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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Mrs. Taylor's American History vocab for unit 1
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History
12th Grade
08/09/2018

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EXPLORATION
Definition
the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
 
#trailblazers
 
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FREEDOM
Definition
the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
 
#treatyoself
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IMMIGRATION
Definition
the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
 
#movin'onup
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SETTLEMENT
Definition
a place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community.
#livin'itup
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ANALYZE
Definition
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
#lookcloser
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CONTRIBUTION
Definition
a gift or payment to a common fund or collection.
#givealittletakealittle
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DEVELOPMENT
Definition
the process of developing or being developed.
#buildingup
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EXPLAIN
Definition
make (an idea, situation, or problem) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas.
#doctorwho
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FACTORS
Definition
a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome.
#math
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IMPACT
Definition
the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
#meteor
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INFLUENCE
Definition
the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.
#YouTubers
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PATTERNS
Definition
a repeated decorative design.
#brainscanseekpatterns
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SHAPE
Definition
the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something; the outline of an area or figure.
#body
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COMMERCE
Definition
the activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale.
#spices
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ECONOMIC
Definition
relating to economics or the economy.
#moneymoneymoney
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EMIGRATE
Definition
leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.
#permanentresidence
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EXPLORATION
Definition
the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
#Lewis&Clark
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IMMIGRATE
Definition
come to live permanently in a foreign country.
#bigmove
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IMPERIAL
Definition
relating to an empire.
#emperorsnewgroove
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MERCANTILISM
Definition
belief in the benefits of profitable trading; commercialism.
#tradefortrade
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POLITICS
Definition
the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.
#jeez
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REGION
Definition
an area or division, especially a part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
#boundaries
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TOPOGRAPHY
Definition
a detailed description or representation on a map of the natural and artificial features of an area.
#maps
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HOHOKAM
Definition
Native American culture flourishing from about the 3rd century BC to the mid-15th century AD in south-central Arizona noted for the construction of an extensive system of irrigation canals.
#cultured
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KINSHIP
Definition
blood relationship.
#bloodisthickerthanwater
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ENCOMIENDA
Definition
a grant by the Spanish Crown to a colonist in America conferring the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the Indian inhabitants of an area.
#ohno
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HEADRIGHT SYSTEM
Definition
referred to a grant of land, usually 50 acres, given to settlers in the 13 colonies.
#thatsalotofland
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FOUNDATION
Definition
the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.
#superlow
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IDEOLOGIES
Definition
a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
#startofsomethingnew
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INDIVIDUALISM
Definition
the habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant.
#strongandindependent
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INVOLUNTARY
Definition
done without will or conscious control.
#didntrealize
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MOTIVATION
Definition
the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.
#reasons
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OPPORTUNITY
Definition
a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
#thisissuchagreatopportunity
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PHILOSOPHY
Definition
the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
#plato
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PRINCIPLE
Definition
a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.
#foundation
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TOLERANCE
Definition
the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.
#loveandtolerance
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VALUES
Definition
the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
#valuable
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VOLUNTARY
Definition
done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
#ownfreewill
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