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Social Studies
History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abolish | end forever |
| agriculture | farming |
| Articles of Confederation | first governing document of the United States that gave most power to the states |
| atomic bomb | powerful military weapon using nuclear technology |
| bias | personal opinion that shapes how someone views a topic |
| boycott | refuse to buy |
| Byzantine Empire | empire based at Constantinople that was once part of the Roman Empire |
| caravel | light, mobile Portuguese ship |
| cash crop | crop grown to sell for profit |
| city-state | independent city with it's own government and citizenship |
| Civil Rights Movement | period of people working together to end legalized racial discrimination |
| Cold War | competition between the United States and Soviet union for global power |
| Compromise of 1850 | agreement that admitted California and made new rules about the possible expansion of slavery westward |
| conquistadors | Spanish adventures and conquerors during the Age of Exploration |
| constitution | plan for government |
| Continental Congress | meeting of colonial leaders |
| cuneiform | ancient writing cut into clay tablets |
| Dark Ages | time period from about 500-1000 with little surviving recorded history |
| Declaration of Independence | document announcing American independence from Great Britain |
| democracy | political system in which citizens vote directly on leaders and laws |
| dynasty | ruling families in which the kingship passes from generation to generation |
| Equal Rights Amendment | proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing gender equality |
| fact | statement that can be proven true |
| feminism | women's rights |
| Fugitive Slave Law | controversial law that required all U.U. citizens to help capture and return runaway slaves to their owners |
| Great Depression | period of worldwide economic downturn in the 1930's |
| hieroglyphics | writing that uses pictures to show ideas or syllables |
| Homestead Act | law of 1862 giving people land in the West under certain conditions |
| hunter-gatherer | people who survive by collecting wild plants and hunting |
| imperialism | use of power by one country to rule another |
| industrialization | making of goods in factories |
| irrigation | systems to move water for farming |
| isolationism | policy of staying out of global conflicts |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | law overturning the Missouri Compromise and allowing people in Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether to allow slavery |
| labor specialization | division of labor in which people do different jobs |
| Manifest Destiny | idea that the Unites States has a duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean |
| mercantilism | theory stating that colonies existed to provide raw materials and markers for their ruling country |
| Mesoamerica | region of Mexico, Central America settled by people long ago |
| Middle Passage | long, difficult Atlantic crossing that was part of the slave trade |
| militarism | national focus on building military power |
| Missouri Compromise | agreement of 1820 that admitted Missouri and Maine, and tried to end the debate over slavery |
| muckraker | journalists who wrote about social problems |
| nationalism | support for one's own nation above others |
| Native Americans | native group of what is now the United States |
| New Deal | series of federal programs that provided economic help during the Great Depression |
| opinion | statement that gives a person's idea about a topic |
| Persian Gulf War | war fought in and around Iraq in 1990 and 1991 |
| popular sovereignty | voting by the people |
| primary source | source created by someone who witnessed an event |
| Proclamation of 1763 | British policy setting a western limit for colonial settlement |
| Progressive Era | period of social, political, and economic reform lasting between about 1900 and 1915 |
| Reformation | European religious reform movement |
| Renaissance | period of cultural flowering and rebirth in Europe |
| republic | political system in which citizens vote for leaders who then make laws on their behalf |
| secede | formally leave a country |
| secondary source | source created by someone about an event that they did not witness |
| sectionalism | support for one's own region rather than the whole nation |
| segregation | leagal separation of people by race |
| self-government | overseeing of a community's political affairs by it's own rep |
| speculation | buying something with the intention pf selling it later at a profit |
| Transcontinental Railroad | ling-distance railroad linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Treaty of Versailles | agreement ending World War 1 (WWI) that punished Germany for the war |
| triangular trade | set of routes connecting the Americas, Europe, and West Africa over which raw materials, finished goods, and enslaved humans traveled |
| urbanization | growth of cities |
| War on Terror | U.S. strategy to destroy terrorist networks around the world |
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