Lesson 1
Culture
The way of life.
Colony
A place ruled by another country.
Explorer
Elevator
A machine that moved people up and down in tall buildings.
Immigrant
A person who leaves their home country to live in a new country.
Barter
To trade without money.
Money paid to the government.
Frontier
The far edge of a country.
Skyscraper
A tall building.
Industry
When a business produces a certain type of product or service.
Artifact
Things made or used by people long ago.
Revolution
A fight that brings the end to one government and the start of another.
Pioneer
One of the first people to settle in a new place.
Assembly Line
Migration
To move within a country.
Settler
A person who claims land to live on.
Patriot
A person who fights for independence.
Territory
Land owned buy a country.
Manufacture
To make something using machines.
Discrimination
Treating people unfairly based on how they look or what they believe.
Slavery
Forcing people to work without pay or freedom.
Constitution
A plan for government.
What are some reasons why people moved West?
Answers may vary.
What was the transcontinental railroad?
A railroad that went across the continent.
Great Migration
The movement of African Americans from the South to the North.