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Final Review
Final Review Vocabulary
primary source | eyewitness account Examples- diary, journal entry |
secondary source | second hand source Ex: textbook, movies |
peninsula | landform surrounded by water on 3 sides |
strait | narrow body of water |
climate | weather over a long period of time |
land bridge | theory that states early peoples came from Asia to the Americas |
artifact | object made by humans |
migration | the movement of people |
nomad | someone who follows the food supply |
ice age | period when earth was covered by glaciers |
hemisphere | half of the earth's regions northern, western, southern, eastern |
tribe | group of Natives who share common language and culture |
sachem | Iroquois leader- 50 chosen by women |
surplus | extra supply- led to communities |
turning point | event that changes the course of history |
Columbian exchange | movement of goods and ideas from Europe to New World |
culture | total way of life |
colony | group of people who settle in distant land, but are still ruled by the government of their native land EX; British colonies |
embargo | refusal to trade |
northwest passage | all water route to Asia that didn't exist |
House of Burgesses | first representative government Virginia, |
burgess | elected representative |
indentured servant | someone who works 4-7 years in exchange for passage to New World |
tariff | tax on imports |
domestic | at home, within the country |
foreign | outside the country |
debt | money owed |
tolerance | acceptance of another's religion, culture |
import | product bought from another country |
export | product sold to another country |
mercantilism | European economic system in which colonies benefit mother country, gold is valued, and exporting more than importing |
Boston Tea Party | colonial rebellion to protest Tea Tax |
Boston Massacre | 1770- conflict between colonists and British troops in which 5 colonists were killed. |
"No taxation without representation" | Colonists wanted representation in Parliament |
tyranny | absolute rule |
Patriot | colonists who wanted independence |
Loyalist/Tory | those who wanted to stay loyal to England |
writs of assistance | legal document that allowed British custom officials to inspect cargo without warrent |
Quartering Act | British housing of soldiers in colonial homes |
Proclamation of 1763 | no settlers west of Appalachian Mountains To prevent conflicts with Native Americans |
triangular trade | colonial trade routes between Europe, Africa, Indies, and colonies |
racism | belief that one race is superior to another |
slave codes | laws preventing slaves from having rights |
plantation | large estate farmed by many workers SOuth- slaves |
alien | foreigner |
sedition | to speak against the governement |
unconstitutional | against the principles of the constitution |
federal/national govt. | Washington, DC- Congress |
boycott | to refuse to buy a good- protest used in colonies |
petition | to address the government Olive Branch Petition- |
legislature | lawmaking body Congress Parliament |
veto | I forbid, check and balance President, Congress |
faction | groups- led to political parties |
spoils system | Jackson- providing govt. jobs to those who helped support you in your election |
War Hawk | wanted war against England- 1812 |
reform | to make better Result of Second Great Awakening |
compromise | when both sides give up something to achieve a goal |
ratification | to accept the Constitution or legal document |
amendments | changes to Constitution Bill of RIghts |
separation of powers | powers are divided into 3 branches each with a different role |
checks and balances | system in which no branch of govt becomes too powerful |
popular sovereignty | the people rule |
federalism | powers are given to state and federal government |
neutrality | not taking sides Washington's Foreign Policy |
Louisiana Purchase | Doubled the size of the US Bought from France- Thomas Jefferson |
Lewis & Clark expedition | explorers of Louisiana Territory |
Marbury v. Madison | gave the Supreme COurt the right to declare a law unconstitutional- case of midnight judges |
judicial review | the right of the SUpreme COurt to declare a law unconstiutional |
impressment | taking of American sailors and ships One of the causes of the War of 1812 |
Industrial Revolution | change from hand-made goods to machine made goods Began in England |
Erie Canal | allowed the movement of goods from western NY to NYC |
cotton gin | Eli Whitney's invention to remove seeds from cotton increased need for slaves |
sectionalism | loyalty to one's section or state, rather than nation |
manifest destiny | belief that America should expand its borders from ocean to ocean |
abolitionist-abolitionist movement | wanted to end slavery |
Underground Railroad-"conductor" | secret passage to North for runaway slaves |
states' rights | one of the causes of the Civil War |
secession | the withdrawal of the South from the Union in 1860 |
Confederate States of America | southern states that seceded Jefferson Davis- President |
foreign policy | actions that a nation takes in relation to another nation |
electoral college | delegates from each state that chooses the president |
republic | government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them |
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