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Unit 1: Communities
Communities
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin | a Founding Father that helped write the Declaration of Independence and signed the Constitution |
| Daniel Boone | created the Wilderness Road which helped people to settle in the west |
| rural | type of community that has fewer people and buildings, and more space for farms and fields |
| suburban | type of community where people live in neighborhoods, there are parks, and is close to a city |
| urban | a type of community where many people live close together and there is not much green spaces |
| community | a group of people who live in the same location, who interact and share a common bond |
| reasons people form communitites | need for security religious freedom material well-being need for laws |
| Christopher Columbus | explorer from Spain, came to New World in 1492, told people about his journey |
| Declaration of Independence | document that was written to tell the world that we were no longer going to be ruled by England |
| Statue of Liberty | symbol of freedom, peace, and hope |
| Constitution | plan for American government; made to protect our rights |
| community needs | recreation, transportation, education, communication, and government |
| timelines | used to show events in the order they happen; peoples lives or events in history |
| decade | ten years |
| century | one hundred years |
| week | seven days |
| year | three hundred and sixty-five days |
| interval | how much time is between two events or dates |