Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Celebrations
People
100

Startled

Surprised, shocked

100

movements

people with same ideas/goals

100

best seller

popular book

100

Time to honor African Americans

Black History Month

100

African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus

Rosa Parks

200

incredible

unbeleivable

200

key

important

200

Executives

high-level workers/employees

200

What cultural celebration happens from mid-September to mid-October?

Hispanic Heritage Month

200

First African American President

Barack Obama

300

Make something of yourself

Become successful

300

Achieve

Get/accomplish/gain

300

suburbs

neighborhoods/residential areas outside the city

300

Celebration of women's contributions to society

Women's History Month

300

I Have a Dream speaker

Martin Luther King

400

Demands

Strong Requests

400

overturned

Made illegal

400

Lack

not having something

400

Day Irish people celebrate by wearing green

St. Patrick's Day, March 17th

400

President who ended slavery

Abraham Lincoln

500

Realized

Became aware

500

involved

included

500

dissatisfied

unhappy

500

Jewish holiday when you forgive other people

Day of Atonement or Yom Kipur

500

Women's rights reformer in 1800s

Susan B. Anthony