Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
7th Soc. Mid-Term
7th Grade Social Studies Mid-Term
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Columbian Exchange | an exchange of goods, ideas and people between Europe and the Americas. Natives caught many diseases as a result. |
| What was England's first settlement? | Jamestown |
| Name the New England colonies. | Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire |
| Name the Middle colonies | New York, Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania |
| Name the Southern colonies. | Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia |
| colony | settlement made by a "parent" country |
| mercantilism | idea that a "parent" country can become wealthy through its colonies by exporting more than it imports |
| import | good that are brought into a country |
| export | goods made in one place and sent to another |
| cash crop | a crop grown to be sold |
| triangular trade | regular trading routes that formed a triangle between the West Indies, colonial America, Europe and West Africa |
| Magna Carta | English document limiting the power of the king |
| Mayflower Compact | a government established by the Pilgrims on their boat, the Mayflower, before they landed on Plymouth Rock. |
| Where was the French and Indian War fought? | in the Ohio Valley |
| Who fought in the French and Indian War? | French vs. British soldiers and volunteer colonists |
| What was the cause of the French and Indian War? | France and England wanted to take control of the fur trade in the Ohio Valley. This would make either one the richest, most powerful nation. |
| What was the result of the French and Indian War? | (the first) Treaty of Paris. *England had control over all lands to the Mississippi River and Canada. *Spain controlled the southwest and Florida. *France lost all holdings in North America. |
| Quartering Act | colonists were forced to house British soldiers in their homes. |
| Townshend Act | England taxed the colonists on luxury items such as glass lead paper and tea. |
| Boston Massacre | five Bostonians shot dead, including Crispus Attucks |
| Tea Act | taxed tea and gave East India Company exclusive rights to sell |
| Boston Tea Party | Bostonians revolted and dumped the tea into the harbor. |
| Intolerable Acts | England blockaded (closed) Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| When was the Declaration of Independence written? | 1776 |
| Olive Branch Petition | A letter to King George asking for peace |
| Loyalists | colonists who supported Britain and were against colonial independence |
| Patriots | colonists who fought for independence for the colonies |
| The "shot heard around the world" was from where? | Lexington and Concord, Mass. |
| What happened at Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill, Mass? | British defense of Boston. Colonists were low on ammunition. It was known, "Don't shoot until you can see the whites of their eyes!" |
| Paul Revere | warned "the Redcoats are coming" at Lexington and Concord |
| Thomas Paine | author of "Common Sense" |
| militia | a group of civilians trained as soldiers to fight in emergencies |
| Archaeologist | Social scientists that use artifacts to study ancient people. |
| Secondary Source | Source such as textbook that interprets the original document. |
| Iroquois Confederation | established a political union of nations who worked together for defense but kept independent ideas. Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca |
| Magna Carta | British constitution that limited the power of the leaders and allowed for a Bill of Rights for the people |
| Primary Source | first hand account document such as a diary or a journal. |
| mercantilism | The idea that a mother country can become wealthy through its colonies by exporting more than it imports is called _____________ |
| Vikings | First Europeans to reach Western Hemisphere: |
| Boycott | Refuse to buy or use a service as a form of protest |
| Water | A resource that provides both food and transportation. |
| Adapting | ____________ or changing to it's environment in a different way allowed Native Americans to develop different cultures |
| These 3 Latin American civilizations created well-organized societies | Mays, Aztec, Inca |
| Navigation and Shipbuilding | Explorers were able to begin exploring new trade routes to Asia because of advancements in ________ and __________ |
| Jamestown | Not planting enough crops led colonists in this colony to starve. |
| Treaty of Paris | France lost all of it's power in North America after what Treaty was signed after the French and Indian War |
| War Debt | The main reason why the British imposed taxes on the Colonies was to help the British get out of ________ _________ |
| No taxation without representation | The reason why the Colonists disliked the British taxes so much (think of the saying Colonials said) |
Created by:
memsoccer1013
Popular History sets