| A | B |
| ancestor | relative who lived before you |
| census | count of the people living in country |
| civil rights | rights of all citizens to be treated equally |
| culture | entire way of life of people-customs, beliefts and language |
| democracy | form of government where people make laws and run government |
| diversity | variety or difference |
| perspective | point of view |
| prejudice | negative opinion formed without proof |
| republic | form of gov. people elect representatives to run the country |
| primary source | firsthand account of an event , or artifiact created during period studied |
| secondary source | asccount of past based on primary source information by someone not at the event |
| values | beliefs or ideals that guide the way people live |