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Where was slavery concentrated? Why?

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In the south because of plantation farms.

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Where where the early (1600s) colonial settlements?

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Near the coastline.

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What shape were colonial trade routes?

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Triangular

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Why did the products of the 13 colonies vary?

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Geography and climate.

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Name two examples of democratic governments

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Mayflower Compact and Virginia house of Burgess.

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What led to the Revolutionary war?

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England’s desire for the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War.

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What was the purpose of the Join or Die political cartoon?

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To get colonies to realize if they didn’t join together they wouldn’t survive.

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What are some examples of early primary sources?

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Political cartoons, journals and diaries written at the time.

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What was the lawmaking branch in England?

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Parliament.

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Explain the difference between Loyalists and Patriots.

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Loyalists wanted to side with England. Patriots supported the Revolutionary war.

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Who were members of the Sons of Liberty?

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Sam Adams and Paul Revere.

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What is a boycott? How did colonists use them?

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Boycotts are refusals to buy a form of product. They were used to protest the Stamp Act and Townshend Act.

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What was the purpose of British Colonial Policies?

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British Colonial Policies were used to raise revenues and control trade. The policies led to the start of the American Revolution.

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What was the main idea for the Declaration of Independence?

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The power to govern comes from the people.

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What is mercantilism?

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The belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country.

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What was a turning point in the American Revolution and why?

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The Battle of Saratoga because the colonial victory convinced France to join America in her fight for independence. `

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What is guerilla warfare?

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The use of ambushes and sneak attacks.

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What were the greatest strengths of the colonial and British armies?

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Colonial - knowledge of terrain

British- highly trained and disciplined soldiers

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Why did Americans believe the British tax laws were unfair?

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They had no representation in parliament.

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Island

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Land surrounded on all sides by water

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Penninsula

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Land surrounded on three sides

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Examples of landforms

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mountains, hills and plains

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Examples of primary sources

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diaries, pictures, autobiographies and journal entries

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What do archaeologists use to study history?

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Artifacts, carbon dating and dig sites

25
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The study of economics focuses on

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money, banking and the stock market

26
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The Iroquois used blank to build blank

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trees; longhouses

27
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Name a way the Pueblo adapted to their environment

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By using irrigation for farming

28
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Why did many different native cultures develop in North America

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A variety of environmental conditions existed.

29
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Culture

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A way of life shared by a soceity

30
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What was the function of buffalo in Native American culture

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Food, shelter, clothing and tools for Native American Indians of the great plains

31
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Why did the first people from Asia migrate to America?

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To search for animals to hunt, such as the mammoth

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What important contribution to government did the Iroquois make

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They set up the first representative government in the new world when they established the Confederation which elected members to the grand council

33
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Explain how North American and Asia were geographically connected

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Thick sheets of ice called glaciers covered the world during the last Ice Age. So much of the earth’s water was captured in glaciers that the sea level dropped exposing a 1000-mile wide land bridge connecting North American and Asia. The land bridge covered with water after the Ice Age ended.

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When you adapt to your environment you blank.

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Change your way of life so you can survive.

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Who had advanced civilizations in North America before the arrival of European explorers

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Aztecs, Incas and Mayas

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What is an archaeological dig and why is it important?

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Most recent artifacts are found at the top while oldest artifacts are found at the bottom. It explains how people may have lived before written history

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How were the Inuit unique?

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Living in the cold climate of the Arctic region caused them to adapt. There were no fruits and vegetables, so they had to adapt by eating raw animal organs for vitamins and minerals.

38
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Describe the Great Plains

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flat rolling grass lands, harsh winters, hot summers and buffalo

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Eastern woodlands

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lush forest

40
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Southwest

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desert- Arizona, New Mexico and southern California

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secondary sources

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Information you get from someone or something that was not at the event. Examples are encyclopedias, textbooks and biographies

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Nomads

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Moved from place to place looking for food. No permanent housing.

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Irrigation

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a method of bringing water to dry land

44
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Climate

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Long term pattern of weather of a region

45
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Southeast region known for

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rich soil, swamps, hot summers and warm winters

46
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Mesa

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rises up like a mountain but has a a flat top. Was used for shelter by Native Americans of the Southwest

47
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Tundra

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In arctic region - has no trees and frozen soil most of the year

48
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How did the coastline of North America contribute to trade

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Offering many great harbors

49
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First permanent settlements

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Were along the Atlantic Coasts in what is now the United States

50
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Where were New France’s settlements? What made them profitable

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Along the St. Lawrence River and found fishing and fir profitable.

51
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Why was slave labor used in the Caribbean

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to grow sugar cane

52
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Conquistadors

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Spanish Explorers

53
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What caused the death of many Native Americans

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Disease after contact with the Spanish.

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