Northeast Region Vocabulary

The top of a mountain is called...

• peak

• tiptop

• snowy

The war in which the American colonies won independence from Great Britain was called...

• The Great Big War

• Constitution

• American Revolution

A ditch dug across land that often connects two waterways is called...

• river

• canal

• creek

A water elevator used to raise and lower boats is called...

• lock

• key

• elevator

A payment of money for work is called...

• wage

• cash

• treasure

A very tall building, usually made up of 50 or more floors, is called...

• home

• courthouse

• skyscraper

A way of making large quantities of products is called...

• payment

• mass production

• population

The document declaring the United States was FREE from Great Britain is called...

• Constitution

• Revolution

• Declaration of Independence

The plan of government for the United States

• Declaration

• Constitution

• Revolution

A factory in which people make products out of raw materials is called...

• mill

• sill

• will