vocab
what does preamble mean?
introduction.
what year was the revolutionary war?
1776-1777
what was the economic depression?
a period in time when bussineses activity slows, price and wages drop and unemployment rises.
what was the area stetch between Siberian and Alaska?
the land bridge.
what does cavalry mean?
unit troops on horseback.
who won the revolutionary war?
the Americans lost to British.
what was the voter qualifications?
1. white
2. male
3.over 21
4.property ownership
name one of the things anazazi's were good at making.
baskets, pottery and jewlery.
what does grievance mean?
forman complaint.
what two battles were fought in december?
battle of trenton, battle of princeton.
what were the three main powers given to congress?
deal with forgien countries, deal with native americans and make new laws.
what did the Greek beileve in?
that the Earth was a sphere.
who was thomas paine?
american colonist and author of comen sense.
who was Marquis de Lafayette?
officer in washingtons army.
what did the colonist believe about the King?
they beileved that the King abused his powers and that they shouldn't have a king.
who invented the printing press?
the Chinese.
who was jefferson?
he created natural rights that all people have.
why was Nathan Hale executed?
he was a spy on a dangerous mission to gather intelligence on the british.
what were one of the Viringia bill of rights?
freedom of religon. freedom of speech. freedom of the press. trial by jury. limit of arrests. limits of searches. no cruel and unusaul punishment.
September 11th is now known as what?
Patriots day.