Fourth Grade Social Studies Vocabulary

     

American Revolution                                                                                                                                  

ancient civilizations                                                                                                                                              

Articles of Confederation

Bill of Rights

colonial                                                                                                                                              

Constitution

democracy

executive branch                                                                                                                                           

explorers                                                                                                                                            

judicial branch                                                                                                                                              

legislative branch                                                                                                                                         

Louisiana Purchase                                                                                                                                    

Mayflower Compact

mission                                                                                                                                               

Native American groups (e.g., Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw)

preamble                                                                                                                                             

Puritan                                                                                                                                               

Quaker                                                                                                                                                

religion

slavery

Supply and demand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

taxes (Revolutionary War)                                                                                                                                               

Tennessee political leaders (e.g., Daniel Boone, John Sevier)

Trail of Tears                                                                                                                                       

Westward expansion      

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