Transcript Academic Vocabulary

Academic Vocabulary
Social Studies
T. Sams
Piedmont Elementary 2008
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What was the war that
started in 1776 to create a
new nation, the United
States of America, ending
British control.
American
Revolution
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Egypt, Greece, Maya,
Mesopotamia, Rome, and
Vikings are sometimes
referred to as________.
Ancient
civilizations
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What was the first governing
document of the United States
of America which united the
Thirteen Colonies?
Articles of
Confederation
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_______is the term used to
describe the first ten
amendments to the United
States Constitution.
Bill of Rights
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What word is used to
refer to the original 13
colonies forming the
U.S.?
colonial
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This document gives the
fundamental principles
upon which the American
republic is conducted.
Constitution of the
U.S.
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The President, who also serves as
Commander in Chief of the Armed
Forces, is the head of this branch of
government. He appoints the Cabinet
and oversees the various agencies and
departments of the federal
government.
Executive Branch
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This form of government
insists on the right and the
capacity of a people to control
their institutions for their own
purposes.
democracy
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What do you call a person
who travels in search of
new geographical or
scientific information?
explorer
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This branch of government makes
sure laws are understood
correctly. It consists of the
Supreme Court and the lower
federal courts.
Judicial Branch
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This branch of government
consists of the Congress, which is
divided into two chambers -- the
Senate and the House of
Representatives. This part makes
laws.
Legislative Branch
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Each member of __________ is elected
by the people of his or her state. Each
senator with two members from each
state, has 100 seats , and are elected
for six-year terms.
Congress
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The______________, with
membership based on state
populations, has 435 seats,
and are elected for two-year
terms.
House of
Representatives
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This was the land between the
Mississippi river and the
Rocky Mountains bought from
France in 1803 at the cost of
about 3 cents per acre.
Louisiana
Purchase
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The ______________was the first
governing document of Plymouth
Colony. It was drafted by the
pilgrims who crossed the Atlantic
aboard the Mayflower.
Mayflower Compact
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A _________religious
settlement where
missionaries live and
work.
mission
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Indigenous peoples within the
territory that is now
continental United States. (e.g.,
Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw)
Native American
groups
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The _________is the
beginning part of the
Constitution.
preamble
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This is a person that wanted to
purify, or reform, the Church of
England. They came to
American for religious
freedom.
Puritan
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The Religious Society of
Friends that began in
England in the 17th
century
Quaker
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____________is a
personal set of beliefs
about God or Gods.
religion
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An American pioneer and
long hunter who opened
the Cumberland Gap and
was first to cross the
Appalachians
was________.
Daniel Boone
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First governor of
Tennessee and a famous
Indian fighter.
John Sevier
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The __________was passed
by Parliament, putting a
stamp tax on all
newspapers, pamphlets,
and many kinds of legal
documents.
STAMP ACT (taxes of
(Revolutionary War)
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This the was a tax
brought in a bill on tea,
glass, wine, oil, paper,
lead, and painters' colors.
Townshend Act (taxes
of Revolutionary War)
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The state of a person who
is held against their will
and made to carry out
orders another is
_____________________.
slavery
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The _________was the
route taken by the
Cherokee on their forced
journey to Indian
Territory.
Trail of Tears
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The theory that attempts to
describe, explain, and predict
changes in the price and
quantity of goods sold in
competitive markets.
Supply and
demand
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The Gold Rush, The Homestead Act,
Lewis and Clark, the Louisiana
Purchase, Native Americans, The
Northwest Ordinance, the Oregon Trail,
Orphan Trains, the Pony Express, the
Transcontinental Railroad, and the Wild
West are referred to as ____________.
Westward
expansion
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That’s All!
Keep Sharp Minds!
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