history midterm grade 8 Flashcards

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Ch 2:
* Know the 3 types of colonies and be able to describe them

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Charter colonies proprietary colonies and royal colonies
-royal colonies were controlled by the king
-proprietary colonies were territories granted by the king
- charter colonies were established by a group of settlers.

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2
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Corporations where groups of
Englishmen pooled money and allowed others to buy
shares of stock; businesses in which failure meant the
loss of the amount invested and success meant the profits
were split according to the number of shares; forerunners
of modern corporations

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Joint-stock company

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Colonies governed by a charter granted
by the king to joint-stock companies

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Charter colony

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4
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Colonies given by the king to
individuals or groups

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Proprietary colony

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5
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Economic system that measured wealth by
how much gold and silver a nation possessed

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Merchan8lism

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6
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The first written
constitution in America

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Fundamental Orders of Connec8cut

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7
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Agreement the Pilgrims made for
establishing the first self-government in the New World

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Mayflower Compact

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8
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Group that chose to separate themselves
from the Anglican Church and hold their own worship
services

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Separa8sts

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9
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Group that chose to separate themselves
from the Anglican Church and hold their own worship
services

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Puritans

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10
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Understand how slave families looked different from other colonial families.

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slaves were under harsh rules in forced by their masters. slave families were also always put to work as soon as they were phyically capable. they didn’t know about their old family and relatives.

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11
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Individuals who gained passage to
America in return for four to seven years labor upon
arrival in the colonies

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Indentured Servants

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12
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System used to teach trades to boys who
could not go to college; usually lasting about seven years

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Appren8ceship

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13
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Trials arising from accusations
of witchcraft; held in Salem Village, Massachusetts;
sometimes resulting in the execution of those accused

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Salem Witch Trials

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14
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Know the key leaders and impact of the Great Awakening

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key leaders:
-jonathan Edwards
-george whitfield
-samuel Davies

the impact was higher education from establishment of colleges many of these colleges taught biblical teachings .

another is many people converted to Christianity because of the pasters and missionaries spreading the gospel.

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15
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Know scientific notation and how to convert a measurement into scientific notation2a

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Great Awakening

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16
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Philosophy that believed the Bible needed to be
tested by human reason; rejected traditional Christian
teachings such as miracles and the virgin birth of Jesus

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deism

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17
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Groups of colonists who organized rallies
to protest the Stamp Act

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sons of liberty

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18
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Groups of colonists who organized rallies
to protest the Stamp Act

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stamp act

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19
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Know the 3 Phases of the American Revolu8on and know know the significant battles of each.

20
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Influential pamphlet written by Thomas
Paine making a case for separation from Britain

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common sense

21
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Formal surrender of British General
Cornwallis’s army, essentially ending the War for
Independence

22
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Battle on Breed’s Hill near Boston in 1775
resulting in a costly British victory

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bunker hill

23
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Know the weaknesses of the Ar8cles of Confedera8on.

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lack of central government
ineabilty to levy taxes
no judicial branch
weakness in foreign affair

24
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Know the significance of the Northwest Ordinances.note card

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they eastablished procedures for admission of new states into the union, prohibited slavery in northwest territory, and guaranteed civil librities.

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Know the arguments of the Federalists and An8-Federalists for and against ra8fica8on of the Cons8tu8on. NOTE CARD
ofederalists - dtong central government -checks and balaneces -economic stability -national unity anti feds -fear of tyrany -state rights -lack of bill of rights -representation
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Know the Ar8cles of the Cons8tu8on and the concepts of federalism, separa8on of powers, and checks and balances.
it is the main sections ,that outline the structure and powers of the U.S governmernt
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Know the Bill of Rights.
the bill of rights consists of the first ten amenments to the united states constitution.
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First plan of government of the United States, in force from 1777 until ratification of the US Constitution in 1789; included one governing body, a Congress; allowed for strong state governments
Ar8cles of Confedera8on
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Required the Northwest Territory to be divided into at least three but no more than five territories, from which the modern states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin formed
northwest ordinance of 1787
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Proposed that the US government have a bicameral system based on each state’s population; supported by larger states
Virginia Plan
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—Government system consisting of one legislative house
Unicameral system
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—The lower house of Congress in which representation is based on population
House of Representa8ves
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System that keeps each branch of government from exercising too much power by limiting, or checking, the powers of the other branches
Checks and balances
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Newspaper essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay written to gain support for the Constitution
Federalist Papers
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Name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
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The right to vote,
Suffrage
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Formally approve
ratify
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Government system consisting of two legislative houses
bicameral system
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Also known as the Connecticut Compromise, written by Roger Sherman; agreement that the US government would have a bicameral Congress consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate
Great Compromise
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Division of the government’s powers between the national government and the states
federal system
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Those who fought ratification of the Constitution
An8-Federalists
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The introduction to the Constitution
Preamble
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Provided for the surveying and sale of the Northwest Territory
Land Ordinance of 1785
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Proposal that the new US government have a unicameral system in which all states would have one vote; supported by smaller states
New Jersey Plan
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Principle attempting to ensure that no branch of the government has too much power
separa8on of powers