GED Social Studies: Lesson 1 and 2-U.S. History

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A person who explores new or unfamiliar areas

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Explorer

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A member of any of indigenous peoples of North and South American Caribbean

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Native American

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A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country

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Colony

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A person who journeys to a sacred place for religious reasons

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Pilgrim

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These individuals searched for sea route to Asia so they could trade for Asian gold and spices

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explorers

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This is also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the 13 colonies which became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution. The Congress met from 1774-1789 in three incarnations.

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Continental Congress

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Many of these individuals were put to work on the plantation system in the Southern Colonies.

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pilgrims

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The formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain

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Declaration of Independence

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This was published on July 4, 1776

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Declaration of Independence

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A war fought from 1775-1783 and won by the 13 American colonies to achieve independence from Great Britain

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American Revolution