This is an object made by humans. They can tell a lot about the history of a place and its people.

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These were small groups of hunters who hunted animals and gathered plants for food.

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This describes the planting and growing of crops for food.

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This is the way of life of a group of people.

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This is the original declaration of owning something, such as an area of land.

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This is a settlement ruled by another country.

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This describes a person who is not free.

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This is a belief or custom handed down through generations.

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This means to cause something to happen.

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This means to form a group.

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This is freedom from rule by others.

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This is a union of states that agree to cooperate.

For example, the 13 original British colonies in North America became a (a)   of states.

This is a group of people who are responsible for making a country's laws.

For example, the United States (a)   meets in Washington, D.C.

This is a plan of government, usually for a country.

For example, the U.S. (a)   was first written more than 200 years ago, but is still used today.

This is someone who represents a group of people.

For example, Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, was a (a)   from Virginia at the Continental Congress.

This is another word for an agreement.

For example, we two students might (a)   and agree to become friends and not argue.

This means to approve.

For example, in order for the U.S. Constitution to take effect, two-thirds of the states had to (a)   and approve it.

This is a change or addition.

For example, Mr. Michael might add an (a)   to the class rules, making it possible for the kids to watch movies on Fridays if they behave well.

This is an area that is governed by a country but is not a state.

For example, the United States purchased the Louisiana (a)   as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

This is a person who comes to live in a new land.

For example, my friend Tanya is an (a)   in America and just became a new U.S. citizen.

This is the part of the economy in which machines are used to do the work.

For example, there is a lot of (a)   in Taiwan.

This describes someone or something that is able to make large amounts of goods.

For example, McDonald's is a very (a)   restaurant chain, serving millions of hamburgers every year.

This is a belief that each state should solve its own problems.

For example, the Southern states in the 1800s believed in ___ ___. They believed they should be allowed to keep slavery legal.

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This was a person who wanted to abolish, or end, slavery completely.

For example, Harriet Tubman was a famous American (a)   who fought to free slaves.

This means to break away from or officially withdraw.

For example, the Southern states decided to (a)   from the Union in 1865.

This was the period of time when the South was rebuilt after the Civil War.

For example, Reconstruction came into effect so that the southern states could rejoin the Union and slaves could start new lives.

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This is another word for separation.

For example, there was a great deal of (a)   in the southern states between blacks and whites for many years.

This is an area set aside for American Indians (Native Americans).

For example, the Navajo Native American Indian (a)   is more than 71,000 square kilometers and covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.

This means to chase.

For example, I saw a lion (a)   a zebra in Africa.

Decide whether these things came from the Americas or Europe.

These were laws in the South after the Civil War that prevented African Americans from voting.

__ __ Laws

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