Social Studies 5th Grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abolitionist | a person who wanted to end slavery |
| Environment | all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things. |
| Exploration | the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it. |
| Allies | an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy |
| Amendments | Official changes, corrections, or additions to the Constitution |
| Constitution | The document which established the present federal government of the United States and outlined its powers. It can be changed through amendments. |
| Artifact | Objects made by groups of humans, such as tools and clothes; help us to understanding the ways of life of the groups who made them |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press. |
| Boundary | a line or natural feature that divides one area from another |
| Capitol | the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet |
| Civil Rights Movement | movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens |
| Claim | An area of land being worked by a miner. |
| Regions | A geographic area defined by one or more characteristics that set it apart from other areas |
| Compromise | agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants |
| Contagious | able to be passed easily from one person to another |
| Revolution | the overthrow of a government by those who are governed |
| Emancipation Proclamation | order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union, took effect January 1, 1863 |
| Executive Branch | the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws |
| Globe | a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented |
| Great Depression | the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s |
| Impeachment | The political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law, prescribed by the Constitution. The House of Representatives may impeach the president by a majority vote for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." |
| Industrial Revolution | the change from an agricultural to an industrial society and from home manufacturing to factory production, especially the one that took place in England from about 1750 to about 1850. |
| Judicial Branch | the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation's laws |
| Jury | a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law |
| Legislative Branch | the branch of government that makes the laws. |
| Liberties | The freedoms of citizens, such as freedom of speech and freedom of religion; in the U.S.A., these freedoms are protected by the Bill of Rights. |
| Loyalists | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Middle Passage | the route in between the western ports of Africa to the Caribbean and southern U.S. that carried the slave trade |
| Migrant | traveler who moves from one region or country to another |
| Migration | the movement of persons from one country or locality to another |
| Neutralist | A colonist who didn't take sides in the argument for independence. |
| Nomadic | groups tending to travel and change settlements frequently |
| Nuclear Weapons | a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
| Parliament | the lawmaking body of British government |
| Patriots | Colonists who wanted independence from Britain |
| Pioneers | people who are the first to settle in a region |
| Plymouth | A town started in 1620 by early English settlers, called Pilgrims. Plymouth was located in present day Massachusetts |
| Prejudiced | Having a negative judgment or opinion without knowledge of the facts |
| Protest | To complain publicly about something that people believe is wrong or unfair |
| Ratified | Approved; to have made a written document official by signing it. |
| Roanoke | The name of the island where the first English settlement was started in North America in 1587 |
| Strategies | Plans for winning a war, such as how and where to use an army or navy |
| Taxation without Representation | Forcing people to pay taxes when they have no say in making the law that created the tax |
| Territories | Large regions of land. Within the United States, territories often refers to areas that have not yet been organized into states |
| Traitor | A person guilty of acting against his or her own country |
| Treason | The crime of disloyalty toward a ruler or government |
| Treaty | a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries |
| Unconstitutional | In conflict with the constitution. |
| Veto | vote against; to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law. Only the president has the power to veto bills |
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