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Native Americans
Chapter 7: Severing Ties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lean, adj. | having few resources, such as food, fuel, and money |
| immigrant, n. | someone who leaves his or her own country to live in another country |
| prosper, v. | to become rich and successful; to flourish |
| tract, n. | an area or strip of land |
| revenge, n. | the act of doing something to hurt someone because they did something to hurt you |
| encroach, v. | to gradually take something away from someone else |
| ward, n. | someone who is under the care or control of the government |
| resistance, n. | refusal to accept something; being against something |