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LOSSARY
prohibited.
to forbid or prevent
provoke.
to cause something to happen; to start
radical.
drastic changes; something that is different
fromnormal
railroads.
a permanent road with rails fixed to wooden
ties providing a track for special cars to ride on
ratified.
to approve of; to accept formally
refined.
to purify froma crude state, such as
petroleum
reform.
to bring about changes or improvements to a
law, or religion
Reformation.
leaders of different religious groups
splitting from the Catholic church to form their own
religious groups
region.
geographic area that has at least one
characteristic in common
renewable.
natural resources such as wind, water, air,
and soil which are always available
representation.
persons on a committee or
government body who supports andmakes decisions
on behalf of a colony
representatives.
people who are chosen or elected
to act or make decisions on behalf of another group of
people
republic.
a formof government where power is held by
the people or the representatives that people elect
reservoirs.
a human-made lake where water is stored
and collected as a water supply
retail.
economic activity of selling goods directly to the
public, usually in small quantities
retaliated.
to get even with; revenge
revenue.
means of making or bringing inmoney for
companies, organizations, and government agencies
ridge.
a range of elevated land; lengthy mountains
sanitation.
the state of being clean; conditions that
promote healthy living
scarcity.
having only somuch of a natural resource,
goods, and/or services
secession.
the act of formally becoming separate
services.
economic activity where work is done for
others as an occupation or business
source.
the beginning or start of a streamof water
specialize.
developed or designed for a special
activity or function
squaremile.
a distance calculated by multiplying one
mile in width by onemile in length
steamboat.
a boat driven by steampower
steel.
a strongmetal by-product of iron treated with
intense heat andmixed with carbon
stereotyping.
classifying a race or ethnic group as
possessing undesirable traits or characteristics
stile.
a name given to
supervisors.
leaders of township government
supply.
the amount of a good or service that is
available for consumption
sweat houses.
places where hot stones are place
into water thereby creating steam
tax.
money that is collected to help pay for services
provided by various levels of government
theocracy.
formof government that is run by a
religious leader
tolerance.
respecting the rights, opinions, beliefs, and
customs of different ethnic and religious groups
toll.
sumof money that you have to pay in order to use
a particular bridge or road
tollgate.
a point or place where people or vehicles
stop to pay a toll
townships.
political divisions of a county which are
not cities or boroughs
transmission.
passing or sending information over
wires or via satellites fromplace to place
tributaries.
smaller waterways flowing into larger
bodies of water
turnpike.
a four lane highway that contains no stop
lights or signs for which a toll is paid
unions.
groups of workers that gather together to
improve their working conditions
veto.
to refuse to sign a bill into law
wampumbelt.
woven beltsmade frombeads and
other ornaments and used for trading or recording
historical events
watershed.
geographic area or region into which all
creeks and tributaries flow into a large river
wetlands.
lowland areas, such as swamps and
marshes, that holdmoisture
wrangle.
to dispute, argue, bicker
zones.
areas of land that are formally set aside for a
particular purpose
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