Grade 3 Chapter 6 Social Studies Vocabulary Quiz

What term describes history that is passed down through spoken stories?

• Oral History

• Constitution

• Civil War

• Tax

What is the term for a building that provides protection from the weather?

• Shelter

• Settlement

• Territory

• Pioneer

Who are the people that came to the Americas from Europe to explore and learn more about the land?

• Explorers

• Immigrants

• Pioneers

• Settlers

What do we call a person who moves to live in a different country?

• Immigrant

• Explorer

• Pioneer

• Settler

What term is used to describe a new community?

• Settlement

• Territory

• Shelter

• Tax

What is a set of laws that defines how a government operates called?

• Constitution

• Civil War

• Tax

• Territory

What term is used when people from one country engage in combat with each other?

• Civil War

• Constitution

• Settlement

• Tax

What is the term for land that is owned by the government but is not part of any state or colony?

• Territory

• Settlement

• Tax

• Pioneer

What is the term for the money that citizens pay to the government for public services?

• Tax

• Territory

• Settlement

• Constitution

What do we call a person who moves to and settles in a new area?

• Pioneer

• Immigrant

• Explorer

• Settler