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Chapter 20
Lesson #2 (pp. 502-507) and Lesson #3 (pp. 508-513)
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fishing bank | part of ocean that is shallow because of the height of the undersea land and has large supplies of fish |
| coureurs de bois | French woodsmen of North America who lived in the forest and traded with Indians for furs while exploring land |
| metis | Canadians of mixed French and Indian parentage |
| alliance | close connection or friendship, sometimes made formal by written agreement |
| Northwest Passage | sea route through North America to Asia by sailing northwest, which early explorers failed to find |
| mutiny | taking over of a ship and its captain by the ship's crew |
| strategic point | of great importance, militarily or economically |