Core Concepts
A behavior that is considered normal in a society.
What is a norm?
The opening statement of the US Constitution.
An act or decision that leaves an example for others to follow.
What is precedent?
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This royal couple was executed in the wake of the French Revolution.
Who are King Lois XVI and Marie Antoinette?
This system of land grants allowed Spanish settlers to use Native Americans as slave labor.
What is the Encomienda System?
The beliefs, customs, practices and behaviors of a group of people.
What is culture?
This is the President's power to override a law Congress has passed.
What is veto?
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These two men were the most influential in Washington's cabinet.
Who were Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?
This was the "humane" method of execution during the French Revolution.
What is the Guillotine?
The top of the social structure of New Spain.
What are peninsulares?
What is a social class?
A collection of essays written to persuade the American public to pass the US Constitution.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Hamilton's idea to get the support of Madison in his plan to resolve the national debt included this step.
What is putting the US Capital in the American South?
Who is Maximillien Robespierre?
This Spaniard fought for civil rights for the Native Americans.
Who is Bartolome de Las Casas?
A group of humans with a shared culture who have organized themselves to meet their basic needs.
What is a society?
A section of the US Constitution.
What is an article?
Pennsylvania farmers outraged at Hamilton's taxes staged this revolt in 1794.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
This Founding Father was a steadfast supporter of the French Revolution no matter how bloody it became.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
A large estate farmed by many workers.
What is a plantation?
A family that includes parents and their children.
What is a nuclear family?
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These two opposed plans for representation are the reasoning behind the creation of the US Senate and the US House of Representatives.
What are the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?
This Founding Father was sent to negotiate with Britain for the 250 American ships she had captured.
Who is John Jay?
This French Corporal declared himself Emperor of France; shortly thereafter, he was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
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Named for a Conquistador, this is another name for the triangular trade route that was used to transport goods through the Atlantic
What is the Colombian Exchange?