| Term | Definition |
|---|
| assimilation | the process of one group becmoing part of another |
| syllabary | alphabet |
| Indian Removal Act | a bill passed which allowed treaties to be negotiated with the American Indians in which they would give up their land and move west |
| allotment | a specified portion (of land) |
| lottery | a contest whose winner is chosen by a drawing |
| impressment | forcing U.S. sailors to serve in the British navy |
| Missouri Compromise | a bill passed in 1820 which admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and established a line at 36 deg 30 min latitude that established the boundary of slavery |
| migrate | move from one place to another |
| cede | turn over |
| subsistence | minimum resources needed to support life |
| civilized | acting like the white man |
| cholera epidemic | an outbreak of cholera |
| compensation | payment |
| intermarriage | marriage between two races or social class |
| negotiate | work out through conversing |
| reservation | a land designated to a certain people to live on |
| sign language | language that is conveyed through movements and hand gestures |
| stockade | a wooden punishment device used for humiliation |
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