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50 Cards in this Set
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Civics
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The study of the rights and duties of citizens
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Illegal Immigrants
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Those residing in the United States without permission from the government
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Citizen
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A member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to it by birth or nationalization and is entitled to full citizenship rights
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Duty
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An action required by law
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Responsibility
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An action that citizens should take
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C.I.S.
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The agency responsible for the naturalization process
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"E Pluribus Unum"
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This phrase means "out of many, one" and is used to show that the United States is a nation of immigrants
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Immigrant
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A person that is legally admitted as a permanent resident of a country
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Government
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The ruling authority of a community, organization that has the power to make and enforce laws
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John Locke
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The English philosopher who developed the social contract theory
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Social Contract Theory
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The theory that humans agree with one another to create a government and give up some freedom to this government in order to promote safety
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Federalism
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The principle of one central government and several state or local governments
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Democracy
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A government in which the supreme authority rests with the people
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Representative Democracy
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A kind of democracy in which citizens choose a smaller group of people to represent them (The United States has this kind)
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Direct Democracy
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A kind of democracy in which citizens vote on each matter proposed to the government (The United States does not have this kind)
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Triangle Trade
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The trade route between the New World, Africa, and the West Indies
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Middle Passage
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The brutal passage taken by the slaves from Africa to the New World
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Jamestown
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The first permanent English settlement; settled because colonists were looking for gold or a profit
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John Smith
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The commanded and leader of the Jamestown colony
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Indentured Servants
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People who agreed to work for 5-7 years in exchange for their voyage to the New World
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Virginia House of Burgesses
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The first representative, legislative body in the New World
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Separatists/Pilgrims
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Settled in Plymouth and wrote the Mayflower Compact; wanted to break away from the Anglican Church
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Puritans
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Settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony; wanted to purify the Anglican Church from within
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Mayflower Compact
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This document was the first example of self government in the colonies
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John Winthrop
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This man was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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"City Upon a Hill"
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John Winthrops comparison for what the Massachusetts Bay Colony would be like
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Magna Carta
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This document limited the King of England's power
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Middle Colonies
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Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware; the most diverse
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Southern Colonies
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Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland
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New England Colonies
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Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island
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Subsistence Farming
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This was used in the New England colonies because families could only grow enough for themselves as a result of the rocky soil
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Bread Basket
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Middle colonists were called this because they grew mainly grain crops
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Maryland
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This colony was a haven for Catholics who had been persecuted in other colonies and fled here
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William Penn
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This Quaker founded a colony based on peace and freedom of religion
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Roger Williams
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This person was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Rhode Island
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Anne Hutchinson
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This female was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for criticizing the Puritan Church
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Thomas Hooker
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This man, along with others who were dissatisfied, left the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded Connecticut
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Georgia
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This colony was founded as a debtors' colony
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James Oglethorpe
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This person founded Georgia for those who had been prisoners in England
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Lord Baltimore
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This person founded Maryland as a colony for religious freedom for ALL Christians, including Catholics
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Bacon's Rebellion
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This uprising among back country farmers in Virginia against the government of Jamestown for failing to protect them against Native American attacks
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Zenger Trial
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This established freedom of press in the colonies
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
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The first written Constitution in America
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Maryland Toleration Act
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This document established freedom of religion in its colony
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New England Town Meetings
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The form of democracy was found mostly in New England and displays a form of direct democracy at the local level of government
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Cash Crops
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The south produced these the sell and make a profit
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Anarchy
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Without laws and government
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Monarchy
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Ruled by a King
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John Rolfe
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Introduced the cultivation of tobacco and helped Jamestown succeed
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
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This colony was known for religious intolerance
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