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Unit 3
Settlement of the Acadians
Term | Definition |
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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 |