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Final Exam Review
Review for the Acadia Middle School 7th Grade SS Final Exam
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Social Studies
7th Grade
05/31/2013

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Definition
A people's way of life
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Archaeology
Definition
The study of the past through artifacts, man made objects
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Geography
Definition
The study of the physical and man made features of the earth.
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Renaissance
Definition
A rebirth of learning started in Italy and France at the end of the Middle Ages. Helped cause the age of Exploration.
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Crusades
Definition
A series of Holy wars for control of the Middle East. Introduced Europe to new exotic goods, knowledge, and Technology. Led to the age of exploration.
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Conquistador
Definition
Spanish Conquerors who created a Spanish Empire in the New World.
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Missionary
Definition
Priests whose job was to spread the Christianity to the world. Often converted Native Americans forcibly.
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Northwest Passage
Definition
All water route through North America, does not exist.
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Commerce
Definition
Trade, the use of money to exchange goods and services.
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Mercantilism
Definition
The economic theory that colonies exist to benefit their mother country.
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Cash Crop
Definition
A crop that is grown and sold to make a profit
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Toleration
Definition
To allow or "to put up with" another group of peoples beliefs, often religions.
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Representative Government
Definition
Government in which the citizens elect officials to make decisions for them.
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Act
Definition
A law, ex Tea Act, Stamp Act
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Petition
Definition
Written request asking the government to change a law or act.
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Natural Rights
Definition
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Rights that you are born with and that a government is created to protect.
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Boycott
Definition
To refuse to purchase a particular good or service with the purpose of protesting a law or act.
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Militia
Definition
Citizen soldiers who are trained to protect the community when needed.
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Constitution
Definition
The written laws of the United States
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Compromise
Definition
to make a deal between different parties where each party gives up part of their demand.
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Ratify
Definition
To approve
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Veto
Definition
To refuse or reject
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Federalism
Definition
The separation of a governments power between the State and National government.
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Amendment
Definition
A change or addition to the Constitution.
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Separation of Powers
Definition
Division of the Federal Governments power between the 3 branches, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
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Checks and Balances
Definition
method in which the three branches of the federal government prevent each other from gaining too much power, ex Veto, impeachment, etc.
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Republic
Definition
a country in which the power rests with the citizens who for representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them.
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Democracy
Definition
rule by many or the majority
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Precedent
Definition
An example for others to follow.
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Tarriff
Definition
A tax on imports
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Foreign Policy
Definition
Guidelines for how a country interacts with other nations.
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Nationalism
Definition
Pride in ones Nation.
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Political Party
Definition
A group of individuals with similar political beliefs that join together to increase their power.
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Manifest Destiny
Definition
Belief that the US should control all land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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Louisiana Purchase
Definition
Land purchased from France in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson, it doubled the size of the US.
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Expansion
Definition
the physical growth of the US
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Urbanization
Definition
the shift from a rural (country) population to an urban (City) population.
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Industrialization
Definition
The shift from a farming based economy to a factory or industrial based economy.
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Immigration
Definition
the process of people moving into a country
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Mass Production
Definition
The creation of goods on a large scale in a factory made possible by interchangable parts and technology.
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Slave Codes
Definition
Series of laws that controlled the lives of the slaves.
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Reform
Definition
To improve something that is wrong
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Abolition
Definition
to end slavery
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Sectionalism
Definition
when people associated themselves with their state or part of the country rather than the entire nation. ex North and South in the Civil War.
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Popular Sovereignty
Definition
Majority Rule through vote.
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Secede
Definition
to withdraw from a group
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Emancipate
Definition
To free
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Total War
Definition
A war in which all aspects of life are involved in winning the conflict.
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