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Unit 6 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Westward Expansion | the movement of settlers west into new territories inhabited by Indigenous Americans |
| Prophetstown | an Indigenous village founded by Shawnee leaders to resist Westward expansion |
| Tecumseh | a Shawnee resistance leader who founded Prophetstown |
| treaties | legally binding agreements between the US government and Indigenous tribes |
| assimilation | learning to live in a new culture and adapting to its values, rules, religion, and language |
| Civilization campaign | promoted the assimilation of Indigenous tribes by promoting farming, Christianity, separation of children from families, and land ownership |
| Five Civilized Tribes | Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes |
| Trail of Tears | a series of forced removals of about 60,000 Indigenous people of the five civilized tribes from their homelands in 1830-1850 |