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CL M1 Review
Civic Literacy Module 1 Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Colonization | Where one country controls another area of land, usually to control resources and make profit. |
| New England Colonies | Included Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island. The New England colonies were located on the northeastern coast of America and were known for trade and shipbuilding. |
| Middle Colonies | Included Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania. The Middle colonies were located below the northern colonies on the eastern coast and were known for farming. |
| Southern Colonies | Included North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland. The Southern colonies were located in the southeast and were known for farming, including large plantations. |
| The 3 Gs | These were the three main reasons that explorers set out to find new lands. They were in search of God, glory for their county, and gold. |
| House of Burgesses | Representative body of Virginia known for being the first representative government in Colonial America. |
| Mayflower Compact | Document signed by the Pilgrims to ensure a lawful society. Best known for setting up a direct democracy. |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | Agreement of self government in the Connecticut colony known as the first written constitution. |
| Charter | A written agreement setting up colonial governments. |
| Representative Democracy | Government where voters elect representatives to rule on their behalf. |
| Direct Democracy | Government ruled by the people through majority rule. |
| Indentured Servants | In exchange for getting their voyage to the American colonies from Europe paid, these people agreed to work for the person who had paid for their voyage. They usually agreed to work as servants for four-seven years. |
| Mercantilism | An economic philosophy that was popular among large nations that controlled land around the world in which they put trade restrictions on colonists. |
| Salutary Neglect | A British philosophy where they were very relaxed in their enforcement of trade regulations in the colonies |
| French and Indian War | A seven-year war between the British and the French over the control of land in the Ohio River Valley and Canada. The war resulted in the British gaining control of French land. |
| Enlightenment | A time of intellectual advancement in the areas of art, politics, and philosophy that occurred during the 17th and 18th centuries. |
| Natural Rights | A philosophy of John Locke. He believed that man was born with three natural rights of life, liberty, and property. |
| Separation of Church and State | Voltaire’s philosophy that the government should act independently of any religious group. |
| Separation of Powers | Montesquieu’s philosophy that the power of the government should be split between an executive, legislative and judicial branch. |
| Parliament | The British legislature (legislative government). |
| Taxes | Governments use fees to raise revenue for government expenditures like war. |
| Act | Taxes or other rules passed by parliament on to the colonies. |
| Delegate | A person nominated to represent a group of people in government. |
| Propaganda | To influence the minds of the people who believe your political cause or point. |
| Minutemen | A small hand-picked elite force who were in the continental army during the American Revolutionary war, which were required to be highly mobile and able to assemble quickly. |
| Redcoats | Colonists referred to British soldiers as these because of their red uniforms. |
| Patriots | Colonists who supported the revolution during the American Revolution. |
| Loyalists | Colonists who supported the British during the American Revolution. |
| Unalienable Rights | Thomas Jefferson refers to these in the Declaration of Independence, saying that everyone has the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. |
| Democratic Republic | A government which elects representatives to vote in a democratic process. |
| Monarchy | A form of government that has a single ruler, a king or queen. |
| Constitutional Monarchy | A form of government in which the king or queen’s power is limited by a constitution. |
| Revolutionary War | A war between the United States and Great Britain for American Independence. |
| Treaty | Written agreements between countries governed by international law. |
| Articles of Confederation | The first constitution of the United States consisted of just a legislative assembly. |
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