Social Studies Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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Century
A
One hundred years.
2
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Frontier
A
The far edge of a country where a group of people settle
3
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Pioneer
A
One of the first of a group to settle in an area new to them
4
Q
Transcontinental
A
A railroad that was stretched across the continent
5
Q
Time Line
A
Tells the time order in which events occurred
6
Q
Decade
A
Ten years
7
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Immigrant
A
A person who comes from another country
8
Q
Database
A
Computer program which holds information
9
Q
Migration
A
Moving from one part of a country to another
10
Q
Great Migration
A
The journey of thousands of African Americans from South to North
11
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Civil War
A
A war between the northern and Southern states
