Social Studies Vocabulary 6Th Grade

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An agreement between countries

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treaty

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The movement of people

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migration

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farming

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agriculture

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The use of scientific knowledge or tools to make or do something.

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technology

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A loose group of governments working together

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confederation

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The practice of holding people against their will and making them carry out orders.

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slavery

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The action of having someone speak for another.

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representation

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Lines of longitude

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meridians

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The merdian marked 0 degrees and that runs north and south through Greenwich, england

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prime meridian

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A sudden, complete change, such as the overthrow of a government.

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revolution

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A culture that usually has cities and well-developed forms of government, religion and learning.

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civilization

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Great differences among the people.

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diversty

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A settlement ruled by another country.

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colony

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The refusal to buy certain goods

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boycott

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A small religious settlement

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mission

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An official paper in which certain rights are given by a government to a person or business.

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charter

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The lawmaking branch of a government

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legislature

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A person from one country who comes to live in another country

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immigrant

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An official statment

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declaration

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The freedom to govern on one's own

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independence

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A person sent out by a church to spread its religion

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missionary

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Lines that run east and west on a map or globe

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lines of latitude

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A crop that is grown to be sold

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cash crop

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lines of latitude

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parallels

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A product brought in from another country

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import

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A person who agrees to work for another person for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America

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indentured servant

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A colony owned and ruled by one person

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proprietary colony

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Lines that run north and south on a map or globe

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lines of longitude

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A conquered land of many people and places governed by one ruler

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empire

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A possible explanation

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theory

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The study or act of planning and controlling the course of a ship

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navigation

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An explorer or soldier sent by Spain to conquer and claim large areas of North and South America

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conquistador

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A journey

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expedition

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Somthing that happens as a result of an event or action

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effect

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A colony ruled directly by a monarch

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royal colony

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The judging of a person accused of a crime by a jury of fellow citizens

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trial by jury

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A plan of government

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constitution

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The contest among companies to get the most customers or sell the most goods

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competition

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An event or an action that makes something else happen

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cause

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The exact location of any place on Earth

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absolute location