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The beginning of the western movement

Vocabulary

AB
vast tractsbig sections of land
wavesthe way people move to a place by using different times
Appalachian Mountainsmountains that go from New York to Mississippi
West Coastpart of America that touches the Pacific Ocean
pioneerspeople who settled in the middle of America
Great Plainsfirst thought to be a desert, people foound they could grow wheat and corn. It is the middle of the United States
forest wildernessa forest that does not have many people living in it.
frontiersa distant area where few people live
Native AmericansIndians - people who lived in America first and separated into tribes
Continentone of the main land masses of earth Example - Europe, Asia. Africa, North America, South America, Austrailia and Antarctica
descendantsa person that is from a specific ancestor; a son or daughter
Tribal culturebehaviors and beliefs of Native Americans
Explorera person who travels for the purpose of discovery
resourcessomething that a country has and can be used to increase its wealth
settlerspeople who goes and stays in a new country


Iowa School for the Deaf
Council Bluffs, IA

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