Social Studies 8 Vocab List #1

An activist who wanted to end slavery. ​

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Frederick Douglass was a famous abolitionist.

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Abolition​ist

​to add on, to absorb into a larger body.

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Ex: the United States annexed, or added, the state of Texas. ​

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​​Annex

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The process of becoming part of another culture.

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Ex: Americans forced Native Americans to assimilate to American culture by cutting their hair and changing their names​.

​​Assimilation

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nonviolent opposition to a government policy or law by refusing to comply with it.

Ex: marches, boycotts, protests ​

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Susan B. Anthony was not allowed to vote because she was a woman. She voted anyway because the law was unfair, she was not compliant

Civil Disobedience

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settling disagreements by having each side give up some of its demands. ​

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​Compromise was achieved when a two house government system was put in place! (The Great Compromise)

​Compromise

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Multiple Choice

True/False: an abolitionist is someone who agrees with slavery.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Annex means....

• To forget

• To get rid of

• To add to

• To destroy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of assimilation?

• Getting 8hours of sleep every night

• Getting a new puppy

• Doing your homework every night

• Learning the language where you live.

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an example of civil disobedience?

• Not paying a fine

• Looting a store

• Not moving from your seat on a bus

• Not buying a certain product

Multiple Choice

True or false: There have been many compromises made in the history of the United States.

• True

• False