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Latitude

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measures distance north to south ALWAYS COMES FIRST WHEN PLOTTING LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

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Longitude

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meridian, measures east to west

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Absolute Location

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somethings coordinates (lat. and long.)

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Relative Location

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something’s location compared to another place’s location

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Amendment

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a change to the Constitution (there are 27)

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U.S. Constitution

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written in 1787, framework for America, structure for Gov, gave people rights

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Bill of rights

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1st Ten amendments, gave people specific rights

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Republic

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has aspects of democracy, protects rights of minority group

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democracy

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Government ruled by the people

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Is the U.S a republic or a democracy?

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A mix of both

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Limited governemnt

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the people have a say in major decisions, like who is the leader

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Unlimited Government

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The person in charge has all of the power

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Is the U.S a limited or unlimited gov?

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limited

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Why did most Native American tribes ultimately get defeated and conquered by the later arriving Europeans.

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Disease, Technology, and Domestic Animals.

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capitalism

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People choose what they buy, sell, where they work, who they work for, etc.

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Socialism/ communism

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Government completely controls economy

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Which economy is the U.S?

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it is capitalism

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Know the Timeline

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Know the Timeline

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3 G’s that motivated Europeans to explore the world

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God, Glory, Gold

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How did Marco Polo encourage later Europeans to explore. What role did the printing press play in this exploration

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He told everyone of the riches in China. The printing press made his book widely available.

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Why did most Native American tribes ultimately get defeated and conquered by the later arriving Europeans.

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Disease, Technology, and Domestic Animals.

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Human - environment interactions

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When humans depend on, adapt to, or change their environment

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Place

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the physical or human characteristics of a certain place

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location

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Relative or absolute location of a place

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movement
the movement of people, goods, and/or ideas
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region
a group of places with similar physical or human characteristics
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Culture
a group of people's way of life
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History
the study of the past
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economics
how we get stuff
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Parliament
Law making group in England
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Indentured Servant
A person who is bound by a contract for a set amount of time.
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Apprentice
Young person who learns a craft from an artisan.
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Artisan
Skilled Craftsman
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government
politics(power over land or territory)
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Geography
the 5 themes (human environment interactions, place, location, movement, region)
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Columbian exchange
Exchange of goods and things like diseases between Old and New world
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Henry Hudson
Englishman, who from 1609 - 1611 explored the area around present - day New York and northern Canada looking for a route to Asia
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Hernando Cortes
conquistador who allied with the people under Aztec rule, captured Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, and conquered Aztecs
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Spanish Armada
Fleet of Spanish ships, defeated by British, was supposed to take over England and make British Catholic
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Bartolome de Las Casas
Catholic Priest who fought for better treatment of Native Americans
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Treaty of Tordesillas
a 1494 agreement between Spain and Portugal that divided land in New World, instituted by Pope
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Aztecs
Native people who flourished in present day Mexico. It was eventually conquered by Cortes.
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Muslims
followers of the most recently developed Abrahamic Religions, Islam,
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Inca
South American tribe that was conquered by Pizarro
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Reformation
Started in 1517, divided Christians into two groups.
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Catholics
Christians who follow the traditional Roman Church and follow the Pope
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Protestants
Christians who broke away from traditional church in the early 16th century.
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Amerigo vespucci
Italian explorer, sailing for Portugal, who realized the lands that he reached were not Asia, and a German mapmaker named the New World after him
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Francisco Pizarro
Conquistador who conquered the Incas in 1531
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Ferdinand Magellan
1st person to lead an expedition that sailed around the world
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Cash Crop
agricultural product used to make money.
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John Smith
led Jamestown, “Work to eat,” kept Jamestown alive
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John Locke
English philosopher, believed in natural rights of “Life, liberty, and property,” said that if king didn’t protect these rights you should rebel
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Pilgrims
More extreme than Puritans, separatists from church
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Puritans
Wanted to “purify” English church
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Ben Franklin
American writer, publisher, scientist, made money off of Poor Richard’s Almanac, started 1st anti slavery commitee, was on Decloration comittee
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Roger Williams
Started Rhode Island (Colony where church was separate from Gov.), Puritan dissenter
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WIlliam Penn
Quaker, started Pennsylvania, religious freedom and anti slavery
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James Oglethorpe
Started Georgia, prison colony
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Quakers
“Society of friends,” anti slavery, believed in religous freedom
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Elizabeth I
Daughter of Henry, Protestant, made England permanently Protestant, Virginia named after her, defeated Spanish Armada
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Charles I
Forced Great Puritan Migration, head chopped off by Cromwell to end English Civil War
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James II
Short reign, “Duke of York” (Hence New York), overthrown by Glorious/ Bloodless revolution
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Oliver Cromwell
Won English Civil War, became Puritan dictator of England for 8 years
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Know the differences between Jamestown and Plymouth.
Know that
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Mercantalism
1. All wealth is limited 2. Export more than you import 3. Get as many colonies as possible 3B. Mother country controls colonies
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Know why Mercantilism was the main cause for the Revolution.
Americans didn’t agree with 3B, so they rebelled.
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Militia
a military made of citizen soldiers
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Specculators
People who wanted to make money selling land
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Treason
crime of betraying one's country
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Boycott
colonists refused to buy goods from Britain
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Patriots
Americans that sided with rebels
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Smuggling
Shipping and receiving goods illegally
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Loyalists
Americans that sided with British
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Propaganda
One sided information designed to provoke people
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George Washington
Main general during war for independence
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Thomas Jefferson
Wrote Declaration of Independence
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John Adams
Lawyer, defended British after Boston Massacre
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Samuel Adams
Firebrand, started Sons of Liberty and Boston tea Party
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Patrick Henry
Firebrand, siad “Give me liberty or give me death.” Great speaker
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Thomas Paine
Firebrand, wrote Common sense
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King George III
King during war, refused to look at Olive Branch Petition
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Paul Revere
Made Boston Massacre engraving and had the Midnight ride to warn people of Massachusetts that the British were coming
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John Hancock
Main funder of the war and army, richest man in New England, president of second continental congress
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Benjamin Banneker
Free African - American enlightenment thinker, wrote yearly almanac, wrote letters to Thomas Jefferson about equality
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Why was the battle of saratoga so important?
Brought French into War for Independence
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What did the Magna Carta do?
1st time king had limited power by a law 1215
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Who won the battle of bunker hill and who suffered the most casualties.
British and British
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What are the 3 most important events that occurred between 1200 A.D. and 1777 A.D.? Defend each answer with at least 3 sentences.
Your answer

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