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7th History 2nd Semester Exam
For Mrs. Perry's 7th grade (soon to be 8th) semester exam
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History
7th Grade
06/06/2011

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Albany Plan of Union
Definition
not all colonies there attempt to unite all the colonies against the French
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Constitution of the United States
Definition
primary law and order document
sets up US gov.
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Bill of Rights
Definition
created to protect individual rights
1st ten amendements
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Mercantilism
Definition
the theory that a state's or nation's power depended on its wealth/trade
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William Pitt
Definition
said Americans wouldn't have to pay for French + Indian war, turned tide of war, British prime minister
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Benjamin Franklin
Definition
inventor, statesman, ladiesman, posterchild of the enlightenment
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George Washington
Definition
1st president, successful in Yorktown
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Middle Passage
Definition
wost part of triangular trade route, involved slave transport
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George Grenville
Definition
British prime minister who tried to pay down British debt by stopping smuggling and taxing colonies
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Sugar Act
Definition
reduced tax on molasses
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Townshend Act
Definition
tax good at the port, sneaky tax, did not work on colonists
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Stamp Act
Definition
tax on printed materials
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Declaratory Act
Definition
right to tax colonies in all cases - voted on by Parliament
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Loyalists
Definition
loyal to Britain
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Patriots
Definition
fought for American indepence
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First Continental Congress
Definition
wrote to Parliament about the restoration of Colonial self rule
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Valley Forge
Definition
where American Army camped for a tough winter of training
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Yorktown, Virginia
Definition
final major battle of Revolutionary War, 8,000 British troops under Cornwallis surrendered
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Thomas Paine
Definition
Author of common sense, put Revolutionary War into everyday language of colonists
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Patrick Henry
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patriot, Legislator "Give me liberty or give me death", antifederalist
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John Paul Jones
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patriot,"I have not yet begun to fight", navy guy
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Hessians
Definition
German/Prussion mercenaries, Americans had a better motive because they wanted freedom, (Prussia was the name of Germany before WWI)
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Federal System
Definition
system of gov. established by the Constitution, division of power between local/national gov.
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Bicameral
Definition
for de-centralized power
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Depression
Definition
a period of low economic activity and wide-spread unemployment
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Inflation
Definition
a continuous rise in the price of goods and services, prices go up faster than wages
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Definition
French dictator who sold us Louisiana, tried to take over the world, kidnapped the pope for three years, was banished to an island with his wife twice
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Toussaint-Loverture
Definition
Haitian revolutionary who helped take Haiti (Santa Domingo) from the French under Napoleon
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Lewis and Clark
Definition
explored Louisian territory
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Zebulon Pike
Definition
explored lower (southern) part of the Louisiana Purchase, named Pikes Peak
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Tecumseh
Definition
Native American chief, his people were defeated at the battle of Tipacanoe by Harrison
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Battle of Tippecanoe
Definition
Battle lost by Native American Tecumseh joined British after this
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John Marshall
Definition
expanded power of supreme court by establishing Judicial Review
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Neutral rights
Definition
the right to stay out of a conflict
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War Hawk
Definition
republicans during Madison's presidency who pressed for war with Britain
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Free Enterprise
Definition
an economic system built around competition, economic freedom, private property, and profit
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Iroquis Confederacy
Definition
powerful Native American group
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Jeffery Amherst
Definition
british commander
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Pontiac
Definition
Ottawa cheif, Pontiac's war
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rice
Definition
one of most well known resources, Georias main cash crop
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Proclamation of 1763
Definition
set Applacian Mountains as the boundary for western settlements of colonies
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Friedrich von Steuben
Definition
helped continental army get in shape at Valley Forge
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Guerrilla warfare
Definition
a hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war, fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes
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Continental Army
Definition
patriot army led by Washington
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Privateers
Definition
armed private ships, working for government
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Lemuel Hayes
Definition
black patriot in Revoluionary War
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Electoral College
Definition
a special group of voters selected by their states voters to vote for the president and vice president
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Shay's Rebellion
Definition
scared many colonist, started because of financial difficulties
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Confederation Congresses
Definition
convention of delegates called together, they created the Articles of Confederation
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Great Compromise
Definition
agreement between large and small states, created by Grand Committee, combined VA + NJ plans
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Judiciary Act of 1801
Definition
set up lower courts
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embargo
Definition
bans trade w/ other countries
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conestoga wagons
Definition
pioneer cars
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