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American History I Unit 1 Vocabulary
Unit 1 Vocabulary for American History I
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12th Grade
08/08/2018

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Exploration
Definition
The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
 
#travelmore
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Freedom
Definition

The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint; absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government; the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.

#America

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Immigration
Definition

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

#moveforbetterlife

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Settlement
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A place, typically one that has hitherto been uninhabited, where people establish a community; an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict. 

#newland

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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.

#thinkaboutit

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Contribution
Definition

The part played by a person or thing in bringing a result or helping something to advance.

#doyourpart

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Development
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A specified state of growth or advancement; an event constituting a new stage in a changing situation; the process of converting land to a new purpose by constructing buildings or making use of its resources.

#growmore

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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.

#understand

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Factors
Definition

Circumstances, facts, or influences that contribute to a result or outcome.

#justapart

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Impact
Definition

Have a strong effect on someone or something.

#makeadifference

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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.

#effective

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Patterns
Definition

An arrangement or sequence regularly found in comparable objects or events; a regular intelligible form or sequence discernible in certain actions or situations.

#repeating

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Shape
Definition

The particular condition or state of someone or something.

#stateofmind

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Commerce
Definition

The activity of buying and selling, especially on a large scale; social dealings between people.

#buyersandsellers

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Economic
Definition

Considered in relation to trade, industry, and the creation of wealth; justified in terms of profitability.

#moremoneymoreproblems

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Emigrate
Definition

Leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.

#movingday

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Exploration
Definition

The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

#1492

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Immigrate
Definition

Come to live permanently in a foreign country.

#newhome

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Imperial
Definition

Relating to an empire; relating to an emperor.

#royalfamily

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Mercantilism
Definition

The economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.

#governmentmoney

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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; the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries.

#whitehouse

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Region
Definition

An area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries; an administrative district of a city or country.

#district12

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Topography
Definition

The arrangement of the natural and artificial features on an area; a detailed description or representation on a map of the natural and artificial features of an area.

#mapitout

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HoHoKam
Definition

An ancient Native American culture centered in the present U.S. state of Arizona; one of the four major cultures of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. 

#SouthwestIndians

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Kinship
Definition

A sharing of characteristics or origins; blood relationship.

#partofthefam

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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.

#enslavement

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Headright System
Definition

A grant of land, usually 50 acres, given to settlers in the 13 colonies. This was mostly used in Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Maryland. 

#lendaland

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Foundation
Definition

An underlying basis or principle for something; the action of establishing an institution or organization on a permanent basis, especially with an endownment.

#thebeginning

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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.

#ideaafteridea

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Individualism
Definition

The habit or principle of being independent and self-reliant; a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control. 

#independent

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Involuntary
Definition

Done without will or conscious control; done against someone's will; compulsory. 

#notmychoice

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Motivation
Definition

The reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way; the general desire or willingness of someone to something.

#thewhy

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Opportunity
Definition

A set of circumstances that make it possible to do something. 

#thepossibility

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Philosophy
Definition

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic disciplinethe study of the theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience.

#theorythinking

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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; a fundamental source or basis of something.

#thefoundation

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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.

#toleratenothate

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Values
Definition

A person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.

#myown

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Voluntary
Definition

Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.

#Ichoose

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