| A | B |
|---|
| territory | a place owned and governed by a country |
| represent | to speak and act for |
| reservation | land set aside by the national government for use by American Indians |
| massacre | killing of many people |
| self-sufficient | being able to do almost everything for yourself |
| cash crop | a crop that people raise to sell to others rather than to use themselves |
| transportation | the moving of people and goods from place to place |
| census | official count of the population |
| constitution | a written plan of government |
| delegate | a person chosen to represent others |
| legislature | a group that makes laws for a state |
| slave state | a state that allowed slavery |
| free state | a state that did not allow slavery |
| compromise | an agreement in which each side gives up some things it wants in order to get other things |
