Vocabulary – Treaty of New Echota
Treaty Noun a formal contract or agreement negotiated between countries or other political entities
Ceding Verb to surrender or give up something such as land, rights, or power, to another country, group, or person
Compensation Noun an amount of money or something else given to pay for loss, damage, or work done
Negotiated Verb to attempt to come to an agreement on something through discussion and compromise
Faction Noun a group that is a minority within a larger group and has interests or beliefs that are not always in harmony with the larger group
Swarmed Verb a large crowd or group of people moving to a location similar to a swarm of bees
Authorization Noun official power or permission to do something
Ratified Verb to give formal approval to something, usually an agreement negotiated by somebody else, in order that it can become valid or operative
Rejected Verb to refuse to accept, agree to, believe in, or make use of something, e.g. because it is not good enough or not the right thing
Retaliation Noun An act of revenge
Assassinated Verb A planned murder of specific targets
Compounding Verb to make something more extreme or intense by adding something to it