2015 STAAR Review Terms #1 Flashcards
Political Issues
Issues related to government, conflict resolution and decision making for a group of people
Economic Issues
Issues related to money, taxes, and production of goods and services
Social Issues
Issue related to culture, work, lifetstyle
Domestic
Having to do with one’s own homeland (USA)
International
Involving other countries
Era
A historic period identified by some prominent figure or characteristic
13 colonies
original east coast areas settled by Great Britian/ England beginning in 1607 that became the original 13 states
Representative Democracy
government that votes for representatives who serve in the governmet to make and enfoce law and in the best interest of the people; the US has this form of government; also known as a republic
Colonist
people who settle and live in a colony
Taxation
government process of charging a fee on a goods products people and/or activities
Grievances
complaints
Consent of the governed
idea that people give government its power; it is stated in the Declaration of Independence
Blockade
to cut off supplies; a military and economic tool used to force a nation or area to suffer shortages and to give up fighting
Great Britain (England)
the “mother country” for the 13 colonies; country we fought against for the independence of the United States
Republic
a government that elects its leaders
Bias
one sided
historical context
the historical setting of an event or a primary source
frame of reference
the perspective from which a person views historical or current issues and events
analyze
breaking a larger idea down into sections and explaining how each part related to another
sequence
putting things in logical order
