Identity
Vocab Section 1
Vocab Section 2
Important People
Main Idea
100

The set of qualities and beliefs that make one person different from others

What is Identity

100

The ability to be aware of the feelings of others and imagine what it might be like to be in their position

What is Empathy 

100

A man who had an important part in creating the US Government and the Constitution

Who is Founder (Founding Fathers)

100

A person who has been taken prisoner

Who is a Captive

100

The influence of this group brought the US population up by a large amount, they also brought different ideas, traditions, and values into the United States to make the US very diverse

Who is an Immigrant

200

The social construction based on physical traits like skin color, hair and eyes

What is Race

200

Belonging to a specific nation or country by birth and/or citizenship

What is Nationality 

200

A person who moves with a group to live in a new country or area

Who is a Settler

200

One person works for another without pay, but in order to pay off a debt or a crime

Who is an Indentured Servant

200

The mistreatment of this group has put a blemish on United States' history. After colonization, not only did their population decrease 90%, they also lost a lot of land and were eventually forced onto reservations

Who are Native Americans/Indigenous 


300

A person’s romantic or sexual attraction to others

What is Sexuality 

300

A system of beliefs about a God or Gods, and the activities that are connected with that set of beliefs

What is Religion

300

The original inhabitants of a place

Who are Indigenous 

300

A country that sends settlers to a place and establishes political control

Who is a Colonizer 

300
After Indentured Servitude came to a close, this group was forced into slavery, especially in the south. The United States eventually abolished slavery and started giving this group more and more rights

Who are Enslaved/African Americans

400

The informal, unwritten rules that guide how people behave and what is considered acceptable in a group or community.

What are Social Norms
400

These are actual records that have survived from the past, and accounts from people who were there.

What is a Primary Source

400

A member of a group of Christians who were devoted to peaceful principles.

Who is a Quaker

400

A person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions.

Who is a Migrant 

400

This group of men created a government that gave rights to all citizens. The people were meant to have the power while the government acted as a tool or a resource for the people to succeed

Who are the Founding Fathers

500

A grouping of people who might share traditions, ancestry, language, history, society, culture, nation, or religion

What is Ethnicity

500

The social standing often based on wealth, occupation, and education

What is Socioeconomic Class

500

The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Who is an Immigrant 

500

A member of a group of English Puritans fleeing religious persecution

Who is a Pilgrim 

500

The United States' culture, race, religion, socioeconomic class, and social norms are all representations of the United Staes ____________

What is Identity