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KNavarro
Chapter 7 Set 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| application | way in which something is used |
| cotton gin | machine that separates cotton from seeds |
| discrimination | unfair treatment of people based on their differences |
| embargo | an order that blocks or prohibits trade with another company |
| expedition | journey for a specific purpose |
| gold rush | the sudden rush of people to an area where gold has been discovered |
| immigrant | person who lives in a country in which he or she was not born |
| impressment | the British practice of capturing American sailors and forcing them to serve on British ships |
| interchangeable part | part of a machine or device that can be replaced by another, identical part |
| interpreter | person who changes words from one language into another |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief that the United States had a right to expand its borders west to the Pacific Ocean and south to the Rio Grande |
| neutral | not taking sides |
| pioneer | a person who is among the first non-native people to settle a region |
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