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ancestors
noun
A person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.
"he could trace his ancestors back to James the First".
Example: Through the search for shared beliefs or cultures, worship of the ANCESTORS may be indicated by the location of tombs within an agricultural landscape; and similarities in the form of tombs may assist in the trace of migration across the landscape, however, distortions in the model may effect interpretation.
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colonization
noun
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
Example: The colonization of N America by the British and French.
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culture
noun
He ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.
Example: She's very keen to learn about Japanese culture.
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emancipation
noun
The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
"the social and political emancipation of women".
Example: . The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in the United States.
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ethnic
noun
Relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.
"ethnic and cultural rights and traditions".
Example: Beyond providing their customers with quality ethnic food, they also give a warm atmosphere consisting of a helpful staff.
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immigration
noun
The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
"a barrier to control illegal immigration from Mexico".
Example: There is a large Indian immigrant population.
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Independent
noun
Free from outside control; not subject to another's authority.
"an independent nuclear deterrent".
Example: Calcutta is thus at present the seat both of the supreme and the local government, each with an independent set of offices.
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middle passage
verb
He sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
Example: A c ommunity or population made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.
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Migration
verb
Human migration involves the movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location.
Example: However, due to out MIGRATION of people from the rural areas to the urban areas,
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plantation
noun
An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are grown.
Example: Both the Indians and the Chinese were forced to live in cramped and unhygienic PLANTATION.
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slavery
verb
The state of being a slave.
Example: Greek and Roman SLAVERY (1981) In terms of the law, the rights of slaves were protected in some ways.
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triangular trade
verb
Used to refer to the trade in the 18th and 19th centuries that involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves being shipped to the West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities which were in turn shipped back to Britain.
Example: However, 'it must not be inferred that the TRIANGULAR TRADE was solely and entirely responsible for...economic development.".
