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Soc. St. Midterm
Social Studies Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| types of geography | location, region, place, movement, human-environment interaction |
| types of maps | physical-show landforms, political-show boundaries, highways, rivers, etc., historical-historic, not up-to-date |
| compass rose | show which way is (N)orth, (S)outh, (E)ast, (W)est |
| prime meridian | makes east and west hemispheres |
| scale | shows ratio between distance on map and distance on earth |
| key/legend | lists and explains symbols, colors, and lines on map |
| equator | makes north and south hemispheres |
| hemisphere | one half of the earth |
| lines of longitude | imaginary lines that run north to south around the globe |
| lines of (f)latitude | imaginary lines that run east to west around the globe |
| Beringia | land bridge that people cross to get from Asia to North America about 20,000 years ago |
| migration | the moving of people from one location to another |
| Iroquois Confederacy | Mohawk, Onondaga, Seneca, Cayuga, and Oneida Iroquois nations; made by Deganawidah and Hiawatha |
| subsistence farming | farming just enough for one;s own family, and little more for trade |
| House of Burgesses | first representative assembly in colonies |
| domestication | 5,000 years ago, people begin to grow plants and tame animals |
| agriculture | farming |
| irrigation | the process of bringing water to plants by pipes, etc. |
| Renaissance | a time of increased interest in art and learning |
| encomienda | a grant of slaves to a Spanish landowner from the government |
| hacienda | Spanish plantation |
| Triangular Trade | the three-way trade route between New England, England, and West Africa for rum, slaves, sugar and molasses |
| mercantilism | the process of colonies providing raw materials for the mother country, and then the mother country selling the finished products |
| Separatists | group of people who wanted to separate from the Church of England |
| Pilgrims | a group of separatists who fled to New England seeking religious freedom |
| Puritans | group of reformists who left England and came to the Americas with hopes of purifying the Church of England |
| pacifist | a person who is against war |
| backcountry | region of 13 colonies consisting mostly of Scots-Irish and farmers and varied climate depending on latitude |
| propaganda | to further one's cause or damage an opposing cause by use of ideas, facts, or allegations |
| militia | a force of armed citizens ready to defy community to fight British |
| boycott | a refusal to buy |
| slave codes | regulate the liberty of slaves by banning reading, writing, Church, and assembly of more than 2 people among slaves |
| reasons for Iroquois Confederacy | fighting among the five great nations, to make peace, an alliance, and to plant a tree of peace |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | agreement between Spain and Portugal to move the Line of Demarcation west, giving Portugal more of the New World |
| Spread of Islam in West Africa | Occurred when Muslims of Africa traded with West Africa, not only trading goods but ideas and beliefs |
| Three reasons for European exploration/colonization | God-spread Christianity to New World Glory-expand empire Gold-become rich from gold, trade |
| New England colonies | Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire Environment-cold weather, rocky soil Settlers-English Economy-subsistence farming, large towns, fishing, timber main resources |
| Middle colonies | New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware Haven of diversity, freedoms-freedom of speech, religion, press "Breadbasket of the colonies |
| Southern colonies | Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Environment-Soil, climate ideal for plantation crops (tobacco, rice-Maryland, Virginia, indigo-Carolinas, Georgia) Settlers-slaves, colonists |
| Slavery | the practice of holding a person in perpetual bondage for labor; Popular in Southern colonies-needed to work plantations, indentured servants, Native Americans die/run away, tore apart families, slave about price of Lexus |
| patroonships | the process of receiving land from the government in exchange for paying for the passage of 50+ Europeans to come to the colonies |
| Albany Plan of Union | Plan to unite colonies with representative assembly, based on Iroquois Confederacy, could tax, raise armies, sign treaties, build settlements, REJECTED by governors-would lose power |
| New Netherlands/Rights | Henry Hudson claims for Dutch in 1609 looking for NW Passage, Dutch set up Fort Nassau, fur trade post, use Musket Diplomacy, use Freedom of Religion!! |
| Middle Passage | 2nd leg of Triangular Trade from West Africa to West Indies, slaves treated TERRIBLE, stacked on top of each other, one bathroom, too close |
| Writs of Assistance | Part of Townshend Acts, British officers can use as search warrant without evidence |
| Declaration of Independence | Written by Thomas Jefferson, voted on July 2nd, adopted July 4th, 1776, declared independence of colonies, committee: Franklin, Adams, Sherman, Livingston, Jefferson |
| Henry the Navigator | funded Portuguese sailing school, early expeditions |
| Deganawida | planted tree of peace, persuaded Iroquois to unite, wrote Iroquois Confederation |
| Bartolomé de las Casas | Spanish priest who came to New World and resisted slavery |
| William Penn | was given Pennsylvania as compensation for religious prosecution, governor and writer of constitution of Pennsylvania |
| James Oglethorpe | Formed Georgia as refuge for debtors, became |
| John Smith | Great leader for Virginia, "no work no food," brought them back from collapse, rigged gunpowder, returned to England and Virginia entered "starving time." |
| John Rolfe | Introduced tobacco to colonies, England, married Pocahontas |
| Henry Hudson | Dutch explorer, explored Hudson River, claimed land for the Dutch |
| Roger Williams | Disapproved of the strictness of Puritans, fled to Rhode Island and formed Baptist church |
| Anne Hutchinson | Disapproved of Puritans always going to Church, held sermons in home, fled to Rhode Island |
| Peter Stuyvesant | Last Governor of New Netherlands, short temper,always in pain due to peg-leg, leg blown off by British cannon |
| Sons of Liberty/Sam Adams | a secret protesting group formed after the Stamp Act, led by Sam Adams, began tarring and feathering |
| Loyalists | Colonists who supported the British cause |
| Patriots | Colonists who opposed the British cause |
| Patrick Henry | Excellent speaker from Virginia, "give me liberty or give me death," encouraged colonists to declare independence |
| William Dawes/Samuel Prescott/Paul Revere | Rode to Lexington and Concord, two captured by British, only 1 actually made it to Lexington and Concord |
| Green Mountain Boys | Militia led by Ethan Allen who attacked and won Fort Ticonderoga |
| Continental Army | Professional army of colonists, captained by George Washington, made by 2nd Continental Congress |
| George Washington | Leader of Continental Army, excellent leader, previously British general |
| John Adams | Lawyer, cousin of Sam Adams, who supported British soldiers after Boston Massacre, later supported Patriots |
| Ben Franklin | Member of Continental Congress, inventor |
| Thomas Jefferson | From Virginia, owned slaves, wrote Declaration of Independence |
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