Oklahoma History Vocab
Across
- 3. A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime
- 4. A group of symbols that stand for whole syllables
- 7. The process of one group becoming part of another
- 10. language A system of communication using visual gestures and signs, as used by deaf people
- 11. A specified portion, as of land
- 12. To move from one place to another
- 13. Compromise A 1820 compromise by which Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine was admitted as a free state, and slavery was prohibited north of Missouri's southern border at 36 60' north latitude
- 15. Polite and well-mannered
- 16. To turn over, often by treaty
- 17. An area set aside for use by a particular people
- 18. Epidemic The outbreak of an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae
Down
- 1. A barrier formed from upside wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defense against attack or as a means of confining animals
- 2. To murder (an important person) in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons
- 5. A contest whose winner is chosen by drawing
- 6. Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering
- 8. The minimum resources needed to support life
- 9. Marriage between people of different races, castes, or religions
- 14. To obtain or bring about by discussion