| A | B |
|---|
| 1950s Culture | Rock-n-roll, Elvis, television, women working outside the home, increase in family size, cars |
| Annex | To add on; often local governments add land and increase their boundaries |
| Civil Rights | Rights guaranteed to all American citizens by the U.S. Constitution |
| Climograph | Shows both average rainfall and temperature month by month |
| Compromise | Each side gives up something in order to reach a solution to a conflict/ problem |
| Consumer goods | Examples: vacuum cleaners, washing machines, televisions, cars |
| Credit | buying something with a promise to pay over time |
| Debt | money owed |
| Culture | art, music, language, food, religion, dress of a group of people |
| Harlem Renaissance | Rebirth in arts: music, literature, dance, art, during the 1920s "Roaring Twenties" |
| Industrialization | Growth of industry which led to growth of cities and booming economies |
| Integration | Bringing together people of all races in public places |
| interest | Money paid by either the bank or individual for the right to use the other's money |
| Isolation | Policy of remaining neutral; also experienced by the homesteaders as neighbors were far away |
| Labor union | Groups organized to fight for better working conditions & child labor laws |
| Latitude/Longitude | Coordinates to find the exact location, 'global address' for a particular place |
| Physical boundaries | the natural geographical boundaries of a place |
| Political boundaries | the human decided boundaries of a state, county, city, etc. |
| Primary source | Record or artifact made by a person who saw or took part in an event; i.e. diary, weapon |
| Secondary source | Record of an event made by a person who was not there at the time; i.e. movie, book |
| Sectionalism | Loyalty to one's region |
| Tariff | Tax on imported or exported goods |
| TVA | part of the New Deal; provided hydroelectricity to TN Valley |
| Unemployment | No jobs; surged during the Great Depression |
| Urbanization | Growth of urban areas into large cities (opposite of rural areas; farms and villages) |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | holiday that is celebrated on the 3rd Monday in January to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Memorial Day | holiday celebrated on the last Monday in May to honor those who died in war |
| Veteran's Day | holiday celebrated on November 11th to honor those who have served in the armed forces |
| Labor Day | holiday celebrated on the 1st Monday in September to honor American workers |
| Columbus Day | holiday celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October to honor Christopher Columbus landing in the U.S. |
