AM1 Possible Vocabulary by Unit
Note: When deciding on vocabulary for a unit, pick around 10 new words. These would be your focus words
for the unit. The use of vocabulary in the classroom should be purposeful and relate to the standards.
Teaching vocabulary in isolation (writing out definitions and looking up words from the back of the book)
should be avoided. Instead, utilize the vocabulary as part of everyday class discussion and as part of
terminology used in developing warm-ups, EQs, and formative/summative assessments.
Suggestion for use:
Create three word walls for the unit. One with the conceptual lenses. One with question words (this can
remain from unit to unit but add a word or two each time). And, one with a mixture of 10 or so words.
When working on primary sources, notes, readings, etc., ask the class what lens does the work best go with
and why. Be sure they justify their reasons. Develop quick formative assessment questions for the class by
using a combination of the words from the wall. For Example: Why did salutary neglect play a significant role
in the conflict between Britain and the American Colonies?
Unit 1:
Possible
Lenses
Exploration
Freedom
Immigration
Settlement
Question Words
Content
Vocabulary
Non-Content
Vocabulary
Analyze
Contribution
Development
Explain
Factors
Impact
Influence
Patterns
Shape
Commerce
Economic
Emigrate
Exploration
Immigrate
Imperial
Mercantilism
Politics
Region
Topography
Foundation
Ideologies
Individualism
Involuntary
Motivation
Opportunity
Philosophy
Principle
Tolerance
Values
Voluntary
These words come from the NC Essential Standards and the WSFCS Unit Documents’ UEQ and LEQs.
Unit 2:
Possible
Lenses
Compromise
Conflict
Revolution
Question Words
Content
Vocabulary
Non-Content
Vocabulary
Address (to)
Affect/Effect
Analyze*
Change
Contribution*
Development*
Extension (of)
Impact*
Influence*
Justify (ication)
Result Of
Role Of
Structure
Summarize
To Attain
To What Extent
Transform
Various
View
Capitalistic
Confederation
Constitution
Culture
Democracy
Empirical
Executive
Federal (ism)
Financial
Free Market
Imperial
International
Judicial
Legislative
Mercantilism*
Monarch
Nationalism
Patriotism
Profiteer
Ratification
Republic(anism)
Revolution
Salutary Neglect
Abandon
Accountability
Accumulate
Adopt
Affair
Assert
Committee
Convention
Correspondence
Declare
Deny
Desire
Discontent
Discrimination
Distribution
Endure
Equality
Ideologies*
Inability
Institution
Interest (political)
Internal/External
Involvement
Liberty
Occupation
Opposition
Perception
Philosophy (ical)*
Promote
Protest
Redefine
Sacrifice
Sense (of)
Stability
Structure
System
Unity
Unrest
These words come from the NC Essential Standards and the WSFCS Unit Documents’ UEQ and LEQs.
*These words are on previous unit lists.
Unit 3:
Possible
Lenses
Question Words
Content
Vocabulary
Non-Content
Vocabulary
Foreign Policy
Leadership
Nationalism
Power
Affect/Effect*
Aim
At Odds With
Develop*
Distribution
Enabled
Explain*
Impact*
In The Wake Of
Increased
Influence*
Leading Up To
Regarding
Role Of*
Sense Of
Set the Direction
Shaped By*
Tested
To What Extent*
Alien
Campaign
Debt
Diplomacy
Domestic
Economic*
Embargo
Executive*
Foreign
Impressment
International
Isolationism
Judicial*
Legislative *
Maritime
Nationalism
Neutrality
Patriotism
Platform
Political Party
Proclamation
Republic*
Sedition
Tariff
Treaty
Accumulated*
Address
Adhere
Affair*
Convention*
Correspondence*
Development
Dominant
Ease
Inaugural
Interest (political)*
Involvement*
Negotiation
Period (of time)
Policy
Precedent
Prior
Proper
Resolution
Secure
Stability*
Tension
Territorial
Undeclared
Unite
These words come from the NC Essential Standards and the WSFCS Unit Documents’ UEQ and LEQs.
*These words are on previous unit lists.
Unit 4:
Possible
Lenses
Question Words
Content
Vocabulary
Non-Content
Vocabulary
Conflict*
Innovation
Reform
Sectionalism
Absence Of
Address*
Affect/Effect
Analyze*
Change
Develop*
Evaluate
Evolution Of
Extent To Which
Impact*
Influence*
Lead To*
Promote
Reacted To
Reflected
Relationship
Result Of*
Shape*
Significance
To Attain*
To What Extent*
Abolitionism
American Dream
Common Good
Common Man
Domestic*
Domesticity
Economy*
Inalienable
Market
Mill Town
National
Nullification
Plantation
Political Parties*
Politics*
Revolution*
Romanticism
Sectionalism
Tariff*
Temperance
Transcendentalism
Utopia
Agriculture
Contemporary
Crisis
Cyclical
Discrimination*
Dynamics
Emergence
Era
Exposition
Fundamental
Ideal
Implement
Inclusive
Individualism
Industrial
Inequalities
Infrastructure
Innovation
Inspire
Movement
Opposition*
Participant
Participate
Perception*
Policy
Production
Progress
Prosperity
Reform
Scandal
Sector
Significantly
Strategy
Succeeded
System*
Tension*
Turbine
Unintended
Values*
Various (ed)
Virtue
These words come from the NC Essential Standards and the WSFCS Unit Documents’ UEQ and LEQs.
*These words are on previous unit lists.
Unit 5:
Possible
Lenses
Question Words
Content
Vocabulary
Non-Content
Vocabulary
These words come from the NC Essential Standards and the WSFCS Unit Documents’ UEQ and LEQs.
*These words are on previous unit lists.
Unit 6:
Possible
Lenses
Question Words
Content
Vocabulary
Non-Content
Vocabulary
These words come from the NC Essential Standards and the WSFCS Unit Documents’ UEQ and LEQs.
*These words are on previous unit lists.