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Social Studies Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is a culture? | a way of life shared by members of a society |
| What was Beringia? | the now covered land bridge separating Asia and North America |
| Why were early European explorers looking for a northwest passage? | to find a shorter route to Asia |
| What was the importance of the Mayflower Compact? | It was the first document of self government in North America; the colonists agreed to work together to govern Plymouth |
| What was the main reason why Native Americans developed many different cultures before the arrival of Europeans? | They lived in different environments with different natural resources. |
| Why did the Pilgrims settle in Plymouth? | for religious freedom |
| What was the purpose of the English economic policy of mercantilism? | To force the colonies to supply England with raw materials and buy English goods. |
| What was the significance of the House of Burgesses? | It was the first representative government in the English colonies |
| What was the main reason why different cultures developed in the 13 Colonies? | They had different environments with different natural resources |
| Why did Benjamin Franklin create the Join or Die image? | He was trying to encourage the colonies to unite for strength |
| Why did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution? | Great Britain began to raise money to pay war debts by taxing the colonists. |
| Why did the colonists think Great Britain had no right to tax them? | The colonists felt they were not represented in the English Parliament. |
| What is a boycott? | When people refuse to buy goods from a business in order to hurt that business and make it change its policies. |
| What were Americans who wanted freedom from Britain called? | Patriots |
| What was the significance of Thomas Paine's Common Sense? | It persuaded many Americans to support independence. |
| What document supported the idea that citizens have the right to overthrow a government that does not protect their rights? | Declaration of Independence |
| Which American victory during the American Revolution caused the French to enter the war against Britain? | The Battle of Saratoga |
| Why did many Americans think the Articles of Confederation needed to be changed? | It gave too little power to the national government |
| What do we call a change to the U.S. Constitution? | an amendment |
| What is the main responsibility of executive branch? | to carry out laws |
| According to the Constitution, where does a government get its power from? | the people |
| Why did the framers of the Constitution include the principle of checks and balances? | It would prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful |
| What document protects basic individual freedoms such as freedom of speech and the right to bear arms? | the Bill of Rights |
| Why do many consider George Washington to be a great president? | Being the first, he set many precedents still being followed. |
| What do we call the power of the Supreme Court to determine whether laws are constitutional or not? | judicial review |
| What was the major significance of the Louisiana Purchase? | It doubled the size of the country |
| What was one major result of the Industrial Revolution? | More goods could be made faster and at a cheaper price |
| What term refers to the desire of many Americans to expand the country westward during the 1800s? | Manifest Destiny |
| Why was the American victory in the Mexican American war significant? | The U.S. gained a great deal of territory |
| What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848? | to bring attention to the women's rights movement |
| What term refers to people who opposed slavery? | abolitionists |
| What did the Dred Scott decision and John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry have in common? | both increased tension between the North and South before the Civil War |
| What did Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman have in common? | They were both abolitionists |
| What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he said that a house divided against itself cannot stand? | the issue of slavery could destroy the United States |
| What was Lincoln's main goal before and during the Civil War? | to preserve the Union |
| Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? | to add the abolition of slavery to the Union's war goals |
| What was a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange on Native Americans? | diseases brought from Europe led to the deaths of millions of Native Americans |
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