Social Studies Vocabulary Worksheets

One social studies unit a page: its terms to match to their meanings, with an answer key.

32 pages

0–9, A–B 7

2nd Grade Election WorksheetsPress Print worksheet to match twelve Election Day words, from vote and ballot to majority and tie, to their meanings.
Age of Exploration Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve exploration terms, from caravel and astrolabe to colony and conquistador, to their meanings.
Amending the Constitution WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve terms of the amendment process, from propose and ratify to repeal, to their meanings.
Ancient Civilizations WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve ancient civilizations terms, from empire and scribe to city-state, to their meanings.
Athens and Sparta WorksheetsPress Print worksheet for twelve words to sort under two headings, Athens and Sparta.
Buying a House Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve home buying terms, from mortgage and down payment to closing, to their meanings.
Byzantine Empire Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve Byzantine Empire terms, from Constantinople and mosaic to schism, to their meanings.

C–F 7

California Missions Worksheet 4th GradePress Print worksheet to match twelve California mission terms, from presidio and pueblo to El Camino Real, to their meanings.
Consumer Math Vocabulary WorksheetsPress Print worksheet to match twelve consumer math terms, from discount and sales tax to interest, to their meanings.
Court Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve court terms, from judge and jury to plaintiff and defendant, to their meanings.
Declaration of Independence Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve Declaration words, from self-evident and unalienable to tyranny and grievance, to their meanings.
Ellis Island Worksheets 4th GradePress Print worksheet to match twelve Ellis Island terms, from immigrant and steerage to ferry, to their meanings.
Financial Literacy Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve financial literacy terms, from budget and income to interest and credit, to their meanings.
French and Indian War Worksheets 5th GradePress Print worksheet to match twelve French and Indian War terms, from colony and frontier to treaty, to their meanings.

G–M 8

The Gilded Age Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve Gilded Age terms, from monopoly and tycoon to laissez-faire, to their meanings.
Gold Rush Worksheets 4th GradePress Print worksheet to match twelve Gold Rush terms, from forty-niner and prospector to boomtown, to their meanings.
Immigration Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve immigration terms, from immigrant and emigrate to visa, refugee and naturalization, to their meanings.
Inca Worksheets for 5th GradePress Print worksheet to match twelve Inca terms, from Cusco and quipu to Machu Picchu, to their meanings.
Mayan Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve Maya terms, from cenote and city-state to Tikal, to their meanings.
Memorial Day Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve Memorial Day words, from memorial and honor to half-staff, to their meanings.
Money Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve money words, from coin and bill to save and spend, to their meanings.
Mother's Day Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve Mother's Day words, from grateful and bouquet to handmade, to their meanings.

N–S 10

North America Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve North America terms, from Canada and Mexico to the Great Lakes, to their meanings.
Oregon Trail 5th Grade WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve Oregon Trail terms, from pioneer and covered wagon to wagon ruts, to their meanings.
Paycheck and Pay Period Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve paycheck terms, from gross pay and net pay to withholding, to their meanings.
Pioneer Worksheets 5th GradePress Print worksheet to match twelve words of pioneer life, from homestead and sod house to churn, to their meanings.
Presidents Day Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve Presidents Day terms, from president and oath to veto, to their meanings.
Reconstruction Worksheets for 5th GradePress Print worksheet to match twelve Reconstruction terms, from secede and readmit to veto and impeach, to their meanings.
Rights and Responsibilities Worksheet 3rd GradePress Print worksheet to match twelve civics terms, from right and responsibility to common good, to their meanings.
Russian Revolution Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve Russian Revolution terms, from czar and soviet to Bolsheviks, to their meanings.
Stock Market Vocabulary WorksheetPress Print worksheet to match twelve stock market terms, from share and dividend to bull market, to their meanings.
Suffragette Worksheets 4th GradePress Print worksheet to match twelve women's suffrage terms, from ballot and petition to picket, to their meanings.

Each page takes one unit of civics, history, geography or economics and prints its vocabulary as a worksheet. On most pages that is twelve terms down the left and their meanings in another order down the right, with an answer key as the last page.

Every meaning is in our own words and every fact was checked against the public sources the page names.

Lines of your own, typed in the box on any page, print in place of ours.

0–9, A–B 7

C–F 7

G–M 8

N–S 10

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