1. Introduction to Prospect Hill with Horizons text Connections to our Community Vocabulary

2. history A written record of important people and events. The timeline shows the history of ending slavery.

3. pioneer A person coming to a new place for the first time. These Mormon pioneers are traveling to Utah.

4. ancestor Someone in a person’s family, such as a great-great grandparent, who lived a long time ago. My ancestors came from the country of Germany. Do you know where your ancestors came from?

5. founder A person who starts something, such as a business or a settlement. Ben Franklin was one of the founders of libraries in the United States.

6. settlement A small village built by the first people to live in a new place. Bellevue is one of the oldest settlements in Nebraska.