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Sarah Grimkè wearing a patterned dress and frilly bonnet.

abolitionist

(noun) - a person who favors the removal of any institution. Used especially for people who wanted the nullification of slavery in the United States.

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Bird's eye view of blue water and land

ACE Basin

(noun) - the Ashepoo, Combahee, and Edisto Basin (abbreviated as ACE Basin) is one of the largest undeveloped estuaries along the Atlantic Coast of the United States.

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green tractor on brown field under blue sky during daytime

agriculture

(noun) - farming; the art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock

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Ducks swimming in green algae and water.

algae

(noun) - plants without roots that grow in estuaries and feed on nutrients (such as nitrogen and phosphorus) in the water

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Soldiers on horses and foot walking through snow.

American Revolution

(noun) - the war of 1775–83 in which 13 British colonies in North America broke free from British rule and became the United States of America

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family tree of Warren Buffet

ancestor

(noun) - one from whom a person is descended

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large stone structures under a cloudy sky,

ancient

(adjective) - old; happened or existed a long time ago

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Man and woman looking at the branches on Angel Oak.

Angel Oak

(noun) - a Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston. Angel Oak is estimated to be 1500 years old.

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brick and wooden cabins lined up by a dirt road.

antebellum

(adjective) - relating to the period of time right before the Civil War, especially in the South, between 1820 and 1860

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Green mountains against a blue sky and fluffy white clouds.

Appalachia

(noun) - a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico

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older man talking to a younger man over tools.

apprentice

(noun) - a person who is bound by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson for a certain time to learn a trade or art

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Aquifer illustration

aquifer

(noun) - a pocket of groundwater

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Green Grass valleys and fields.

arable

(adjective) - able to support the growing of crops

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Man hunch over an object in the ground.

archaeologist

(noun) - a person who studies material remains, such as utensils, stone carvings, and architecture

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Three People sitting at a table going over layouts.

architect

(noun) - a person who designs buildings

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Person holding an smooth piece of rock.

artifact

(noun) - an object made by a person, especially an object found at an archaeological site

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A hand holding an atlatl and a sketched illustrator of how it was used.

atlatl

(noun) - a tool used by early Native Americans to throw a spear

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The earth and its atmosphere as seen in space.

atmosphere

(noun) - the envelope of gases, aerosols, and other materials that surrounds Earth and is held closely by gravity

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