6.+Word+Wall+Vocabulary

Who are Americans? Unit One Vocabulary: Christianity Plantation Immigration Indentured Servant Xenophobia Mercantilism Genealogy Alien Colony Charter Region Pedigree Nationality

What makes an American an American? Unit Two Vocabulary: Declaration Democracy Suffrage Amend Ratify Naturalization Ideal Majority rule Bicameral Checks and Balances Patriot Constitution

How did we acquire the America of today? Unit Three Vocabulary: Manifest Destiny Cholera: an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea; caused by contaminated water or food Dysentery: is an inflammation of the intestine characterized by the frequent passage of feces with blood and mucus; caused by contaminated water or food Cede (cession): to yield or formally surrender to another. Annex (annexation): to add Forty-Niners Turnpike Pass (mountain) Conestoga Wagon Wagon Train Mormons Pioneer

Under what conditions is it morally acceptable to rebel against one's government? Rebellion Unit Four Vocabulary: Abolitionist Secede/secession Popular Sovereignty Nullification Compromise Industrialized Revolution Civil War Terrorism Civil Disobedience Rebellion Union Confederacy Emancipation Proclamation Repeal Act Exodusters