Inquiry Journal Vocab pg. 4-5

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Amendment

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A change in wording or meaning, especially in a law, bill, or motion.

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colonist

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a person who takes part in founding a settlement or territory

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democracy

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government by the people

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ethnic

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of or relating to groups of people with common traits and customs and a sense of shared identity

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expansion

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the act of becoming larger

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Immigrant

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a person who comes to a country to live there

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import

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something brought into a country

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latitude

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distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees.

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longitude

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distance measured by degrees or time east or west from the prime meridian

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scarcity

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a very small supply