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label: rocy mountains, great lakes, atlantic, pacific, great plains, appalachin mtns, coastal plains, mississippi rvr, gulf of mexico, missouri rvr, ohio rvr
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Climate Regions
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labeled
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How does geography affect how & where people live?
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shelter, clothing, food, water, resources
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Describe how a person's culture is made up of many different elements
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all the elements of a culture you have a way to survive
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Haudenosaunee
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what the Iroquois called themselves
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Land Bridge Theory
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an idea that people from early civilizations crossed the borders from continent to continent by walking - all the land was one large continent
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migration
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to move from one country or place to another
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extended family
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family that has ALL the relatives living under one roof
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civilization
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advanced culture
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Meso-America
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america south of the us
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patriarchial society
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society where the cheif's next generation takes power
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Govt of Iroquois
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League of Iroquois
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Religion of Iroquois
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respect & worship the chief
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What is the way the earliest native americans came to north america
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land bridge theory
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how did geography influece the development of each native american culture
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the geography & natural resources influence the native american culture by growing squash, beans & corn, building houses, fish
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how would maya, aztec and inca societies be considered highly developed civilizations in americas?
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maya:heiroglypics, 365 day calendar, astronomy & math - aztec:books, calendars - incas:farming, engineering
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eastern hemisphere
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the half of the earth to the east of the prime meridian (atlantic ocean including europs, asia & africa)
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western hemisphere
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the half of the globe on the west of the prime meridian that includes noth and south american
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missionary
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person who works at a religious settlement
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mercantilism
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economic theory that a nations strength came from supplies and expanding its trade
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colony
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group of people settled in a distant land who are ruled by their native land
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the crusade
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wars over holy lands - holy wars, where soilders brought goods back
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need for an all water route to asia
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to save travel time to india to trade goods with the indians
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new technologies
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magnetic compass, astrolabe, carvels
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the 3 "G's"
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gold
glory god |
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effects of explorations:
new diseases |
measles, polio, typhoid fever, small pox
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effects of exploration:
changes in balance of power, economically & politically |
europe was run by tyrants
euro come & go |
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effects of exploration:
mercantilism |
economic theory that nations strength came from supplies & expanding it's trade
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similarities between europeans & native americans
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worshipped god
housing how they get food |
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differences between europeans & native americans
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euro: guns. monarchy w./ king, slavery, technologies, weapons, taking over land
indians: bow & arrows, no guns, chief govt, no taking over land, no slavery, canoes & foot |
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how did the european view the world change after the voyages of exploration
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had more land, products were increased, new foods - potatoes, corn tomatoes, they also learned from each other
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what were the - effects of eurpoean contact with the native americans
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- : fought & more likely to lose because they did not have guns and euros had large navy, native american more apt to get diseases - death, took each others supplies, NA lost land, NA culture slowly disappeared, NA became slaves
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import
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to bring in goods & materials from another country
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export
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to ship out goods to another country for profit
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cash crop
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a crop that is produced to make a profit
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triangular trade
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trade route that forms a triangle between europe - 13 colonies - aftrica - central america
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puritans
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group of english protestants who settled in massachusets to practice their religion freely
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quakers
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protestant reformers who settled in PA to practice their religion freely, religin tolerance - christian can practice
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interdependence
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two sides sided with each other to survive
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Give examples of how interdependence was shown in colonial communities
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economically-specific jobs to help others, everybody buys from each other
politically-democracy-people rule new england and VA socially-people need each other to survive |
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why were waterways important to colonial life?
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quickest mode of transportation and sounds of power
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boycott
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to refuse to but certain goods or services
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revolution
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a sudden radical or complete change
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parliment
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an assembly that constitutes the supreme legislative body od a country
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loyalist
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colonist who stayed loyal to great britain during the revolution
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patriots
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colonist who supported the american revolution
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repression
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forcing of govt on people wills, changing of peoples behavior thru force
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not all colonist were patriots!
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1/3 patriot
1/3 loyalist 1/3 neutral |
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how did the actions of both the british and americans become more violent over time?
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want victory-
UK patriots win by any means both sides belived they were pushed into violence |
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congress
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law making organization
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traitor
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person who betrays their country
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turning point
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a point at which a significant change occurs
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republic
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nation in which votes elect a representative (democracy)
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strategies
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ideas on how to do things
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Geoge Washington
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commander in chief - general of continental army
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Benjamin Franklin
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inventor and member of Continental Congress
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Marquis de Lafayette
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Frenchmen who helped the US defeat Britain
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Baron von Steuben
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Prussian who taught patriots to fight
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Thomas Jefferson
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member on Continental Congress
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opening of the war
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Lenington & Concord
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First Continental Congress
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1774 delegated from 12 colonies gathered to discuss vetoing the Intolerable Acts
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Second Continental Congress
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olive branch petition with King George, also some delagates contributed to Declaration of Independence
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Declaration Of Independence
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declaration that declared the 13 colonies independent from Britian
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Battle of Saratoga
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the turning point of the american revolution for the patriots
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entrance of France on American side
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americans started to win because of navy, supplies, troops
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battle of Yorktown
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last battle where 13 colonies won
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treaty of paris
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this was the treat that ended the american revolution, declared us independent nation from britian
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what is the reason for making the declaration fo independence
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to declare basic rights, to prove british wrongs, to declare the us independent natikon
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where did the colonial leaders get the idea to make such a document
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european philosophers
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what does the document say
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britian reppeals intolerable acts, us is declared a free nation, basic rights are made for everybody in the 13 colonies, proved british wrongs
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what impact did the document have
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it had a big impact on the world - british govt was overthrown, us declared independence from the strongest country at the time
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what philisophical ideals was this document based on
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government by man to protect human rights, each man is born with equal rights
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what role did leadership play in american victory over the british
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run away to fight another day and get european help
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what role did geography okay in the american victory over the british
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in the back country the UK was afraid of snipers - hit & run tactics
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what role did commitment play in the american victory over the british
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"we hand together or we hang separately"
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what role did foreign aid plan in the american victory over the british
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spain, france, nethelands, poland, prussia
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in what ways did NY state play a vital role in the american victory over the british
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turning point - Saratoga
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what were the + effects of the european contact with the native americans?
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+:traded goods, learned from the europeans, made allies, new technologies, learned to plant tobacco and trap fur
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