vocabulary Flashcards

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settler

A

a person who moves to a new place to live

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2
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pioneer

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a person who is among the first the explore or settle a new area

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3
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homestead

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house and the land around it where pioneer lived and farmed

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4
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farming

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growing crops and raising animals to produce foodhar

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5
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hardship

A

diffcult situations or problems that make life challenging

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6
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supplies

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necessare items that pioners needed to live like food and clothing

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7
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isolation

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the stae of being seperated from others, often due to living far away of in a remote area

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8
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settlement

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a community or group of homes where people life and work together, often in a new area

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9
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clearing

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the process of removing tress and bushes from a piece of land to make it suitable for farming or building

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10
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tool

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an instrument used to help with work, like farming or building

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11
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summarize

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to restate in a concise form

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12
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infer

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to make a guess based on facts and observationt

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13
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theme

A

what the store is trying to teach you

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14
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plot

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the story line of order of events in a book, play or movie

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15
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support

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to provide proof or evidence for

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16
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opinion

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states a persons or groups thoughts, feelings, or beliefs about something

17
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evidence

A

information or data used to support a claim, argument, or conclusion

18
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justify

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to show to be true or right, prove

19
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poem

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a piece of writing written in lines and stanzas, often with words that rhyme

20
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drama

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a store written so that it can be acted out for an audience, play