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Ch. 6- Fur traders and missionaries
Ch. 6 vocabulary words
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History
7th Grade
04/25/2014

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Term
Animism
Definition
the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls.
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Barter
Definition
To trade goods without the use of money
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Fort
Definition
A trading post or place occupied by troops
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Immunity
Definition
Resistance to a disease
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Mission
Definition
A group of people charged with a task, or a building that missionaries would center their work in
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Missionary
Definition
A person sent by a church to an area to spread their religion
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Mountain Men
Definition
A man who lives on the frontier or in the wilderness
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Pelt
Definition
Animal fur
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Rendezvous
Definition
A large meeting typically held in the wilderness where furs would be traded for goods and other business transactions would occur
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Trading Post
Definition
a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
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Trapper
Definition
Someone who catches animals to be sold for their furs or meat
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Whitman Massacre
Definition
Event that ended the missionary era in Washington
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