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Chapter 7
New Land, New Beginnings
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| negotiations | discussions between people who try to come to an agreement on something |
| academy | school similar to a modern day high school |
| Fort Coffee | built in 1834 near Swallow Rock on the Arkansas River in LeFlore County and served as an entry post for relocating Choctaw Indians. |
| Fort Wayne | built in 1838 in Delaware County in the Cherokee Nation |
| Fort Washita | built in 1842 to protect the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes. |
| Fort Arbuckle | set up near present day Davis in 1851 to prevent harm to the southeastern tribes. |
| Fort Cobb | built in 1859 for keeping peace by military force. |
| survey | make a detailed map of the area, including its boundaries and elevation. |
| destitute | suffering in extreme poverty |
| Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek | provided for housing for the national council, three district chiefs and three churches for the Choctaw Indians |
| Doaksville | capital of the Choctaw Nation |
| literacy | ability to read and write |
| mission | building or compound belonging to a group sent out to do religious or charitable work. |
| annuity | sum of money paid annually or at some other regular interval |
| emigrants | those who leave one country to settle in another |
| desperados | bold outlaws, especially in the western United States |
| minority | a group of people who are a small part of a much larger group |
| peacekeeping mission | the activity of keeping the peace by military force |
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