Set: S.S. Final Review
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All 71 Terms
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absolute location | coordinates of longitude and latitude |
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relative location | described where a certain area is in relation to another area |
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place | can refer to the physical & human factors that make 1 area different from another |
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region | can be as large as a continent or as small as a neighborhood |
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movement | shifting of people, goods, and ideas from 1 place to another |
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human-environment interaction | ways people interact with there environment, such as building a dam, cutting a tree or sitting in the sun |
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iroquois confederacy | act as a model for the united states |
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asia | where explorers were hoping to go during the age of exploration |
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columbus | came to the new world and called americans indians |
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columbian exchange | people from Europe begain to exchange with people in the new world |
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3 g's | gold, god, glory |
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new england: climate | rugged terrain/rocky soil/ cold climate/ irregular coastline/ numerous harbors, fish, forests |
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new england: jobs | fishing/ whaling/ shipbuilding/ cattle/ lumber |
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new england: life | puritans/ direct democracy/ had to own property & belong to a church |
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middle: climate | fertile land/ cold winter/ warm summers/ harbors/ river/ bakcountry |
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middle: jobs | farming/ manufacturing/ commerce/ cash crops/ bread basket colonies |
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middle: life | large farms/ ruled in couties/ home= brick & wood/ private schools/ Racism= violence |
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south: climate | fertile soil/ warm climate/ rivers & forests/ hilly, thick forests |
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puritans | first european settlers in the 13 colonies |
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republic | type of government present in the colonies |
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"No taxation without Representation" | americans didn't want to be taxed without representation in parliament |
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boston massacre | people were fighting for the right of freedom |
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boston tea party | people were rebelling aganist taxation against representation/ americans wanted voice to be heard |
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battles of lexington/concord | it was the shot herd 'round the world and the spark of the revolution |
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battle of saratoga | we negotiated with france to give suppiles |
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france | helped us win the war and also hated britain |
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articles of confederation | the 1st constitution of the U.S. |
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constitution | the new constitution and replaces the articles of confederation |
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federalism | a system of government in which the states and national government share powers |
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popular sovereignty | a government in which the people rule |
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checks & balances | each branch of gov't can exercise controls over the other branches |
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separation of powers | this principle means the division of basic government roles into branches |
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limited government | everyone, citizens and powerful leaders alike, must obey the law |
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legislative branch | make laws/ congress & parliament |
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executive branch | enforces laws/ president & vice president & prime minister |
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judicial branch | explain & interpret laws/ courts |
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political parties | jefferson & hamilton were debating about the BUS and created 2 parties/ under washington's presidency |
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louisiana territory | located to the west/ it was fertile land; expand the U.S.; mississippi river and new orleans port |
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Lewis & Clark | explored the louisiana territory/ brought back a wealth of scientific & geographic info. |
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industrial revolution | change from hand-made world to machine-made world |
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canals/ paved roads | transportation was improved by these inventions |
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transportation in the industrial revolution | watereways/ railroads & horses |
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cotton gin | increased slavery |
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steam boat | made transportating goods masively easier |
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factories | mass produced products |
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erie canal | buffalo-albany/ created water route/ improved moving farm products to East NY and manufactured goods to West NY |
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monroe doctrine | U.S. saw itself as world power |
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Trail of tears | journeyto indian country/ about 1/3 died |
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people that settled in the west | mormons/ mountain men/ land speculators/ 40 'ers/ traders/ women & families |
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manifest destiny | belief that the U.S. should expand from sea to shinging sea |
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underground railroad | an aboveground series of escape routes from the south to the North |
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missouri compromise | a series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave states |
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compromise of 1850 | series of congressional laws intended to settle the major disagreements between freestates & slave states |
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fugitive slave law | an 1850 law to help slave holders recapture runaway slaves |
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john brown's raid | caused tension in the united states |
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fort sumter | spark of the war |
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gettsyburg & vicksburg | turning points of war |
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new england colonies | massachusetts/ new hampshire/ road island/ connecticut |
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middle colonies | new york/ pennsylvania/ new jersey |
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south colonies | delaware/ maryland/ virgina/ north carolina/ south carolina/ georgia |
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oregon territory | from great britain in 1846 |
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mexican cession | from mexico, by the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo in 1848 |
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gadsen purchase | bought from mexico in 1853 for $10 million |
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louisiana purchase | bought from france in 1803 for $15 million |
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texas | left mexico to be annexed into the U.S. in 1845 |
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revolutionary war land results | from great britain by treaty of paris in 1783 |
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13 original colonies | the first colonies to be set-up in the new land |
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florida | cession from spain in 1819 for $10 million |
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union states | oregon/ california/ kansas/ minnesota/ iowa/ wisconsion/ illinois/ michigan/ indiana/ ohio/ pennsylvania/ new york/ new jersey/ vermont/ massachusetts/ conneticut/ road island/ new hampshire/ manie |
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border states | missouri/ kentucky/ west virgina/ maryland/ delaware |
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confederacy states | texas/ arkansas/ louisiana/ mississippi/ tennessee/ alabama/ virgina/ north carolina/ south carolina/ georgia/ florida |
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| Created | June 17, 2007 |
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meggyd246 : Changed Lewis & Clark → explored the louisiana territory/ brought back a wealth of cientific & geographic info. to Lewis & Clark → explored the louisiana territory/ brought back a wealth of scientific & geographic info.
meggyd246 : Changed forida → cession from spain in 1819 for $10 million to florida → cession from spain in 1819 for $10 million
meggyd246 : Changed new england:climate → rugged terrain/rocky soil/ cold climate/ irregular coastline/ numerous harbors, fish, forests to new england: climate → rugged terrain/rocky soil/ cold climate/ irregular coastline/ numerous harbors, fish, forests
meggyd246 : Changed gettsyburg/ vicksburg → turning points of the war to gettsyburg & vicksburg → turning points of the war
meggyd246 : Changed confederacy states → texas/ arkansas/ louisiana/ mississippi/ tennessee/ alabama/ virgina/ north carolina/ south carolina/ georgia/ florida to confederate states → texas/ arkansas/ louisiana/ mississippi/ tennessee/ alabama/ virgina/ north carolina/ south carolina/ georgia/ florida
meggyd246 : Changed sources of transportation during the industrial revolution → watereways/ railroads & horses to transportation in the industrial revolution → watereways/ railroads & horses
meggyd246 : Changed iroquois confederacy → acts as a model for the united states to iroquois confederacy → act as a model for the united states
meggyd246 : Changed confederate states → texas/ arkansas/ louisiana/ mississippi/ tennessee/ alabama/ virgina/ north carolina/ south carolina/ georgia/ florida to confederacy states → texas/ arkansas/ louisiana/ mississippi/ tennessee/ alabama/ virgina/ north carolina/ south carolina/ georgia/ florida
meggyd246 : Changed types of people that settled in the west → mormons/ mountain men/ land speculators/ 40 'ers/ traders/ women & families to people that settled in the west → mormons/ mountain men/ land speculators/ 40 'ers/ traders/ women & families
meggyd246 : Changed gettsyburg & vicksburg → turning points of the war to gettsyburg & vicksburg → turning points of war
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Most Missed Words
- popular sovereignty → a government in which the people rule - 4 misses
- boston tea party → people were rebelling aganist taxation against representation/ americans wanted voice to be heard - 3 misses
- battle of saratoga → we negotiated with france to give suppiles - 3 misses
- oregon territory → from great britain in 1846 - 3 misses
- federalism → a system of government in which the states and national government share powers - 2 misses
- louisiana territory → located to the west/ it was fertile land; expand the U.S.; mississippi river and new orleans port - 2 misses
- missouri compromise → a series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the balance of power between slave states - 2 misses