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The Industrial Revolution
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Book written by a Danish born police reporter filled with stories and photos of immigrant life in the slums and tenements of the 19th century.. A period in which food production increased greatly starting in the late 17th century and accelerating through the 18th century.. When large landowners closed off on all sides what had been common village land, taking away shared usage of pastures and forests across England.. Invented in 1785, this device, created by Edward Cartwright, was powered by steam and was a much more efficient weaving machine than any previous versions.. Pre-industrial tradition in which merchants gave raw materials for one stage of a craft (ex. Shoe making) to women and families so they could make extra money in the evening hours..
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The Industrial Revolution
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Began in the Northeast U.S. Identical pieces that could be quickly put together by unskilled workers. The workforce made up of young women. The rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical objects. Invest capital, or money, in a business to earn profit.
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The Industrial Revolution
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wanted to kill Whites'. a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants. remove seeds from the cotton. a religious song usually of a deeply emotional character that was developed especially by slavery. controlled every aspect of their lives.
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The Jackson Era
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a region or former territory of the south-central U.S.,it was set aside by the government as a homeland for moving the Native American's in 1834. state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive surplus government funds in 1833. is one of two former political parties in the U.S. . a political convention held every four years in the U.S. by the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the future U.S. presidential election. the race for the White House in 1824,with the winner engaging in a crooked deal.
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The Jamestown Settlement
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A crop that is grown to sell for money, rather than for use by the growers.. The second capital of Jamestown.. Money put away to be used at another time.. A good, service, or amount of money owed to another.. The Jamestown settler's main cash crop..
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The Jefferson Era
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fight between the U.S. and U.K. and its Native American allies.. Cost 15 million, doubled the size of U.S.. The president to send two men to the west on an expedition. He explored the Southwest, Pikes Peak named after him. American soldier, leader of an expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery.
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The Jefferson Era
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Banned trade with only Britain, France, and their colonies.. Banned trade with all foreign countries.. Cheif justice appointed by John Adams.. The power to declare an act of congress unconstitutional.. Us defeated Tecumseh and his forces..
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The Jeffersonian Era
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person who perfected the steamboat. what the federalists threatened to do if they didn't get what they want. secretary of state for john adams. eli witness greatest invention leading to the resurgence of slavery. tecumseh nickname.
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The Korean War
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Marguerite ___________ was the only female America reporter in Korea.. General Douglas ____________ was the supreme commander of the UN forces until April 1951.. On July 27, 1953, this was signed to end the fighting.. For two years, fighting during the was stalled around the 38th.... ________ II Sung was the premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea..
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THE LATE MEDEIVAL PERIOD AND THE RENAISSANCE
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1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. . A leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528). A machine that transfers lettering or images by contact with various forms of inked surface onto paper or similar material fed into it in various ways.. Worldly rather than spiritual.. An inclination toward literal truth and pragmatism..
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The Later Stuarts
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Resoration Poet Laureate. A duchy for a french mistress. James' rebel nephew. 1713 peace treaty. Dutch state governor.
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin
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The home of the Franklin family. Ben Franklin's father's profession. The man himself. A harnessed energy source. A young person in training for a future carreer.
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The Life of Queen Elizabeth I
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The name of the first Shakespearean play performed at the Globe. This is the month in which Queen Elizabeth was born. The father of Queen Elizabeth. Ann Boleyn was killed here. Queen Elizabeth was known to her people as this.
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The Lost Boys of Sudan
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unique characteristic of a community. person who flees their home, usually due to natural disaster or political upheaval. learned behavior of people, including their languages, belief systems, social structures, institutions, and material goods. person who moves from their existing country or region to a new country or region. the movement of people from one place to another.
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The Lost Generation
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a traditional aboriginal instrument made from a hollow tree trunk or limb.. a way of life.. people who are half white and half aboriginal.. the person who protects the aboriginal people in the residention school.. the delibrrate and systematic extermination of a culture..
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The Louisiana Purchase
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Land west of the Mississippi River belonged to this country in 1800.. Pike's expedition gave detailed description of these plains.. Leader of rebels who forced the French out of Santo Domingo.. Lewis and Clark expedition started from this city, where Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet.. Last name of explorer who led two expeditions to explore the upper Mississippi and Colorado Rivers..
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The Mandan Tribe
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In 1804, among the Mandan tribe, Lewis and Clark spent their first?. Mandan tribe hunted for deer,elk,antelope and?. The Mandan tribe is small,friendly and?. Both Mandan men and women wore?. Mandan Indians cut their hair if they were?.
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The Middle Ages
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a body of water surrounding the outer wall of the castle. loosely organized system of rule. 1228-29 what emperor . private stronghold used as occasional residence. first germanic kings to unify the tribe.
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The Middle Ages
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Communities of monks. A monk who helped convert the Irish to Christianity. When a knight promises to support a lord in exchange for land. The shape and elevation of land in a region. Warriors who fought on horseback.
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The Middle Ages
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The Barons demanded this from King John.. The Conqueror.. Plague in the 1300s.. England fought this country for one hundred years.. Wat Tyler was the leader of this..
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The Middle Ages
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What language did William B speak. . Why did William want to be King.. What did the Nobles give the King William in return for land.. William fought in which battle in 1066. . Which country is Normandy in?..
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The Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula
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Catalan adn Aragonese mercenaries. Muslims who lived in the Christian Kingdoms. a group of trusted people who accompanied the monarch. name of the king of the Christians. It is said he defeated the Muslims in Covadonga Battle. Last Muslim Kingdom in Iberian Peninsula.
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The Ming Dynasty
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Yet another skill, they used this to restore the Grand Canal. The Dynasty that this crossword is covering. Worship this in Buddhism (Shortened word of Buddhism). 3 out of four of these are from the Ming. Another one of their best skills, this was used to build things like Great Wall.
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The Missile Crisis 1962
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Term describing a country joined with another country for a special purpose. On the 14th of October 1962, what was reported to the USA showing Cuban Missile sites?. Trained organization to overthrow Castro. Cuba ... became communist. From Khrushchev's perspective, what did the US try to ruin by stropping to buy sugar from Cuba?.
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The New Deal
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offered unemployed men 18-25 years old the opportunity to work for the forestry services. gave money to state and local agencies to fund relief projects. provide government insurance for bank deposits to a certain amount. separated commercial and investment banking. government paid farmers to not farm or raise certain things.
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The New Deal
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People on the political left who thought government change was a means to help people. Program developed by FDR to advance economic recovery and social welfare. Created to increase productivity and prosperity in the Tennessee Valley. FDR's way of communicating to the country through radio broadcasts. Created to provide jobs for young single males on conservation projects.
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The New England Colonies
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a product that leaves the country. she was expelled from Massachusetts for questioning the teachings of the church and holding her own religious meetings. to force to leave. a product brought into a country. the journey millions of enslaved Africans were forced to travel across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to the West Indies.
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The New Frontier
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The case of ____________________ determined that segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.. The case of ____________________ determined that states may not ban interracial marriage.. President Kennedy's legislative agenda for Congress and the country was called the ___________________.. President Kennedy helped to advance ______________________ by hiring women to prominent positions in his administration and creating the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.. The Kennedy-Nixon election began the era of ____________________ debates..
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The New Frontier and the Great Society
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health insurance for welfare recipients living below the poverty line. LBJ's ambitious vision of over 60 programs intiated between 1965-1968. President Kennedy's legislative agenda that aimed to increase aid to education and provide health insurance to the elderly. 1st American to orbit Earth. health insurance for all senior citizens.
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The Nineteenth Century
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The last name of the type designer from the US in the 1820's. Arts & ________ was a variety of unadorned, geometrically, structured, decorative art in 1890. _______ bed press could print 1000 pages/hr and was created in 1814. Last name of the man who wrote the captions of Philipon's 3 papers. Last name of one who created the Manifesto of the Communist Party in 1818.
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the North and South (1820-1860)
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one of the U.S' greastest construction projects. laws that regulated what slaves could and couldn't do. where women wanted a 10 hour work day and improved conditions in the mills. region where there were slave states. people who provided cheap labor and were new to the United States.
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The Northern Renaissance
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What did the growth of cities help create?. Why were other people starting to interact more?. Who invented the printing press. How was the Northern Renaissance different from the Italian Renaissance?. Name one thing Shakespeare wrote..
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The Origins of the Cold War 1941-1958
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When Churchill said this existed to seperate the USSR and the rest of Europe (4,7). This is when one person is fully in charge of everything in a country, they are a ... (8). Set up in 1949, also known as the North Altantic Treaty Organisation (4). Ths UK is this type of government - money based (10). Early Russian leader, first name Josef (6).
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The Pacific Theater
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major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. The American invasion had the goal of capturing the entire island, including its three airfields, to provide a staging area . The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941.. Battle of Midway (naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands). a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Le. Battle of Guadalcanal (a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces).
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The Patriot
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Character Hung in the Beginning of the Story. Sophia's Brother. Title of The Book. Main Character. The _____ Occupied The Calderwoods Home City .
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The Persian Wars
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Athens was an example of one of these, as was Sparta. Naval battle in which the Persian fleet was destroyed. Narrow pass where the Persians defeated the Greek Army. Greek general . Pheidippides ran all the way to this city to ask for help.
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The Phoenicians
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What religion did they belive in?. What was the first King?. What was the main material that they built with?. How many letters did their alphabet have?. What was the name of the Sun God?.
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The Phoenicians
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The Phoenicians did not create the first alphabet but theirs is important because it led to the Greek alphabet and eventually the? . What type of language was Phoenician?. Important trade good of the Phoenicians. The Phoenicians created letters that reflected their sounds. They created an?. A place for buying and selling goods.
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The Progressive Era
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An area below a ship's deck where steering mechanisms were located. Opened a settlement house in Chicago.. Born into slavery, he became a respected educator while in his twenties.. Wrote articles on unequal education available to African American children.. Allows the federal government to empose direct taxes on citizens' incomes..
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The Protectorate & The Restoration
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10% tax. Oliver Cromwell's son. A form of written constitution brought in after the Nominated Assembly's collapse. A Royalist rising broke out here in 1655. 4 April 1660.
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The Reconstruction Era
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Abolished Slavery in the U.S.. Commander of the U.S. Army at the end of the Civil War.. Rights guaranteed by the constitution to all people as citizens.. Commander of the Confederate Army throughout the Civil War.. Declared that states cannot deny anyone the right to vote..
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The Reconstruction of the Civil War
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Gold was found here in 1858. the title for a discovery of ore. An important person to American Literature during the period of Reconstruction. Monetary assistance. Important leader to CA.
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the Reformation
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what country did the reformation start in. giving jobs to family members. what century did the reformation start in. not living in Parish. created Protestant religion.
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The Renaissance
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time period named after Queen Elizabeth I. a painter who’s favorite subjects were the Madonna and child. Worldly rather than spiritual. financially supporting something – in this case art. a painting technique used to show three dimensions on a flat surface.
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The Renaissance
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Brunelleschi invented a lifting machine known as a what?. Created the 17 foot tall David.. Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece.. The Great cathedral of the Renaissance.. People who believe in God..
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The Renaissance: Awakening in Learning
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the study of the mind. the study f human groups (society). formally stated principals of faith. perfect specimens of literature and art. one who studies theology, or about God.
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The Revolution and the New Nation
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the supreme political power in a state. approve. opponents of the ratification of the new Constitution. colonists who remained loyal to Britain and the king. citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minutes notice.
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The Revolutionary War
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a dockworker who was part African, part Native American, who was killed in the Boston Massacre . he published a pamphlet called Common Sense . an army that was organized to fight Britain in a more organized way. people who chose to stay with the Britain and did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion. a law that forced the company to sell tea directly to shopkeepers instead of colonial merchants who normally distributed the tea.
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The Rise of Rome
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Who was the greatest practitioner of satire?. What is a military formation, made up of 3-5 thousand, divided into groups of 100. What is the name of the epic poem about the founding of Rome by refugees from the burning city of Troy?. What language makes up more than 50% of the words in Rome?. What is the most lasting part of the 46th century Ro.
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The Rise of Rome: Law, Laungages, and Legions
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Roman law was influenced by this philosiphy . Had to be maintained throughout the Roman Empire. 3,000 - 5,000 men. Baithed, fed, and trained . French, Spanish, and Italian influence .
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