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WorksheetsSTAAR Review Units 1-6 Vocab
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Name
Class
Date
1.
Exploration
a)
the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
b)
Having to do with money, jobs, wealth
c)
Workers who band together to seek better working conditions
2.
Colonization
a)
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
b)
1st Amendment freedom to peacefully gather
c)
Workers and machines together under one roof
3.
PEGS
a)
Reasons for exploration and colonization: Political, Economic, Geographic, Social
b)
A campaign to stop drinking alcohol
c)
White northerners who rushed to the south after the war to make money
4.
Political
a)
Having to do with law, leaders, government
b)
A country's relations with other countries
c)
When a change in a situation happens—usually for the better
5.
Economic
a)
Having to do with money, jobs, wealth
b)
A document written by the Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society and setting guidelines for self-government
c)
War against everything that supports the enemy
6.
Geographic
a)
Having to do with the physical landscape and climate
b)
A form of government where the citizens elect the leaders to make decisions on their behalf
c)
To withdraw from commercial or social relations as a form of punishment or protest
7.
Social
a)
Having to do with people, culture, religion
b)
A formal, written reques
c)
To send goods or services to another country for sale
8.
Columbian Exchange
a)
The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, culture, technology, and ideas between the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) and the New World (Americas)
b)
A law to help slaveholders recapture runaways
c)
To join territory to an existing country
9.
Mercantilism
a)
The economic theory that trade creates wealth for a country and a country should do everything possible to try to get as much of that wealth including establishing colonies for raw material profits
b)
A league or alliance
c)
To cancel or reverse a law
10.
Free Enterprise
a)
Economic system whereby the government regulates—not controls—the economy; competition-based economy
b)
A person in favor of creating a strong central government and ratifying the 1787 Constitution
c)
To bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
11.
Joint Stock Company
a)
Investors combine their money to start a business and to make a profit
b)
A person opposed to the creation of a strong central government and against ratification of the 1787 Constitution
c)
The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, culture, technology, and ideas between the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) and the New World (Americas)
12.
Charter
a)
An official document that gives a person the right to establish a colony
b)
A person who represents others
c)
The southern states that rebelled against the Union
13.
Mayflower Compact
a)
A document written by the Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society and setting guidelines for self-government
b)
A person who stays loyal when others do not
c)
The right to vote
14.
Great Migration:
a)
Puritans leaving Europe by the thousands for religious freedom in America
b)
A person who supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors
c)
The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines as a peaceful form of political process
15.
Tolerance
a)
Acceptance of others’ beliefs—often religious beliefs
b)
A renewal of religious faith that led people to join reform movements
c)
The movement to end slavery
16.
Persecution
a)
Being mistreated because of your beliefs
b)
A rule or law
c)
The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person; due process balances the power of law of the land while protecting the rights of the individual
17.
Middle Passage
a)
A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
b)
A safe place for someone fleeing for religious or political reasons
c)
The growth of cities
18.
Temperate Climate
a)
Average or mild; as in climate (not too hot, not too cold)
b)
A set of basic principles that determines the power and duties of a government; usually written
c)
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution that protected the rights and freedoms of American citizens
19.
Haven
a)
A safe place for someone fleeing for religious or political reasons
b)
A severe economic slump
c)
The economic theory that trade creates wealth for a country and a country should do everything possible to try to get as much of that wealth including establishing colonies for raw material profits
20.
Great Awakening
a)
Revival of religious feelings in the American colonies
b)
A union or association formed for mutual benefit especially between countries or organizations
c)
The British crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of Parliamentary laws, with the intent of keeping American colonies obedient to England
21.
Representative Government / Democracy:
a)
A form of government where the citizens elect the leaders to make decisions on their behalf
b)
A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
c)
The branch of government that makes laws
22.
Town Meeting:
a)
Political meeting for making decisions locally (New England colonies)
b)
Abolished the institution of slavery in the United States
c)
The branch of government that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them
23.
Parliament
a)
Lawmaking body of England (like our Congress)
b)
Acceptance of others’ beliefs—often religious beliefs
c)
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
24.
Salutary Neglect
a)
The British crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of Parliamentary laws, with the intent of keeping American colonies obedient to England
b)
All people born in the US are citizens; all citizens have equal rights
c)
the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
25.
Alliance
a)
A union or association formed for mutual benefit especially between countries or organizations
b)
Americans who demanded war against Britain
c)
The act of overthrowing and replacing one government with another
26.
Tyranny
a)
Cruel and oppressive rule
b)
America's God-given right to expand the US from the Atlantic to the Pacific
c)
Tax on imported goods
27.
Revenue
a)
Income ($)
b)
An “army” made up of civilians
c)
Sworn in as president
28.
Export
a)
To send goods or services to another country for sale
b)
An assembly of delegates
c)
Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution; established in Marbury v. Madison
29.
Import
a)
To bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
b)
An example that would become standard practice
c)
Stopping work to demand better working conditions
30.
Boycott
a)
To withdraw from commercial or social relations as a form of punishment or protest
b)
An increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money
c)
States that did not rebel during the Civil War
31.
Propaganda
a)
Biased or misleading information used to promote a particular political cause or point of view
b)
An official complaint
c)
Spreading political power, including voting rights, to all people
32.
Civil Disobedience
a)
The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines as a peaceful form of political process
b)
An official document that gives a person the right to establish a colony
c)
Southern slaveholding states that did not rebel during the Civil War
33.
Repeal
a)
To cancel or reverse a law
b)
An uprising against an unfair rule or leader
c)
Southern Cotton was important in the world market
34.
Delegate
a)
A person who represents others
b)
Average or mild; as in climate (not too hot, not too cold)
c)
Saying or writing something harmful against the government
35.
Petition
a)
A formal, written reques
b)
Ban on trade with other countries
c)
Revival of religious feelings in the American colonies
36.
Grievance
a)
An official complaint
b)
Being mistreated because of your beliefs
c)
Relating to the central government, as opposed to smaller units of government, such as states, that join together in a federation
37.
Unalienable Rights
a)
Freedoms each individual has which cannot be taken away
b)
Biased or misleading information used to promote a particular political cause or point of view
c)
Rejecting a law that is considered unconstitutional
38.
Revolution
a)
The act of overthrowing and replacing one government with another
b)
Both sides give in a bit to reach an agreement
c)
Reconstruction plan led by the Radical Republicans; the south was divided into 5 military districts
39.
Militia
a)
An “army” made up of civilians
b)
Buying and selling between states
c)
Reasons for exploration and colonization: Political, Economic, Geographic, Social
40.
Traitors
a)
People who betray their friends, country, or principles
b)
Case with historical or legal significance
c)
Puritans leaving Europe by the thousands for religious freedom in America
41.
Loyalist
a)
A person who stays loyal when others do not
b)
Change to the Constitution
c)
Provided voting rights for all male citizens
42.
Patriot
a)
A person who supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors
b)
Congress can do whatever is "necessary and proper" to carry out Constitutional powers
c)
President's group of trusted advisors; heads of departments
43.
Turning Point
a)
When a change in a situation happens—usually for the better
b)
Congressmen who wanted full citizenship for freed African Americans, and wanted a strict Reconstruction readmittance policy
c)
Powers shared by national and state governments
44.
Ratified
a)
Made officially valid; approved
b)
Cruel and oppressive rule
c)
Powers kept by the states
45.
Confederation
a)
A league or alliance
b)
Economic system whereby the government regulates—not controls—the economy; competition-based economy
c)
Powers assigned to the national government
46.
Constitution
a)
A set of basic principles that determines the power and duties of a government; usually written
b)
Federal agency that set up schools and hospitals, and handed out clothes, food, and fuel to blacks in the South
c)
Poor white southern farmers who went along with Radical Reconstructio
47.
Federal
a)
Relating to the central government, as opposed to smaller units of government, such as states, that join together in a federation
b)
Federal law trumps state law when in competition
c)
Political meeting for making decisions locally (New England colonies)
48.
Ordinance
a)
A rule or law
b)
Federal plan for readmitting the Confederate States to the Union
c)
Philosophy that emphasizes the spiritual world vs. the Physical World
49.
Territory
a)
Part of a country that is not yet a state
b)
First African American senator
c)
People who take extreme political positions
50.
Rebellion
a)
An uprising against an unfair rule or leader
b)
Freedoms each individual has which cannot be taken away
c)
People who betray their friends, country, or principles
51.
Convention
a)
An assembly of delegates
b)
Give up land
c)
People flocking to an area to "strike it rich"
52.
Federalist
a)
A person in favor of creating a strong central government and ratifying the 1787 Constitution
b)
Giving government jobs to political supporters
c)
Peaceful refusal to follow laws that you think are unjust
53.
Anti-Federalist
a)
A person opposed to the creation of a strong central government and against ratification of the 1787 Constitution
b)
Goes against the Constitution
c)
Parts that are exactly alike; makes production cheaper and more efficient
54.
Compromise
a)
Both sides give in a bit to reach an agreement
b)
Group that promotes their views and tries to influence the government
c)
Part of a country that is not yet a state
55.
Judicial Branch:
a)
The branch of government that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them
b)
Having to do with law, leaders, government
c)
Not choosing a side
56.
Executive Branch
a)
he branch of government that carries out, or executes, laws
b)
Having to do with people, culture, religion
c)
Military tactic during the Civil War designed to smother the South's economy
57.
Legislative Branch
a)
The branch of government that makes laws
b)
Having to do with the physical landscape and climate
c)
Made officially valid; approved
58.
Amendment
a)
Change to the Constitution
b)
he branch of government that carries out, or executes, laws
c)
Loyalty to your own region, rather than the country as a whole
59.
Bill of Rights
a)
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution that protected the rights and freedoms of American citizens
b)
Immigrants who are not yet citizens
c)
Laws passed in the South that limited blacks' rights
60.
Assembly
a)
1st Amendment freedom to peacefully gather
b)
Income ($)
c)
Lawmaking body of England (like our Congress)
61.
Due Process
a)
The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person; due process balances the power of law of the land while protecting the rights of the individual
b)
Investors combine their money to start a business and to make a profit
c)
Large-scale manufacturing replaces farming
62.
Reserved
a)
Powers kept by the states
b)
Kidnapping American sailors and forcing them into the British Navy
c)
Kidnapping American sailors and forcing them into the British Navy
63.
Delegated
a)
Powers assigned to the national government
b)
Large-scale manufacturing replaces farming
c)
Investors combine their money to start a business and to make a profit
64.
Concurrent
a)
Powers shared by national and state governments
b)
Lawmaking body of England (like our Congress)
c)
Income ($)
65.
Inaugurated
a)
Sworn in as president
b)
Laws passed in the South that limited blacks' rights
c)
Immigrants who are not yet citizens
66.
Precedent
a)
An example that would become standard practice
b)
Loyalty to your own region, rather than the country as a whole
c)
he branch of government that carries out, or executes, laws
67.
Cabinet
a)
President's group of trusted advisors; heads of departments
b)
Made officially valid; approved
c)
Having to do with the physical landscape and climate
68.
Tariff
a)
Tax on imported goods
b)
Military tactic during the Civil War designed to smother the South's economy
c)
Having to do with people, culture, religion
69.
Neutral
a)
Not choosing a side
b)
Not choosing a side
c)
Having to do with law, leaders, government
70.
Foreign Policy:
a)
A country's relations with other countries
b)
Part of a country that is not yet a state
c)
Group that promotes their views and tries to influence the government
71.
Political Party
a)
Group that promotes their views and tries to influence the government
b)
Parts that are exactly alike; makes production cheaper and more efficient
c)
Goes against the Constitution
72.
Sedition
a)
Saying or writing something harmful against the government
b)
Peaceful refusal to follow laws that you think are unjust
c)
Giving government jobs to political supporters
73.
Aliens
a)
Immigrants who are not yet citizens
b)
People flocking to an area to "strike it rich"
c)
Give up land
74.
Impressment
a)
Kidnapping American sailors and forcing them into the British Navy
b)
People who betray their friends, country, or principles
c)
Freedoms each individual has which cannot be taken away
75.
Embargo
a)
Ban on trade with other countries
b)
People who take extreme political positions
c)
First African American senator
76.
Unconstitutional
a)
Goes against the Constitution
b)
Philosophy that emphasizes the spiritual world vs. the Physical World
c)
Federal plan for readmitting the Confederate States to the Union
77.
Radicals
a)
People who take extreme political positions
b)
Political meeting for making decisions locally (New England colonies)
c)
Federal law trumps state law when in competition
78.
War Hawks
a)
Americans who demanded war against Britain
b)
Poor white southern farmers who went along with Radical Reconstructio
c)
Federal agency that set up schools and hospitals, and handed out clothes, food, and fuel to blacks in the South
79.
Nationalism
a)
Loyalty to your own region, rather than the country as a whole
b)
Powers assigned to the national government
c)
Economic system whereby the government regulates—not controls—the economy; competition-based economy
80.
Nullification
a)
Rejecting a law that is considered unconstitutional
b)
Powers kept by the states
c)
Cruel and oppressive rule
81.
Landmark Case
a)
Case with historical or legal significance
b)
Powers shared by national and state governments
c)
Congressmen who wanted full citizenship for freed African Americans, and wanted a strict Reconstruction readmittance policy
82.
Judicial Review
a)
Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution; established in Marbury v. Madison
b)
President's group of trusted advisors; heads of departments
c)
Congress can do whatever is "necessary and proper" to carry out Constitutional powers
83.
Elastic Clause
a)
Congress can do whatever is "necessary and proper" to carry out Constitutional powers
b)
Provided voting rights for all male citizens
c)
Change to the Constitution
84.
Interstate Commerce:
a)
Buying and selling between states
b)
Puritans leaving Europe by the thousands for religious freedom in America
c)
Case with historical or legal significance
85.
Supremacy Clause
a)
Federal law trumps state law when in competition
b)
Reasons for exploration and colonization: Political, Economic, Geographic, Social
c)
Buying and selling between states
86.
Jacksonian Democracy
a)
Spreading political power, including voting rights, to all people
b)
Reconstruction plan led by the Radical Republicans; the south was divided into 5 military districts
c)
Both sides give in a bit to reach an agreement
87.
Spoils System
a)
Giving government jobs to political supporters
b)
Rejecting a law that is considered unconstitutional
c)
Biased or misleading information used to promote a particular political cause or point of view
88.
Suffrage
a)
The right to vote
b)
Relating to the central government, as opposed to smaller units of government, such as states, that join together in a federation
c)
Being mistreated because of your beliefs
89.
Inflation
a)
An increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money
b)
Revival of religious feelings in the American colonies
c)
Ban on trade with other countries
90.
Depression
a)
A severe economic slump
b)
Saying or writing something harmful against the government
c)
Average or mild; as in climate (not too hot, not too cold)
91.
Manifest Destiny
a)
America's God-given right to expand the US from the Atlantic to the Pacific
b)
Southern Cotton was important in the world market
c)
An uprising against an unfair rule or leader
92.
Annex
a)
To join territory to an existing country
b)
Southern slaveholding states that did not rebel during the Civil War
c)
An official document that gives a person the right to establish a colony
93.
Cede
a)
Give up land
b)
Spreading political power, including voting rights, to all people
c)
An official complaint
94.
Gold Rush
a)
People flocking to an area to "strike it rich"
b)
States that did not rebel during the Civil War
c)
An increase in prices and a decrease in the value of money
95.
Industrial Revolution
a)
Large-scale manufacturing replaces farming
b)
Stopping work to demand better working conditions
c)
An example that would become standard practice
96.
Factory System
a)
Workers and machines together under one roof
b)
Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution; established in Marbury v. Madison
c)
An assembly of delegates
97.
Interchangeable Parts
a)
Parts that are exactly alike; makes production cheaper and more efficient
b)
Sworn in as president
c)
An “army” made up of civilians
98.
Urbanization
a)
The growth of cities
b)
Tax on imported goods
c)
America's God-given right to expand the US from the Atlantic to the Pacific
99.
Transcendentalism
a)
Philosophy that emphasizes the spiritual world vs. the Physical World
b)
The act of overthrowing and replacing one government with another
c)
Americans who demanded war against Britain
100.
Civil Disobedience
a)
Peaceful refusal to follow laws that you think are unjust
b)
the action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
c)
All people born in the US are citizens; all citizens have equal rights
101.
Second Great Awakening
a)
A renewal of religious faith that led people to join reform movements
b)
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
c)
Acceptance of others’ beliefs—often religious beliefs
102.
Temperance
a)
A campaign to stop drinking alcohol
b)
The branch of government that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them
c)
Abolished the institution of slavery in the United States
103.
Labor Union
a)
Workers who band together to seek better working conditions
b)
The branch of government that makes laws
c)
A voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies
104.
Strike
a)
Stopping work to demand better working conditions
b)
The British crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of Parliamentary laws, with the intent of keeping American colonies obedient to England
c)
A union or association formed for mutual benefit especially between countries or organizations
105.
Abolition
a)
The movement to end slavery
b)
The economic theory that trade creates wealth for a country and a country should do everything possible to try to get as much of that wealth including establishing colonies for raw material profits
c)
A severe economic slump
106.
Fugitive Slave Act
a)
A law to help slaveholders recapture runaways
b)
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution that protected the rights and freedoms of American citizens
c)
A set of basic principles that determines the power and duties of a government; usually written
107.
King Cotton
a)
Southern Cotton was important in the world market
b)
The growth of cities
c)
A safe place for someone fleeing for religious or political reasons
108.
Confederacy
a)
The southern states that rebelled against the Union
b)
The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person; due process balances the power of law of the land while protecting the rights of the individual
c)
A rule or law
109.
Union
a)
States that did not rebel during the Civil War
b)
The movement to end slavery
c)
A renewal of religious faith that led people to join reform movements
110.
Border States
a)
Southern slaveholding states that did not rebel during the Civil War
b)
The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines as a peaceful form of political process
c)
A person who supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors
111.
Anaconda Plan
a)
Military tactic during the Civil War designed to smother the South's economy
b)
The right to vote
c)
A person who stays loyal when others do not
112.
Total War
a)
War against everything that supports the enemy
b)
The southern states that rebelled against the Union
c)
A person who represents others
113.
Reconstruction
a)
Federal plan for readmitting the Confederate States to the Union
b)
The transfer of plants, animals, diseases, culture, technology, and ideas between the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) and the New World (Americas)
c)
A person opposed to the creation of a strong central government and against ratification of the 1787 Constitution
114.
Radical Republicans:
a)
Congressmen who wanted full citizenship for freed African Americans, and wanted a strict Reconstruction readmittance policy
b)
To bring goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
c)
A person in favor of creating a strong central government and ratifying the 1787 Constitution
115.
Freedmen's Bureau:
a)
Federal agency that set up schools and hospitals, and handed out clothes, food, and fuel to blacks in the South
b)
To cancel or reverse a law
c)
A league or alliance
116.
Black Codes
a)
Laws passed in the South that limited blacks' rights
b)
To join territory to an existing country
c)
A law to help slaveholders recapture runaways
117.
13th Amendment:
a)
Abolished the institution of slavery in the United States
b)
To send goods or services to another country for sale
c)
A formal, written reques
118.
14th Amendment
a)
All people born in the US are citizens; all citizens have equal rights
b)
To withdraw from commercial or social relations as a form of punishment or protest
c)
A form of government where the citizens elect the leaders to make decisions on their behalf
119.
15th Amendment
a)
Provided voting rights for all male citizens
b)
War against everything that supports the enemy
c)
A document written by the Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society and setting guidelines for self-government
120.
Radical Reconstruction
a)
Reconstruction plan led by the Radical Republicans; the south was divided into 5 military districts
b)
When a change in a situation happens—usually for the better
c)
A country's relations with other countries
121.
Scalawags
a)
Poor white southern farmers who went along with Radical Reconstructio
b)
White northerners who rushed to the south after the war to make money
c)
A campaign to stop drinking alcohol
122.
Carpetbaggers
a)
White northerners who rushed to the south after the war to make money
b)
Workers and machines together under one roof
c)
1st Amendment freedom to peacefully gather
123.
Hiram Rhodes Revels
a)
First African American senator
b)
Workers who band together to seek better working conditions
c)
Having to do with money, jobs, wealth
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