Societal Changes
Civil War and Reconstruction
Contemporary Public Policy
Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
European Settlement and Population of the Americas
100

an event that is legally or morally wrong

scandal

100

triangle shaped trade route

triangular trade

100

decide

conclude

100

rebels

insurgents

100

reasons that bring people to the United States

pull factors

200

a relaxing of tensions

detente

200
stop fighting

surrender

200

responsible

accountable

200

people who use violence to achieve their goals

militants

200

reasons that force people to leave their native countries

push factors

300

to charge a public official with misconduct with the intent to potentially remove from office

impeach

300

people who wanted to end slavery

abolitionists

300

relating to one's own country

domestic

300

political strategy that uses violence against people or property to achieve a goal

terrorism

300

large buildings of apartments where the poorest people live

tenements

400

the minimum income that a family of four needs to live

poverty line

400

laws that enslaved African American and their children

slave codes

400

actions that affect everybody

public policy

400

the principles used to guide interaction with other nations

foreign policy

400

native-born people who wish to limit immigration

nativists

500

a set of domestic policies which helped those in need

Great Society

500

language used to influence a reader's opinion

persuasive language

500

belief that certain ideas or people are better than others

bias

500

a building that houses an ambassador and other representatives

embassy

500

privately run neighborhood centers that provide services for the poor

settlement houses