Coming to America Vocabulary

What is a member of your family starting with your parents who were born before you.

• country

• continent

• ancestor

• citizen

A land with its own symbols, laws and people.

• citizen

• country

• continent

• history

A member of a country.

• citizen

• ancestor

• teacher

• country

All things that have happened in the past.

• citizen

• ancient

• history

• simple

To honor or remember a special day, event or person.

• holiday

• celebrate

• history

• tradition

A day to celebrate someone or something special.

• holiday

• tradition

• celebrate

• Thanksgiving

A picture or thing that stands for something else.

• symbol

• statue

• tradition

• country

Something that is done a certain way for many years.

• custom

• tradition

• symbol

• statue

The special way a group of people does something.

• tradition

• custom

• history

• country

A large are of land with water around it.

• country

• continent

• holiday

• citizen