Lesson 1 Reading Assignment and Key Words

Reading Assignment

A History of the United States

• Chapter 1

Key Words

The following words appear in the reading for this lesson. If you are unfamiliar with them, look them up in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Links to an external site. or in the glossary of your textbook on pages 1000–1011. Knowing the meaning of these words will be helpful in your understanding of the material.

• caravel
• conquistadores
• latitude
• longitude
• hemisphere