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HISTORY
7th SOL Reveiw 1865-Present
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7th Grade
04/26/2012

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GREAT PLAINS
Definition
  • flatlands rise gradually from east to west
  • land eroded by wind and water
  • low rainfall
  • frequent dust storms
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MANUFACTURING AREAS  (New England)
Definition
textile industry
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MANUFACTURING AREA (Pittsburgh)
Definition
steel industry
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MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY (Detroit)
Definition
automobile industry
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13 AMENDMENT
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bans slavery in the U.S. and any of its territories
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14TH AMENDMENT
Definition
grants citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. and guarantees them equal protection under the law
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15TH AMENDMENT
Definition
ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race or color or previous conditions of servitude
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NORTHEAST CITIES THAT HAVE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND/OR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Definition
New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
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SOUTHEAST CITIES THAT HAVE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND/OR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Definition
Washington, D.C., Atlanta, New Orleans
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MIDWEST CITIES THAT HAVE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND/OR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit
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SOUTHWEST CITIES THAT HAVE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND/OR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Definition
San Antonio, Sante Fe
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WESTERN CITIES THAT HAVE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND/OR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Definition
Denver, Salt Lake City
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PACIFIC CITIES THAT HAVE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND/OR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Definition
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
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NONCONTIGUOUS CITIES THAT HAVE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND/OR CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Definition
Juneau, Honolulu
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NORTHEAST STATES
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Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
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SOUTHEAST STATES
Definition
Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tenenssee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas
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MIDWEST STATES
Definition
Ohio, Inidana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota
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SOUTHWEST STATES
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Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES
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Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho
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PACIFIC STATES
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Washington, Oregon, California
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NONCONTIGUOUS STATES
Definition
Alaska, Hawaii
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Definition
  • reconstruction plan called for reconciliation
  • preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South
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ROBERT E. LEE
Definition
  • urged Southerners to reconcile at the end of the war and reunite as Americans
  • became president of Washington College, now known as Washington and Lee University
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS
Definition
  • fought for adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights
  • powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all
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