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Vocab words SS 6-7
Term | Definition |
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Barbed wire | Twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals. |
Bigotry | The attitude,state of mind,or behavior characteristic of intolerance. |
Chain migration | Migration that is caused by the feedback from people who have already migrated. |
Class system | Social structure where people share certain economic,social,or cultural characteristics. |
Communal | Of,belonging to,or shared by the people of a community. |
Depression | A period of low economic activity marked by rising levels of unemployment. |
Draft | Required enrollment in the armed forces. |
Dug out | A pit dug into the ground or on a hillside used for a shelter . |
Emancipation | The act of being made free. |
Exodusters | |
Famine | A drastic,wide-reaching food shortage. |
Irrigation | To supply dry land with water by means of ditches,pipes,or streams. |
Pacifist | Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes. |
Sections | A parcel or peace of land. |
Sod house | A home made from sod,and grass. |
Tenant |