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Unit 3
Settlement of the Acadians
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cajun | local Lousiana term for Acadian |
| basin | a natural depression on the Earth's surface, typically containing water |
| bayou | a creek or swampy area that has many trees and water that moves slowly |
| canal | an artificial waterway for navigation Irrigation, etc. |
| colonial | having to do with the time of the early colonies |
| colonies | new settlements or groups of people that settle in a new country but are still connected to their parent country |
| customs | ways of doing things |
| descendants | people who are related to a person or group of people who lived in the past |
| Immigrants | people who come to a country to live there |
| migration | to move from one country or place to live or work in another country or place |
| population | the number of people living in an area or place |
| poverty | having a lack of money or possessions |
| settlers | people who go to live in a new place, normally where there are few other people |
| treaty | a formal agreement to end a war |