Vocabulary Focus: The words below appear in this week’s reading selection.
- noun - verb - adjective
“The Road to Democracy” Grammar
1. colonists - (noun) people who helped found the thirteen British colonies.
2. documents - (noun) important papers that give official proof or information.
3. election* - (noun) the act of choosing something by voting
4. empire - (noun) a group of countries, lands, or people under one government.
5. government* - (noun) the group of people in charge of ruling a country, state, or city nation noun a group of people living under one government.
6. peaceful* - (adjective) free from war or disorder region noun any large area or territory.
7. revolution - (noun) the overthrow of a system of government to set up a new one.
8. trend - (noun) a growing style or tendency that seems to be followed.
9. unity - (noun) the state of being in full agreement and harmony. 10. vote* - (noun) a formal expression of a wish or choice.
11. democracy* - rule by the people; "demos" -people, "kratos"-power.