JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Question
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To buy something
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To be the first person there
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To win something
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To be the last person there.
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Detailed explanation-1: -idiom. If you stake a claim to something, you say or show that you have a right to it and that it should belong to you: He marked the spot on his map where he had seen the gold and returned later that month to stake his claim. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Detailed explanation-2: -/steɪk/ US. to provide someone with a particular thing or with what is needed to get it: The governor has promised to stake the city’s homeless to what they need for a fresh start.
Detailed explanation-3: -/steɪk/ us. to risk harming or losing something important if an action, decision, or situation does not have the result you expected or wanted: He was happy to stake his reputation on the success of their new internet venture.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 2013, Indian Parliament made amendments to the Indian Penal Code, introducing stalking as a criminal offence. Stalking has been defined as a man following or contacting a woman, despite clear indication of disinterest by the woman, or monitoring her use of the Internet or electronic communication.