Unit 2 Vocab

A special journey taken by a group that has a clear purpose or goal

• Expedition

• Adventure

• Hike

• Vacation

A person who translates from one language to another

• Speaker

• Interpreter

• Professor

• Archaeologist

the high line in the Rockies from which water flows east on one side and west on the other

• Continental Divide

• Cumberland Gap

• Ohio River Valley

• mouth of the Mississippi River

to take over territory

• Conquer

• Overpower

• Annex

• Steal

a marshy body of water that connects to a lake or river

• bayou

• pond
• oasis
• wetland

a military strategy aimed at preventing people and goods from entering or leaving an area

• Invasion
• Blockade
• Siege
• Occupation

the public works system that includes work, bridges, irrigation, public transportation, etc

• Infrastructure
• Utilities
• Public Services
• Transportation Systems

the state of choosing one political party, cause or person over others due to personal affiliation, regardless of factors

• Bipartisanship
• Partisanship
• Independence
• Political Neutrality

to take action to change course of an event

• ignore
• assist
• observe
• intervene

inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists/native

• migrants
• settlers
• indigenous peoples
• explorers