Social Studies Chapter 3

culture

shared customs of a group of people

ethnic groups

people who have come from the same place

oral tradition

stories and poems that are spoken rather than written

folktale

A story that is usually passed down orally and becomes part of a community’s tradition

pioneers

first settlers that traveled west

heritage

background or tradition

tolerance

respecting something different from your own beliefs and customs

citizen

A person with certain rights and responsibilities in his or her country or community

immigrants

people who have left the country of their birth to live in another country

Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman)

an American folk hero who did good deeds

Ellis Island

Immigration processing center that opened in New York Harbor in 1892