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7Y SS Midterm
Question | Answer |
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Columbian Exchange | The movement and sharing of plants, animals and diseases between Eruope and the Americas. |
Navigation Acts | Laws that controlled trade between English and its colonies. |
Tolerance | Allowing others to practice their beliefs. |
The House of Burgesses | A type of representative government in the 13 colonies. |
Boycott | A refusal to buy goods. |
Common Sense | A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that urged many colonists support independence. |
Battle of Trenton | A battle in which George Washington's army crossed the Delaware River and attacked Hessian soldiers while they were celebrating Christmas. |
Battle of Saratoga | The turning point of the Revolutionary War. |
Valley Forgue | Where the Continental Army spent a cold winter in 1777-1778. |
Articles of Confederation | The first constitution of the United States. |
Import | To bring goods IN to a country |
Export | To bring goods OUT of a country |
Triangular Trade | Trade between the New World, Europe and Africa. |
Charter | Permission to settle. |
Smuggle | Illegal trade. |
Tarriff | A tax. |
Militia | A volunteer army of citizens. |
Blockade | To cut off an area from having movement of people, goods or trade. |
Repeal | To take back or cancel. |
Boston Tea Party | A group of colonists dressed as Native Americans dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. |