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3/5th compromise: part of the compromise on slavery, where 3 out of 5 slaves were counted as part of state population for taxation and representation
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a Middle colonist: may have said, " People have so many different backgrounds and religions here but we all get along pretty well!"
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a more fair government: the reason for the Constitution according to its Preamble
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a New England colonist: may have said, "Like other Puritans, I came to this colony to live according to my religious beliefs."
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a Southern colonist: may have said, "I grow rice on low, swampy land within the coastal plains
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Anne Hutchinson: forced to leave the Massachusettes Bay colony for speaking out against the Puritans
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Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments to the Constitution
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buffalo: Plains Indians depended on these
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capital cities: found on a political map
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checks and balances: a system that the writers of the Constittion came up with to prevent one brach of government from becoming too powerful
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Christopher Columbus: set sail westward searching for a more direct waterway to Asia
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desert: the original colonies had many geographic features except this one
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executive brach: branch of goverment responsible for enforcing laws
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first amendment: protects the right to freedom of speech
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First Continental Congress: sent a petition to the King of England stating that the colonist had rights
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fishing & whaling: important to Virginia's early economy
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freedom to govern one's own self: what the Preable of the Declaration of Independence means by "all men are created equal"
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George Washington: commander in chief of the Continental Army
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Henry Hudson: explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now the state of New York
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Hernando Cortes: conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico
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how Congress should be divided: a major dilimma that the members of the Constitutional Convention had to resolve
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Indian Removal Act: the law that forced the Cherokee and other tribes to leave their lands and go into an area known as Indian Territory
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James Oglethorpe: founded Georgia
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John Rolfe: brought tobacco plants from the West Indies to sell as cash crops in Jamestown
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John Smith: Early Jamestown leader that said, "If you don't work, you dont' eat!"
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judicial branch: branch of government responsible for deciding whether laws follow the Constition
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La Salle: explored and claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France
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legislative branch: branch of governmenet responsible for making laws
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Lewis and Clark: explored newly purchased Louisiana
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Lexington & Concord: first battles of the Revolutionary War
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Lord Baltimore: founded Maryland to give Catholics a safe place to worship
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Lord Cornwallis: surrended on behalf of the British army at Yorktown
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Louisiana Purchase: made by third president, Thomas Jefferson; greatly increased the size of the United States
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Magellen: leader of the first expedition around the world
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natural resources: Native Americans depended on this
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New Route to Asia: what Europeans were searching for when they first began exploring the Americas
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Paul Revere: a Patriot who warned the Minutemen that the British troops were marching toward Lexington
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Ponce de Leon: explored and claimed land for Spanish Florida
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Population: the New Jersey Plan and th Virginia Plan both addressed the states conflict over this
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pueblo: type of shelter built from adobe bricks and was common in the Southwest regions
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Roger Williams: expelled from Massachusettes Bay colony and founded Providence
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Sam Adams: organized the first committe of Correspondence and was thought to have planned the Boston Tea Party
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Saratoga: the turning point of the Revolutionary War
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Shay's Rebellion: the problem of a weak nationtional government was highlighted by this event
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Sons of Liberty: organized protests against British rule
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Stamp Act: taxed all paper products
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Taxation Without Representation: colonist said this as they boycotted British goods
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tea act: said to have been the main reason for the Boston Tea Party
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Thomas Jefferson: the main author of the Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Paine: wrote the pamphlet called "Common Sense"
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to protect citizen rights: purpose of the Bill of Rights
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to sell fur: the main reason that the Dutch people came to New Netherland
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Vasquez de Coronado: explored and claimed for Spain much of what is now the southwestern United States
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William Penn: founded Pennsylvania for a safe place for the Quakers
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Yorktown: last major battle of the Revolutionary War
