Glossary
- achieve
- To gain.
- astronaut
- A person who flies, steers, or works on board spaceships.
- banner
- Another word for flag.
- bushel
- A measurement for things such as fruits and vegetables.
- captured
- Taken as a prisoner.
- elders
- Older people.
- grades
- Types.
- Hispanic
- A person whose family came from Spain or Latin America.
- historic
- Something from the past.
- homeland
- Land where someone is born.
- invented
- Created.
- lbs.
- A shorter way of writing the word “pounds.”
- march
- Walking with other people for a common purpose.
- must
- Has to.
- national anthem
- A song that is a symbol of a nation.
- one
- A person.
- peace
- Life without war or fighting.
- pledge
- Promise.
- potential
- Possibility.
- quilt
- A blanket made of squares of fabric that are sewn together.
- reservation
- Land on which the United States government forced American Indians to live.
- spangled
- Covered with sparkling objects.
- tripe
- A part of a cow's stomach that is used for food.
- warriors
- People who fight in battles.