Chapter 3 Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

Both Zebulon Pike and Stephen Long described what is now Kansas as being a desert. This description became a _________ issue in determining whether or not the land here was good for farming...or not.

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critical

Front

confluence

Back

The act of two or more rivers merging or coming together.

Front

The Louisiana Purchase was mutually beneficial to both France and the U.S., but was enacted without ______ of the people who were already living here.

Back

consent

Front

Abundant

Back

word used by William Clark to describe the flora and fauna along the MO River

Front

Zebulon Pike was sent by General James Wilkinson, governor of LA, to explore the _____________ of the Arkansas and Red Rivers

Back

headwaters

Front

botanical

Back

relating to plants or plant life

Front

Indian tribes forced to move from the East and Upper Midwest became known as...

Back

emigrant tribes

Front

Chief Menominee, along with many of his________________tribe, were forced to move over 660 miles to KS, over what became known as the Trail of Death

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Potawatomi

Front

What is meant by lobbying?

Back

The act of attempting to influence government officials.

Front

Some tribes chose to_____________ to the American way of life, others compromised by selling part of their land to the government, and others just plain refused to move, even if it meant going to war.

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assimilate