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s.s. chapter 6-7 vocab

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Barbed wire   twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals  
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Bigotry   the attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of intolerance  
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Chain Migration   migration that is caused by by the feedback from people who have already immigrated  
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Class System   social structure where people share certain economic, social, or cultural characteristics  
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Communal   of,belonging to, or shared by the people of a community  
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depression   a period of low economic activity marked by rising levels of unemployment  
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draft   required enrollment in the armed forces  
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dug out   a pit dug into the ground or on a hillside and used as a shelter  
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Emancipation   the act of being made free  
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exodusters   name given to African Americans who migrated from states along the Mississippi River to Kansas in the late 19th century  
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Famine   a drastic, wide reaching, food storage  
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irrigation   the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels  
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pacifist   opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes  
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sections   a parcel or piece of land  
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sod house   a home made from sod, or grass  
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tentant   one who pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property  
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depot   a railroad station  
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dispatch   a written message  
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incentive   something that motivates an individual to perform an action  
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monopoly   when only one company provides or produces a certain product or service activity  
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obsolete   no longer in use  
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plat   a map showing actual or planned features, such as streets, and building lots  
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quarantine   enforced isolation  
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residential   used or designed for the place where people live  
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retail   the sale of goods in small quantities directly to consumers  
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subsidy   financial assistance to a person or group in support of an enterprise that should help the public  
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substance   having enough food or recourse to live  
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surplus   an amount or quantity in success of what is needed  
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yield   an amount produced  
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Abbie Bright   someone who was born on a really famous farm  
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Benjamin ´pap¨ singleton   American activist and businessman best known for his role in establishing African American settlements in Kansas  
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Fred Harvey   entrepreneur who developed the Harvey House lunch rooms,restaurants,souvenir shops, and hotels  
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Chisholm Trail   a trail used for in the post civil war era to drive cattle overland  
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