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U3 SS Vocabulary 2
Social Studies Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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century | 100 years |
decade | 10 years |
wealth | a great quantity of money |
exploration | the investigation of unknown regions |
ally | friend |
alliances | a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes |
migration | the process of going from one country, region, or place to another |
gain | to get, especially as a result of one's efforts |
frontier | the undiscovered lands of North America, the part of a country that borders another country |
ceded | give control of |
Creole | spoke French, born in Louisiana - mix of French, Spanish, Native American, or African/Caribbean descent - white, black, or light-skinned |
Acadians | people that moved from France and settled in Nova Scotia; fishermen and farmers; people known as Cajuns |
impact | influence, effect |