5.1 Introduction to American History - Colonisers and Colonised Flashcards

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Indigenous people

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culturally distinct ethnic groups

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Subsistence

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the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level

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Monotheism

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belief that there’s only one God

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Polytheism

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belief in multiple gods

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Boycott

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to withdraw from commercial or social relations as a punishment or protest.

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Blockade

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to seal a place to prevent goods and people from entering or leaving

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Coalition

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temporary alliance for combined action

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Missionary

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a person sent on a religious mission

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Massacre

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a brutal slaughter of many people

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Manifest Destiny

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The belief that God wanted Colonization

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