Mrs. Brandner's 7th and 8th grade Social Studies Midterm review

7th grade 1

100

What are the 5 themes of geogrpahy?

MR. HELP

200

How did the first people get to the Americas?

They cross a land bridge that sunk or a sheet of ice that melted. They were following their food source 

300

This is the study of the evidence left by people in order to find out about their way of life. 

Archaeology 

400

Original Manuscripts created at the time of an event occured (speeches, letters, interviews, diaries) 

Primary Source

500

This was lead by a Grand Council of 50 sachems or chiefs. It was created to end wars among members and provide defense against outsiders. 

League of Iroquois 

7th grade 2

100

refusing to do or buy something

Boycott

200

This is when the colonist had to feed and house the British soldiers who were sent to keep the peace in the colonies 

Quartering ACT 

300

These people supported independence from the King and Great Britain 

Patriots 

400

This is the belief that the colonies existed to benefit the Mother Country (England)

Mercantilism 

500

These were harsh actions taken by the British to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

Intolerable Acts 

8th grade 1

100

These are laws that separated blacks and whites

Jim Crow laws

200

The amendment to the constitution stated that all men over the age of 18  had the right to vote

15th

300

Secret society that worked to keep African Americans and white Republicans out of office 

KKK

400

 A fee paid by voters each time the voted

Poll tax

500

Farmed large plantations, in return the planters got a share of the crop at harvest time. 

Sharecroppers 

8th grade 2

100

Banned/abolished slavery throughout the nation

13th amendment 

200

To bring formal charges of wrong doing against an elected official. 

Impeachment 

300

This gave food and clothing to former slaves. It helped them to find jobs and gave them medical care and an education 

Freedman's Bureau 

400

This is a company that has complete control of an industry (oil, steele and train) 

Monopoly 

500

These people dug up the dirt on the corruption of big business and exposed them 

Muckrakers. 

7th grade

100

These people were loyal to the King 

Loyalist 

200

Protesting colonists dressed up like Indians and threw large amounts of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea Act

Boston Tea Party

300

This is the term to describe a government elected by the majority of its people 

Democracy 

400

These colonies had rich soil, plantations, a labor shortage  and sold tobacco, rice, sugar and cotton to England. 

Southern Colonies 

500

This was signed on July 4th 1776 to give the colonies their freedom from England. 

Declaration of Independence