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Social Studies (4th)
Social Studies (4th) Chapter 7 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consensus | Method of decision making in which all come to an agreement |
| Trail of Tears | Forced journey of the Cherokee to land set aside for them by the United States in what is now Oklahoma |
| Pioneer | Person who settles in a part of a country and prepares it for others |
| Backwoodsman | Person who lives in forests or wild areas far away from towns |
| Plantation | Large farm that produces crops to sell |
| Civil War | Fought between Northern and Southern states from 1861 - 1865 |
| Union | Name for the Northern states during the American Civil War |
| Confederacy | Name for the Southern States in the United States Civil War |
| Secede | To pull out of or separate from |
| Reconstruction | Period of time after the United States Civil War when the South was rebuilt |
| Civil Rights | Rights of a citizen including the right to vote and protection under the law |
| Segregate | To separate people according to their race |
| Gold Rush | Sudden movement of people to an area where gold has been found |
| Public transportation system | Trains and buses that carry people through a city |