8th Grade 3rd Week Flashcards
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Erosion
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Wear away or change the appearance or texture of something due to long exposure to the air
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Impressment
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Forced military service
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Louisiana Purchase
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Was a land deal made by Thomas Jefferson in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States
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Deposition
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The process by which sediments settles out of the water or width at is carrying it and is deposited in a new location
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Embargo Act
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American ships were prohibited from trading with European nations
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Weathering
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Process by which water,ice,wind or gravity moves fragments of rock and soil
