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What was the first permanent English Settlement?
Jamestown
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A person who exchanged their labor for a ticket to the Americas.
Indentured Servant
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Term means “goods shipped to other countries”. Give an example of a good that was shipped OUT OF the colonies.
Exports; Cash crops, tobacco, cotton
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Term means “goods coming in from countries”. Give an example of a good that was shipped INTO the colonies.
Imports; slaves, manufactured goods, tea
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Taxes (fees) on imported goods
Tariffs
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What country had control of the 13 original colonies?
England
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Which colonial region relied on fishing, shipbuilding, whaling and trade? Name one colony from that region.
New England Colonies
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Which colonial region relied on farming, raising livestock and fur trading? Name one colony from that region.
Middle Colonies
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Which colonial region relied on plantation farming and slave labor? Name one colony from that region.
Southern Colonies
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What formed the western border of the English colonies (Hint: Proclamation Line)?
Appalachian Mountains
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Why did the Pilgrims, Puritans and Separatists come to America?
Religious reasons/Freedom
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What was the first group of people to live in the Americas?
Native Americans
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What was the second group of people to live in the Americas?
Europeans
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What was the third group of people to live in the Americas?
African Slaves
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Refusing to buy British goods (an attempt to get British to repeal (get rid of) taxes)
Boycott
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Two sides agree to end an argument by “giving in a little”
Compromise
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Colonists who stayed loyal to the King of England—DID NOT want independence
Loyalists
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Colonists who wanted independence from Great Britain
Patriots
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These acts were attempts by King George to pay off the French & Indian War debt---made many colonists so angry that they boycotted and supported the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Intolerable Acts, Townshend Act, Tea Act
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The biggest complaint that the colonists had---colonists had no say in Parliament yet laws being made affected them
Taxation without Representation
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This act required colonists to only buy English tea
Tea Act
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How did the colonists protest the Tea Act?
Boston Tea Party (dumping tea into Harbor)
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Who was the oldest member of the Continental Congress? He also got France to help us in the Rev. War and invented bifocals.
Benjamin Franklin
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Where were the first battles of the Revolutionary War?
Lexington and Concord
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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared freedom from Great Britain/Officially started Revolution
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In the Declaration, “All men are created equal” really meant whom? Who did it exclude?
Wealthy white men /Excluded women, poor, slaves, people of color
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This person fought in the French & Indian War, was a general in the Revolutionary War AND became president of the U.S.
George Washington
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Which countries sent aid and ships to the colonists during the Revolutionary War?
France and Spain
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Term: Resistance to an established government
Rebellion
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Term: A visual or verbal communication used to influence peoples’ opinions or actions (Ex: Boston Massacre Picture)
Propaganda
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Who is considered the “Father of the Constitution”?
James Madison
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People participate in their government (vocab. term)
(U.S. has one of these) Democracy
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A person responsible for voting, making educated decisions, and letting his/her voice be heard.
American Citizen
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This lays out the plan of government for the United States
Constitution
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In the Preamble, what does “Provide for the Common Defense” mean?
To safeguard the country against attack
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In the Preamble, what does “Establish Justice” mean?
Make laws and set up courts that are fair
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What amendment gives us the rights of press, assembly, petition, speech and religion?
1st Amendment
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What was the ORIGINAL plan of government called?
Articles of Confederation
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Why was the Articles of Confederation a weak plan? (3 things)
Gave states too much power/no strong federal gov’t./no President
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What document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
U.S. Constitution
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What are the 3 branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
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What was the job of the executive branch and who was in charge of it?
Enforces laws/President and Cabinet
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What was the job of the legislative branch and who was in charge of it?
Makes the laws/Congress (senators and House of Representatives)
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What was the job of the judicial branch and who was in charge of it?
Interprets laws (Are they constitutional?)/Supreme Court
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Term: First 10 Amendments to Constitution (purpose is to protect individual freedoms)
Bill of Rights
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Term: This means “a change” in the Constitution
Amendment
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Term: This system keeps one branch of government from getting too powerful
Checks and Balances
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This group officially elects our president (determined by the number of senators plus the number of representatives from each state.
Electoral College
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What created a House of Representatives and Senate?
Great Compromise
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Term: Division of basic government rules into branches
Separation of Powers
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