The First Americans
special ways of doing something, by a group of people
customs
thoughts or feelings about something or someone
attitudes
noticeable or important
significant
in a particular place or position
located
a network of people who helped slaves escape to freedom during the 1800s
Underground Railroad
produces a change in someone or something
affects
not allowed by law
illegal
simple substances from which everything is made
elements
included in a project or situation
involved
went somewhere with someone
accompanied
people who move from place to place
nomads
a problem to be solved in a piece of literature
conflict
a specially arranged list of simple chemical substances
periodic table
behaved in a particular way because of what someone has said or done
reacted
the traditional beliefs, values, and customs of a family, group, or country
heritage
a social group in a traditional society consisting of linked families or communities with a common culture and dialect
natural resources
unfair treatment of some people because of their race, ethnic group, religion, or gender
discrimination
the purpose of something
function
the time and place of the action
setting
a group of people or organizations that are connected or that work together
network
to make water flow to dry land or crops
irrigate
the sequence of related events in a story
plot
a document that says you have the right to own or sell an invention
patent
descriptive language used in literary works
imagery
someone trying to avoid being caught, especially by the police
fugitive