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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