American Dream Vocab
Ch. 2 Vocab
Ch. 2 Overview
Chronology
Important People
100
Define Ageism
aged based discrimination
100
What is the refusal to purchase certain goods called?
boycott
100
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A document declaring freedom from Great Britain.
100
What happened first? The Boston Tea Party, or the Boston Massacre?
Boston Massacre
100
Who was considered author of the Declaration of Independence, Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, Father of the University of Virginia. He was once Governor of Virginia, secretary of state, vice president, and Presindent of the U.S.
Thomas Jefforson
200
What is a baby boomer?
someone born after WWII between 1946-1964
200
What is a representative to a meeting called?
delegate
200
When America was first founded what were states called?
Colonies
200
What happened first? The Navigation Act, or the Stamp Act
Navigation Act
200
Who was King of Great Britain during the Colonial Resistance?
King George III
300
If a white straight male has the same grades as an Indian girl and they apply to the same school, but the Indian Girl gets into the college what is this an example of?
Affirmative Action
300
What are rights that can't be taken away?
inalienable rights
300
How long did the first continental congress last?
7 weeks
300
What Happened First? Thomas Pain wrote "Common Sense" or the first battles of the Revolutionary War (Lexington and Concord)
The first battles of the Revolutionary War (Lexington and Concord)
400
If someone is afraid of an Immigrant what would it be an example of
Xenophobia
400
What are the freedoms of life, liberty and property called?
natural rights
400
Who did the ideas of freedom and democracy originate from?
Greeks
400
What happened first? Albany plan, or the creation of the mercantilism theory
Albany Plan
500
Define Assimilatoin
The process whereby a group (such as an immigrant group) gradually adopts the characteristics or another culture.
500
What is the name of the theory that a country should sell more goods than it buys?
mercantilism
500
What is the focus of the second paragraph in the Declaration of Independence
The consent of the governed
500
What happened first? The battles of Lexington and Concord, or colonial leaders meet at second Continental Congress in Philadelphia
Lexington and Concord
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