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propieter
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an owner
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Antifederalists
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opposed the Constitution
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Resolve
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to decide; to solve
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Year of Zenger Trial
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1735
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technology
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science used to make tools
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sufficient
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adequate for the purpose; enough:
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abacus
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a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves
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Northern Weaknesses
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no motivation, challenge invading unfamiliar land, long supply lines, bad generals
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Sam Adams
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot
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northern strategies for victory
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blockade the south
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dysentery
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an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.
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wildlife
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the animals that live in an area
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aqueduct
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a human-made channel for carring water long distances.
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Whigs
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People who supported Adams and his fancy arts and science programs, formerly known as the National Republicans. Many former Federalists. Liked the Bank of the United States and participated in mudslinging. The opposite was Andrew Jackson and his Democrats.
William Henry Harrison was a president and also a Whig.
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which mountian range seperates india and china?
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the himalayans
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Jaguar
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An important religious symbol for the peoples in Ancient Central and South America
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time zones
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another way of dividing the earth
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Mercantilism
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Economic policy that held that a nation prospered by exporting more goods to foreign nations that imported from them
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merchant
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a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
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Legislative Branch
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the branch of the United States government that has the power to create the laws, two houses in it, Senate and House of Representatives
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The French traders were after what?
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Fur (Beaver Fur)
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Separatist
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those who wanted to leave and setup their own churches
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major american victory led by general nathaniel green
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cowpens, sc
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Jewish history
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The covenant between God and Abraham is considered to be the beginning of
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Abraham Lincoln
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He spoke for the new Republican Party.
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natural resource
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something that is necessary or useful to humans
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Neolithic Era
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"New Stone Age"-new stone tools were used-8,000 B.C.-5,000 B.C.
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the passing of laws to prohibit the making or selling of alcohol
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prohibition
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monroe doctrine
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the policy, as stated by President Monroe in 1823, that the U.S. opposed further European colonization of and interference with independent nations in the Western Hemisphere.
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9th ammendment
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citizens have rights not listed in the constitution
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What were the 5 nations?
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Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga (MOSCO)
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Declaration of Independence
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Explained why the colonies should be free. Important because it marked the moment when Amerians decided to rule themselves. important today because it says that all men are created equal
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mercenary
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is a soldier paid to fight for a foregin country
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jury
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a group of people who listen to a court case and then decide if someone is innocent or guilty
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Poverty Line
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a level of personal or family income below which one is classified as poor according to government standards.
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oracle bones
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a group of inscribed animal bones and shells discovered in China and used originally in divination by the ancient Chinese, esp. during the Shang dynasty.
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Nazi Soviet Pact
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broken by Hitler when he failed to follow through with his promise to share Poland with Stalin
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English Catholics
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believed that the Pope was head of the church
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Bessemer Process
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new way to make steel cheaper and more efficiently- new building source
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"No taxation without representation."
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This quote was said after the Stamp Act, and the colonists thought the Stamp Act was unjust, because they didn't even elect representatives, so they would only pay taxes if they were passed by their colonial legislatures
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When did kentucky become a state?
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in 1792 as the 15th state
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What was the second Punic War over?
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Hannibal wanting to avenge Carthage's earlier defeat
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The freedom of Athens made it possible for:
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thinkers to talk freely about ideas, great achievements to be made in art, music, and theatre, advances to be made in science, medicine, and mathematics
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