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| 473900053 | Bias | a prejudiced view (either for or against); a preference | |
| 473900054 | Artifact | an object made by someone in the past | |
| 473900055 | Historical Interpretation | the process of assigning meaning to historical events | |
| 473900056 | Secondary Source | information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event | |
| 473900057 | Primary Source | firsthand information about people or events | |
| 473900058 | Point of View | a mental position from which things are viewed | |
| 473900059 | Chronology | a record of events in the order of their occurrence | |
| 473900060 | Chronicle | record in chronological order | |
| 473900061 | Nomadic | person who travels from place to place | |
| 473900062 | Monotheism | the belief in one god | |
| 473900063 | Colony | a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country | |
| 473900064 | Indentured Servant | A migrant to British colonies in the Americas who paid for passage by agreeing to work for a set term ranging from four to seven years. (p. 486) | |
| 473900065 | Puritans | a member of a group that wanted to eliminate all traces of the roman catholic ritual and traditions in the church of england | |
| 473900066 | Protestant Reformation | a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches | |
| 473900067 | private property | property owned by individuals or companies, not by the government or the people as a whole | |
| 473900068 | communal property | possessions shared by a group | |
| 473900069 | nuclear family | household made up of a mother, father, and children | |
| 473900070 | extended family | closely related people of several generations | |
| 473900071 | Jamestown | colonists built ford james to protest their settlement (jamestown named after their king) | |
| 473900072 | mestizo | mixed spanish and native american population | |
| 473900073 | conquistador | lured by lands filled with gold and silver, they conquered much of america | |
| 473900074 | encomienda | forced native american workers to labor in a "system" | |
| 473900075 | joint-stock enterprise | english colonies were originally funded by stock companies allowed several investors to pool their wealth in support of a colony that would yield a product | |
| 473900076 | Navigation Acts | they tightened control over the colonial trade | |
| 473900077 | mercantilism | european nations competed for wealth and power through a new economic system | |
| 473900078 | triangular trade | trading process across the atlantic ocean | |
| 473900079 | middle passage | a voyage that brought african slaves to the west indies, they had treated them cruelly and since it was packed full, it often lead to major diseases being spread | |
| 473900080 | enlightenment | an age in which philosophers valued reason and scientific methods | |
| 473900081 | proclamation of 1763 | british king's law forbidding english colonists to settle west of the appalachian mountains | |
| 473900082 | French and Indian war | Was a war fought by French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley-- English defeated French in1763. Historical Significance: established England as number one world power and began to gradually change attitudes of the colonists toward England for the worse. | |
| 473900083 | great awakening | Religious revival in the American colonies of the eighteenth century during which a number of new Protestant churches were established. | |
| 473900084 | senate | the upper house of the United States Congress | |
| 473900085 | house of representatives | must be 25, 7 years of citizenship, 2 year term, 435 members, speaker of the house, no limit on terms | |
| 473900086 | supreme court | the highest federal court in the United States | |
| 473900087 | judicial branch | The branch of government that interprets laws | |
| 473900088 | treaty | a written agreement between two states or sovereigns | |
| 473900089 | legislative branch | the branch of government that makes the laws. | |
| 473900090 | amendment | A change to the constitution | |
| 473900091 | bill | a statute in draft before it becomes law | |
| 473900092 | 3/5th's compromise | said that slaves would be worth 3/5 of a person; applied when accounting for taxes and population total | |
| 473900093 | census | official count of the population | |
| 473900094 | boycott | refuse to sponsor/buy | |
| 473900095 | treason | Betrayal of one's country | |
| 473900096 | stamp act | in 1765 a law in which parliament established the first direct taxation of goods and services within the british colonies in north america | |
| 473900097 | redcoats | British soldiers during the American Revolution. | |
| 473900098 | loyalists | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. | |
| 473900099 | first continental congress | September 1774, delegates from twelve colonies sent representatives to Philadelphia to discuss a response to the Intolerable Acts | |
| 473900100 | articles of confederation | a document adopted by the second continental congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781 that outlined the form of government of the new united states | |
| 473900101 | patriots | a colonist who supported American independence from Britain | |
| 473900102 | veto | a vote that blocks a decision | |
| 473900103 | proportional representation | representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote | |
| 473900104 | export tariff | congress only had power to regulate foregin aid and interstate trade but not tax and slave & commerce forbid congress to tax the exports of goods | |
| 473900105 | import tariff | A tax levied on a particular foreign product entering a country | |
| 473900106 | boston massacre | a clash between british soldiers and boston colonists in which five colonists were killed 1770 | |
| 473900107 | boston tea party | the dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into boston harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the tea act | |
| 473900108 | second continental congress | colonists got a continental Army, called on the colonies to send troops, selected George Washington to lead the army, and appointed the comittee to draft the Declaration of Independence | |
| 473900109 | deceleration of independence | the document written by thomas jefferson in 1776 in which delegates of the continental congress declared the colonies' independence from britian | |
| 473900110 | treaty of paris 1783 | treaty ending the revolutionary war, confirming the independence of the USA and setting the boundaries of the new nation | |
| 473900111 | northwest ordinance | a law that established a procedure for the admission of new states of the union | |
| 473900112 | federalists | a supporter of the constitution and of a strong national government | |
| 473900113 | anti federalists | people who opposed the constitution | |
| 473900114 | checks and balances | the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others | |
| 473900115 | strict/loose construction | Madison and Jefferson stressed strict construction-constitution should be interpreted narrowly and the federal government restricted to powers expressly delegated to it. Hamilton stressed loose construction- the constitution contained implied as well as enumerated powers and permitted congress to make all laws necessary and proper. Said the government needed flexibility to meet its responsibilities | |
| 473900116 | bill of rights | the first 10 amendements to the US constitution, added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens' rights and freedoms | |
| 473900117 | tyrant | any person who exercises power in a cruel way | |
| 473900118 | egalitarianism | the belief that all people should have equal political, economic, social, and civil rights | |
| 473900119 | federalism | political system in which a national government and constituent units such as state governments share power | |
| 473900120 | ratification | the official approval of the constitution or an amendement by the states | |
| 473900121 | connecticut compromise | agreement during the constitutional convention that congress should be composed of a senate, in which states would be represented equally, and a house, in which representation would be based on a state's population | |
| 473900122 | quartering | Housing and Feeding British Soldiers | |
| 473900123 | "taxation w/o representation" | colonists wanted physical representation among British Parliament | |
| 473900124 | Martin Luther | he wrote the 95 thesis and critiqued the roman catholic church(indulgences) led to protestant | |
| 473900125 | Benjamin Franklin | American patriot, writer, printer, and inventor. During the Revolutionary War he persuaded the French to help the colonists. | |
| 473900126 | Jonathan Edwards | A Congregationalist preacher of the Great Awakening who spoke of the fiery depths of hell. | |
| 473900127 | William Penn | Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718) | |
| 473900128 | John Winthrop | Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, envisioned colony as a "city upon a hill" | |
| 473900129 | King George III | King of England during the American Revolution. | |
| 473900130 | George Washington | Military commander of the American Revolution. He was the first elected president of the United States (1789-1799). | |
| 473900131 | Abigal Adams | wife of John Adams at the 2nd Contintal Congress; tried to influence her husband John, to include women's rights in the Declaration | |
| 473900132 | Thomas Jefferson | wrote the declaration of independence anti federalist | |
| 473900133 | Alexander Hamilton | United States statesman and leader of the Federalists | |
| 473900134 | John Adams | America's first Vice-President and second President. Sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and wrote the Massachusetts guarantee that freedom of press "ought not to be restrained." |
