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1 Semester Test

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Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow.   precedent  
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A group of advisers to the president.   cabinet  
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Supreme Court is this Branch of Gov't   Judicial Branch  
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Certificate that promises to repay borrowed money in the future.   bond  
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This Branch of Gov't makes laws.   Legislative  
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Settlement of a disagreement reachedy by each side giving up some of what it wants in order to reach an agreement.   compromise  
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The President and VP are in charge of this branch   Executive  
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clearly different from others   distinct  
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Checks or limits the power of the other branches of gov't   checks and balances  
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To keep   maintain  
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Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military   impressment  
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To deliver or hand out   issue  
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Congress is another name for this   Legislative  
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To find a solution to settle a conflict   resolve  
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To review the actions of the other branches of government to make sure they are constitutional   judicial review  
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The idea that states should have all the power   states rights  
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Right to a fair and speedy trial   Amendment 6  
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No soldier can be housed without consent of the owner   Amendment 3  
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The first 10 Amendments are known as the   Bill of Rights  
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Right to bear arms   Amendment 2  
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Carbon dating helps scientists come up with a(n) __ of an artifact's age   estimate  
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When large mammals started dying out, early Americans had to search for different __ of food.   sources  
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Many early American civilizations were technologically advanced and created __methods for tracking time, counting and writing.   complex  
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The Inca cut broad platforms called __ into their mountainous lands in order to farm.   terrace  
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To supply water to crops by artificial means   irrigate  
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A person who moves from place to place   nomad  
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A form of writing that uses symbols or pictures to represent things, ideas and sounds   hieroglyphics  
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A highly developed society   civilization  
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The study of ancient peoples is called   archaeology  
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Which method of getting food changed the nomadic way of life.   farming  
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Culture is defined as   a way of life  
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The ____________ helped lead to the Civil War.   Triangular Trade  
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What did America trade to England in the Triangular Trade?   sugar, tobacco, rice, and cotton  
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What was the first (successful) settled colony in North America named?   Jamestown  
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Someone who undertakes a religious journey   pilgrims  
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What did the pilgrims have to sign in order to land at Plymouth?   Mayflower Compact  
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American colonists were prohibited from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains by the______.   Proclamation of 1763  
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Parliament authorized writs of assistance that _________.   allowed officials to search for smuggled goods  
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The Sugar Act angered the colonists because_________.   they believed it violated their rights as English citizens  
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What promise did England make to the colonists if they helped win the French and Indian War that they later broke?   They could expand west into the lands gained from France  
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The Sons of Liberty in response to the Stamp Act began burning effigies, which were ________   stuffed figures representing a unliked individual  
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refusing to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms is _________   boycott  
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During Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice is called a   minuteman  
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American colonist who allied with Britain and opposed the war for independence was called_________   Loyalist  
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American colonist who favored American independence was called________   Patriot  
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What event resulted with 5 men dying from English soldiers and became a key event to the American Revolutionary War   Boston Massacre  
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Which Act was also known as the Coercive Act which forced the colonists to do something?   Intolerable Acts  
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Which taxation act, showed the British that the colonists were going to resist their authority by boycotting?   Stamp Act  
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Who would become the leader of the Continental Army that was formed during the Second Continental Congress?   George Washington  
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To carry out   administrate  
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The process of becoming a citizen of another country.   naturalization  
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The legal rules and procedures the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property.   due process  
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Power shared by the states and federal government.   concurrent  
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Government with limited powers strictly defined by law.   limited gov't  
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To include   involve  
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To go against or state the opposite   contradict  
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Reduce, make smaller   diminish  
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A principal by which powers are divided among different branches of government to make sure no one branch has too much power.   separation of powers  
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Power of the court to judge whether or not actions of other branches are constitutional.   judicial review  
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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin   Great Britain  
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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in America   New England  
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Who explored the Warrior's Path through the Appalachian Mountains?   Daniel Boone  
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Why does the Industrial Revolution mark a historic change in the country?   People began working in factories and mills.  
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Private property is one major part of a/an ____ system?   free enterprise  
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In the early 1800s, most Americans worked ____.   as farmers  
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Which person memorized the designs of machines used in British factories in order to bring secrets to the United States?   Samuel Slater  
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One danger of living in a city during the early 1800s was ____.   threat of fire  
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Which geographical feature was most important for the growth of cities?   .rivers  
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When Eli Whitney made muskets for the government, he came up with the idea of creating   interchangeable parts.  
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How did the cotton gin speed up the production of cotton?   It removed the seeds from cotton.  
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