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TCI Lessons 1 & 2
Establishing an American Republic Vocab
Term | Definition |
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EVIDENCE | information that can be used to prove a statement or support a conclusion |
ARTIFACT | an object made by a human being |
PRIMARY SOURCE | a document or other record of past events created by someone who was present during the events or the time period in which they occurred |
SECONDARY SOURCE | a document or other record of past events created by someone who was not present during the events or the time period in which they occurred |
POINT OF VIEW | a person's way of thinking about or approaching a subject, as shaped by his or her character, experience, culture, and history |
CHRONOLOGY | the order in which events occur, or the arrangement of events in the order in which they occur |
BIAS | a personal leaning or a preference for a particular outlook |
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION | the process of finding the meaning or significance of historical events |
IDEAL | a principle or standard of perfection that a person or group consistently tries to achieve |
SELF-EVIDENT | obvious without explanation or proof |
EQUALITY | the state of having the same privileges, rights, status, and opportunities as others |
RIGHTS | a power or privilege granted by an agreement among people or by law |
NATURAL RIGHTS | a power or privilege held to be common to all people and granted at birth by nature, not by society |
LIBERTY | freedom |
DEMOCRACY | a system of government in which the power to rule comes from the consent of the governed |
MONARCHY | a system of government in which the ruler inherits the right to rule and has power for life |
DICTATORSHIP | a system of government in which power is seized and exercised by force |