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Chapter 15
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5th Grade
05/18/2009

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Term
ANNEX
Definition
TO ATTACH SOMETHING TO SOMETHING LARGER.
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CLAIM
Definition
A FORMAL REQUEST TO OWN A TRACT OF PUBLIC LAND; A TRACT OF LAND STAKED OUT BY A MINER OR SETTLER.
Term
FORTY-NINER
Definition
A CALIFORNIA GOLD SEEKER; THE NAME COMES FROM THE YEAR 1849, WHEN GOLDRUSH FEVER WAS AT ITS PEEK.
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MIGRATE
Definition
TO MOVE FROM ONE COUNTRY OR REGION TO ANOTHER.
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MORMON
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A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, FOUNDED IN 1830 BY JOSEPH SMITH.
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NOMAD
Definition
ONE OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO MOVE WITH THEIR FLOCKS AND HERDS AS THE SEASONS CHANGE TO FIND WATER AND PASTURE.
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PLAIN
Definition
A BROAD AREA OF FLAT, OPEN LAND.
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