Glossary
- advancements
- Improvements.
- allegiance
- Loyalty to something or someone.
- bushel
- A unit of measurement equal to a little more than 9 gallons.
- cartographer
- Someone who makes maps.
- code
- A system of words with a hidden meaning used to share a secret message.
- condor
- A large bird that lives in the California mountains and has a wingspan of 10 feet.
- conquistador
- The term used for Spanish soldiers during the 1500s who conquered parts of Central, South, and North America.
- conservationist
- A person who works to protect natural resources and the environment.
- constellation
- A group of stars that looks like a figure when viewed from the earth and connected by imaginary lines.
- domestic
- A country's internal affairs.
- drinking gourd
- A plant such as a pumpkin or squash that has been hollowed out to create a cup for drinking.
- essence
- The meaning.
- feed
- Food for animals; in this case, corn.
- galleon
- A large ship with three masts, used by Spain from the 1400s to the 1600s.
- govern
- To make decisions for.
- hustle
- To act with energy.
- immigrant
- A person who has moved from one country to another.
- industry
- All the people and companies that sell similar goods or services.
- insure
- To make sure, guarantee.
- interviewer
- Someone who conducts an interview.
- lyrics
- Words of a song.
- meal
- Grains made from grasses such as wheat or oats.
- naturalization
- The way that immigrants become citizens of the United States.
- oath
- Solemn promise.
- ordain
- To make into law.
- peninsula
- A piece of land that sticks out into the ocean.
- permanent resident
- Someone living in the United States who is not a U.S. citizen but who has received legal permission to stay as an immigrant.
- persistent
- Not giving up.
- posterity
- Children and all future descendants.
- preamble
- An introduction.
- quail
- A type of bird.
- retain
- To keep.
- stock
- Livestock or farm animals.
- tranquility
- Peace, calmness.
- union
- A united group.
- unique
- One of a kind.
- welfare
- Well-being.
- will
- Desire.