LIST 1: What Does It Mean to Be an American?
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imposed
forced upon others
endowed
given from birth
confer
grant a title, degree, benefit, or right
ambiguous
has more than one possible meaning
entitled
having a right to something
colonization
taking control of a people or area
striving
trying really hard to achieve something
birthright
Inherited right or privilege
naturalized
becoming a citizen when you come from a different country
prudence
being cautious
bigotry
being intolerant, especially toward other groups ex. racism, sexism
white-supremacy
belief in the superiority of the white race
self-evident
doesn't need proof
instituted
to bring into being or put into effect
