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Social Studies Vocab
Unit 3 Vocabulary Part 2
| 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 ones efforts |
| Frontier | The undiscovered lands of North America, the part of a country that borders another country |
| Ceded | Given control of |
| Creole | Spoke French, born in Louisiana- mix of French, Spanish, Native American, or African/Carribean decent-white, black, or light skinned |
| Acadians | People that moved from France and settled in Nova Scotia; fisherman and farmers; people known as Cajuns |