BCA: 3rd Grade: Social Studies: Chapter 1 Vocabulary

a country that supports and helps another country in war

• ally
• foe
• enemy

a settlement controlled by a separate country

• colony
• state
• territory

a formal meeting of representatives that is held to discuss ideas and policies

• summit
• class

• congress

a person chosen by a group to represent them at a meeting

• speaker

• delegate
• envoy

freedom to make decisions for oneself

• justice

• liberty
• independence

to be free

• trapped

• liberty

• independence

a group of ordinary citizens who organize themselves for military service

• army
• militia
• navy

the political group of assembly that has power to make laws for a country

• legislature
• president

• parliament

a colonist who supported American Independence

• Loyalist
• Rebel
• Patriot

a public or official announcement dealing with a matter of great importance

• proclamation
• statement
• declaration