Social Studies Final - 7th Grade

Question 1

Abolitionist

Answer 1

Someone who fought to end slavery

Question 2

Anti-Federalist

Answer 2

Someone who opposed strong central government and opposed ratification of the US Constitution

Question 3

Congress

Answer 3

The Legislative branch of government, made up of the Senate and the House or Repersentatives

Question 4

Constitutional Convention

Answer 4

A meeting of the colonies in Philadelphia to revise, but actually replace, the Articles of Confederation with a new Constitution

Question 5

Federalist

Answer 5

a supporter of strong central government, Federalists supported ratification of the US constitution

Question 6

House of Representatives

Answer 6

The lower branch of Congress, its members are elected to two-year terms, based upon population

Question 7

Immigrant

Answer 7

A person who travels to a new land to live

Question 8

Indentured Servant

Answer 8

A person who works for a set number of years to repay a debt

Question 9

Loyalist

Answer 9

A person who opposed independence from Britain

Question 10

Militia

Answer 10

An informal, citizen army

Question 11

Minuteman

Answer 11

A member of the Massachusetts militia

Question 12

Patriot

Answer 12

A person who supported independence from Britain

Question 13

Pilgrim

Answer 13

A person who came to America on the Mayflower seeking economic opportunity and religious freedom, settled in Plymouth, MA

Question 14

Puritan

Answer 14

A person who came to America Because of dissatisfaction with the Church of England, establishing a “religiously pure” colony in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Question 15

Repersentative

Answer 15

One who speaks and/or votes for others

Question 16

Senate

Answer 16

The upper branch of Congress. Senators are elected for 9-year terms and each state has exactly two, regardless of population

Question 17

Slave

Answer 17

A person kept in bondage, as property, with no human rights

Question 18

Sons Of Liberty

Answer 18

Men who organized to fight for Independence

Question 19

Supreme Court

Answer 19

The Judicial branch of the federal government

Question 20

Tyrant

Answer 20

A ruler who takes away the people’s rights. And control freak. A FcKng Bitc

Question 21

Abolition

Answer 21

the movement to end slavery

Question 22

Adaptation

Answer 22

To change in order to fit in with your environment

Question 23

Amendment

Answer 23

An addition, deletion, or change to the Constitution

Question 24

Boycott

Answer 24

To refuse to buy a product or service as a way to place economic pressure on your enemy

Question 25

Canal

Answer 25

A man-made waterway used for transportation of people and goods

Question 26

Cash Crop

Answer 26

A crop grown for cash/sale or export

Question 27

Checks and Balances

Answer 27

A system of controls so that each branch of the government can limit the power of the other two branchs

Question 28

Climate

Answer 28

The long-term, average weather conditions for a region

Question 29

Colombian Exchange

Answer 29

The exchange of plants, animals, microorganisms, and cultures that took place when Columbus brought the Old World (Europe and Africa) Into contact with the New World (North and South America)

Question 30

Colony

Answer 30

A foreign land that is under the political and economic control of a mother country

Question 31

Confederation

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A loose alliance of states, with a weak central government and most power remaining in the states

Question 32

Culture

Answer 32

A people's way of life, including their language, religion, government, social and economic institutions

Question 33

Democracy

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A form of government in which power come from the people, who choose their leaders

Question 34

Diverse/Diversity

Answer 34

Having differences, Variety

Question 35

Executive Branch

Answer 35

The branch of the federal government that carries out the laws

Question 36

Expoer

Answer 36

To send products out of the country

Question 37

Federalism

Answer 37

A system of government in which power is shared between a central (nation) Government and state/local governemnt