US HISTORY VOCAB
adaptations…………………Something, such as a device or mechanism, that is changed or changes
so as to become suitable to a new or special application or situation.
agricultural………………….Farming, producing crops or raising livestock. (animals)
amendment…………………An addition to the US Constitution
Anti-Semitism ……………..Hostility or prejudice against Jews.
blockade……………………..The shutting down or blocking of a port to keep people or goods from
moving in or out of a country.
Capitalist……………………..A person who invests money in a business in order to
make more money. (profit)
characterized……………….To describe the qualities or to be a distinctive mark of something
consumer goods…………..Things that we buy and use. (clothes, food, toys)
containment…………………Preventing the spread of something.
contiguous…………………..Connecting without a break.
continental…………………..Relating to, or characteristic of a continent.
cultural………………………..dealing with the shared knowledge & values of a society.
demographics………………The characteristics of human populations and population areas
discrimination………………The policy or practice of giving treatment or consideration based on
race, class or category
divisiveness………………….Causing people to disagree
electrification……………….To provide with electric power.
erode………………………….To wear away
Federal Reserve …………..The central banking system in the United States. It regulates the money
and banking system. The bankers bank.
immigration………………….The moving from on country to another country to live.
inflation……………………….A increase in price; having to pay more money for a good than it used
to be.
international…………………Involving two or more nations
industrial………………………Having to do with industries or factories.
industrialization…………….The growing/building of lots of factories in an area that uses lots of
machines and human power.
liberation………………………Freeing
manufacturing………………To make or produce something, usually through a process
which sometimes includes machines.
markets………………………..A place where products or goods are bought & sold.
mechanical…………………..Involving machinery or tools.
mechanization………………Changing to using machines to produce items. Machines
doing the job people used to do.
migration……………………Moving from one place to another.
noncontiguous…………….Not connected
oppressive………………….To treat cruelly or unjust, sometimes creating a state of fear.
partitioned………………….Split or divided
passive resistance………..Resistance by nonviolent methods like refusing to follow rules,
demonstrating in protest, or sit-ins.
political……………………….Dealing with the structure or affairs of government.
products……………………..Items that are made or grown.
prosperity……………………Being wealthy or having good fortune, good times.
region…………………………A specified district or territory.
renaissance…………………A rebirth or revival.
reservation………………….Areas of land the US gov’t set aside for Native Americans
rural…………………………..In the country. (farms)
segregation…………………The policy or practice of separating people of different
races, classes or ethnic groups
specialization……………….Making or selling one particular product or item.
suffrage………………………The right or privilege to vote.
Supreme Court…………….The highest court in the United States. It has nine justices and has
jurisdiction over all other courts in the US
telecommunications……..Sending messages over long distances by using electronic means.
temperance…………………Restraint in the use of or not using alcoholic beverages.
textile…………………………A fabric made by weaving or knitting
transcontinental…………..spanning or crossing a continent
urban………………………….Having to do with the city.
urbanization…………………The movement of a population from farms to cities.The growing of
cities.
vocational education……..training for a specific trade or industry
world power………………….A nation or other political group having the power to influence world
events.