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| An event where a group of colonist's dressed up as Native Americans and threw England's tea into the Boston Harbor |
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| An event where a group of English soldiers shot their guns into a crowd of colonists killing several of them (Unit 1) |
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| Voyage of the slaves from Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean |
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| A war where England and France fought for control of North America. It was won by England. |
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| England's decision not to make the American colonies follow trade laws (Unit 1) |
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| Period in American (and world) history when the focus was on machines, factories, and industry |
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| The money that is invested in business |
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| People who invest and are willing to take a risk in business ( |
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| Control over a certain good or industry by one company ( |
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| What are the factors of productions |
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mass productions of vehicles
Victory gardens for soldiers |
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| Nickname by Native-born Americans for immigrants from Asian countries (Unit 2) |
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| The idea that one country can control another country through diplomacy to gain power and authority |
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| The U.S would not hesitate to use force to protect its interests in the western hemisphere. |
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| An outlandish fad of the 1920s where people competed to see how long they could set on top of a flagpole for money and fame |
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| Girls who annoyed the older generation by smoking in public, wearing short skirts, short hairstyles, and using lots of makeup; were considered rebellious in nature. |
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| Japan bombed this us military base and world war 2 began |
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| Jews were persecuted by Adolf Hitler and treated poorly. |
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| The amendment that abolished (ended) slavery |
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| Who had a monopoly on Steel |
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| Who had a monopoly on oil? |
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| Who said drop the bomb on Japan. Who ended world war 2 |
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| Who declared world war 2 when Japan dropped the bomb on Pearl Harbor. |
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| What happened during the trail of tears |
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| The Indians were doing a ritual dance. The colonists/soldiers became afraid and thought the Indians were planning to attack them. Someone shot in the group and killed all of the people in that tribe. |
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| Amendment that created an income tax |
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| A constitutional amendment passed in 1919 that became law in 1920 and gave women the right to vote. |
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| An unwritten agreement between two people or sets of people but is not considered a law ( |
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| This was a dance that the American Indians developed after losing land to bring peace among those living in the Great Plains. The US Government thought it was a secret War Dance. |
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| A place where every day people/investors can buy stock in businesses. When someone owns stock/shares in a business they are considered part of the company. If businesses do well, investors make money. If businesses do poorly, investors lose money. |
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| An escape route to the North for runaway slaves |
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| An extremely difficult journey where a large number of Cherokee Indians died |
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| What were some of the factors of production? |
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Areas set aside in yards to grow food for people at home so that foods from big farms could go to soldiers
mass production of vehicles |
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