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US HIST assignment 1
us history assignment 1
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History
11th Grade
02/07/2010

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Term
-Loyalists-
Definition
Colonists who were loyal to britain.
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-Patriots-
Definition
Colonists who wanted independance from britain.
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-Saratoga-
Definition
Battle won by the americans in 1777.
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-valley forge-
Definition
Place where washington's army spent the winter of 1777 - 1778
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-Inflation-
Definition
Rise in the price of goods.
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-Marquis De Lafayette-
Definition
French noble who helped the americans.
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-charles cornwallis-
Definition
british general.
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-York town-
Definition
Battle that gave the americans victory in the war.
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-Treaty of Paris-
Definition
Treaty that officially ended the war
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-Egalitarianism-
Definition
A belief in equality
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-Adobe-
Definition
Sun-dried bricks
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-Cash crop-
Definition
A crop grown for sale rather than for the farmer's use
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-Civililization-
Definition
Sociaty with highly developed culture, including arts, politics, wrighting, and science
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-Clergy-
Definition
Religious leaders
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-Convert-
Definition
To persuade someone to accept a particular religion
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-Denomination-
Definition
A group of churches within one religion
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-Environment-
Definition
Natural surroundings, including weather, plants, and animals
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-Manufacturing-
Definition
Making goods such as cloths or tools
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-Missions-
Definition
Places where religious workers try to help local people and/or convert them
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-Navigate-
Definition
To plan and control the coarse of a ship
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-New world-
Definition
The americas
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-Parliament-
Definition
The body that makes the British laws.
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-Peasants-
Definition
People who work in the fields for rich landowners.
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-Planters-
Definition
Landowners, usually of large farms or plantations
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-Profit-
Definition
The money people recieve above the amount they invest
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-Purify-
Definition
To make pure or simplify
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-racial prejudice-
Definition
Dislike of people because of race
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