Vocabulary
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Respecting and accepting others regardless of their beliefs, practices, or differences
What is TOLERANCE
A worker who contracted with American colonists for food and shelter in return for his labor
What is an INDENTURED SERVANT
Name any duty of American Citizens
What is obeying the law
What was one reason why the French and Indian war was fought
What is Americans moving west into French and Indian lands
Name one value of American citizens
What is justice, equality, tolerance, unity, freedom, opportunity, democracy, respect for one another
The health, prosperity and happiness of the members of a community
What is WELFARE
One who opposes official or commonly held views
What is a DISSENTER
Name any responsibility of American Citizens
What is voting
Name a law (act) passed by the British that angered the American colonists
What is the Stamp Act
Name one of the five requirements of becoming an American citizen
What is 18 years of age or older, permanent resident for 5 years, ability to read, write, and speak english, pass a civics and U.S. history test, and be of good moral character
Members of a community who owe loyalty to a government and in turn are entitled to the protection of that government.
What is a CITIZEN
A crop produced mostly for sale
What is a CASH CROP
Name any duty of American citizens
What is paying taxes
What is one action by the American Colonists that angered the British government
What is the Boston Tea Party
Name one of the four purposes of governments mentioned in Chapter 1 Lesson 4
What is keeping order, providing services, providing security, and guiding the community
The study of duties and rights of citizens
What is CIVICS
The quality or state of being free
What is LIBERTY
Name any responsibility of American citizens
What is staying informed
What was the reason for the American colonists meeting in the 1st Continental Congress
What was the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
Name any of the Enlightened thinkers whose writings influenced American ideas of government
Who is John Locke, Voltaire, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Baron de Montesquieu and Thomas Hobbes
A person fleeing his or her country to escape danger
What is a REFUGEE
a tax on an imported good
What is a DUTY
What is the difference between a duty and a responsibility of citizenship
What is a duty is something you MUST do and a responsibility is something you SHOULD do
Who wrote the pamphlet called "Common Sense"
Who was Thomas Paine
Which colony region was known as the "breadbasket" of the colonies because they grew grains
Who were the Middle Colonies