allying: Uniting on the same side, often by official treaty.
audacious: Fearless and brave, without too much concern for any consequences.
chaps: Leather leggings worn over pants to protect a cowboy on horseback.
discrimination: Unfair treatment based on prejudice.
entrepreneurs: People who take the risk of starting new businesses and are committed to success.
First Nations: The Native People of North, Central, and South America, often called “Indians” or Native Americans.
hernias: Injuries to the abdominal region often caused by heavy lifting.
internment camp: A place where groups of people are held like prisoners, often in primitive conditions.
prejudice: Negative and hostile feelings, opinions, or attitudes, regarding a racial, religious, or national group.
romanticized: To have unrealistic, positive impressions of a time, place, or situation by concentrating on the best parts of it.
spoils: Possessions confiscated or stolen from the defeated by the winning side in warfare.
vigilante: Taking the law into your own hands and punishing criminals without proper legal procedures.