History Final Exam 7th Grade Flashcards
Import
to send goods into a country
export
to send goods out of a country
bill of rights
a list of freedoms the government promises to protect
plantation
a large self sufficient estate, run by many people
back country
an area of land on the eastern slopes of the Appalachain mountains
tidewater
area along the atlantic coast
slave code
laws that treated slaves as property
mason-dixon line
the border between PA and MD
power of the purse
the right to raise and spend money that was held by the legislature
triangular trade
trade between Africa, England, and the colonies
the city of brotherly love
Philadelphia
What religion was influential in New England
Puritanism
Which country owned NY before England
Holland- the Dutch
Why was the founder of PA
William Penn
Who and what was Ga founded for?
debtor’s colony
boycott
the refusal of buying a particular good or service
militia
many armies formed for each state
Paul Revere
THE BRITISH ARE COMING
proclamation of 1763
prohibited colonists from moving west of the United States
Boston Massacre
colonists revolted on British soldiers
Boston Tea Party
colonists dumped hundreds of tea crates into the harbor showing their anger for the king’s relentless pestering
Intolerable Acts
punishment towards Boston because of the Tea Party
Stamp Act
the taxation of paper, letters, and other paper items
Where were the first 2 battles between the British and the colonies held?
Lexington and Concord
traitor
a person who betrays their country
Loyalist
Colonists who remained loyal to Britain
olive branch petition
a petition sent to King George 3 declaring their loyalty, asking him to repeal the intolerable acts, and blame the recent problems on the parliament. he rejects it
Treaty of Paris 1783
Britain recognizes US as an independent nation
Ticonderoga
Ethan ALlen led his surprise attack which gave the US cannons and gunpowder he stole in the attack.
Saratoga
turning point of the war and ends all British threats to the US.
Valley Forge
George Washington camped his trrops here 1777-8. much suffering
yorktown
the last battle in the revolution
Thomas Paine
wrote the Crisis which urged Colonists to support the Army
Thomas Jefferson
headed the committee in the 2nd Continental Congress and wrote the Dec of Independence with advisement
Lafayette
the French noble who became the trusted friend of GW
Francis Marion
Used guerilla warfare
Benedict Arnold
formally American General turned traitor and Led the British troops
who did the 2nd Continental Congress select to lead the Continental Army
GW
What was the King’s reaction to the olive branch petition?
rejected it
When was the Dec of Inpendence signed?
July 4, 1776
What was the 2nd part of the Declaration of Independence?
wrongs committed by the king
WHo were defending their homes and property
Patriots
Who had the best navy in the world
Britain
Legislature
representative body elected by the people hwo make laws
executive
a single person with administrative ability
constitution
a document that defines the fundamental principles of govt
confederation
loose alliance of states
federal government
a system of govt that divides power between the central govt and the states
territory
land that is not a state and is owned by the central govt
commerce
the buying and selling of goods
3/5 compromise
slaves would equal 3.5 of a person
bi-cameral
2 house legislature
fugitive slave clause
if another state finds a runaway slave, they must return him to his or her owner
Bill of rights
the USA’s 10 amendments
slave trade clause
congress can’t vote to end importation of slaves until 1808
federalists
agree with the constitution
antifederalists
disagree with the constitution
What was the first state to approve the constitution
Delaware
What was the 9th state to approve the constitution
new hampshire
Franklin Roosevelt
Pres of the US at the beginning of WW2. He asked for a declaration of war against Japan.
Douglas MacArthur
US Army Commander of the Pacific during WW2
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General who directed the allied invasion of Europe
Winston Churchilll
Prime Minister of England
Harry Truman
US President who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
totalitarianism
political leaders try to control how people think and live
appeasement
meeting another governments demands of war
d day
the day the invasion of france began june 6 1944
the events leading to the outbreak of ww2
- Hitler breaks the treaty
- Hitler goes into Cz and SUden
- Hitler gets Poland
- Britain and France declare war
United Nations
Organized nations to investigate and propose settlements to international problems
Warsaw pact
military alliance of communism
solidarity
worker unions that called for change in Poland
