Unit 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

era

Answer 1

historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic

Question 2

primary source

Answer 2

original document, artifact, picture, journal, cartoon from the period in which an event occurred or a record from a person who participated in the event

Question 3

nation

Answer 3

country with borders and an organized government which freely exercises authority within the border

Question 4

trade

Answer 4

exchange of goods and services

Question 5

unlimited resources

Answer 5

leaders rule without any restrictions such as a dictatorship, absolute monarchy, or totalitarian regime

Question 6

secondary source

Answer 6

information that comes from a source such as a textbook, website, or encyclopedia

Question 7

social

Answer 7

related to a group of people’s culture, religion, language, or lifestyle

Question 8

economic

Answer 8

related to a money, taxes, work, making a living and production of goods and services

Question 9

political

Answer 9

related to government, conflict, resolution, regions of land, and decision-making of countries

Question 10

region

Answer 10

large area that has common features that set it apart from other areas

Question 11

citizen

Answer 11

member of a country

Question 12

goods and services

Answer 12

products made for sale/barter and actions people provide for others

Question 13

immigration patterns

Answer 13

routes of human movement from one area/country into another

Question 14

bias

Answer 14

slanted coverage or one-sided information about an event; prejudiced information

Question 15

migration patters

Answer 15

routes of movement for animals or people across or within a given area

Question 16

cultural diffusion

Answer 16

spread of ideas, technology, religion, language and other cultural practices over time and across an area or region

Question 17

historical context

Answer 17

conditions or setting for an event or a primary source

Question 18

frame of reference

Answer 18

perspective from which a person views historical or current issues and events

Question 19

limited government

Answer 19

through laws, some control is placed on a country’s leadership, such as in a democracy

Question 20

culture

Answer 20

way of life and the group that live and represent that way of life

Question 21

geographic culture

Answer 21

way that the land, climate, and resources influence a historical or current event

Question 22

VA House of Burgesses

Answer 22

first example of colonial representative government in what is now the United States

Question 23

Quakers

Answer 23

group that settled in Pennsylvania and believed in total religious tolerance

Question 24

persecution

Answer 24

mistreatment because of political or religious beliefs

Question 25

joint-stock company

Answer 25

people add their money together to invest in a business opportunity with the hopes that they can share in the profits if it is successful

Question 26

Mayflower Compact

Answer 26

first document for self-government in what is now the United States; agreed to by first permanent European settlers in Massachusetts

Question 27

indentured servants

Answer 27

one who agrees to work off a debt for a certain period of time in return for the payment of passage to the colonies

Question 28

Puritans

Answer 28

religious group that wanted to change the Church of England and settled in Massachusetts to set up a godly community

Question 29

plantation system

Answer 29

economic and social structure that dominated southern colonies and was based on slavery

Question 30

pilgrims

Answer 30

religious group that wanted to break away from the Church of England and settled in Massachusetts to seek religious freedom; also known as "Separatists"