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Indigenous Americans
Flashcards - SPL3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| invent | inventar |
| invent | make or think of something for the first time |
| explorer | el explorador / la exploradora |
| explorer | someone who travels to new places |
| disease | la enfermedad |
| disease | ex. virus, infection, cancer, influenza |
| violence | la violencia |
| forced from their lands | forzados a dejar sus tierras |
| forced from their lands | forced to leave their home |
| 1000 years ago | 1000 years in the past |
| 1000 years ago | hace 1000 años |
| ancestors | los antepasados |
| ancestors | someone in your family who lived a long time ago |
| pilgrims | los peregrinos |
| pilgrims | people who came to America from Europe for religious reasons |
| kill | matar |
| slave | el esclavo / la esclava |
| slave | someone who is forced to work for no pay |
| enslave | esclavizar |
| enslave | make someone a slave |
| war | guerra |
| sign | firmar |
| sign | ex. writing your name officially on a contract, treaty, law, or autograph |
| treaty | el tratado |
| treaty | an agreement for peace between 2 nations |
| keep | tener / guardar |
| keep | opposite of "give away" |
| law | la ley |
| remain | permanecer |
| remain | synonym: stay |
| recognize a tribe | reconocer una tribu |
| recognize a tribe | When they government officially says, "You are a tribe." |
| casino | A place with gambling, games, and restaurants |
| town | un pueblo |
| town | small city |
| Indian reservation | A place where a Native American tribe lives and has its own government. |
| difficult | difícil |
| difficult | antonym: easy |
| borrow | tomar prestado |
| borrow | take sth. now and give it back later (ex. $10,000 from a bank or $5 from a friend) |
| in debt | endeudado |
| in debt | if you OWE money (ex. after you borrow $10,000 from the bank) |
| build | construir |
| build | synonym: construct |
| resident | someone who lives in a country, city, or building |
| resident | un residente |