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S.s Ch 4 Vocab/Consepts Flashcards

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Plateau

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High, steep sided landform that rises above the surrounding land

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Canyon

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Long, deep gap in the earth

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Self government

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A group of people that make laws for themselves

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Propietor

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A person who owned and controlled all of the land of a colony

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Tax

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Money citizens pay to their government for services

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Rights

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Freedoms protected by the law

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Confederation

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A group of nations or states that join together

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Delegate

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Someone who speaks or acts for others

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Federal System

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A national and state governments that divide and share power

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Ratify

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To accept

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What are 3 bodies of Water?

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  1. Oceans
  2. Rivers
  3. Great Lakes
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What are 4 New England Colonies?

Hint: New red magic circus

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  1. New Hampshire
  2. Rhode Island
  3. Massachusetts
  4. Connecticut
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What are 4 Middle Colonies?

Hint: DNNP

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  1. Delaware
  2. New Jersey
  3. New York
  4. Pennsylvania
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What are 5 Southern Colonies?

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1. Maryland

  1. Virginia
  2. North Carolina
  3. South Carolina
  4. Georgia
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What were colonies ruled by? But what did they do even though they were ruled over?

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Colonies were ruled by England. They made laws for themselves.

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In 1619 Virginia (House of Burgesses), What were they the first ones to do?

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They were the first group to have a representative government where voters elect people to run.

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In late 1500 - early 1600, who were able to vote?

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Only men who owned property could vote.

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What did colonist still have more of than Europe?

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Colonist still had more power over the government than Europe

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What was the Mayflower Compact signed by?

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It was signed by Pilgrims in 1620

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What was the Mayflower compact?

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It was the first written plan of goverment in North Amarica

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What was the triangular trade route and what did colonial traders and merchants become?

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  1. North America
  2.  Europe
  3. Africa
    Colonial traders and merchants became rich from trading
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Where did colonists ship goods to?

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Colonists shiped goods to England, Africa, and West Indians

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What are 5 things colonists traded?

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1. Wheat

  1. Rice
  2. Lumber
  3. Tobacco
  4. Furs
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What are 5 things England traded?

Hint: The funny snake took everything

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  1. Tea
  2. Furniture
  3. Spices
  4. Tools
  5. Enslaved Africans
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In 1754 - 1763 what did French fight over with the Indians?

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They fight over land around Ohio

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Britan (England) won, but it cost a lot of money so, what did they do?

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They passed laws to tax colonists to make up for that loss of money

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What did England begin passing to the colonists?

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England begins passing trade laws on the colonists such as how they were shipped, what they traded and who they traded with.

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What is the parliament?

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It is the Englands goverment

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What did the Parliament pass to the colonists and what was it?

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The parliament passed tax laws. It was money colonists had to pay to the government

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What is a Stamp Act?

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A taxed printed paper.

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What are Townshend acts?

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Taxed tea, led, paint, and paper.

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What is the Tea Act?

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taxed tea

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What was the colonists reaction to the taxes?

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The reaction was that they felt that the taxes were unfair, they were not at war nor did they want to go to war with France

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What did England not have in Parliament that made colonists angry?

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They did not have any representatives for The colonists in the English citizens that lived The colonies.

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What did colonist due to protest these taxes?

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1Boston tea party

2 and by boycotting or refusing to buy British goods

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Where did the Boston tea party dump the British tea and for what?

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Boston tea party dumped British tea into the Boston harbor in protest.

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What are colonists?

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Patriots 

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Who led the continental army?

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George Washington

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The colonist won the war due to what?

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Colonist won the war due to the skill of George Washington

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What did Spain and France send to help colonists win the war?

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They sent money, soldiers, and supplies

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What are all human beings entitled to?

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All human beings are entitled to certain rights and freedoms

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What does the declaration of Independence basically say and what happens if the government doesn’t have this?

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1 All human beings are entitled to certain rights and freedoms.
2 if the government does not protect the certain rights and freedoms. People have the right to start a new government

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What was stated when the treaty of Paris was signed by both Britain and the colonists?

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This stated that the colonist were now free from England and the United States was its own country

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In 1781 what Were the articles of confederation?

Hint: 2 things

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The first national plan for the government

To give the state government more power than Congress

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What’s the constitution?

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Plan of government to replace the articles of confederation.

46
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What’s the Bill of Rights?

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First 10 amendments of the constitution

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What are the 3 goverment branches?

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  1.  legislative
  2. Executive
  3. Judicial
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What is the legislative branch?

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Congress (Senate and House of representatives) makes national laws.

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What does the executive branch do?

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President, vice president, cabinet. They make sure the laws are followed.

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What does the judicial branch do?

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Supreme Court. Decides the meaning of laws and settle arguments.

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