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Grade 7 American H.
Grade 7 & 8 American History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Irrigation | to water crops by channeling water from rivers or streams |
| Surplus | excess; quantity that is left over |
| Monotheism | belief that there is only one god |
| Republic | system of government in which the people choose the representatives to govern them |
| Mercantilism | economic policy that held a nation prospered by exporting more goods to foreign nations than it imported from them |
| Alliance | agreement between nations or groups to aid and support one another |
| Plantation | large estate farmed by many workers |
| Bill of Rights | written lists of freedom that a government promises to protect |
| Legislature | part of a government that makes laws |
| Triangular Trade | three-way colonial trade route between the colonies, the islands of the Caribbean, and Africa |
| Natural Rights | rights that belong to every human being from birth |
| Divine Right | belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from God |
| Boycott | organized campaign to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services |
| Monopoly | company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industry |
| Traitor | person who betrays his or her country or cause and helps the other side |
| Constitution | document in which the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government are established |
| Executive | in government, person who runs the government and sees that the laws are carried out |
| Compromise | agreement in which each side gives up part of what it want |
| Ratify | to approve |
| Precedent | example to be followed by others in the future |
| From west to east, the major geographic features of the United States are the | Rocky Mountains > Great Plains > Mississippi River > Appalachian Mountains |
| Which document is considered a primary source? | A personal diary kept by a person who works in a sweatshop |
| The most widely accepted theory of the earliest human migration to the Americas is that people | Walked across a land bridge from Asia to Alaska |
| The Colombian Exchange can be best described as | The swap of ideas, plants, people, and diseases between Europe and the Americas |
| What was the main purpose of the Mayflower Compact? | To create a government that would benefit the colony |
| Why did most colonial farmers settle near oceans or coastal waterways? | Transportation of products was easier |
| In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located? | Atlantic Coast |
| The need for agricultural workers in the early southern colonies led to the | Use of enslaved person from Africa |
| Many American colonists believed the British tax laws were unfair because | Colonists lacked representation in Parliament |
| What was the primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence? | To list reasons the colonies should be free from England |
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