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| a person who moves from place to place in search of food |
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| a large, moving sheet of ice |
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| the way of life of people in one place and time |
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| territories and people under the control of one ruler |
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settlement ruled by people form another land
example: The United States was a _________ of England; England was its mother country. |
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| the person who determines the direction of a ship |
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| an instrument that shows direction |
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| study of climate and land forms |
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| study of stars and planets |
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| a settlement, built by a church, from which people teach their religion to others |
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| to change from one religion or belief to another |
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| a company in which people give money to share costs |
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| a written agreement giving certain rights |
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| a crop grown for sale rather than for use by a farmer |
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| a person who signs a contract to work for others |
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| written agreement between two or more nations |
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| a person who owes money to others |
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| the way goods, wealth, and services are created and used |
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| to send goods to another region or country |
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| a newly or lightly settled area just outside an area of older settlements |
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| to trade a product or service for another product or service |
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| an item brought into a country or region from another country or region |
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| an open area shared by all the villagers |
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| rights given to people by a government |
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| a group of people who decide whether a person on trial is guilty or innocent |
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| the idea that a nation becomes stronger by building up its gold supply and increasing trade |
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| money that must be paid to a government |
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| exchange of plants, animals, people and ideas from Europe to the Americas after Columbus' voyage |
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| trade of goods and slaves between Africa, the Caribbean, and the American colonies |
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| a nation that joins with other nations for the same cause |
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| an official government announcement |
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| a person selected to act for others |
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| a sudden, complete change of government |
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| an army of citizens used in emergencies |
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| an action to keep supplies from getting into or out of an area |
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| a colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain |
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| a colonist who wanted independence from Great Britain |
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| not favoring either side in a quarrel or war |
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| the laws and plans of a nation's government |
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| land that belongs to a national government but is not a state |
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| a large gathering of people for a particular reason |
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| a settling of differences where both sides give up something |
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the part of government that makes laws
(In the U.S. government, this is Congress, which includes the Senate and House of Representatives.) |
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| the part of government that carries out laws |
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| the part of government that settles differences about the meaning of laws |
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| a change or addition to a document |
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| a group of people chosen by the President to give advice |
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