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Westward Expansion Vocabulary

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territoriesgeographical area ruled by a nation
canalswaterways constructed across land, used by ships or boats or for supplying water to dry areas
industrializationhaving to do with people working in factories
migrationto move from one region to settle in another
loggingthe business or job of felling timber and getting the logs out of the woods
cotton gina machine that separates the seeds from the fibers of cotton
cultivatethe act of growing and caring for plants
violationthe act or condition of failing to follow the law or breaking the law
reapera machine used to aid in the cutting down of grain from a field
deprivedto take away from or keep from getting
abolitionista person who wanted to end slavery in the US
campaignan organized series of actions conducted to accomplish a common objected or goal
inhumanecruel, brutal, or monstrous treatment


US History Teacher, Grade 6
Berkeley Middle School
Williamsburg, VA

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