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50 Cards in this Set
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Phillis Wheatley |
A slave girl in th U.S. who was taught to write by her owners. She wrote Poetry. |
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Militiamen |
A person who is a member of a militia; a soldier by contract. |
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Benedict Arnold |
An American general who lead trades during the Revolutionary War. |
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Declaration of Independence |
Formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. |
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Quakers |
A Christian movement founded by George Fox in 1650 and devoted to peaceful principles. |
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Circuit Courts |
Court of appeals. Courts that review other courts decisions. |
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Black Market |
Underground economy where illegal products and services are exchanged. |
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Acculturation |
The process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group. |
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A.M.E.Z |
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church; officially formed in 1821 in New York City. |
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Evangelism |
The spreading of the Christian gospel by public preaching or personal witness. |
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Louisiana Purchase |
A land deal between the United States and France. |
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Sacajawea |
Indigenous woman who helped Lewis and Clark in their expedition to explore the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. |
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Fransois D. Toussaint L'Ouverture |
The best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. |
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Executive Power |
Person (s) in whom the supreme power of a government is vested. |
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Excise Tax |
Taxes made on a specific good. |
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Moors |
Members of a northwestern African Muslim people of mixed Berger and Arab descent. |
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King Louis XVI |
Absolute monarch who ruled France during the French Revolution. Executed in 1793. |
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Implied Powers |
Powers not directly stated in the U.S. Constitution, but still exercised to implement the expressed powers. |
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Civil Liberties |
Personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot deny it's citizens without due process. |
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Judiciary Act of 1789 |
An act that allowed for the establishment of the Judicial Courts of the U.S. |
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Electoral College |
A process for electing the President established under the Constitution as a compromise between a vote in Congress and by a popular vote of qualified citizens. |
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Three Fifths Compromise |
A compromise made between the northern and southern colonies of the U.S.; compromise stated that 5 slaves would count as 3 people for taxation and representation purposes. |
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Veto |
A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law - making body. |
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Ratification |
Formal validation of a proposed law. Usually by vote. |
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Holyland |
Isreal |
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Crusades |
A medieval military expedition made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land |
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Bichameral |
Legislative body consisting of two branches or chambers. |
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Articles of Confederation |
The original constitution of the U.S., ratified in 1781. |
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Samuel Adams |
Helped organize the Boston Tea Party, also one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. |
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Stamp Act |
An act on behalf of the British Parliament that imposed taxes on newspapers and legal and commercial documents on the American colonies. |
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Pontiac |
Ottawa leader who aided the Americans during the struggle for the region of the Great Lakes against the British. |
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King George III |
England's longest ruling Monarch before Queen Victoria. Ruled during the American Recolution. |
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Treaty of Paris |
An agreement between the kingdoms of France, Great Britain, Spain, and Portugal over land following the Seven Years' War |
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The Enlightenment |
A European intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. |
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Stone Rebellion |
Largest slave rebellion that took place in South Carolina in 1739. |
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The Middle Passage |
The triangular trade of millions of Africans between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. |
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House of Burgesses |
The first legislative assembly in the American colonies that was held in Jamestown. |
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Jamestown |
The second permanent English settlement in the Americas. |
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The Hopi |
A Native American tribe who constructed large apartment - house complexes. Referred to as the Pueblo people. |
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St. Agustine |
The oldest city in the U.S. |
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Serfs |
A person in a condition of servitude. Usually in a feudalist system. |
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Protestantism |
A form of Christian faith that originated with the Protestant Reformation. |
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Conquistadors |
Spanish soldiers. |
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Columbian Exchange |
Refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges in the New and Old worlds. |
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Timbuktu |
A historical city in the West African nation of Mali. |
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Amerigo Vespucci |
Italian explorer who America was named after. |
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Songhai Empire |
Once one of the largest trading empires in Africa. |
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Aztecs |
Indigenous peoples of Mexico |
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Ferdinand and Isabella |
The Catholic Monarchs known for completing the Reconquista. |
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Vikings |
Scandinavian seafaring pirates and traders. |