(noun) - a manmade waterway that connects bodies of water such as lakes or rivers
(noun) - any of various tall, perennial grasses with flexible, woody stalks, and more specifically from the genus Arundinaria
(noun) - a small, long and narrow boat used by Native Americans and others to travel on waterways
(noun) - the seat of government, especially of a country or state
- also, wealth in the form of money or property owned, used, or accumulated in business
(noun) - one of a series of oval depressions along the coastal plain, from Georgia to Delaware
(noun) - a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the Southern United States after the Civil War.
(noun) - an item used by the family during the night when they could not make a trip to the outhouse
(noun) - a document issued by an authority conferring rights on a person or set of people. For example, King Charles II gave the Lords Proprietors a charter to allow them to use and rule over specified land in America.
(noun) - a legally recognized member of a country, state, or other place who has obligations to and is entitled to protection by and from the government
(noun) - a federal law that prohibits descrimination in a number of settings, including voting, public accommodations, public facilities, public education, federally-assisted programs, and employment
(noun) - the name for the struggle for equal rights for blacks and other groups
(noun) - a large, relatively flat region of southern South Carolina characterized by meandering rivers, swamps, agriculture,and pine forests
(noun) - the coastal region of South Carolina characterized by beaches, dunes, marshes, seaports, and tourism, sometimes referred to as the "lowcountry"
(noun) - a group of emigrants who settle in a distant land, but remain connected to their parent country
(noun) - a group of people who share the same language, manners, tradition, geographic location, and law
(noun) - nation formed by the southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War
(noun) - the planned management of natural resources to prevent loss, destruction, or waste
(noun) - a machine invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds
(noun) - the blending of several cultures and languages created from long-lasting and persistent contact among different cultures and peoples
(noun) - the way of life of a group of people, including their behaviors, beliefs, values, customs, and symbols
(noun) - a distinctive structure forming above the roots of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamily Taxodioideae. Their function is unknown, but they are generally seen on trees growing in swamps.
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