Ch 3 SS Vocabulary

an official member of a country

• citizen

• custom

• debt

• mission

A person who loves and defends their country.

• Quaker

• pilgrim

• patriot

• explorer

A trip made for a special reason.

• route

• custom

• reservation

• expedition

A story from the past that is believed by many people but cannot be proven to be true.

• legend

• custom

• protest

• constitution

Money paid to the government

• reservation

• tax

• confederacy

• route

a place ruled by another country

• mission

• government

• colony

• reservation

A person who helps translate the languages between different people.

• legislature

• cooperate

• interpreter

• independence

Land set aside by the US government for Native Americans.

• reservation

• debt

• confederacy

• mission

A strong building or area that can be defended against enemy attacks.

• explorer

• fort

• government

• protest

The special way a group of people does something that is part of their culture.

• debt

• independence

• legislature

• custom