Abolish: To stop or put an end to something. The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery.
Allies: To unite or form a friendly connection with another person, business, or country.
Amendment: The act of correcting, improving, or changing a legal document such as the United States Constitution.
Background knowledge: Is the knowledge the learner already has before they meet new information.
Biography: A detailed description of one’s life.
Brochure: A small informational booklet containing pictures and information about something/someone to bring about a better understanding.
Civil War: A war between the citizens of the same country. The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 to decide the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
Coal: An energy source made up of dead/decomposed plants; coal looks like a black, shiny rock.
Compromise: An agreement that is reached by each side giving in, or coming to an understanding that benefits both sides.
Confederacy: An agreement formed between two or more states to join together for unlawful reasons. Another name for the Confederate States of America.
Congress: A group of elected officials who meet to discuss, debate, and pass laws.
Constitution: A constitution is a set of rules that guide how a country works. It tells how the branches of government work, what powers they have, and states the rights of citizens.
Consumption: The act or process of consuming.
Economy: The capital and resources available to a particular region and/or country.
Elected: To choose someone to hold public office by voting. In 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States.
Freedom: Being free. Having the power to act and speak freely.
Government: Any group of people living together in a country, state, or community that had to live by a set of rules.
Humanitarian: Someone who dedicates his or her life to caring for and serving others.
Identify: To find out or show the identity of.
Import/Exports: Products or goods that are shipped in or out of an area.
Independence: Freedom, or not being controlled by others.
Influence: The capacity to have an effect on someone or something.
Liberty: The power to choose what you want to do. Having the ability to act and speak freely.
Map legend: Table or chart included on a map to indicate the meaning of the map's varied symbols.
Military: The armed forces of a country.
Mining: Obtaining resources from the Earth through a mine.
Natural gas: Gas that occurs naturally underground.
Paraphrase: Change the wording on the information to make it your own.
Petition: A written document that many people sign to show that they want a person to do or change something.
Plain: A flat land.
Plateau: Land that has a higher elevation than its surrounding area.
President: The head of the government and chief officer of a modern day republic.
Processing: To complete a series of tasks in order to preserve and/or change something.
Production: The act or process of producing.
Raw materials: The simplest form of materials used in making a product.
Reconstruction: To rebuild something. The period after the Civil War when the Southern states were reunited with the Union.
Record: The sum of recognized accomplishments and information that has been researched.
Region: A land area that has common features.
Research: Careful study and investigation for the purpose of discovering and explaining new knowledge.
Ridge: Consists of hills and mountains in a narrow chain.
Revolution: A sudden or complete change in the way people live or work.
Seceded: To leave or withdraw from membership in a federal union. After Lincoln was elected as President, 11 states seceded the Union. They disagreed with Lincoln’s beliefs about slavery.
Slavery: The state of being owned by someone else. As a slave you do not have any rights or freedoms.
Steel: A form of iron that is processed with carbon and other elements.
Symbols: An object or picture that represents something else.
Timeline: A sequential linear chart of a production or history.
Union: The act of two or more persons or states joining together for a common purpose. Another name for the United States of America.
Valley: The land of a lower elevation between two ridges.
Compromise:An agreement that is reached by each side giving in, or coming to an understanding that benefits both sides.
Confederacy:An agreement formed between two or more states to join together for unlawful reasons. Another name for the Confederate States of America.
Congress:A group of elected officials who meet to discuss, debate, and pass laws.
Constitution:A constitution is a set of rules that guide how a country works. It tells how the branches of government work, what powers they have, and states the rights of citizens.
Freedom:Being free. Having the power to act and speak freely.
Influence:The capacity to have an effect on someone or something
Map legend:Table or chart included on a map to indicate the meaning of the map's varied symbols.
Petition:A written document that many people sign to show that they want a person to do or change something.
Processing:To complete a series of tasks in order to preserve and/or change something.
Production:The act or process of producing.
Raw materials:The simplest form of materials used in making a product.
Reconstruction:To rebuild something. The period after the Civil War when the Southern states were reunited with the Union.
Timeline:A sequential linear chart of a production or history.
Background knowledge: Is the knowledge the learner already has before they meet new information.
Elected:To choose someone to hold public office by voting. In 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States.
Identify:To find out or show the identity of.
Paraphrase: Change the wording on the information to make it your own.
Record:The sum of recognized accomplishments and information that has been researched.
Research: Careful study and investigation for the purpose of discovering and explaining new knowledge.