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US HISTORY: "The West / The Frontier" - HISTORICAL TERMS - 3"

Sources:
- Textbook ... pp. 286 - 309, 404 - 409, 432 - 459
- Barron's ... pp. 147, 188 - 201

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SeminolesNative Americans who lived/live in Florida
settlementa place where people live
sheda place where people store things
social changestrying to make people's lives better by adjusting things in everyday life
socially mobile / social mobilitypeople who move around a lot
speculatorspeople spend money on something, such as land, with the intent of selling it later to make MORE money
spirithow you feel - the feeling - enthusiasm
squatterspeople who live in a building, or house illegally - it was empty, but the people never paid for it
stereotypesto judge one person, characterize them, & THEN say all people are like that
suffragethe right to vote
tariffstaxes on imported goods
telegraphit allows you to send messages to people using wires & tapping out the message
territoryland
Texaslarge state in the Southern/Southwest part of the US, at 1 time part of Mexico
time zonesparts of a nation are all on the same time - makes it easy for people
tradition / traditionallyto do something the way it HAS ALWAYS been done
trapperspeople who hunt animals - usually try to catch them with wood & wires
typhoida disease caused by bad (contaminated) water, food
warriorsoldier, fighter
women's suffragethe right to vote for ladies


Jim Joyce

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