55thth Grade Social Studies Grade Social StudiesChapter 7 VocabularyChapter 7 Vocabulary

Mrs. Thornburg’s versionMrs. Thornburg’s version

Vocabulary Terms in Social Studies Ch. 7Vocabulary Terms in Social Studies Ch. 7

Transcontinental Railroad

Drought Homestead Demand

Exodusters Sodbusters Supply

Barbed Wire Reservation Extinct

Assimilate Railhead Habitat

What do we call the railroad that crossed What do we call the railroad that crossed the continent?the continent?

TranscontinentalTranscontinental

What do we call a long period with little or no What do we call a long period with little or no rain?rain?

DroughtDrought

What do we call twisted wire with a sharp What do we call twisted wire with a sharp barb, or point, every few inches?barb, or point, every few inches?

Barbed wireBarbed wire

What do we call land that the government What do we call land that the government set aside for American Indians?set aside for American Indians?

ReservationReservation

What do we call an African American settler who What do we call an African American settler who called him or herself after Exodus, a book of the called him or herself after Exodus, a book of the

Bible?Bible?

ExodustersExodusters

What do we call a town where railroad What do we call a town where railroad tracks begin or end?tracks begin or end?

RailheadRailhead

What do we call a settler’s home and land?What do we call a settler’s home and land?

HomesteadHomestead

What do we call an unfair, negative opinion What do we call an unfair, negative opinion that can lead to unjust treatment?that can lead to unjust treatment?

PrejudicePrejudice

What was the name given to Great Plains farmers What was the name given to Great Plains farmers because they had to break through so much thick because they had to break through so much thick

soil, called sod, in order to farm?soil, called sod, in order to farm?

SodbusterSodbuster

What do we call changing a group’s culture What do we call changing a group’s culture and traditions so that it blends with a larger and traditions so that it blends with a larger

group?group?

AssimilateAssimilate

What do we call the amount of something What do we call the amount of something that people want to sell at certain prices?that people want to sell at certain prices?

SupplySupply

What do we call the amount of something What do we call the amount of something that people want to buy at certain prices?that people want to buy at certain prices?

DemandDemand

What do we call the area where an animal or What do we call the area where an animal or a plant normally lives or grows?a plant normally lives or grows?

HabitatHabitat

What do we call it when a certain type of What do we call it when a certain type of plant or animal no longer exists?plant or animal no longer exists?

ExtinctExtinct