Our California: Unit 2: Lessons 5-8 vocabulary

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To take control of a place

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occupy

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a Spanish word for "fort"

Back

presidio

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this is given by a government

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land grant

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a Spanish word for "village"

Back

pueblo

Front

a large area of land where crops are grown and horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs are raised

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rancho

Front

the system of producing and consuming goods in a country, state, or local area

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economy

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a person who gets food by going after animals and getting plants

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hunter-gatherer

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a wall built to hold back water

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dam

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to prepare and use land to grow crops

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cultivate

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the use of pipes or ditches to bring water to where it is needed

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irrigation