Lessons 13-14 Vocabulary

Lessons 13-14 Vocabulary

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Frontier

• Definition - unexplored wilderness at the edge of the country

• Examples - everything west of the Mississippi River during this time period

• Non-Examples - A large city

Stereotypes

• Definition - to characterize someone based on a group they belong to.

• Examples - All tall people are good at basketball, all blondes are unintelligent.

• Non-Examples - originality, individuality

Capitalism

• Definition - an economic system based on the private ownership of farms and businesses

• Examples - a person opening their own business and deciding everything related to their business.

• Non-Examples - communism

Civil Servant

• Definition - an employee of the government

• Examples - The people who work at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices, the President, the mayor of a city.

• Non-Examples - A King, a military dictator

Ignorant

• Definition - lacking knowledge

• Example - Mr.Marks is ignorant about electrical work, young children are ignorant about how to drive a car

• Non-Example - Someone lacking intelligence or ability

Jacksonian Democracy

• Definition - the idea that the common people should control the government

• Example - Everyday citizens having the right to vote.

• Non-Example - Only property owning citizens being allowed to vote.

Secede

• Definition - to withdraw from an organization or alliance

• Example - The United Kingdom recently left the European Union

• Non-Example - A teenage moving away to attend college.

Multiple Choice

unexplored wilderness at the edge of the country

• frontier

• distinct

• stereotypes

Multiple Select

Choose the civil servants from this list.

• Marcy Kaptur (House of Representatives member)

• Joe Biden (President of the United States)

• Kim Jong Un (Supreme Leader of North Korea)

• Jill Biden (First Lady of the United States)

• Mike DeWine (Governor of Ohio)

Multiple Choice

the idea that the common people should control the government

• capitalism

• Tariff

• Voluntarily

• Jacksonian Democracy

Multiple Choice

to withdraw from an organization or alliance

• Tariff

• Secede

• Trail of Tears

• Spoils System

Multiple Choice

an economic system based on the private ownership of farms and businesses

• capitalism

• Tariff

• Voluntarily

• Jacksonian Democracy

Multiple Choice

to characterize someone based on a group they belong to.

• Secede

• stereotype

• Voluntarily

• Jacksonian Democracy

Multiple Choice

lacking knowledge

• Tariff

• Ignorant

• Secede

• Voluntarily

Spoils System

• Definition - the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs.

• Example - President Biden appointing his own cabinet members as he takes office.

• Non-Example - An official being removed from office for committing a crime.

Tariff

• Definition - a tax imposed by the government on goods imported from another country

• Example - A 15% tax on steel imported from China

• Non-Example - Paying sales tax when you buy something at the store.

Trail of Tears

• Definition - the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839

• Example - President Jackson forcing the Cherokee Indians off their land.

• Non-Example - The Creek Indian War fought in 1812.

Voluntarily

• Definition - done willingly, without being forced

• Example - A man joining the army after hearing news of Pearl Harbor in 1941.

• Non-Example - A man being drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War.

Crisis

• Definition - a dangerous moment with a high chance of an unwanted result

• Example - The Covid-19 pandemic

• Non-Example - You forgot there was a test so you did not study.

Multiple Choice

the practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs

• Tariff

• Secede

• Trail of Tears

• Spoils System

Multiple Choice

done willingly, without being forced

• Tariff

• Secede

• Voluntarily

• Jacksonian Democracy

Multiple Select

Correctly identify which choices are tariffs and which are not

• A 15% tax on all goods imported from China

• The Federal Income Tax

• Fulton County's 1.5% sales tax.

• A 51% tax on imported wristwatches

Multiple Choice

a dangerous moment with a high chance of an unwanted result

• Tariff

• Crisis

• Secede

• Voluntarily

Multiple Choice

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839

• Tariff

• Trail of Tears

• Spoils System

• Jacksonian Democracy