BCA: 7th Grade: Social Studies: Chapter 5 Vocabulary

a situation where enemy ships patrol a port to keep weapons, ammunition, food, or other supplies from moving in or out.

• blockade
• siege
• quarantine
• embargo

a ban on trade with a specific nation or group of nations

• tariff
• quota
• embargo
• sanction

a good or service sold to another country

• domestic sale
• export
• trade
• import

a good or service brought into one country from another

• Domestic product
• Export
• Local service
• Import

seizing something for public use or forcing someone into public service

• Volunteer service

• Impressment

• Public auction
• Taxation

the ruler in a government in which authority over the people is retained through a ruling family

• Dictator
• President
• Monarch
• Prime Minister

loyalty and devotion to one's country and support for its interest above those of other counties or peoples

• Nationalism
• Patriotism
• Globalism
• Isolationism

to forgive an error or offense

• ignore
• condemn
• pardon

• criticize

an action or event that serves as a guide for similar actions prevents in the future

• guideline
• example
• recommendation
• precedent

a tax that is placed on goods brought into one country from another

• value-added tax
• sales tax
• import tax
• tariff