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Social Studies (4th)
Social Studies Chapter 5 People of the Northeast (4th)
Term | Definition |
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Cooperation | To work together to get things done |
Wigwam | Narragansett hut made of wooden poles covered in bark |
Sachem | Ruler over a portion of Narragansett territory |
Reservation | Area of land set aside by the United States for Native Americans |
Powwow | Native American festival |
Confederacy | Union of groups, countries, or states that agree to work together for a common goal |
Colony | Settlement of people who come from one country to live in another land |
Revolution | Fight to overthrow a government |
Abolitionist | Reformer who believed that slavery should be erased from the law |
Slave` | Person who is owned as property by another person and is forced to work |
Convention | Meeting held for a certain purpose |
Commerce | Buying and selling of goods, especially in large amounts between different places |
Import | Item brought from abroad to be offered for sale |
Export | Item sent from one country to be sold in another |
Diverse | Varied |