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U3 SS Vocabulary 2
Social Studies Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |