Quizlet Social Studies Chapter 4

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  1. American Revolution: colonies fought for and won their independence from Britain
  2. Amsterdam: the capital of the Dutch colony
  3. Breadbasket Colonies: the nickname for the Middle Atlantic States because they grew many grains
  4. canal: a waterway dug across the land
  5. commute: to travel back and forth
  6. competition: the contest among compaines to get the most customers to sell the most products
  7. declaration: an official statement
  8. Erie Canal: connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
  9. Fact: Delaware is a part of the Middle Atlantic States.
  10. immigrant: a person who comes to live in a country from another country
  11. Immigrants moved to the MAC because: religious freedom, fertile land, trade opportunities, jobs, and money
  12. independence: freedom to govern oneself or freedom from control by others
  13. lock: a part of a canal in which the water level can be raised or lowered
  14. megapolis: a huge urban region formed when two or more metropolitan areas grow together
  15. metropolitan area: a large city together with its suburbs
  16. Middle Atlantic States: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
  17. navigable: deep and wide enough for ships to use
  18. New forms of transportation: helped the MAC grow, change, and trade
  19. Opinion: Ms. Castiglione rocks!
  20. Pollution: a problem that is solved by laws and trash patrol
  21. port: a trading center where ships are unloaded and loaded
  22. rapid: a rocky place in a river where a sudden drop in elevation causes water to move quickly and dangerously
  23. representation: acting on behalf of someon or something else
  24. revolution: a large, sudden change in government or in people's lives
  25. Traffic: a problem that is solved by making roads bigger and offering public transportation
  26. treaty: an agreement between countries or groups of people
  27. turnpike: a road that drivers must pay to use
  28. urban growth: the growth of cities
  29. waterway: a body of water that ships can use