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1 Semester Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow. | precedent |
| A group of advisers to the president. | cabinet |
| Supreme Court is this Branch of Gov't | Judicial Branch |
| Certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future. | bond |
| This Branch of Gov't makes laws. | Legislative |
| Settlement of a disagreement reachedy by each side giving up some of what it wants in order to reach an agreement. | compromise |
| The President and VP are in charge of this branch | Executive |
| clearly different from others | distinct |
| Checks or limits the power of the other branches of gov't | checks and balances |
| To keep | maintain |
| Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military | impressment |
| To deliver or hand out | issue |
| Congress is another name for this | Legislative |
| To find a solution to settle a conflict | resolve |
| To review the actions of the other branches of government to make sure they are constitutional | judicial review |
| The idea that states should have all the power | states rights |
| Right to a fair and speedy trial | Amendment 6 |
| No soldier can be housed without consent of the owner | Amendment 3 |
| The first 10 Amendments are known as the | Bill of Rights |
| Right to bear arms | Amendment 2 |
| Carbon dating helps scientists come up with a(n) __ of an artifact's age | estimate |
| When large mammals started dying out, early Americans had to search for different __ of food. | sources |
| Many early American civilizations were technologically advanced and created __methods for tracking time, counting and writing. | complex |
| The Inca cut broad platforms called __ into their mountainous lands in order to farm. | terrace |
| To supply water to crops by artificial means | irrigate |
| A person who moves from place to place | nomad |
| A form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas and sounds | hieroglyphics |
| A highly developed society | civilization |
| The study of ancient peoples is called | archaeology |
| Which method of getting food changed the nomadic way of life. | farming |
| Culture is defined as | a way of life |
| The ____________ helped lead to the Civil War. | Triangular Trade |
| What did America trade to England in the Triangular Trade? | sugar, tobacco, rice, and cotton |
| What was the first (successful) settled colony in North America named? | Jamestown |
| Someone who undertakes a religious journey | pilgrims |
| What did the pilgrims have to sign in order to land at Plymouth? | Mayflower Compact |
| American colonists were prohibited from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains by the______. | Proclamation of 1763 |
| Parliament authorized writs of assistance that _________. | allowed officials to search for smuggled goods |
| The Sugar Act angered the colonists because_________. | they believed it violated their rights as English citizens |
| What promise did England make to the colonists if they helped win the French and Indian War that they later broke? | They could expand west into the lands gained from France |
| The Sons of Liberty in response to the Stamp Act began burning effigies, which were ________ | stuffed figures representing a unliked individual |
| refusing to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms is _________ | boycott |
| During Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice is called a | minuteman |
| American colonist who allied with Britain and opposed the war for independence was called_________ | Loyalist |
| American colonist who favored American independence was called________ | Patriot |
| What event resulted with 5 men dying from English soldiers and became a key event to the American Revolutionary War | Boston Massacre |
| Which Act was also known as the Coercive Act which forced the colonists to do something? | Intolerable Acts |
| Which taxation act, showed the British that the colonists were going to resist their authority by boycotting? | Stamp Act |
| Who would become the leader of the Continental Army that was formed during the Second Continental Congress? | George Washington |
| To carry out | administrate |
| The process of becoming a citizen of another country. | naturalization |
| The legal rules and procedures the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property. | due process |
| Power shared by the states and federal government. | concurrent |
| Government with limited powers strictly defined by law. | limited gov't |
| To include | involve |
| To go against or state the opposite | contradict |
| Reduce, make smaller | diminish |
| A principal by which powers are divided among different branches of government to make sure no one branch has too much power. | separation of powers |
| Power of the court to judge whether or not actions of other branches are constitutional. | judicial review |
| Where did the Industrial Revolution begin | Great Britain |
| Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America | New England |
| Who explored the Warrior's Path through the Appalachian Mountains? | Daniel Boone |
| Why does the Industrial Revolution mark a historic change in the country? | People began working in factories and mills. |
| Private property is one major part of a/an ____ system? | free enterprise |
| In the early 1800s, most Americans worked ____. | as farmers |
| Which person memorized the designs of machines used in British factories in order to bring secrets to the United States? | Samuel Slater |
| One danger of living in a city during the early 1800s was ____. | threat of fire |
| Which geographical feature was most important for the growth of cities? | .rivers |
| When Eli Whitney made muskets for the government, he came up with the idea of creating | interchangeable parts. |
| How did the cotton gin speed up the production of cotton? | It removed the seeds from cotton. |
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