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Chapter 4 Lesson 2
Term | Definition |
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indigenous | people who are believed to be the first people to settle an area |
nomadic | describes a way of life in which a person or group lives by moving from place to place |
pueblo | a town built by the Pueblo people in the American Southwest |
colonists | a person who is sent to live in a new place and claim land for his or her home country |
Manifest Destiny | the idea that it was the right of Americans to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean |
annex | to declare ownership of an area |
secede | to withdraw from a group or a country |
reservation | an area of land that has been set aside for Native Americans |
agriculture | growing crops and raising livestock to sell |
industry | manufacturing; making products to sell |
civil rights | the basic rights that belong to all citizents |
terrorism | the use of violence against civilians, by individuals or groups, to reach political goals |