Chapter 23 Vocab—America’s Story
- Rule: To control
- imperialism: When one country rules other countries
- Colony: a country that is controlled by another country
- Icebox: a very cold place
- Gold rush: when many people run to a place to find gold
- Natural Resource: important things that are found in nature
- Contiguous: the 48 states that share a border
- Island: land that is surrounded by water on all sides
- Peninsula: land that is surrounded by water on three sides
- Church: a place where Christians pray
- Battleship: a ship used during war
- blew up: exploded
- independent: free and not controlled by another country
- nation: country
- surrendered: give up
- captured: to take over and control
- border: the edge of a country
- silly: not smart
- discover: to find something for the first time
- missionary: a person who spreads the message of Christianity
