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Social Studies Glossary

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Translation of Social Studies terms based on the Coursework for Social Studies Grades 3 to 5.

Updated October 2018

THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

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Elementary-Level Social Studies Glossary

ENGLISH HAITIAN CREOLE

AA.D. Apre Jezikriabilities kapasiteabsence of government pa gen gouvènmanabsentee ballot vòt pa lapòsaccomplishments akonplismanachievements reyisitacid rain lapli asidacross time and place atravè tan ak espasaction plan plandaksyonactivities aktiviteadults adiltaerial photographs foto ayeryenAFL-CIO AFL-CIOAfrica Afrikaagriculture agrikiltiAlgonquians Algonkenalike/different sanble/diferanallegiance alejansalternative solutions lòt solisyonaltiplano altiplanoaltitude altitidamendment amannmanAmerican democracy: ideals, values/principles of

Demokrasi ameriken : ideyal, enpòtans, prensip

American Revolution, the Americas Revolisyon ameriken, LèzamerikAmericas Lèzamerikancestor zansètAntarctic Circle Sèk polè antatikAntarctica Antatikanthem imappoint nonmenappointed leaders lidè yo nonmenappointed office plas yo nonmen yon mounarchaeologists akeyològArctic Circle Sèk polè atikareas zòn

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arid sèkart lèzaartifacts atifakassembly asanbleassembly line chèn asanblajauthority otoriteautobiographies otobyografiautobiography otobyografiautomobiles otomobilavailability dispozisyonavenues of participation kote ou ka patisipeaztecs Aztèk

BB.C. avan Jezikribackgrounds kote w sòti/kote w fèt/ki etid ou fè/aryèplanbarter twòkbasic debazbasin basenBattle of Quebec Batay Kebèkbattles batay before/after anvan/aprèbelief kwayansbelief system sistèm kwayansbeliefs kwayansBill of Rights Deklarasyon dwa mounbiographies byografibiography byografibodies of water mas dloborder frontyè / limitBoston Tea Party Boston Tea Partyboundary lizyèboycott boykotaj / grèvbranches of government branch pouvwa gouvènman anBritish North America Act Lwa Britanik pou Amerik Dinòbudget bidjè




Ccabinet kabinècable kabcalendar kalandriyecampaign kanpayCanada KanadaCanadian Bill of Rights deklarasyon sou dwa kanadyencanal kannalcapital (state and money) kapital (leta ak manman lajan)capital goods byen pou pwodiksyoncapital resources resous lajancapitalism kapitaliscardinal directions direksyon kadinalcause kòzcelebrate selebrecelebration selebrasyoncelebrations selebrasyoncensus resansmanCentral America Amerik Santralcentury syèkchange monnen

checks and balances Sistèm tabli pou chak branch Gouvènman an ka tcheke lòt la

child labor travay timounchildren timounChippewa Chippewachoice chwachoices chwacitizen sitwayencitizenship sitwayèntecivic life vi sivikcivic values valè sivikcivil rights dwa sivilcivil rights movement mouvman dwa sivilcivil wars gè sivilcivilization sivilizasyoncivilizations sivilizasyon




clans klanclassroom salklasclimate klimaclothing rad, abimancollect taxes touche takscolonial kolonyalcolonial governments gouvènman kolonyalcolonies kolonicolonists koloncolony koloniCommittees of Correspondence komite korespondanscommon good byen pou tout kominote acommonwealth CommonwealthCommonwealth of Nations Commonwealth of Nationscommunication kominikasyoncommunism kominiscommunities kominotecommunity kominotecommunity service sèvis kominotècompact konpakcompare/contrast konpare/diferansyecompass konpa / bousòlcompromise konpwomicompulsory education edikasyon obligatwacomputer òdinatèconfederacy konfederasyonconflict konfliconflict resolution rezoud konfliconflicts konflicongress kongrèconquistador anvayisèconsequences konsekansconservation konsèvasyonconsideration konsiderasyonConstitution of the State of New York Konstitisyon Leta NouyòkConstitution of the United States Konstitisyon Etaziniconstitutional democracy Demokrasi konstitisyonèl




consumer konsomatèconsumers konsomatèconsumption konsomasyonconsumption of goods konsomasyon byencontinent kontinanContinental Congress kongrè kontinantalContinental Divide Liy frontyè dlo yocontinents kontinancontour kontoucontrast diferanscontributions kontribisyoncooperation koperasyoncosts pricotton belt cotton beltcredit kredicriteria kritècultural characteristics karakteristik kiltirèlcultural contributions apò kiltirèlcultural differences diferans kiltirèlcultural diffusion difizyon kiltirèlcultural diversity divèsite kiltirèlcultural groups gwoup kiltirèlculture kilticultures - characteristics, distriubtion, complexity of kilti - karakteristik, distribisyon, konpleksite

currency lajancustoms koutim

Dday jouDe Witt Clinton De Witt Clintondecade dekaddecision desizyondecision-making pran desizyondecisions desizyondeclaration deklarasyonDeclaration of Independence Deklarasyon Endepandansdelta dèlta




democracy demokrasiDemocratic Party Pati Demokratikdemocratic principles prensip demokratdemocratic values valè demokratikdeveloped nations nasyon devlopedeveloping nations nasyon k ap devlopedevelopments devlòpmandiagram dyagramdiagrams dyagramdictatorship diktatidifferent/same diferan/menmdirection direksyon diseases maladidisplay ekzibisyon/montredisputes diskisyondistance distansdistribution distribisyondiverse divèsdiversity divèsitedocument dokimandue process pwosedi jisDutch colonies koloni neyèlandèDutch West India Company Konpayi wèsendyèn neyèlandè

Eearn genyenEarth’s surface sifas latè aeconomic ekonomikeconomic capital kapital ekonomikeconomic concepts nosyon ekonomikeconomic decision making pran desizyon ekonomikeconomic decisions desizyon ekonomikeconomic development devlòpman ekonomikeconomic factors faktè ekonomikeconomic growth kwasans ekonomikeconomic interdependence entèdepandans ekonomikeconomic systems sistèm ekonomikeconomics ekonomi




economies ekonomieffects efèelect elielected leaders lidè yo elielected office plas ou genyen apre yo eli w election eleksyonEllis Island Ellis Islandemigrants emigranempathy konsiderasyonemployee anplwayeemployer anplwayèencomienda system sistèm encomiendaencounter rankont/tonbe sou (yon bagay)enforce ranfòseEnglish colonies koloni anglèenvironment anviwonmanenvironmental factors faktè ki gen pou wè al anviwonmanequality egaliteequality of opportunity opòtinite egal / menm opòtiniteera epòk / taneras epòk / tanethnic etnikethnic group gwoup etnikethnicity etnisiteEurope LewòpEuropean encounter and exchanges-of technologies, plants, animals, diseases

Reyinyon Ewòp fè ak lòt pèp pou fè echanj sou plan teknoloji, plant, animal, maladi

events evènman / okazyonexchange echanjexecutive ekzekitifexecutive branch of government branch ekzekitif gouvènman expansion ekspansyonexploitation eksplwatasyonexploration eksplorasyonexplorers eksploratèexports ekspòtasyon




Ffacilities lokal/fasilitefact/opinion fè/opinyonfactors of production fatè pwodiksyonfactory faktorifamily fanmifar/near lwen/prèfederal federalfederal government gouvènman federalfestival festivalfestivals festivalflag drapofolktale kont / istwafolktales kont / istwafood manjeforced relocation kite yon zòn pa lafòsforeign policy politik etranjèforeign relations relasyon etranjèFort Orange Fort Oranjefoundation fondasyonfree enterprise antrepriz libfree trade echanj libfreedom libèteFrench Canadians Kanadyen fransèFrench colonies koloni fransèfrontier fwontyèfunctions of government wòl gouvènmanfundamental economic questions kesyon ekonomik fondamantalfundamental values valè fondamantalfuture avni

Ggame jwètgender fi ou gasongeneration jenerasyongeographic characteristics karakteristik jewografikgeographic factors faktè jewografik




geographic features karakteristik jewografikgeographic features/areas karakteristik/zòn jewografikgeographic information enfòmasyon jewografikgeography jewografigeological processes pwosesis jewolojikglobal warming rechòfman latèglobe glòbglobes glòbgoods and services - production, distribution, exchange, consumption of

byen ak sèvis - pwodiksyon, distribisyon, echanj, konsomasyon

goods byengovern gouvènegovernance gouvènans - administrasyongovernment gouvènmanGreat Depression Lagrann depresyongrid kadriyajGross Domestic Product pwodui enteryè briGross National Product pwodui nasyonal brigroups gwoupgrowth kwasansGulf Stream Gulf Stream

Hhabitat kay/lojmanHaudenosaunee Haudenosauneehealth santehemisphere emisfèhistoric events evènman istorikhistorical historikhistorical evidence evidans istorikhistorical narratives rakonta istorikhistory istwaHolidays ( Columbus Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, New Years Day, Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day)

Jou fèt (Jou Kristòf Kolon, Jou eleksyon, Thanksgiving , Joudlan, Jou Dr Martin Luther, Presidents Day , Memorial Day , Jou drapo)

home kayhopes espwa




House of Representatives Depitehuman imenhuman capital kapital imenhuman migration migrasyon imenhuman migrations migrasyon imenhuman resources resous imènhuman rights Dwa delòmhuman settlements kolonizasyon imenhuman systems sistèm imen

Iideals of American democracy Vizyon demokrasi ameriken anideas ideidentity idantiteimmigrants imigranimmigration imigrasyonimportant enpòtanimports enpòtasyoninaugurated confederationIncas Incasincome revniindentured servant sèvitè sou kontraindependence endepandansindigenous peoples pèp endijènindividual chak mounindividual rights dwa chak mounindividual rights to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness.

dwa moun genyen pou lavi, pou libète e pou chèche viv ak kè kontan

individuals mounindustrial expansion ekspansyon endistriyèlindustrial growth kwasans endistriyèlindustrial growth/expansion kwasans/ekspansyon endistriyèlIndustrial Revolution revolisyon endistriyèlindustrialization endistriyalizasyonindustry endistri

inhabitants pèp yon peyi - moun ki abite nan yon peyi - abitan

interdependence entèdepandans




interdependent entèdepandaninternational organizations òganizasyon entènasyonalinterpret law entèprete lalwainterpret laws entèprete lalwainterpretations entèpretasyonInuits inuitsinvention envansyoninventions envansyonIroquois iwokwaIroquois Confederacy Konfederasyon iwokwairrigation irigasyonissues pwoblèmisthmus ism

Jjudgments jijmanjudicial jidisyèjudicial branch of government branch jidisyè gouvènmanjudicial branch branch jidisyè junta jentjury jirijury service sèvis jirijustice jistis

Kkindergarten lekòl matènèl

Llabor travaylabor force popilasyon ki gen jòblabor movement mouvman sendikalabor union inyon sendikaland formations fòmasyon sou kouch terès laland masses mas tè yolanguages langLatin America Amerik Latinlatitude latitidlaws lwalaws/rules lwa/règ




leaders lidèLeague of Nations Lig Nasyonlearn aprannlegal legal legends lejandlegislative branch branch lejislatif gouvènmanlegislative branch of government branch lejislatif gouvènmanlegislature lejislatiliberty libètelibrary bibliyotèklibrary resources resous bibliyotèklife vilifestyle jandevilike/dislike renmen/pa renmenlimited limitelimited resources resous limitelimited/unlimited resous san limitlocal lokallocal government gouvènman lokallocal region rejyon lokallocation lokasyonlock kadna / kadnaselocomotive lokomotiflong ago lontan desalonghouse longhouselongitude lonjitidloyalist lwayalisloyalty lwayote

Mmaize mayimajority rule règ majoritèmake laws fè lwamanor manwamanufacture fabrikemanufacturing fabrikasyonmaps kat jewografikmarkets mache




mass starvation yon pakèt moun k ap mouri grangouMayas MayasMayflower Compact Mayflower Compact

megalopolis megalopol (gwoup vil nan vwazinaj yonn ak lòt)

member manmmemorials komemorasyonmerchant komèsanmeridians meridyenmidwest midmigration migrasyonmigration/immigration migrasyon/imigrasyonmillenium milenèmillennia milenèmining fouye minminority rights, respect for dwa minorite, respè pouminutemen militè kolon anglèMississippi River Mississippi Rivermodernization modènizasyonmodify modifyemonarchy monachimoney lajanmonths mwamonument monimanmonuments monimanmotives motifmovement of people and goods movman moun ak byenmulticultural miltikiltirèlmyself mwenmenmmyths mit

NNAFTA NAFTAnation nasyonnational nasyonalnational level of governments nivo nasyonal govènman yonation-state eta-nasyonNative American Indian Endyen Natifnatal Ameriken




Native American Indians Endyen Natifnatal Amerikennatural resources resous natirèlnear/far pre/lwenneeds bezwenneighborhood katye/vwazinajneutral netNew Amsterdam New AmsterdamNew Netherlands Nouvèlzelandnorthwest passage pasaj nòdwèsnow kounye anuclear family fanmi nan kay la (manman, papa, pitit)

OOAS OASobjects bagay / objèoceans oseyanoligarchy oligachiopportunity cost pri opòtiniteoral history istwa oralothers lòt

Pparallel paralèlparallels paralèlparent paranParliament Palmanparticipatory skills aptitid pou patisipepast pasepast/present pase/prezanpatriot patryòtpatriotism patryotispatriotisms patriyotispatriots patriyòtpatron patwonpeople moun, pèpperson mounperspectives pèspektivPeter Stuyvesant Peter Stuyvesant




petition petisyonphysical fizikphysical characteristics karakteristik fizikphysical environment anviwonman fizikphysical feature karakteristik fizikphysical features karakteristik fizikphysical map map fizikphysical setting milye fizikphysical systems sitèm fizikplaces kote/plasplan planpledge sèman Pledge of Allegiance Sèman fidelitepoints of view pwennvipolitical politikpolitical boundaries fwontyè politikpolitical map kat politikpolitical party pati politikpolitical power pouvwa politikpolitical systems sistèm politikpollution polisyonpopulation popilasyonpopulation density dansite popilasyonpopulation distribution repatisyon popilasyon

population movement - rural to urban to suburban - 20th century

mouvman popilasyon sòti andeyò pou al viv lavil, epi kite lavil la pou al viv nan banlye- 20yèm syèk

power pouvwa / pisanspractices pratikprairies preriPreamble to the Constitution preyanbil konstitisyon anpresent prezanpresident prezidanPrime Meridian Premye MeridyenPrime Minister Premye Minisprinciples of democracy prensip demokrasiproblem solving rezoud pwoblèm




problems pwoblèmproducers pwodiktèproduction pwodiksyonproductivity pwodiktiviteproducts pwoduiprofit pwofiprojects pwojèproperty pwoprieteprotect pwotejeprotests pwotestasyonprovince pwovenspublic benefit avantaj piblikpublic education edikasyon leta/edikasyon piblikpurpose of government bi gouvènmanpursuit of happiness rechèch byennèt

Qquantities kantite

Rrace rasradios radyorailroad ray trenrain forest forè twopikalraw material matyè premyèreason rezonreceipts resirecycling resiklereference books liv pou referansreform refòmregion rejyonregions rejyonrelationships relason / zanmitayrelief (physical) map kat an relyèfreligion relijyonreligious relijyerenewable resource resous renouvlabrepeal anile




representation reprezantasyonrepresentative reprezantanrepresentatives reprezantanrepublic repiblikRepublican Party Pati repiblikenreservation rezèvasyonresources resousrespect respèresponsibilities responsabliterevolution revolisyonRichard Nicholls Richards Nichollsrights dwaRobert Fulton Robert Fultonrole wòl roles wòlroles of citizens wòl sitwayenroots of American culture rasin kilti amerikenrules règrural riral

rural to urban to suburban migration sòti andeyò pou al viv lavil, epi kite lavil la pou al viv nan banlye

Ssachem Sachem - Chèf endyensafeguarding individual liberties sove libète chak mounsafety proteksyon / sekiritesame/different menm/diferansatellite-produced images imaj yo produi pa satelitsatisfy satisfèscale balansscarce resources mank resousscarcity rate / mankschool lekòlscience and technology syans ak teknolojiscientific/technological exchanges and connections echanj ak koneksyon syantifi ak teknolojik

seaways wout lanmèsecondary source dezyèm sous




security sekiriteself menmselling vannSenate of the United States sena Etaziniseparatists separatisservices sèvissettle kolonizesettlement kolonizasyonsettlements kolonizasyonsettler kolonshape fòmshelter refijsimilarities/differences resanblans/diferansslave esklavslave trade komès esklavslavery esklavajsocial sosyalsocial/cultural changes and connections echanj ak koneksyon sosyal e kitirèlsocialism sosyalissocieties sosyetesociety sosyetesolutions solisyonsolving problems rezoud pwoblèmsongs chante/chanSons of Liberty Pitit gason libèteSouth America Amerik disidSpanish colonies koloni espayòlspatial organization òganizasyon espasyalspeeches diskoustandard of living nivodvistars and stripes drapo etwalestate etastate government gouvènman letaStatue of Liberty Statue of Libertysteamboat bato-a-vapèsteamboats bato-a-vapèstock market mache bousye




stories istwastrategy estrateji strengths potansyèl/fòsstrike grèstudent rights dwa elèvsuburban banlyesuburbs banlyesubways sobwesuffrage sifrajsupply and demand Òf ak demannsupply and demand 4 symbols 4 senbòl òf ak demannSupreme Court Lakou Siprèmsurplus siplisymbolize senbolizesymbols senbòlsystems sistèm

Ttables tab/tablotariff tariftax takstaxes taksteach anseyeteacher pwofesètechnological teknolojiktechnologies - exchanges of teknoloji - echanjtechnology teknolojitelegraph telegraftelevision televizyontenant farmer agrikiltè ki kiltive tè yo anfèmethemes tèmthen/now lontan/kounye atime lè / tantime zones fizo orètimeline kronolojitoday jodi atolerance toleranstomorrow demen




tools zoutitowpath santye pou remòke batotrade komès - echanjtraditions tradisyontraffic lights limyè trafiktrains trentraitor trèttransmit transmèttransportation transpòtransportation revolution revolisyon nan domèn transpòtreaty tretetrends tandans / mòd / mouvmantribe tribitributaries redevab - esklav - depandanTropic of Capricorn Twopik KansèTropic of Cancer Twopik Kaprikòntrucks kamyontruth laveritetundra savann glaseturning points chanjman direksyonturnpike

Uunify reyini/inifyeunions inyonunique sèlunite iniUnited Nations NasyonziniUnited States of America Etazini Damerikunlimited limiteunlimited needs and wants bezwen ak demand san limitup/down anwo/anbaurban ibenurbanization ibanizasyonuses of geography fason pou itilize jewografi

Vvalues valè




veteran veteranveto vòt village vilajvote votevoting vote

Wwampum wampumwants bezwenwar lagèwar strategy estrateji lagèwater masses mas dloweaknesses feblèsweek semènWestern Hemisphere emisfè oksidantalwestward expansion ekspansyon nan direksyon lwèswigwam tant - tipiwork travayworker travayèworld bank bank mondyalworld in spatial terms lemonn onivo tèm espaswritings tèks - alekri

Yyear aneyesterday yè
