1. Home
  2. South Carolina Glossary
  3. South Carolina Glossary

South Carolina Glossary

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y

illiteracy

(noun) - the inability to read

Discus Resources

A group of children

immigrant

(noun) - a person who moves from one country to another to live

Discus Resources

A person wearing a blue and yellow-green customs vest writing something on clipboard.

import

(noun) - an item that was produced outside of the country and was brought in to be sold

Resources

The Declaration of Independence on an off-white piece of paper.

independence

(noun) - the self-government of a nation, country, or state by its residents

Discus Resources

independent

(adjective) - not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free

Resources

plants with deep purple flowers

indigo

(noun) - a plant grown in colonial South Carolina for the purple dye it produced

Discus Resources

A young girl looking at a machine.

Industrial Revolution

(noun) - a period from the 1860s to the early 1900s during which the nation moved from an agricultural to an industrial economy

Discus Resources

homes next to a dirt road

industrialization

(noun) - the growth of machine production and the factory system.

Discus Resources

Man sitting on a bench

inflation

(noun) - a rise in the average level of prices

Discus Resources

gray asphalt road near green grass field and mountains during daytime

inland

(adjective) - away from the ocean or open water

Resources

dark blue water cuts across land and pours out into a lighter blue sea.

inlet

(noun) - a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands

Discus Resources

Black and white teens in a classroom

integrate

(verb) - to desegregate or open a place to members of all races and ethnic groups interstate

Discus Resources

A boat going down a water path between two land masses.

Intracoastal Waterway

(noun) - a 3,000-mile waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. Some lengths consist of natural inlets, salt-water rivers, bays, and sounds; others are artificial canals.

Discus Resources

A large metal machine with large black wheels parked in the middle of a green field.

irrigation

(noun) - the supply of dry land with water through ditches, sprinklers, and other applications

Discus Resources

island with green trees against a blue sky with white clouds.

island

(noun) - a piece of dry land completely surrounded by water

Discus Resources

StudySC is an online resource about South Carolina for K-12 homework help, projects, and more. StudySC provides teachers with curated content to support classroom activities. StudySC is arranged by grade level and subject areas, and it meets South Carolina-specific curriculum standards.

StudySC is a service of the South Carolina State Library and is funded in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.

IMLS logoSouth Carolina State Library logo

Copyright © 2024. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy