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Academic Vocabulary Social Studies

Dive into the American Revolution, colonial beginnings, and the formation of the United States through its key historical documents and government branches. Explore early American settlements, native groups, influential figures, and pivotal events that shaped the nation.

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Academic Vocabulary Social Studies

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  1. Academic VocabularySocial Studies T. Sams Piedmont Elementary 2008

  2. What was the war that started in 1776 to create a new nation, the United States of America, ending British control. American Revolution

  3. Egypt, Greece, Maya, Mesopotamia, Rome, and Vikings are sometimes referred to as________. Ancient civilizations

  4. What was the first governing document of the United States of America which united the Thirteen Colonies? Articles of Confederation

  5. _______is the term used to describe the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. Bill of Rights

  6. What word is used to refer to the original 13 colonies forming the U.S.? colonial

  7. This document gives the fundamental principles upon which the American republic is conducted. Constitution of the U.S.

  8. The President, who also serves as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, is the head of this branch of government. He appoints the Cabinet and oversees the various agencies and departments of the federal government. Executive Branch

  9. This form of government insists on the right and the capacity of a people to control their institutions for their own purposes. democracy

  10. What do you call a person who travels in search of new geographical or scientific information? explorer

  11. This branch of government makes sure laws are understood correctly. It consists of the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts. Judicial Branch

  12. This branch of government consists of the Congress, which is divided into two chambers -- the Senate and the House of Representatives. This part makes laws. Legislative Branch

  13. Each member of __________ is elected by the people of his or her state. Each senator with two members from each state, has 100 seats , and are elected for six-year terms. Congress

  14. The______________, with membership based on state populations, has 435 seats, and are elected for two-year terms. House of Representatives

  15. This was the land between the Mississippi river and the Rocky Mountains bought from France in 1803 at the cost of about 3 cents per acre. Louisiana Purchase

  16. The ______________was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was drafted by the pilgrims who crossed the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. Mayflower Compact

  17. A _________religious settlement where missionaries live and work. mission

  18. Indigenous peoples within the territory that is now continental United States. (e.g., Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw) Native American groups

  19. The _________is the beginning part of the Constitution. preamble

  20. This is a person that wanted to purify, or reform, the Church of England. They came to American for religious freedom. Puritan

  21. The Religious Society of Friends that began in England in the 17th century Quaker

  22. ____________is a personal set of beliefs about God or Gods. religion

  23. An American pioneer and long hunter who opened the Cumberland Gap and was first to cross the Appalachians was________. Daniel Boone

  24. First governor of Tennessee and a famous Indian fighter. John Sevier

  25. The __________was passed by Parliament, putting a stamp tax on all newspapers, pamphlets, and many kinds of legal documents. STAMP ACT (taxes of (Revolutionary War)

  26. This the was a tax brought in a bill on tea, glass, wine, oil, paper, lead, and painters' colors. Townshend Act (taxes of Revolutionary War)

  27. The state of a person who is held against their will and made to carry out orders another is _____________________. slavery

  28. The _________was the route taken by the Cherokee on their forced journey to Indian Territory. Trail of Tears

  29. The theory that attempts to describe, explain, and predict changes in the price and quantity of goods sold in competitive markets. Supply and demand

  30. The Gold Rush, The Homestead Act, Lewis and Clark, the Louisiana Purchase, Native Americans, The Northwest Ordinance, the Oregon Trail, Orphan Trains, the Pony Express, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the Wild West are referred to as ____________. Westward expansion

  31. That’s All! Keep Sharp Minds!

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