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Social Studies 2019
Vocab Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artifact | An item from long ago that tells archeologists about past culture |
| Archeology | Study of evidence left by early people in order to find out about past cultures. |
| Glacier | Thick sheets of ice that covered the world over 10,000 years ago. |
| Land bridge theory | Scientific explanation for the arrival of the earliest Americans who traveled over the Beringian "land bridge". |
| Irrigation | A method to water crops by channeling water from rivers or streams. |
| Surplus | Extra goods-------more than is needed. |
| Adobe | Sun Dried brick used to build and protect homes of the Pueblo people. |
| Pueblo | Adobe dwelling,with many rooms. |
| Culture | Unique way of life that are shaped by a variety of factors overtime, how a group of people live. |
| Culture Area | Region in which people share a similar way of life. |
| Native American | Descendants of the first people to reach the Americas thousands of years ago. |
| Tribe | A group of people who share common customs,languages, or rituals. |
| Clans | Groups of families that were related to one another, Iroquois lived in clans. |
| Civilization | An advanced culture which people have developed cities,science,and industries. |
| Sachem | A tribal chief that was elected by woman of the clan. |
| Repeal | To cancel. |
| Writs of Assistance | Legal document that let British officials inspect ships or businesses without a reason. |
| Committee of Correspondence | Letter writing campaign between the colonies that reported on events in Massachusetts. |
| Nonimportation Agreements | Agreement between American merchants not to import or buy British goods taxed by the Townshend Acts. |
| Sons of Liberty | Organization of men that protested the British laws and policies-protests,boycotts,occasional violence. |
| Intolerable Acts | (Coercive Acts) Laws placed on Massachusetts in early 1774 to punish them for the Boston Tea Party-closed Boston Harbor. |
| First Continental Congress | September 1774-Meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia-agreed to boycott British goods and set up militias. |
| Militia | An army of citizens who serve as soldiers. |
| Minutemen | Massachusetts volunteer soldiers who trained regularly and was ready to fight. |
| French and Indian War | War from 1753-1759 that was fought between England and her colonies and the French and the Indians. |
| Albany Plan of Union | Plan created by Ben Franklin that attempted to get the 13 colonies to unite to fight the French. (1754) |
| Treaty of Paris | Ended the French and Indian War, gave England all of France's land in America. (1763) |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Law that drew an imaginary line along the Appalachian Mts, and forbid colonists from moving west of that line-avoid conflicts with Indians. |
| Sugar Act | 1764-Law that put tax on many items including sugar and molasses. |
| Stamp Act | 1765-Law that required all printed materials to have an official British stamp-raised the price of paper products. |
| Quartering Act | Law that required colonists to feed and house British soldiers without any repayment. (1765 and 1767) |
| Townshend Acts | 1767-Law that taxed common everyday items like glass, paint, lead, etc. |
| Tea Act | 1773-Law that allowed British East India co. to sell tea directly to colonists. This upset colonial merchants. |
| Petition | A formal written request signed by a group of people. |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy goods or use services. |
| Constitution 1787 | Document that sets out the laws and principles of government. |
| Confederation | An alliance of independent states. |
| Articles of Confederation | The first government used in the U.S. from 1781-1787. (weak) |
| Constitutional Convention | Meeting in Philadelphia where state leaders met to revise the Articles of Confederation in May of 1787. |
| Republic | A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected officials. |
| Compromise | A settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement. |
| Federalism | Division of governmental powers amongst the state government and the national government. |
| Economic Depression | A period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises. |
| Separation of Powers | A principle of government in which powers are divided among individual and separate branches. |
| Executive Branch | This group makes sure that all laws are carried out and put into effect and includes the President and Vice President. |
| Legislative Branch (congress) | This group makes the laws and includes the Senate and House of Representatives. |
| Judicial Branch | This group makes sure that all laws are fair and includes the Supreme Court. |
| Checks and Balances | System where each branch of of government can check or control the actions of the other branches. |
| Census | A periodic governmental count of population, helps determine the number of representatives from each state in the House of Representatives. |
| Electoral College | Group of electors from every state who meet every four years to vote for the president and vice president. |
| Execute | To carry out the laws. |
| Bill | A proposed law. |
| Veto | To reject. |
| Due process | Idea that the government must follow the same rules in all cases brought to trial. |
| Impeach | To bring formal charges of wrong doing against a government official. (president) |
| Amend | To change |
| Bill of Rights | List of freedoms that a government promises to protect; the first 10 amendments to the constitution. |
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