| A | B |
|---|
| language. | A set of words a group of people use to communicate. |
| oral history. | A spoken history. |
| shelter. | A home or building that protects people from weather. |
| explorer. | A person who goes to find out about a place. |
| religion. | A person's belief system. |
| claim. | To say that something belongs to you. |
| settlement. | A new community. |
| settler. | One of the first people to live in a new community. |
| conflict. | A disagreement. |
| slavery. | A system under which people have no choices. |
| freedom. | The right to make your own choices. |
| colony. | A palce that is ruled by another country. |
| tax. | The money that citizens pay to the government for goods and services. |
| revolution. | A fight for a change in government. |
| independence. | Freedom from another country's control. |
| constitution. | A written set of laws that describe how a government elected by the people. |
| patriotism. | A feeling of pride in one's country |
| President. | The title given to he leader of the United States of America. |
| pioneer. | A person who settles a new land. |
| civil war. | A war in which the citizens of a country fight each other. |
| territory. | Land that belongs to a government but is not a state or a colony. |
| amendment. | A change to something that is already written. |
| immigrant. | A person who comes to live in a country from somewhere else in the world. |
