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Chapter 7 Set 1
Term | Definition |
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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 |