LA Purchase Vocab Flashcard

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Block off a port by surrounding it with ships

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blockade

Front

Act of many people complaining loudly

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outcry

Front

A group of territories with the same ruler

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empire

Front

Someone who settles in a new territory

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pioneer

Front

A government where people elect their leaders.

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democracy

Front

Agreement between nations

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treaty

Front

An uprising against the government

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revolution

Front

A tropical disease carried by a mosquito

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Yellow Fever

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A flat-bottomed boat for heavy freight on waterways

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flatboat

Front

A city for loading/unloading ships

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port