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migration   the movement of people or animals from one place to another  
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immigration   when a group of people enter a new country  
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emigration   when a group of people leave their homeland to live permanently in another country  
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Pangea   Scientific theory that the Earth began with one large land mass  
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push factor   something that causes people to want to leave their homeland in search of some place better  
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pull factor   opportunities in another land that cause people to want to move and live there  
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Osage Indians   From Oklahoma, hunted in Arkansas, used guns to control trade in other tribes, scalplocks-mohawks- to tell men of certain clans apart from others, jewelry and tatoos were common  
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Quapaw Indians   Largest tribe in Arkansas, lived near the Mississippi River, built rectangular houses, led by male members of their clans  
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Caddo Indians   Lived in Southwestern Arkansas, used salt from saltwater in their trade, led by male members of their clans, tattoos were common  
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scalplocks   a hair style that distinguished clans from one another, used in the Osage tribe, known today as a mohawk  
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tribe   Native American people who belong to a specifically named group, who share the same language and religious beliefs  
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Christopher Columbus   Looked for a new route to the Indes, responsible for Native Americans being called Indians, believed that he had found a new route to the Indes upon his death  
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Indian Removal Act   Initiated by Andrew Jackson, forcing Native Americans east of the Mississippi River to relocate to reservations in and around present-day Oklahoma.  
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Ellis Island   Located in New York, it was the first stop for low-class immigrants. It involved legal and medical inspections before being allowed to enter the country.  
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famine   wide-spread starvation caused by natural disasters, such as the Irish Potato Famine  
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settlement   An area that people have never lived in before that is suddenly the home of a group of people trying to start a new life.  
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most immigrants came from...   Asia, Europe, South America, and Africa  
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