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land surrounded by water on all sides

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island

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land surrounded on three sides by water

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penninsula

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examples of primary sources

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diaries, pictures, autobiographies, journal entries, political cartoons - someone was actually there

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4
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Archaeologists use ___________ to study _________

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artifacts; history

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Iroquois used ___________ to build ____________

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trees; longhouses

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Why did many different native cultures develop in North America?

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A variety of environmental conditions existed in the Americas

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What purpose did the buffalo serve?

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Buffalo were the primary source of food, shelter, clothing and tools for Native Americans of the Great Plains.

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The Iroquois set up the first __________________ in the new world when they established the _______________ which elected members to the _________________.

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representative government; Confederation; Grand Council.

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In an archaeological dig, the most recent artifacts are found at the __________, while the oldest artifacts are found at the.

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top; bottom

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Artifacts help archeologists explain______________

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how people may have lived before written history.

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Primitive hunters used _____________ and ___________ flint to hunt

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spearheads; sharpened flint

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The long-term pattern of weather of a region is known as ______________.

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climate

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What was the cash crop which helped Jamestown survive?

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Tobacco

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How did North America’s Atlantic coastline contribute to the growth of colonial trade?

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It offered many great natural harbors.

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Where were the first permanent settlements in North America located?

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Along the East Coast of what is now the United States.

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Where were most of New France’s settlements?

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Along the St. Lawrence River

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17
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Where was slavery concentrated in the colonies?

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In the South where plantation farming was done

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18
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What shape were early colonial trade routes

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Triangular

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Why were the products of the 13 colonies so varied?

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Different geography and climate

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Explain the “Join or Die” political cartoon

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The cartoon was trying to get colonies to realize if they did not unite, they wouldn’t survive.

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Lawmaking branch of England

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Parliament

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Patriots supported the ______________, while the Loyalists wanted to _____________________

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Revolutionary War; stay part of England

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Name two members of the Sons of Liberty

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Sam Adams and Paul Revere

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Refusing to buy a product as a form of protest is called ______________

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Boycott

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Boycotts were used by colonists were used to

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Protest the Stamp and Townshend Acts

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What did British Colonial practices do?

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Enable Great Britain to raise revenues and control trade. These policies led to the start of the American Revolution.

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What does the Declaration of Independence do?

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States that the power to govern comes from the people, all people are created equal and established the United States of America

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Mercantilism is

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

29
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What was the main reason the original settlers of the Plymouth colony, Maryland and Pennsylvania came to America?

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Religious freedom.

30
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Colonial settlements were built

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near bodies of water

31
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What were the main products of the New England states?

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Lumber, dried fish and rum

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What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do?

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Provide a system of the development of new states in the Northwest Territory

33
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How are the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution similar?

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They both provide for a lawmaking body

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Why did the Founding Fathers write the Articles of Confederation?

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They feared a strong federal government and created a system where the states held most of the power and the federal government was weak.

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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress

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could not collect taxes, regulate trade, and there was no national court system and the government lacked national unity.

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What did the framers (writers) at the Constitutional Convention do?

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They were able to and had to compromise on the electoral college, 3/5 Compromise and two-house Congress

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How can the Constitution be changed?

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By the amendment process

38
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The first ten amendments are known as the

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Bill of Rights

39
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The Federalists wanted _______________ the Anti-Federalists wanted _______________. It led to disagreement.

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a strong national government; a strong state government

40
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How can Congress override a presidential veto?

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2/3 vote in Congress

41
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How can the Supreme Court declare a law unconstitutional?

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If Congress passes a law and the president signs it, the Supreme Court can use the power of judicial review to declare the law unconstitutional

42
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What does the principal of checks and balances do?

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Allow the branches of government to make sure that one branch doesn’t become too powerful.

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What do the different branches of government do?

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Legislative branch passes laws; executive branch carries out (executes) laws and the judicial branch interprets the laws.

44
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Federalism is

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When power is divided between state and national government

45
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The Bill of Rights was important because

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It guaranteed individual rights and was added to the Constitution, otherwise states wouldn’t have ratified the Constitution.

46
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What happened because of the Louisiana purchase?

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It doubled the size of the country. It was the largest land acquisition in the history of the country

47
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What did Manifest Destiny do?

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It supported the United States expansion to the Pacific Ocean.

48
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The Trail of Tears happened as a result of the

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Indian Removal Act

49
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Andrew Jackson -

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7th president. Associated with South Carolina paying tariffs, the national bank being vetoed and the slogan “To the Victor, Go the Spoils.”

50
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Freedom of assembly

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allows public meetings to discuss concerns with government

51
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Before 1820, most U.S. factories used ____________ power.

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water

52
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On a graph, the vertical axis

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Goes up and down. It is information on the side of the graph.

53
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Example of checks and balances

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President appoints new members to the Supreme Court, Senate approves appointments and the Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional and are all examples of the system of checks and balances

54
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Why do many historians consider George Washington a great president?

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He set many important precedents and practices still in government today.

55
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Lewis and Clark led an expedition to explore

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the Louisiana Purchase

56
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As time has gone on in American history, more people have moved from ________________ areas to __________ areas.

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rural; urban

57
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The Erie Canal connected

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the Hudson River with the Great Lakes.

58
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The Seneca Falls Convention was held

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to publicize the need for women’s rights

59
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The cotton gin

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advanced the growth of the textile industry by providing a faster method of separating cotton seeds from fiber.

60
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The Underground Railroad helped

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runaway slaves escape to freedom

61
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Enslaved Africans experiences

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cruel treatment, poor sanitary conditions, starvation and overcrowding the Middle Passage.

62
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People who wanted to abolish slavery

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Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison and Harriet Tubman wanted to abolish slavery.

63
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Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

64
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Sectionalism is

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a strong attachment to your region of the country

65
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The Emancipation Proclamation broadened

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Union war goals to include the end of slavery

66
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When was President Lincoln assassinated?

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After the Civil War ended

Social Studies 7th (4 decks)

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