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34 Cards in this Set
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primary source
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an original material that hasn't been altered
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5 themes of geography
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-location
-environmental -interactive -movement -region |
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latitude and longitude
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imaginary lines that tell where you are
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culture
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a persons beliefs, values and ways of life
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land bridge theory
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a theory of how the Native Americans crossed the ocean
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Mayas Aztecs & Incas
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all tribes in South America and Central America
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archeology
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the study of prehistoric artifacts
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economics
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the social science that analyzes the production, consumption and transfer of wealth
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political systems
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systems of politics and government
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the Iroquois
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a tribe in North America that helped Pilgrims in the first winter
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Christopher Columbus
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he founder of America in 1492
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middle passage
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a route from England to Africa and then down to America
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middle colonies
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New York
New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware |
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southern colonies
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Maryland
Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia |
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New England colonies
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New Hampshire
Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut |
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Renaissance
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a period in time that showed an advancement in technology and art
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what is the importance of Jamestown?
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first successful English colony in the New World
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what is the house of Burgesses?
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the first legislative assembly of elective representatives in North America
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Mercantilism
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a balance of trade from England to Africa to the colonies
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Middle Passage
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a route from England over to America
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cash crops
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goods sent over seas to be manufactured and sent back
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what was the French and indian war?
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war between the British (England) and the French(France)
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what was the Treaty Of Paris?
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a treaty that ended the French and Indian War
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Define the Navigation Act
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a series of laws which restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies
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what was the Declaration of Independence?
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a document saying that the colonists were breaking away from England.
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Dutch and New Netherlands
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New Netherlands was the first Dutch colony in North America
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why did the colonists oppose the tea act?
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because the colonists did not think the tax was fair
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what is the importance of William Penn?
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William Penn founded Pennsylvania and treated natives with respect.
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what is the Albany Plan of Union?
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the first time the 13 colonies united as one
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what was the Mayflower Compact?
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the first governing document of the Plymouth colony
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who was John Peter Zenger?
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he was responsible for "Freedom of Press"
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why was the Pamphlet of Common sense important?
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it influenced people who were not sure what side they were on and gave colonists hope
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what are Georgia and James Oglethorpe best known for?
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letting debtors come into the state
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define representative assemblies:
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the people that the colonists chose to represent them against the British
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