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Vocab words SS 6-7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Barbed wire | Twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals. |
| Bigotry | The attitude,state of mind,or behavior characteristic of intolerance. |
| Chain migration | Migration that is caused by the feedback from people who have already migrated. |
| Class system | Social structure where people share certain economic,social,or cultural characteristics. |
| Communal | Of,belonging to,or shared by the people of a community. |
| Depression | A period of low economic activity marked by rising levels of unemployment. |
| Draft | Required enrollment in the armed forces. |
| Dug out | A pit dug into the ground or on a hillside used for a shelter . |
| Emancipation | The act of being made free. |
| Exodusters | |
| Famine | A drastic,wide-reaching food shortage. |
| Irrigation | To supply dry land with water by means of ditches,pipes,or streams. |
| Pacifist | Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes. |
| Sections | A parcel or peace of land. |
| Sod house | A home made from sod,and grass. |
| Tenant |