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Confronting Columbus
Vocabulary from Great Source Sourcebook
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Italian explorer known for discovering America in 1492. | Columbus |
| Greatly. | eminently |
| People born in a particular place or country. | Native |
| Essential; very important | indispensable |
| edge | brink |
| hopeful | optimistic |
| mass distruction | annihilation |
| environmental | ecological |
| adding harmful and unhealthy matter | polluting |
| general environment; air or climate | atmosphere |
| condition of people that shows a high level of development | civilization |
| well; pleasantly | hamoniously |
| eager; had a strong desire | anxious |
| staying alive | survival |
| fit into another culture | assimilate |
| frequent; widespread | rampant |
| land set apart by the governement for Native Americans | reservations |
| circumstance; setting | context |
| strong belief | conviction |
| right | entitlement |
| develop | formulate |