S.s Ch 4 Vocab/Consepts

Question 1

Plateau

Answer 1

High, steep sided landform that rises above the surrounding land

Question 2

Canyon

Answer 2

Long, deep gap in the earth

Question 3

Self government

Answer 3

A group of people that make laws for themselves

Question 4

Propietor

Answer 4

A person who owned and controlled all of the land of a colony

Question 5

Tax

Answer 5

Money citizens pay to their government for services

Question 6

Rights

Answer 6

Freedoms protected by the law

Question 7

Confederation

Answer 7

A group of nations or states that join together

Question 8

Delegate

Answer 8

Someone who speaks or acts for others

Question 9

Federal System

Answer 9

A national and state governments that divide and share power

Question 10

Ratify

Answer 10

To accept

Question 11

What are 3 bodies of Water?

Answer 11

1. Oceans
2. Rivers
3. Great Lakes

Question 12

What are 4 New England Colonies?

Hint: New red magic circus

Answer 12

1. New Hampshire
2. Rhode Island
3. Massachusetts
4. Connecticut

Question 13

What are 4 Middle Colonies?

Hint: DNNP

Answer 13

1. Delaware
2. New Jersey
3. New York
4. Pennsylvania

Question 14

What are 5 Southern Colonies?

Answer 14

1. Maryland

2. Virginia
3. North Carolina
4. South Carolina
5. Georgia

Question 15

What were colonies ruled by? But what did they do even though they were ruled over?

Answer 15

Colonies were ruled by England. They made laws for themselves.

Question 16

In 1619 Virginia (House of Burgesses), What were they the first ones to do?

Answer 16

They were the first group to have a representative government where voters elect people to run.

Question 17

In late 1500 - early 1600, who were able to vote?

Answer 17

Only men who owned property could vote.

Question 18

What did colonist still have more of than Europe?

Answer 18

Colonist still had more power over the government than Europe

Question 19

What was the Mayflower Compact signed by?

Answer 19

It was signed by Pilgrims in 1620

Question 20

What was the Mayflower compact?

Answer 20

It was the first written plan of goverment in North Amarica

Question 21

What was the triangular trade route and what did colonial traders and merchants become?

Answer 21

1. North America
2.  Europe
3. Africa
   Colonial traders and merchants became rich from trading

Question 22

Where did colonists ship goods to?

Answer 22

Colonists shiped goods to England, Africa, and West Indians

Question 23

What are 5 things colonists traded?

Answer 23

1. Wheat

2. Rice
3. Lumber
4. Tobacco
5. Furs

Question 24

What are 5 things England traded?

Hint: The funny snake took everything

Answer 24

1. Tea
2. Furniture
3. Spices
4. Tools
5. Enslaved Africans

Question 25

In 1754 - 1763 what did French fight over with the Indians?

Answer 25

They fight over land around Ohio

Question 26

Britan (England) won, but it cost a lot of money so, what did they do?

Answer 26

They passed laws to tax colonists to make up for that loss of money

Question 27

What did England begin passing to the colonists?

Answer 27

England begins passing trade laws on the colonists such as how they were shipped, what they traded and who they traded with.

Question 28

What is the parliament?

Answer 28

It is the Englands goverment

Question 29

What did the Parliament pass to the colonists and what was it?

Answer 29

The parliament passed tax laws. It was money colonists had to pay to the government

Question 30

What is a Stamp Act?

Answer 30

A taxed printed paper.

Question 31

What are Townshend acts?

Answer 31

Taxed tea, led, paint, and paper.

Question 32

What is the Tea Act?

Answer 32

taxed tea

Question 33

What was the colonists reaction to the taxes?

Answer 33

The reaction was that they felt that the taxes were unfair, they were not at war nor did they want to go to war with France

Question 34

What did England not have in Parliament that made colonists angry?

Answer 34

They did not have any representatives for The colonists in the English citizens that lived The colonies.

Question 35

What did colonist due to protest these taxes?

Answer 35

1Boston tea party | 2 and by boycotting or refusing to buy British goods

Question 36

Where did the Boston tea party dump the British tea and for what?

Answer 36

Boston tea party dumped British tea into the Boston harbor in protest.

Question 37

What are colonists?

Answer 37

Patriots 

Question 38

Who led the continental army?

Answer 38

George Washington

Question 39

The colonist won the war due to what?

Answer 39

Colonist won the war due to the skill of George Washington

Question 40

What did Spain and France send to help colonists win the war?

Answer 40

They sent money, soldiers, and supplies

Question 41

What are all human beings entitled to?

Answer 41

All human beings are entitled to certain rights and freedoms

Question 42

What does the declaration of Independence basically say and what happens if the government doesn’t have this?

Answer 42

1 All human beings are entitled to certain rights and freedoms. 2 if the government does not protect the certain rights and freedoms. People have the right to start a new government

Question 43

What was stated when the treaty of Paris was signed by both Britain and the colonists?

Answer 43

This stated that the colonist were now free from England and the United States was its own country

Question 44

In 1781 what Were the articles of confederation? | Hint: 2 things

Answer 44

The first national plan for the government | To give the state government more power than Congress

Question 45

What’s the constitution?

Answer 45

Plan of government to replace the articles of confederation.

Question 46

What’s the Bill of Rights?

Answer 46

First 10 amendments of the constitution

Question 47

What are the 3 goverment branches?

Answer 47

1.  legislative 2. Executive 3. Judicial

Question 48

What is the legislative branch?

Answer 48

Congress (Senate and House of representatives) makes national laws.

Question 49

What does the executive branch do?

Answer 49

President, vice president, cabinet. They make sure the laws are followed.

Question 50

What does the judicial branch do?

Answer 50

Supreme Court. Decides the meaning of laws and settle arguments.