8th grade U.S.

history
Vocabulary
Artifact
A object that tells information from like 1.2
billion years ago
archeologist
the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of
their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments,
bias
perspective P.O.V.
climate
the average weather in a place over many
years
common good
the advantage or benefit of all people in
society or in a group

Community
a group of people living in a town/city/state
declaration of
independence
a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, a big
break up letter with England.
Distractor
a disturbing person/object that keeps you
from doing something
environment
the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors
surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time
Grievences
a feeling of having been treated unfairly or reason for complaining or
being unhappy with a situation or statement in which you say you are
unhappy or not satisfied with something.

hypothesis
an educated guess/observation
historian
someone who studies history
Norms
model or pattern of some type
ordience
an authoritative rule or law
primary source
A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or
created during the time under study
PLC (positive learning
community)
a group of people who share a belief
secondary source
A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources
territories
someones property
shays rebeloin
constitutional
convention
philadelphia
judicial branch
executive branch
federal goverment
legislative branch
The Legislative Branch is also called the
Congress. There are two parts that make
up Congress: the House of
Representatives and the Senate
balance of power