bison
challenge
challenge (n.)
Definition
a difficult task or problem; something that is hard to do
Sample Sentence
Cutting sod is a challenge.
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community
government
the group of people who control and make decisions for a country, nation, or state Sample Sentence
Members of the government voted on new laws last week. Image Credit: mark reinstein/Shutterstock.com
homestead
homestead (n.)
Definition
a piece of government land that a person could acquire by living on it and farming it when the western part of the United States was being settled
Sample Sentence
The family lived and farmed on a homestead.
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interdependent
Definition related in such a way that each group depends on or needs the other
Sample Sentence Buffalo and prairie grasses are interdependent because each needs the other.
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nation
nation (n.)
Definition
a group of people united under a common history, government, culture, or language who are from a certain country or area of land
Sample Sentence
The Great Plains are home to the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.
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opportunity
opportunity (n.)
Definition
an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done
Sample Sentence
The sunshine created a good opportunity for the settlers to work on their sod house.
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prairie
prairie (n.)
Definition
a large, mostly flat area of grassland in North America with few trees
Sample Sentence
The tall grass on the prairie blows in the breeze.
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preserve
settler
settler (n.)
Definition
a person who moves to a new country or area that is usually not occupied by other people
Sample Sentence
The settler loaded the wagon and traveled west to build a new home.
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tradition
