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S.S. Vocab

Terms

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pueblo
home or community of homes built by Native Americans
revenue
incoming money
propaganda
ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion
subsistence farming
farming which only enough food to feed one's family is produced
constitution
a formal plan of government
diversity
variety or difference
Pilgrim
Separatists who journeyed to the cololnies durind the 1600s for a religous purpose
archaeology
the study of ancient peoples
literacy
the ability to read and write
burgesses
elected representatives ta an assembly
pacifist
person opposed to the use of war or violence to settles disputes
export
a good sold abroad
neutral
taking no side in a conflict
ratify
to give offical approval to
hieroglyphics
an acient form of writing using symbols and pictures to represent words, sounds, and concepts
boycott
to refuse to but items from a particular country
compromise
agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it want
mercantilism
the theory that a state's or nation's power depended on its wealth
writs of assistance
legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled
Tidewater
a region of flat, low-lying plains along the seacoast
overseer
person who supervises a large operation or its workers
federalism
the sharing of power between fedral and state governments
Separatists
protestants who, during the 1600s, wanted to leave the Anglican Church in order to found their own churches
Iroquois Confederacy
a powerful group of Native Americans in the eastern part of the United States made up of five nations: the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida
Patriot
American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
Northwest Passage
water route to Asia through North America sought European exploreres
bicameral
consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature
Enlightment
movement during the 1700s that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, ans science could improve society
judical branch
the branch of government, including the fedral court system, that interprets the nation's laws
minutemen
companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minutes notice
blockade
cut off any area by means of troops or warshipsto stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country's ports
federation
a type of government that links different groups together
viceroy
person who rules a country or province as the represenative of the monarch
triangular trade
a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa
preamble
the introduction to a formal document, ecpecially the constitution
apperntice
assisant who is assigned to learn the trade of a skilled craftsmen
speculator
person who risks money in order to make a large profit
conquistador
Spanish explorer in the Americas in the 1500s
mission
religious settlement
carbon dating
a scientific method used to determine the age of an artifact
marcantillism
the theory that a state's or nation's power depended on its wealth
artifact
an item left behind by early people that represnets their culture
culture
a way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
ordinance
a law or regulation
mercenary
paid soldier who serves in the army of a foriegn country
guerrilla warfare
a hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war
import
a good bought from foriegn markets
Puritan
protestants who, during the 1600s, wanted to reform the Anglican Church
privateer
armes private ship
militia
a group of civilians trained to fight in emergancies
deserter
soldier who runs away from battle or war
charter colony
colony established by a group of settelers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle
resolution
a formal expression of opinion
civilization
a highly developed culture, usually with orgainized religons and laws
Renaissance
a period of intellectual and artistic creativity, c. 1300-1600
mosque
a Muslim house of worship
debtor
person or country that owes money
amendmant
an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution
depreciate
to fall in value
propotional
to be the same as or corrasponding to
checks and balances
the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no branch becomes to powerful
petition
a formal request
repeal
to cancel and act or law
backcountry
a region of hills and forests west of the tidewater
persecute
to treate someone harshly because of that person's beliefs or practices
executive branch
the branch of government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policies
indentured servant
laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America
legislative branch
the branch of government that make's the nation's laws
Ice Age
a period of extremely cold temperatures when part of the planet's surface was covered with a massive sheet of ice sheets
effigy
rag figure representing an unpopular individual
proprietary colony
colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted
nomad
people who move from place to place, usually in search of food or grazing land
recruit
to enlist soilders in the army
strait
a narrow passageway connecting two larger bodies of water
smuggling
trading illegally with other nations
republic
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
charter
a document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area
Loyalist
american colonists who remained loyal to Britian and opposed the was for independence
depression
a period of low economic activity and widespread unemployment
inflation
a continous rise in the rise of goods and services
cash crop
farm crop raised to be sold for money

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