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chapter 6-7
s.s. chapter 6-7 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 by the feedback from people who have already immigrated |
| 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 and used as a shelter |
| Emancipation | the act of being made free |
| exodusters | name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late 19th century |
| Famine | a drastic, wide reaching, food storage |
| irrigation | the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels |
| pacifist | opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes |
| sections | a parcel or piece of land |
| sod house | a home made from sod, or grass |
| tentant | one who pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property |
| depot | a railroad station |
| dispatch | a written message |
| incentive | something that motivates an individual to perform an action |
| monopoly | when only one company provides or produces a certain product or service activity |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| plat | a map showing actual or planned features, such as streets, and building lots |
| quarantine | enforced isolation |
| residential | used or designed for the place where people live |
| retail | the sale of goods in small quantities directly to consumers |
| subsidy | financial assistance to a person or group in support of an enterprise that should help the public |
| substance | having enough food or recourse to live |
| surplus | an amount or quantity in success of what is needed |
| yield | an amount produced |
| Abbie Bright | someone who was born on a really famous farm |
| Benjamin ´pap¨ singleton | American activist and businessman best known for his role in establishing African American settlements in Kansas |
| Fred Harvey | entrepreneur who developed the Harvey House lunch rooms,restaurants,souvenir shops, and hotels |
| Chisholm Trail | a trail used for in the post civil war era to drive cattle overland |
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