vocabulary Flashcards
(20 cards)
settler
a person who moves to a new place to live
pioneer
a person who is among the first the explore or settle a new area
homestead
house and the land around it where pioneer lived and farmed
farming
growing crops and raising animals to produce foodhar
hardship
diffcult situations or problems that make life challenging
supplies
necessare items that pioners needed to live like food and clothing
isolation
the stae of being seperated from others, often due to living far away of in a remote area
settlement
a community or group of homes where people life and work together, often in a new area
clearing
the process of removing tress and bushes from a piece of land to make it suitable for farming or building
tool
an instrument used to help with work, like farming or building
summarize
to restate in a concise form
infer
to make a guess based on facts and observationt
theme
what the store is trying to teach you
plot
the story line of order of events in a book, play or movie
support
to provide proof or evidence for
opinion
states a persons or groups thoughts, feelings, or beliefs about something
evidence
information or data used to support a claim, argument, or conclusion
justify
to show to be true or right, prove
poem
a piece of writing written in lines and stanzas, often with words that rhyme
drama
a store written so that it can be acted out for an audience, play