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PUZZLE #12 - HISTORY

IN-CONTEXT WORD DEFINITIONS

chronicle: A detailed written account of events arranged in the order they happened. A detailed record that can trace important events leading from colonial life to American independence.

artifact: An object made or used by people in the past that helps tell a historical story. A preserved object such as a colonial tool letter or flag that provides evidence about America’s past.

ancestor: A person from an earlier generation of one’s family. A family member from an earlier generation whose experiences may connect a family to the nation’s past.

past: The time and events that occurred before the present. The earlier time period that includes the events and people remembered during Independence Day celebrations.

century: A period of one hundred years. A span of one hundred years used to place events such as the American Revolution in historical time.

biography: A written account of another person’s life and achievements. A book or article about a historical figure such as a founder soldier or leader from the independence era.

timeline: A visual or written sequence showing events in chronological order. An ordered display that can show the events leading to the Declaration of Independence.

narrative: A spoken or written account that tells a connected story of events. A connected account that tells how people events and ideas shaped the struggle for independence.

monument: A structure built to honor a person event or important part of history. A memorial structure that honors people or events important to the nation’s independence story.

legacy: Something valuable such as ideas traditions or achievements passed to later generations. The lasting ideas traditions and achievements from the founding era that Americans remember on Independence Day.

generation: All people born and living around the same time or one step in a family line. A group in a family or society that receives and carries forward the memory of American independence.

Secret Word: The time and events that occurred before the present. The earlier time period that includes the events and people remembered during Independence Day celebrations.