| Term | Definition |
| Maiden | The town our school is in |
| Catawba | The county our school is in |
| The United States of America | The country we live in |
| Barack Obama | The president |
| The Star Spangled Banner | Our national anthem |
| Independence Day | The holiday celebrating our country's birthday |
| Fourth of July | The day Independence Day is celebrated on |
| Bob Smyre | Maiden's mayor |
| Labor Day | A holiday honoring workers |
| North America | The continent we live on |
| Bev Perdue | Governor of North Carlolina |
| Abraham Lincoln | President that worked to end slavery |
| George Washington | The first president of the United States |
| Father of our Country | George Washington's nickname |
| Atlantic Ocean | North Carolina is bordered by this ocean |
| Piedmont | The section of North Carolina we live in. |
| Sherriff | This person's job is to see that laws are enforced |
| Raleigh | The capital of North Carolina |
| Washington D.C. | Our nation's capitol |
| Indians | The first Native Americans |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Worked hard for the civil rights of all Americans |
| 50 | Number of stars on the U.S. flag |
| 13 | Number of stripes on the U.S. flag |