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American History
semester 1 final
Question | Answer |
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What was the name of the first European colonies in America? | Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Plymouth. |
What modivated European exploration? | To find a new trading route to Asia. |
What are Indentured Servants? | An individual who contract to work for a specified number of years in exchange for food, clothing, and shelter. |
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War? | The French and British were both interested in the Ohio River valley. |
What was the result of the French and Indian war? | The French and Indian war ended with the Treaty of Paris. |
What is the Sugar Act? | Raised tax rates on imports of raw sugar. |
What is the Currancy Act? | It banned the use of paper money in the colonies. |
What is the Stamp Act? | It taxed most printed materials. |
What is the Revenue Act? | Put new custom duties on glass, lead, paper, and tea imported by the colonies. |
What are the 4 MAIN causes of World War 1? | Materialism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism. |
Who is part of the Allied Powers? | Serbia, Russia, France, Italy, Belgium, United states, Britain. |
Who is part of the Central powers? | Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire. |
What is Imperialism? | One nation controls a smaller nations government and economy. |
What were the main motivators of Imperialism? | Economic, Political, and Cultural. |
What is Nativism? | Hostility toward immigrants. |
What is the Caucus System? | A system in which members of a political party meet to choose their party's candidate for president or decide a policy. |
What is the Spoils System? | The practice of handing out government jobs to supporters, replacing government officials with winning candidates supporters. |
What is the Task System? | A method of organizing enslaved labor in which workers were given a specific set of jobs to accomplish everyday. |
What is the Free Enterprise System? | Private owned business have the freedom to operate for a profit with limited government intervention. |
What is a Revenue Tariff? | A tax on imports, purpose to raise money. |
What is a Protective Tariff? | A tax on Imports, to protect American Manufacturers. |
What does Temperance mean? | Moderation in or abstinence from consuming alcohol. |
What does Emancipation mean? | The act or process of freeing enslaved people. |
What does Political Machine mean? | An organization linked to a political party that often controlled local government. |
What does Philanthropy mean? | Providing money to support humanitarian or social goals. |
What does Americanization mean? | The process of acquiring or causing a person to acquire American traits and characteristics. |
What does Graduated Income Tax mean? | A tax based on net income of an individual or business. |
What does Protectorate mean? | A country that is technically independent but is actually under the control of another country. |
What does Autonomy mean? | The quality of or state of being self-governing. |
What does Jingoism mean? | Extreme nationalism marked by aggressive foreign policy. |