salvage | the act of saving something (such as a building, a ship, or cargo) that is in danger of being completely destroyed |
| parish | an area that has its own local church and priest or minister |
| destination | a place to which a person is going or something is being sent |
| influential | having the power to cause changes : having influence |
| hostage | a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed |
| christen | to baptize (someone); to name (someone) at baptism |
| export | to send a product to be sold in another country |
| guardian | someone or something that watches or protects something |
| alliance | a union between people, groups, countries, etc. : a relationship in which people agree to work together |
| bay | an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf |
| rapids | fast moving water |
| shallow | having a small distance to the bottom from the surface or highest point |
| rugged | strong and determined |
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