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77 Cards in this Set
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1. Navigation
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Piloting of ship and vessels
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2. Northwest Passage
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Sea route in the North allowing for transportation between Asia and America.
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3. Enlightenment
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Also know as the Age of Reason when people began to think for themselves instead of relying on the church.
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4. Mayflower Compact
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First document to ensure self-government to the early colonist, Pilgrims.
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5. Great Awakening
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A wave or increase of religious interest during the 1730's - 1740's.
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6. Iroquois Nation
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Native American league of 6 tribes in the Northeast.
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7. Confederacy
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League of Friendship formed on common interest or goal.
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8. Jamestown
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First permanent English colony.
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9. Roanoke Island
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Lost colony which did not receive promised assistance.
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10. Indentured Servant
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Person who exchanges the cost of passage to America for 7 year service.
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11. Subsistence Farming
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Farming which supplied just enough food for family to survive.
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12. Colony
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Settlement in America established for the benefit of the mother country.
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13. Immigrant
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A person who moves to a new country.
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14. The House of Burgesses
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Law making body formed during early colonization in Virginia.
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15. The Triangle Trade
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A common trade route between the West Indies, America, and Africa.
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16. The Writs of Assistance
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Allowed British officials to conduct searches without warrants.
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17. Boycott
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Refusing to buy goods or deal with a given country.
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18. Embargo
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Government prohibition on trade.
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19. The Proclamation Line of 1763
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Western Boundary established for the colonist after the revolutionary war.
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20. The Stamp Act
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Tax on newspapers and documents by the British Parliament.
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21. Quartering Act
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Forced Colonist to house and feed British Soldiers.
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22. The Boston Massacre
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An exchange of gunfire between the British soldiers and the American colonist during a protest by the colonist.
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23. The Boston Tea Party
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Colonist dump a shipment of tea sent by the British.
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24. Intolerable Acts
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Passed in 1774 to punish colonist because of the Boston Tea Party.
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25. First Continental Congress
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Meeting of delegates to discuss common concerns or problems with the British Government.
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26. Militia
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Group of common men who volunteered to fight in the name of independence.
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27. Common Sense
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Pamphlet written by Thomas Pain persuading the colonist to become an independent nation.
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28. The Declaration of Independence
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A document claiming America's Independence from Britain.
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29. Yorktown
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Location of the last battle of the American Revolution war where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
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A. Loyalist B. Patriot |
A. Person who was faithful to mother country
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31. Treaty of Paris
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Treaty signed, ending American Revolution
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32. Articles of Confederation
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Americans first Constitution, written by First Continental Congress; established a league of friendship between the colonies
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33. Virginia Plan
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Called for representation based on population
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34. New Jersey Plan
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Called for on representative for each state.
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35. 3/5 Compromise
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Counted only 3/5 of the states enslaved population.
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36. Great Compromise
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Called for two house on Congress; one based on population (Representatives) and one sending two representatives from each state (Senators).
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37. Anti-Federalist
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Group of Individuals who opposed the Constitution.
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38. Ratify
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To approve by vote.
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39. Preamble
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The Introduction which states the 6 goals of the Constitution of the United States.
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40. Philadelphia
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City where the Constitutional Convention was held.
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41. Amendment
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A change to a document.
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42. Republic
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Government that has elected representatives to represent the people.
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43. Constitution
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Document creating a plan to form a government.
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44. System of Check and Balances
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Gives authority to each branch of government over the other to maintain an equal balance.
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45. Legislative Branch
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Makes and passes laws
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46. Executive Branch
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Carries out the laws made by the Legislative Branch.
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47. Judicial Branch
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Interprets the fairness of the laws made by the Legislative Branch.
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48. Magna Carta
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An English document limiting the power of the king.
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49. Bill of Rights
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First 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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50. Sovereignty
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Means to power or rule.
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51. Congress
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Name given to the House of Representatives and Senate.
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52. House of Representatives
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Number is based state populations.
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53. Senate
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Each state sends 2 representatives
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54. A. Sectionalism
B. Nationalism |
A. Having great pride in one's region.
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55. The Alamo
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Battle fought between Texans and Mexicans over Texas.
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56. Monroe Doctrine
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Closed the Western Hemisphere to further European Colonization.
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57. War of 1812
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America fought England on American soil and at sea over trade and sea power.
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58. Explorers sent by Thomas Jefferson to map the land west of the Mississippi River (Louisiana Purchase)
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Lewis and Clark
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59. Land Route to the Oregon Territory
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Oregon Trail
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60. Why did South Carolina decide to secede or leave the Union?
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President Lincoln was elected.
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61. What was the name of the war where states in the North fought with states in the South?
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The American Civil War.
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62. An agreement where California joins th e American Union, New Mexico and Utah gain Popular Sovereignty, Fugitive laws are passed, and slave trade in Washington D.C. is Banned.
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The Compromise of 1850
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63. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War: Was the turning point in the war
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The Battle of Gettysburg
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64. Act issued by President Lincoln declaring slavery illegal
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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65. Homes and tunnels used as hiding places for runaway slaves escaping to freedom
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The Underground Railroad
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66. Abolished Slavery (ended Slavery)
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The 13th Amendment
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67. When goods are produced in mass quantity in a small amount of time
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Mass Production
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68. Era (time) when factories and machines were used in mass production.
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The Industrial Revolution
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69. The man fro England who memorized and brought the plans to create a mill.
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Samuel Slater
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70. The explosion of an American Ship was the immediate cause of the Spanish-American War.
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U.S.S. Maine
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71. Islands occupied by the United States forcing the Spanish out.
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Philippines Islands
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72. The U.S. added the territory of Hawaii
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Annexed (to add)
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73. Yellow Journalism played a key role in public opinion
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Propaganda
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74. Who are the nativist who resist U.S. occupation of their islands
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Philippine
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75. Who Starts the "gunboat diplomacy"
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Theodore Roosevelt
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76. What is the name of the canal completed in 1905 in Central America .
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The Panama Canal
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77. Taking Control of another country's economic and political affairs is called...
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Imperialism
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