| A | B |
|---|
| Immigrants | people who move into a new country |
| Primary Elections | election where political parties choose their candidate |
| Merchants | people who sell things |
| Century | every 100 years |
| Greed | selfish;wanting everything you see |
| Rural | relating to the country, farming |
| Civilization | society with cities, written language, and government |
| Census | a count of all people (population) |
| Command Economy | government makes the decisions in this government |
| Market Economy | systems where businesses are owned privately |
| Traditional Economy | economic system in community where decisions are based on customs |
| Mixed Economy | an economy where there are several systems in one. |
| Legislative Branch | branch of government that makes the laws |
| Executive Branch | Branch of government that carries out the laws, headed by the president |
| Judicial Branch | Court system making sure the laws follow the constitution |
| Revolution | an overthrow of a ruler of government, or change |
| Apprentice | someone who works for another for a certain amount of time to learn a skill or trade |
| Artisan | skilled worker or crafsperson |
| Barter | exchanging goods without using money, trading for something else |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments to the constitution |
| Canal | Man-made body of water, usually built to link rivers and lakes |
| Capitalism | economic system based on money, people put their money into businesses hoping to make a profit |
| Checks and Balances | Making sure each branch of government are NOT becoming too powerful. |
| Civil Rights | rights of all American citizens to fair and equal treatment |
| Characteristics | specific qualities of a person, object, or idea |
| Climate | weather patterns in a region |
| Colony | a group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land |
| Community | group of people who share the same interests, live in the same village or town |
| Constitution | basic laws of a country |
| Culture | a group's way of life(dress, food, language, etc..) |
| Declaration of Independence | 1776 document by which colonists claimed that they were free of the British rule |
| Democracy | idea that political power comes from the people |
| Epidemic | rapidly spreading disease |
| Federalist | U.S. polotical party supported by thre constitution and favored by as strong central government |
| Freight | goods being transported from one place to another |
| Global Interdependence | way countries in the world need to trade with each other to survive. Each country depends on the other for products |
| Industrial Revolution | a change by making goods by hand to using machinery |
| Landforms | parts of a natural landscape, such as mountains, rivers,and valleys |
| Monarchy | government headed by a king or queen who inherits the crown |
| Opportunity Cost | Given the fact of scarce resources(time, money) that which must be given up if a popular economic choice is made. Choosing one thing over another because you cannot have both |
| Parliament | a law making body, particularly the British Parliament, very similar to our legislative branch |
| Physical Region | geographical area with the same climate, vegetation, or landform |
| Republic | government headed by an elected official, such as a president |
| Scarcity | shortage, it causes prices to rise, not having enough of something |
| Segregation | separating people by race |
| Specialization | making a particular product because you can make it more effectively than others |
| Tolerate | put up with ideas or opinions that are not yours |
| Veto | when the president says no to a bill that the legislative branch has already approved to become a law |
| Wampum | beads made of shells and used as money bt the Native Americans |
| Hemisphere | half of the globe |
| Nation | a community with its own territory and government |
| Freedom | having independence or liberty |
| Urbanization | the building up of cities |
| Amendment | achange to the constitution |
