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29 Cards in this Set
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Between 1100 and 1500 what country controlled the trade for asian goods around the Mediterranean Sea? |
Italy |
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What did Prince Henry the Navigator do? |
He opened up a navigation school and invited the best sailors to teach. |
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What was the Columbian Exchange? |
Trades made between America and Europe |
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Why did the Europeans come to America? |
They didn't plan on arriving to the Americas. They thought it was india. |
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What is the main job of the U.S political parties in the first part of "How We Elect the President of the U.S." |
They have to nominate the candidates. |
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What does it mean to 'nominate'? |
To select or vote. |
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What are candidates? |
People who run/ran for president. |
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What are the main jobs of a presidential election committee? |
They file all the important documents for you to run in each of the states and also collect/donate money for your campaign. |
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When and where do the parties finally choose their party's candidate for president? |
Nominating Conventions. |
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What one thing does Mr. S think caused the American Colonies to declare independence form England? |
They thought differently. |
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In what three ways was the life different in England than in the colonies?(Don't count events.) |
Land ownership, government, and New Ideas. |
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In the system of feudalism what group does NOT own land but pays rent? |
Serfs. |
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Of the five different classes of people in England, what class came to America in the biggest numbers? |
Serfs because they were the ones who needed land, people above them were fine because they already had their share. |
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After living in the colonies as land owners for generations, what did the serfs begin to think about themselves? |
That they were equal to nobles. |
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Who was the first Portuguese sailor to create their new trade route to Asia? |
Vasco Da Gama |
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What was the name of government they had in England? |
Monarchy. |
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In what document did English nobles get the rights of Habeas Corpus and the right to the Great Council? |
Magna Carta. |
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What was the name of England's Great Council? |
Parliament. |
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Why did the king give the rights to self-government in the colonies? |
They were given the rights because iw would take three months to get these itty bitty laws passed and it was a waste of time and money to cross the sea constantly. |
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In the colonies what group made the laws, had the power to tas, and paid the governor's salary? |
Parliament nobles. |
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Why did successful colonists think they were like the nobles in England/Britain? |
They could make decisions like the Parliament and also owned land. |
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What was the Great Awakening? |
It was a revolution that changed the way people thought about God. |
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What are the names of the two preachers who are known for preaching the ideas of the Great Awakening? |
Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. |
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What was the new idea preached by the Great Awakening preachers? |
That God didn't choose who was going to Heaven. He chooses everybody and its up to you whether or not you decide to obey and follow God. |
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WHat idea from the Great Awakening drove and inspired the leaders of the American Revolution. |
That God was angry at people not as faithful as they were before but was ready to accept them back with mercy. |
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What was the Enlightenment? |
A revolution in which people thought about life. |
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Who were the two important writers of the Enlighten ideas? |
Charles-Louis Montesquie, and John Locke. |
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What did Locke say was the reason why people make governments? |
To protect the natural rights every person has. |
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What two ancient cultures did Enlightenment thinkers study and like because they had democracies? |
Greek and Roman culture. |
