7Th Grade Ss Final

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culture

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entire way of life of a group of people

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politics

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government & control people have over the government

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economics

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the production, distribution & consumption of goods & services

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geography

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study of people, their enivronments & resources

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anthropology

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study of human beings

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psychology

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study of the mind & behavior

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history

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accounts of what has happened in the lioves of other people

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sociology

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relationships between people in different cultures

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religion

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practice of worship of god

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art

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form of expression using

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language

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form or style of verbal expression

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society

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relationship of humans in a culture

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political science

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study of government

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customs

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traditions in a culture

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primary source

secondary source

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1* - original source, first hand
2* - not original source, 2nd hand info

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primary document

secondary document

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1* doc. - original doc

2* doc - copy of original doc

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Early Migration - how did they get to North America?

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Land Bridge Theory - believed to have crossed over one large piece of land - the Bering Sea

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Aztecs, Incas, Maya
describe their cultural advances

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Aztecs:365 day calendar,math,
astronomy
Incas: farmers & engineers
Maya: books, calendar

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What were the cultural patterns of the Iroquios society?

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climate
agriculture
seasons

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How is the Iroquois society similar or different to the ALgonquin society?

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Iroquois =chief succ govt
=hated algonquis

SAME: both in NYS
good farmers, envirom.

Algonquins = patriarchy govt
= hated iroquios

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What were the causes & results of exploration?

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Causes: In hope to find the spice islands

Results: spain became world dominating power, land claims were made in the new world, native american population rapidly decreased

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Mercantilism

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economic theory that a nations strength would increase if trade was expanded & its gold supply increased

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How was NY settled?

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-Dutch at first- New Amsterdam
-After French and Indian war, all of French land given up
-Europe got New Amsterdam
-Gave it to the Duke of York
-That is how it got its name

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Where did Spain, France & England settle the new world?

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Spain- California, most islands in the carribean, Florida, Mexico, 80% of S. America excluding Brazil

England- Maine to Georiga

France- Canada, land above St. Lawerence and Great Lakes, New France, Louisanna Territory, along the Mississippi River

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What were the major products of the New England?

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grain, cattle, fish, lummber, whales, furs, ships, iron, rum

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What were the major products of the Middle colonies?

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grain, cattle, fish, lummber, rum, iron

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What were the major products of the Southern colonies?

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rice, indigo, cattle, grain, tobacco, fish, lummber, iron, rum

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French & Indian War

What were the causes & results of the French & Indian war?

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Causes- Spanish threats
-French threats
-conflicts Ohio River Valley

Results-native americans chose sides, British win, French power ended in N America

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French & Indian War

On which side did the natives americans fight?

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Iroquois fought with England

Algonquins fought with France

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American Revolution

Stamp Act

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law that taxed legal documents such as newspapers, dice, cards

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American Revolution

Boston Massacre

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shooting of 5 Bostonians by British soilders on March 5, 1770 after verbal insults from the colonist

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American Revolution

Tea Act

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law the taxed tea

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American Revolution

Intolerable Acts

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law to punish the results of the Boston Tea Party

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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

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ensure equal rights, gain independence from Britain, & list the British wrongs

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What were the key ideas included?

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British wrongs, everybody should have equal rights, all taxes removed and they would be an independent nation

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What were the key battles of the American Revolution?

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Bunker Hill Saratoga
York Town Lexington
Concord Valley Forge

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Explain foreign involvement in the war:

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France allied with the patriots (people who supported independence)

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Results of the American Revolution:

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Patriots had divised a plan which cornered Gen Corwallis in Chesapeak Bay & in Yorktown is where the Gerneral surrendered to the patriots. Treay of Paris is signed, the patriots & Americans are an independent nation & all taxes are removed.

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What were the weeknesses & strenghts of the Articles of Confederation?

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WEEKNESSES- each state had to make their own money, inflation, no executive of juducial branch
STRENGTHS:they had to act independently, only state could regulate trade w/other states

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Constitutional convention compromises

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Declaraton of Independence
Bill of Rights
Constitution

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Key principles of the constitution

Checks & Balances

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system set up by the constitution in which each branch of federal govt has the power to check or control the action of other branches

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Seperation of Powers
(3 Branches and what do they do)

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Legislative - law making
Executive - Carries out laws
Judicial - Fed Court system

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Federalism

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Division of power between the states and national govt

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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to...

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ensure that everyone had equal rights

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What are some similatities between the US government and the NYS government?

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both have Supreme Court
both help enforce laws
both have power to make laws

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What were G. Washington's goals & precedents?

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Goals: set precedent, set-up cabinet, set-up federal court system
Precedent:no 3rd term in office, set up cabinet, federal court system

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In Marbury v Madison, the Supreme Court established judicial review...what is it? pg.270

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written:

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What were the differences between the Federalist & Republican parties?

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Federalist:


Republican:

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How did the Lousiana Purchase change the U.S.?

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doubled the size
cost a lot of $$$
stronger now

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How did the American's way of life change in the 1800s (industrial revolution)

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machinery replaced hand tools, economies shifted from farming to manufacturing, new tech.

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What was the Monroe Doctrine?

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a foreign policy that stated that the US will not interfere with the affairs of European nations/colonies in the Americas and they awrned the European not to interfere w/ Latin America

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Why go to the West?

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gold in California also more jobs

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What was the Manifest Destiny?

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a belief that the US had the right to extend its borders from the Pacific to the Atlantic

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What was the major impact of the Erie Canal?

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cheaper & faster transportation, also for goods

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What were the key issues associated with Andrew Jackson's presidency?

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Formed a kitchen cabinet, vetoed and closed the national bank

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abolitionist

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person opposed to slavery

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womens rights movement

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call for women to be able to have the right to vote

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temprence

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movement to ban the slae and use of alcohol

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Causes of the Civil War...

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slavery

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Advantages of the Civil War
North -

South-

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North: could manufacture goods, more RRs, more food

South: military school, food
skill with weapons

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Results of the Civil War...

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Slavery ended, south came back to the union, the north won, Lincoln proved himself a strong president