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11 Cards in this Set
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What does assimilate mean?
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To absorb (immigrants or a culturally distinct group) into the prevailing culture.
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What does botanical mean?
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Relating to plants or plan life.
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What does commerce mean?
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The buying and selling of goods.
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What does confluence mean?
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A flowing together of two or more streams.
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What does eminent domain mean?
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The right of a government to use private property for public use.
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What does entrepreneur mean?
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Someone who turns an idea into a new business.
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What does manifest destiny mean?
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The idea that America was meant to expand from coast to coast and was blessed by a higher power.
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What does monarchy mean?
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Government under one ruler such as a king or queen.
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What does reservation mean?
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A piece of land set aside by the U.S. government for native Americans to live on.
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What does New World mean?
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The term European's used for North America in the early days of their exploration.
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What does sovereign right mean?
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Authority based on the power of government.
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