Glossary
Vocabulary (Source found below)
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
*The American Heritage Dictionary-Second College Edition
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Copyright 1985
Bison: (noun): a large mammal of North America with brown
fur, a thick full mane, small curved horns and hooves; common name
is buffalo
*Border: (noun) the line or frontier area separating
political divisions or geographic regions; boundary
European: (adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of
the continent of Europe or its people
Harvest: (noun) the season for gathering in agricultural
crops
Louisiana Purchase: (geographical name) region W central U.S.
between Mississippi River & the Rockies purchased 1803 from France
area 885,000 square miles
Reservations: (noun) a tract of land set apart by the federal
government for a special purpose, especially one for the use of a
Native American people
Revolution: (noun) a fundamental change in political
organization; especially: the overthrow or renunciation of one
government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed
Survey: (verb) to determine and delineate the form, extent,
and position of (as a tract of land) by taking linear and angular
measurements and by applying the principles of geometry and
trigonometry
Surveyors: (noun) one that surveys
Territory: (noun) A. a geographical area belonging to or
under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority
Uprising: (noun) a revolt; insurrection: an act or instance
of revolting against civil authority or an established government
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