| A | B |
|---|
| immigrants | people who come from other lands to live in the U.S. |
| colony | overseas settlement tied to a parent country |
| revolution | sudden political change |
| democracy | form of government in which the people rule |
| ethnic group | a group of people that share a common culture, language or history |
| English | major language of the U.S. |
| national parks | area set aside for recreation and the protection of wilderness and wildlife |
| Mark Twain | His humorous books relate life along the Mississippi River |
| Georgia O'Keeffe | painted colorful scenes of the Southwest |
| Native American folktales | stories that explain the mysteries of nature |
| Constitution of the United States of America | original laws that set up our country as a "republic" |
| 280 million | approximate US population in 1995 |
| 76 years | average life expectancy of an American in 1995 |
| Willa Cather | described experiences of the pioneers on the Great Plains |
| Northeast | most populated region of the US |
| representative democracy | voters choose leaders who make and enforce the laws |
| federal republic | a government divided between national and state powers with a president who leads the national government |
| seceded | In 1861, several souther states __________ or withdrew from the national government |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | This African-American leader pushed for more tolerance toward minotities. |
| Asia | Today,any immigrants to the U.S. come from what continent? |
| Native Americans | This smallest of ethnic groups has live the longest in the U.S. |
| Christianity | Most Americans follow a form of this major religion |
| Winslow Homer | American artist who painted the stormy waters of the Atlantic Ocean |
| Thomas Eakins | American painter who painted city life |
| Langston Hughes | Poet who wrote about the triumphs and sorrows of African Americans |
| Amy Tan | her novels examine the lives of Chinese Americans |
