Month: May 2018

Posted in World History

20.2 Vocab

Posted on by Scott Biggar

16. Boycott مقاطعة: to refuse to buy something

17. Minutemen: colonial soldiers during the American Revolution who could be ready to fight at any time

18. March: a lot of people walking towards a common goal

19. Redcoats: British soldiers

20. Declaration of Independence اعلان الاستقلال: America’s document saying they are free from Great Britain

21. Complaints شكاوي: problems, talking about being unhappy

22. Liberty حرية: freedom

23. Document وثيقة: an important piece of paper

24. American Revolution الثورة الأمريكية: the American struggle against Great Britain for independence

25. Saratoga: a major battle; the turning point (change) of the war

26.Yorktown: the last major battle of the American Revolution where the British got trapped and had to quit

27. General Cornwallis: the main British general in the Northern states

28. George Washington: Leader of the American army

29. Paris: the capital of France where the war was officially ended

30. Treaty: an agreement, contract

Posted in Economics

Econ 6.3 Vocab

Posted on by Scott Biggar
  1. price ceiling: the highest legal price that can be charged for a product
  2. price floor: the lowest legal price that can be paid for a good or service
  3. minimum wage: lowest legal wage that can be paid to most workers
  4. unemployed: having no job
  5. income: money that is made by working
  6. Great Depression: a period where Americans lost jobs and the stock market crashed in the 1920s
  7. target prices: the floor for agricultural products to stabilize farm income
  8. loan: money that is borrowed
  9. penalty: punishment, extra money paid
  10. agriculture: farming
  11. crops: goods grown on farms
  12. deficiency payment: cash payment that makes up the difference between the market price and the target price
  13. investors: someone who spends money in order to make more money
Posted in World History

World history 20.1 Vocab

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World History Chapter 20.1 Vocab

  1. Revolution ثورة: fighting against the government trying to change it
  2. Great Britain: England
  3. Soldiers جنود: warriors fighting for a country
  4. Acts قوانين: laws
  5. Quarter العيش في المنزل: to live, house
  6. Violate انتهاك: to go against
  7. Tax ضريبة: money you pay to the government
  8. Stamp Act: tax on paper products
  9. Repeal إلغاء: to cancel
  10. Boston: a city in Massachusetts
  11. Consent الإذن: agreement, permission
  12. Tea شاي: a warm drink that’s famous in England
  13. Parliament الحكومة البريطانية: the British government
  14. Massacre مذبحة: an attack with a lot of deaths
  15. Patriots: people who go against the government
Posted in Economics

Econ 6.2 Vocab

Posted on by Scott Biggar

Econ 6.2 Vocab!

  1. transactions: the action of buying and selling
  2. equilibrium price: when the number of units produced equals the number of products sold
  3. surplus: too much of an item (higher quantity than demand)
  4. shortage: too little of an item (less quality than demand)
  5. predict: to guess the future based on what you already know
  6. increase: go up
  7. decrease: go down
  8. natural disaster: a very dangerous Earth event (tornado, earthquake, etc.)
  9. fluctuate: to change; fluid
  10. efficiently: to work well without wasting time and energy
  11. marketplace: what sets the prices and allows buyers and sellers to adjust