5.1 Introduction to American History - Colonisers and Colonised Flashcards
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Indigenous people
A
culturally distinct ethnic groups
2
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Subsistence
A
the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level
3
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Monotheism
A
belief that there’s only one God
4
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Polytheism
A
belief in multiple gods
5
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Boycott
A
to withdraw from commercial or social relations as a punishment or protest.
6
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Blockade
A
to seal a place to prevent goods and people from entering or leaving
7
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Coalition
A
temporary alliance for combined action
8
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Missionary
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a person sent on a religious mission
9
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Massacre
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a brutal slaughter of many people
10
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Manifest Destiny
A
The belief that God wanted Colonization
