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African Americans in the Old West

vocabulary words used in SFA Reading Class for the expository text African Americans in the Old West

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vastvery great in extent, size, or amount
tremendousastonishing because of great size, excellence, or power
forcedto make someone do something; to get or make by using force
citizenspeople who lives in a city, town, state or country
plainsan area of level or rolling treeless country
devastatedto reduce to ruin; lay waste
expeditiona journey or trip undertaken for a specific purpose
communitiesa group of people with common interests especially when living together
opportunitiesfavorable combinations of circumstances, time, and place
resignto give up an office or position; quit; to yield to without resistance
unsettlednot lived in by settlers
settlerspeople who settle in a new region
governmentthe institutions, laws, and customs through which a group is governed
populationnumber of people living in an area
territorya geographic area belonging to or under the control of a government
wagespayment for work or services

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