Government
Economics
Geography
History #1
History #2
100

Bill

a law proposed to Congress, but not yet passed

100

Import

A good or service bought IN from another country


100

Geography

The study of the earth and how people use resources

100

Primary source 

A first-hand account of an event/topic by someone who was involved in it (diaries, letters, newspapers, etc.)

100

Manifest Destiny 

The idea that Americans were justified to settle the North American continent

200

Legislative Branch of Government 

Branch of government containing the House of Representatives and the Senate (Congress)

200

Export

A good or service bought by and shipped OUT to another country

200

Climate

The long-term pattern of weather in an area

200

Secondary source 

An account created by someone who is reporting on an event that they did not participate in (textbook, biography, essay, etc.)

200

Homestead

Land given to a person and their family to live on and farm

300

Executive Branch of Government 

President and Vice President

300
Capital

The resources used to create value in an economy, factories, equipment, machinery, technology, human capital, etc.

300

Fertile Land

Land that can support the growth of plants and crops

300

Oral History 

The study of history through speaking and verbal accounts

300

Union

The states that remained loyal to the government during the Civil War

400

Judicial Branch of Government

The Supreme Court and local courts

400

Scarcity 

When the demand for a good/service is greater than the supply; shortage of a good/service


400

Conservation 

The protection of the land and resources

400

Treaty

Formal agreements between nations

400

Emancipation Proclamation 

The people being held as slaves in the Confederacy were declared to be free

500
Federalism
A system of government where power is divided between a central government and regional/local governments
500

Opportunity Cost 

When you have to give up to buy what you want in terms of other goods or services

500

Region 

An area with 1+ common characteristics/features that make it different from the surrounding areas  

500

Migration 

Movement of people from one place to another

500

Reconstructiton Era

The period of time after the Civil War when the country tried to rebuild itself

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