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GED Vocabulary
Terms from GED HSE Social studies and science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| primary sources | something from actual historical event, could be a journal or a historical figure |
| secondary source | something created after an event like a textbook |
| Colonial Era | Jamestown and Plymouth, time period 1600-1760, British control, 13 American colonies, King George, French and Indian Wars, Pilgrims |
| Revolutionary Era | revolt against British authority in the American colonies, 1793-1783, colonists were upset about taxes, Americans declared independence and went to war with Great Britain, George Washington, Boston Tea Party, Revolutionary War, Declaration of Independence |
| United States became a new country | 1783-1815, Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, Thomas Jefferson, Louisiana Purchase, |