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7th Grade Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Colony where Quakers are found | Pennsylvania |
| Important Battle in New York, a major turning point for the colonists | Battle of Saratoga |
| Early victory for the colonists where they waited to shoot until they saw the white in their eyes | Battle of Bunker Hill |
| Refuse to buy goods or services | Boycott |
| To approve | Ratify |
| War that developed the Proclamation Line of 1763 | French and Indian War |
| A crop sold for profit | Cash Crop |
| First successful colony in 1607 in the current America | Jamestown |
| Group of people searching for religious freedom who settled in Plymouth | Pilgrims |
| Lines that run east-west | latitude |
| lines that run north-south | longitude |
| bought for 15 million from France in 1803, doubled the size of U.S, wanted for Mississippi River and Port of New Orleans | Louisiana Purchase |
| President that set many precedents including only serving for two terms | G Dubz |
| Hiring your friends and supports for government jobs | Spoils System |
| President who used the spoils system | Andrew Jackson |
| Three cornered trade involving rum, slaves, and molasses | Triangular Trade |
| trip across the Atlantic that African slaves were forced to take, conditions on the ship were very poor | Middle Passage |
| document defining self rule and government signed by the Pilgrims | The Mayflower Compact |
| policy of the colonies only existing to benefit the mother country | Mercantilism |
| ordered colonists to remain east of the Appalachian Mountains following the French and Indian War; upset the colonist | Proclamation Line of 1763 |
| Document that explained the break away from England by the colonies, America first began with its creation | Declaration of Independence |
| First written constitution of the Untied States, was too weak | Articles of Confederation |
| Group who supported revolting against England | Patriots |
| Slogan that explained why colonists were upset with taxes | No taxation without representation |
| Group of colonists who supported the King of England | Loyalists |
| Harsh British Laws meant to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party | Intolerable Acts |
| Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine explaining to colonists why revolution was needed | Common Sense |
| Tax act that put a tax on all stamps | Stamp Act |
| led by James Madison and John Adams; wanted a stronger federal government | Federalists |
| one who believes in doing only what the Constitution states | Strict interventionist |
| power of Supreme Court to determine if laws are fair | Judicial Review |
| led by Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, wanted states to have more power | Republicans |
| one who believes in a broad interpretation of the Constitution | Loose Constructionist |
| Where each branch has power to make sure the other branch does not abuse its power | Checks and Balances |
| Guarantees Freedom of Speech and Religion | First Amendment |
| Guarantees the right to bear arms | Second Amendment |
| Court Case that established Judicial Review | Marbury V. Madison |
| Court Case ruling in favor of the Cherokees in Georgia, but the Court was ignored by Jackson | Worcester V. Georgia |
| Conflict that started over the impressment of sailors | War of 1812 |
| made it crime to criticize the government under John Adams | Alien and Sedition Acts |
| statement by Washington to remain neutral | Proclamation of Neutrality |
| treaty where the British gave up Forts, but required U.S to pay for some debt | Jay Treaty |
| treaty that ended the Revolutionary War | Treaty of Paris |
| victory by American Forces led by Andrew Jackson over the British | Battle of New Orleans |
| Hamilton's Financial plan called for the creation of a | National Bank |
| 1830 law that removed native American people from their homeland out west | Indian Removal Act |
| forced removal of the Cherokee People, journey where one out of four died | Trail of Tears |
| god given right and belief that the U.S should extend from coast to coast | Manifest Destiny |
| period when California had a huge population increase | Gold Rush |
| explores sent by Jefferson to map the Louisiana Territory | Lewis and Clark |
| how the Unites States got states such as California, Utah, and Nevada | Mexican American War |
| policy that warned foreign powers to stay out of the western hemisphere | Monroe Doctrine |
| territory annexed by Congress, after battle such as the Alamo | Texas |
| Washington's first test where farmers were angry about a tax on liquor | Whiskey Rebellion |
| To reject or cancel | Veto |
| bring charges of serious wrongdoing against somebody | impeach |
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