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40 Cards in this Set
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a person who lives in a colony |
colonist
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Is this cause or effect? what happens (this happens because of an earlier action) |
effect
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a huge, slow-moving mass of ice
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glacier
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a person who comes from some other place to live in a country
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immigrant
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part of a body of water where ships can dock safely
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harbor
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Is this cause or effect? why something happens (what makes it happen) |
cause
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acting or speaking on behalf of someone
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representation
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a settlement started by people who leave their own country to live in another land
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colony
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using factories and machines to manufacture most goods
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industrial economy
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a diagram of events that happened during a certain time period |
timeline
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a large, open pit cut into the ground from which stone is mixed
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quarry
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a large, sudden change in government or in people's lives |
revolution
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a trading center where ships are loaded and unloaded |
port
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a body of water that boats can use
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waterway
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What did Captain John Smith name the land along the northeast coast?
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New England
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Why did people want to leave England?
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They wanted the freedom to practice their religion. |
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Why did the Pilgrims decide to build their Plymouth Colony? |
They wanted to settle on land that would be good for farming and also an area with water nearby. There was also a bay deep enough for ships.
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The Pilgrims did not have any experience with the climate or the natural resources on this new land and many died. Who helped them and how?
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The Native Americans showed them how to plant corn and other crops, how to fish, and how to hunt.
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Why was the soil so rocky and poor?
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The slow-moving ice wore down mountains and carried away the soil. After melting, the land was left with rocky soil.
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What are some natural resources in the New England area?
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fish, trees, apples, potatoes, corn, cranberries, blueberries, mushrooms, greenhouse crops, sheep, hogs, and chickens |
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Since this area had rocky soil, what other natural resources are there?
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marble, granite, stone - had to be mined in a quarry
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What happened to the economy as more people moved to this area?
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The economy changed from agricultural to industrial (manufacturing) where factories were built along rivers in order to use waterpower.
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Who built the first factory using waterpower and what kind of factory was it?
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Samuel Slater; textile mill
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Who was one of the explorers who searched the Middle Atlantic region?
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Henry Hudson
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As more people settled in the Middle Atlantic region, what began to grow? |
These settlements grew into port cities because they were by the rivers close to the Atlantic Coast, and people were able to load and unload goods at the port.
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Which port city grew very fast?
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New York City at the mouth of the Hudson River
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There were many men involved in writing the Declaration of Independence, but who wrote most of it?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Where is the "birthplace" of the United States and why?
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Philadelphia; that is where the Declaration of Independence was signed |
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What did the Declaration of Independence state?
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-the colonies wanted their freedom -why they wanted their freedom -colonies had rights which they felt they should fight for - right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
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What does the right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness mean?
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we are all equal, right to live in freedom, find happiness (can also mean contribution to society as taking part in society)
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The industrial economy was growing, but the waterways needed to be connected to make trading even better. What was done?
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Erie Canal was built to link Lake Erie and the Hudson River to the Atlantic Ocean.
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What benefits came from the Erie Canal?
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It made it easier and cheaper to move goods. It increased trade and brought more money to the port city of New York City.
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Pennsylvania had iron, limestone, and coal which was needed to make steel. How did this help?
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Because these natural resources were in Pennsylvania, it was easy to get so they used it to make steel. Therefore, the steel industry grew in Pennsylvania. |
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More and more immigrants came to get a factory job. Where did most of the immigrants come to and where did they go? |
Most of the immigrants came through Ellis Island in the New York Harbor. Many stayed in New York while some went inland. |
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What happened because so many people stayed in New York?
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Crowding which led to problems such as traffic, air and water pollution, and excessive trash. Also being able to provide services such as police protection, water, electricity, and trash removable became a problem. |
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Why were the colonists so mad at the British?
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--they had to pay all kinds of taxes without even having a say about it (not having representation) --they protested saying "No taxation without representation" --the British were putting a tax on everything including tea so the colonists got really angry and dumped all of the tea into the Boston Harbor. |
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What did the British do after the tea was dumped into the Boston Harbor?
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The British shut down the Boston Port by blocking it with British ships which made it hard for the colonists to trade. |
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How were things settled between the colonist and the British?
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They argued and the colonists decided to fight for their own country--to be independent of Britain. |
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Who warned the colonists that the British would attack?
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Paul Revere
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Did the colonists and British fight? What happened? |
Yes, for 8 years until the Americans won. A treaty was signed (Treaty of Paris). We became the United States- a new nation- and we gained land. |
