7Th Grade Scs Final Exam

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Thomas Paine

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wrote the pamphlet Common Sense; the pamphlet ridiculed the idea of rule by kings

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Resolution

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formal statement of opinion

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Preamble

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introduction

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Grievance

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formal complains

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Thomas Jefferson

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author of the Declaration of Independence

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Mercenary

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soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own

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Alliance

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a formal agreement between tow powers to work together toward a common goal

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Valley Forge

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camp in Pennsylvania where American soldiers spend a hard winter without enough clothing, food, or shelter

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Privateer

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armed civilian ships that had the government's permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods

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Charles Cornwallis

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British general who surrendered at Yorktown

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Traitor

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a person who turns against one side in a conflict to help the other side

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Benedict Arnold

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most famous American traitor; worked for the British during the American Revolution while in charge of American forces

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George Washington

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first president of the United States

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constitution

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a document stating the rules under which a governmet will operate

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ratify

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to approve

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Federalist

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favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution

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Anti-Federalist

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favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution

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Bill of Rights

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written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect

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bill

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proposed law

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checks and balances

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a principle of the U.S. Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to check or limit the actions of other branches

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naturalization

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legal process gauaranteeing citizenship

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separation of powers

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principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches

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unconstitutional

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not allowed by the Constitution

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veto

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to reject

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inauguration

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a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office

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tariff

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a tax on imported goods

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Alexander Hamilton

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secretary of treasury under Thomas Jefferson, came up with the idea of a National Bank

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Whiskey Rebellion

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when Pennsylvania farmers rebelled against a federal tax on whiskey; President Washington responded to this by sendin in armed troops

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Impressments

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seizing American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British navy

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Louisiana Purchase

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land area that Thomas Jefferson bought from France for around 4 cents an acre, it almost doubled the size of the United States

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Thomas Paine

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wrote the pamphlet Common Sense; the pamphlet ridiculed the idea of rule by kings

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Resolution

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formal statement of opinion

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Preamble

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introduction

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Grievance

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formal complains

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Thomas Jefferson

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author of the Declaration of Independence

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Mercenary

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soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own

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Alliance

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a formal agreement between tow powers to work together toward a common goal

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Valley Forge

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camp in Pennsylvania where American soldiers spend a hard winter without enough clothing, food, or shelter

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Privateer

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armed civilian ships that had the government's permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods

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Charles Cornwallis

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British general who surrendered at Yorktown

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Traitor

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a person who turns against one side in a conflict to help the other side

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Benedict Arnold

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most famous American traitor; worked for the British during the American Revolution while in charge of American forces

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George Washington

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first president of the United States

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constitution

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a document stating the rules under which a governmet will operate

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ratify

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to approve

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Napoleon

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French ruler who sold Louisiana to the United States

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Barbary States

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pirates from four small countries off the North African coast who raided European and American ships unless a tribute was paid

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War of 1812

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the war with Britain over the impressment of sailors and arming Native Americans with weapons

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Andrew Jackson

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war hero and president who thught everyone should have a say in government, not just the rich and powerful

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Nationalism

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devotion to the interests of one's own country

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Secede

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to leave the Union

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dumping

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after the War of 1812, Britain began doing this to drive their American competitors out of business

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interstate commerce

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in Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled that Ne York State could not give a steamboat company a monopoly to carry passengers on the Hudson River because it included trade between the states

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James Monroe

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this prsident promoted national unity, his two terms in office were called the "era of Good Feelings"

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Suffrage

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the right to vote

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Monroe Doctrine

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warned the European nations to stay out of Latin American affairs

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Trail of Tears

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the route the Cherokee Indians took when forced to leave their homeland

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What are the 3 branches of government and their duties

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Legislative - make laws
Judicial - approve laws
Executive - carries out the laws