8th Grade SS Concepts - Unit 1 Vocabulary

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'A system where people govern themselves without outside control.'

• Self-government

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Colonial rule

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'Farming just enough food to feed a family or community, with little left to sell.'

• Subsistence farming

• Commercial farming

• Plantation agriculture

• Industrial agriculture

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'Crops grown to sell for profit rather than personal use.'

• Cash crops

• Subsistence crops

• Food staples

• Cover crops

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'Trade system linking Europe, Africa, and the Americas in goods and slaves.'

• Triangular trade

• Silk Road

• Columbian Exchange

• Mercantilism

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'Laws that controlled enslaved people and denied them basic rights.'

• Slave codes

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Abolitionist laws

• Civil Rights Act

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'Laws that allow elected officials to make decisions for the people.'

• Representative legislatures

• Direct democracy

• Judicial review

• Popular sovereignty

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'A formal agreement between nations or groups for mutual benefit.'

• Alliance

• Embargo

• Rebellion

• Treaty

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'Taxes or income collected by a government.'

• Revenue

• Expenditure

• Subsidy

• Tariff

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'The legal documents allowing officials to search homes and businesses without specific cause.'

• Writs of assistance

• Habeas corpus

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Bill of Rights

What is the vocabulary term for the following definition? 'A refusal to buy or use certain goods as a form of protest.'

• Boycott

• Embargo

• Tariff

• Subsidy