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2016 1st semester
exam review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anti-Federalists | people who opposed the new constitution; they feared strong national government and demanded a bill of rights |
| Federalists | people who supported the new constitution and wanted a strong national (central) government s |
| Ratification | to formally (officially) approve of a document |
| Grievance | a complaint, such as those listed in the Declaration of Independence against the British government; were later addressed in the Constitution |
| Civic Virtue | dedication of a citizen to the common welfare of the country even at the cost of the person’s individual interest; living one’s live in a way that help the community, sometimes at great personal |
| Plantation | a large farm that grows a single crop to sell, used slaves as a source of labor |
| Cash crops | large amounts of crops that allow a farmer to sell them |
| Expansion | to increase or spread out - a good example is the movement of the American population westward so that the boundaries of the country grows as citizens move further west |
| Common Sense | a pamphlet of essays written by Thomas Paine that argued for independence, made many people become patriots |
| Free Enterprise | economic system that allows people to create businesses without much government control; businesses are allowed to succeed or fail based on whether consumers (buyers) like what they sell and the price at which they sell it |
| Guarantee | a formal promise or assurance that certain conditions will be fulfilled |
| Habeas Corpus | a document that protects against illegal imprisonment |
| Loyalists | colonists who did not want independence from Great Britain |
| Patriot | colonist who wanted independence from Great Britain |
| Provision | supply with food, drink, or equipment |
| Quakers | religious group that settled mainly in Pennsylvania and created a colony that was tolerant to Native Americans and other religions |
| Salutary Neglect | British policy of leaving the American colonies alone as long as they paid their taxes and did not cause trouble; allowed the colonies to develop self-government |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Port cities | cities located on coastline – usually deep water to allow easy movement of ships. Major port cities: Boston, New York, Charleston, New Orleans |
| Unalienable rights | the rights given by God to humans, cannot be taken away by government, natural rights, first described by John Locke and included in the Declaration of Independence |
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