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What happened to lyddie's father?

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He disappeared

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How did the Stevens family act towards the Worthens?

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The Stevens were kind-hearted and tried to help

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How did the bear become the families undoing?

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Mrs. Worthen left the farm with the two youngest children and hired out her two oldest children as servants

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Simile: lyddie says that missing Charlie was like wearing a stone around her neck. This means...

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Life felt burdensome to Lyddie

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Why was lyddie and Charles forced to leave the farm?

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Their mother rented out the farmland and hired them both out to pay off family debts

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What interesting an unbelievable information to Lily learn from the woman in the silk dress?

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She could net at least two dollars a week as a millworker in Lowell

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Why was lyddie determined to survive on the farm?

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Lyddie Was determined to keep the farms the home where her family will unite

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Why did lyddies life at cutler tavern feel like slavery?

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Lyddie worked from dawn to dark at the tavern but still could not earn enough to pay off the family that

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What did lyddies actions toward the trespassing bear reveal about her character?

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Lyddies actions revealed her courage and intelligence

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Why was lyddie upset after her cisir to the mill to look for charlie?

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She saw that charlie was being treated fondly, like a family member, at his work

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Why did lyddie lose her fear of the fugitive whom she discovered In the family cabin?

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He spoke to her in a smooth, musical voice, quoting the bible

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How did lyddies attitude toward her father change?

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She lost hope of him returning and blamed him for leaving them

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An allegory or parable is a story with more than one meaning. Most allegories teach a moral lesson. what moral lesson does the liking frog in the butter churn teach?

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Some folks can always find a way out of disaster

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What influence did Ezekiel Abernathy have on lyddies life?

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She decided to work in the Lowell mills

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Why did Ezekiel Abernathy suggest that lyddie was also a slave?

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She was forced from her home, separated from her family, and not free to leave the tavern

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Why was lyddie encouraged by triphenas story of the frogs in the butter?

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Lyddie felt like she could find a way out of her current problems

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Why did Ezekiel say that a little reading is an exceedingly dangerous thing?

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He got notions - meaning he developed ideas about human rights

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Why did lyddie feel light-hearted when her mistress fired her?

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Lyddie had felt she had been set free and was hopeful she could earn enough money on her own to pay off the debt and go home

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Why did lyddie feel like a crow among Peacocks at mrs. Bedlow's boarding house?

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She felt course and out of place among the pale, well- dressed young women

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How was Diana different from lyddies roommates?

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Lyddies Roommates were critical of her, but Diana was sympathetic

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How did the stagecoach incident affect what became of her in Lowell?

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The stagecoach driver delivered her to his sisters boarding house where she was helped to buy clothes and get a job

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What advice did lyddies roommates offer about Diana?

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They told her to say away from her because she would get tricked into joining the female labor reform association

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Personification: what is being personified in the following quote \"the pulse of the factory boomed through the massive brick wall\"

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The factory

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What was the female labor reform association?

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It was a group of workers who gathered to speak out for better working conditions

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Why was lyddies first day in the weaving room difficult?

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She could not hear the instructions and the machinery moved too quickly

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Why was lyddie miserable during much of her stagecoach journey?

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The ride was bumpy, slow, smelly, and crowded

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How did lyddie reveal her resourcefulness during the stagecoach journey?

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She showed them how to freedom mired stagecoach

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What did Diana do to make a good impression on lyddie?

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Diana showed lyddie what to do in the weaving room and offered to help her read the regulations

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What set Betsy apart from lyddies other roommates?

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Betsy dreamed of going to college In ohio

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What did reading do for lyddie?

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It provided an escape to her own life

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What was Amelia's attitude toward the reform petition?

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She opposed to signing the petition or walking out

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Why did the book \"Oliver twist\" capture lyddies imagination?

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Lyddie could relate the hunger of the little boy in Oliver Twist to her own experiences in the previous winter

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What kept Betsy from signing the petition idmediately?

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She wanted to save enough money for college before she did anything that might get her fired

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How did the conditions at the mill deteriorate?

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The machinery was sped up and longer hours were required

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How did the book \"Olivers twist\" begin to change lyddies life?

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Lyddie Became cheerful anticipating the pleasure of hearing the story, and she began to practice reading

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What effect of the letter from lyddies mother half on lyddie?

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Lyddie resolved to work harder so that she would be able to reunite her family

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How did Betsy's attitude toward the reform petition change?

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she might send the petition because the mill was increasing the workload and forcing them to work longer hours

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What bad news came in the letter from lyddies mother?

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Her youngest sister died and other sister was Ill

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How did conditions at the mill change after summer break?

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Machinery was sped up and the workers had to work longer hours

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What changes in hiring practices took place at the mills?

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The mill started hiring Irish catholic workers from a nearby shanty town

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How was lyddies life affected by the changes at the mill after the summer break?

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Lyddie ignored people around her and was too tired to practice reading

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How did diana respond when lyddie was injured at the mill?

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Diana unselfishly and efficiently helped lyddie, possibly saving her life

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What disaster overtook Betsy?

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Betsy acquired a lung disease and had to use her college savings at the infirmary

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How did the changes at the mill reflect the changed attitudes of the mill owners?

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The mill owners were less concerned with creating a model factory city and more concerned with profits

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Why did lyddie avoid diana once she mastered the skills of working at the mill?

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She feared being associated with radicals and loosing her job

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Contrast lyddies treatment of Bridget with Diana's treatment of Brigid

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Lyddie Wasn't patient with Bridget and resented her. Diana generously took the time to instruct Bridget

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What supplies did Luke Stevens bring Lyddie?

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He brought lyddie a draft from Ezekiel for $50

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How did Betsy's tragedy affect lyddies attitude toward the mills?

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Lyddie realized Betsy had been exploited and discarded by the mill, so lyddie thought she might sign the petition

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Why was it a problem for lyddie to keep Rachel with her?

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It was illegal for dependent children to stay in the company boardinghouse

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How did lyddie react to the overseer's advances?

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Lyddie stomped on his foot to make him release her

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How did the author reveal lyddies increasing intellectual accomplishments throughout the story?

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Lyddies intellectual accomplishments were shown through lyddies increasing ability to read and the increasing sophistication of her letters

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How did lyddie solve the problem of housing Rachel?

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Rachel went to work as a differ in the mills so she could continue to love in the boardinghouse

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How did Rachel's arrival change lyddies attitude toward Brigid?

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Recognizing Rachel's fearfulness made lyddie recognize brigids helplessness and cause lyddie to have more patients

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How did Otis and Enoch justify bounties paid for the return of runaway slaves?

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They thought as long as federal law permitted slavery, it was alright to be paid a bounty for catching a slave

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What shocking news did Lyddie's uncle give her?

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Lyddie's mother was in an asylum and the farm had to be sold to pay her mother's expenses

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How did Lyddie's dream about the bear reflect her state of mind?

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Not being able to face down the bear reflected her fear of not being able to deal with such a difficult problem

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How did Diana reassure Lyddie that she need not worry about repercussions?

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Diana said the overseer would be afraid news of his behavior would reach his wife

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What new problem did Lyddie's solution to housing Rachel create?

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Rachel developed a hacking cough that was a symptom of the same lung disease that wasted Betsy

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What new responsibility did Lyddie's uncle bring to Lyddie?

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He brought Lyddie's younger sister Rachel

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Why did Lyddie continue to work at the mill after Rachel left?

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She felt it was all she knew and all she had left

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How did Lyddie react to news about her family?

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Lyddie was relieved that Rachel would be helpful and well-cared for, but was also broken-hearted because her family would never be reunited

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What was Luke Steven's offer to Lyddie?

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A marrage proposal

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How was Lyddie's relationship with Brigid different from what it had been origonally?

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Lyddie began treating Brigid with motherly kindness, instead of impatience

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How would you characterize Mr. Marsden, in light of his behavior with the girls he oversees?

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Mr. Marsden is a vain man who will probably not let Lyddie get away with embarrassing him in front of brigid

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How did Lyddie rescue Brigid?

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When Mr. Marsden took hold of Brigid, Lyddie emptied a fire bucket on his head and dragged Brigid to saftey

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Why couldn't Lyddie sign the petition when she was ready?

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Lyddie was too late to sign the petition, as it had already been submitted to the legislature

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Why did Lyddie appologize to Diana saying \"I been so blind...\"

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Lyddie had been so concerned with her own problems that she ignored those of diana

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Why did Lyddie react the way she did to Luke Steven's offer?

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She saw his offer as an act of charity and inivation to more servitude

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What caused the change in Lyddie's relationship with Brigid?

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Lyddie became warm-hearted from caring for Rachel and having Diana as a role-model

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How did Lyddie find out what the charge against her meant?

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She bought a dictionary

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Why was Lyddie not entirely happy at the end of her visit with Diana?

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Lyddie was hoping to join Diana and was disapointed to learn she was part of a family

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Why was Lyddie unable to defend herself from Mr. Marsden?

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She didn't understand what the word turpitude meant

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What did Lyddie mean when she said \"I was unladylike. That was my crime.\"?

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She felt that by crying out and speaking up for herself she prejudiced the agent against her

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Why was Lyddie's return from Cutler's Tavern disappointing?

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she was hoping to get her old job back, but there was no place for her there

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How did Mr. Marsden get his revenge on Lyddie?

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He had her fired for being a trouble maker and for moral turpitude

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What surprising decision did Lyddie make about her future?

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Lyddie decided to go to Oberlin college,and she might marry Luke afterwards

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What did Lyddie mean when she told herself she had to stare down the bear?

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Lyddie had to face her own weakness

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What does Lyddie's confrontation of Mr. Marsden reveal about her character?

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It reavealed her courage and desire for justice

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How did Lyddie confront Mr. Marsden?

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She told him if he bothered Brigid again, she'd tell his wife of his immoral behavior

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Enslavement:

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-when Lyddie's mother makes a contract for Lyddie to work at Cutler's Tavern, and her wages are sent to her mother, Lyddie feels like a slave. She sleeps on the floor of the attic, works several hours per day, gets no break time.

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Enslavement:

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-Lyddie meets Ezekial, a runaway slave on the Underground Railroad. While Ezekial is a real slave, Lyddie doesn't have her freedom because she is forced to work by her mother, and is under the burden of her father's debts.

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Enslavement:

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-at the concord corporation factory, Lyddie is a slave because she lives in a boardinghouse owned by the factory, wakes at 4:30am to start working, and doesn't stop working until dark. While she does get paid and fed, the working conditions are physically dangerous and she is taken advantage of by her supervisor, Mr Marsden.

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Unfair Working Conditions:

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-long hours 13 or 14 hour days (they were petitioning for 10 hour days)

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Unfair Working Conditions:

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- noise level was deafening due to noisy machines

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Unfair Working Conditions:

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-no ventilation: air was dirty and filled with dust - led to respiratory illnesses in workers

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Unfair Working Conditions:

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- pace of machinery was sped up, Lyddie was in charge 4 looms and had to also train other girls

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Unfair Working Conditions:

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-Lyddie had to pay to live in the factory-owned boardinghouse

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Unfair Working Conditions:

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- when workers were injured on the job, they had their own medical bills

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Unfair Working Conditions:

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-Lyddie's conduct off work was expected to be good or she'd be fired

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SURGICAL The soccer player Lionel Messi had to retire after he had surgical procedure on his leg.

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very persise, clear and accurate

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ENERGETIC The USA soccer player Tim Howard is very energetic in goal.

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active and lively ant. lazy syn.active

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VIGOROUS The soccer Luis Suarez vigorously bit Giorgio Chiellini.

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done with power, force if energy syn. robust,spirited any. lethargic, lazy

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INVIGORATE The soccer players coach gave them a speech that invigorated the team

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To fill with strength and energy

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PRODIGAL The soccer Player Pique hit the balls off the stadium, the coach said that he was Prodigal.

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Wasting money or resource Syn. Wasteful. Any. Thrifty

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Agitate The soccer player Manuel Nuaer was agitated from the game.

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1. To publicly demand 2. To move violently

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ENACT The soccer player Arjen Robben enacted the rule that you have to celebrate after every goal

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To make legal or official Syn.decree. Any. Repeal

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REACTIONARY The soccer player Mesut Ozil was reactionary to the referees calls

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Strongly opposed to change

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AGILE The soccer player Neymar is very agile on the field.

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Able to move quickly and lightly Syn. Nimble. Ayn. Stiff

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ALLEGE The soccer player Bastian Schweinsteiger was alleged with a red card.

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To put forth as true Syn. assert. Ayn. Rebut

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composure The president has composure over the missile.

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n. Control over expression and action. SYN: Poise ANT: Agitation, Worry

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exponential The missile population in america is exponentially increasing.

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adj. steadily increasing.

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imposition The missile crisi but the president in a I'm position.

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n. an unwelcome demand; a burden SYN: bother

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repository The missile was in a repository

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n. a place designated for storage.

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instantaneous The missile blew up instantaneously.

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adj. Happening immediately.

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reinstate The president was restated after missile crisis.

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v. To bring back into existence or authority. SYN: restore

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inconstant The missile was inconstant.

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adj. Not lasting; Not steady. SYN: Fickle ANT: Seadfast

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synthesize The scientist told them not to synthesize the missile.

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v. to combine; to blend. ANT: analyze

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parenthetical The missile was parenthetical.

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adj. Explaining the main idea or topic. SYN: Relevant ANT: Incidental

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hypothesis The missile blowing up was a hypothesis.

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n. Idea proposed as true; theory. . ANT: Fact

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intercept The college football player intercepted the ball.

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v. to catch or block

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conceive The college football team conceived a win.

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v. to come up with, imagine

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deceptive The college football coach made a deceptive play.

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adj. intending to mislead or trick

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exceptional The college football teams jerseys were exceptional.

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adj. standing out

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anticipate The other college football team anticipated a blitz.

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v. to expect beforehand

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cohabitation The college football teammates are cohabited a room.

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n. living together; coexistence

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exhibit The college has a football exhibit.

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v. to show ;

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editorial The college was editorial.

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adj. expressing opinions or bias

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nontraditional The college football team had a no traditional play.

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adj. going against

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donor The college football player is an organ donor.

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n. one who gives

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condone The college football team condoned breast cancer.

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v. to support; to give approval

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Sanctum The Greek good have a sanctum of their own.

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n. a private place; a retreat. SYN: Bless

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sanctify The Greek gods sanctify water.

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v. to make holy. .

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sanctions The Greek gods have their own sanctions

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n. something that forces obedience with a law or rule.

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Deity The deity Rory Mcilroy is like a Greek God to me.

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n. a god; a divine being.

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Deify. The Greek gods deified rory mcilroy

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v. To make into a god; to treat like a god. ANT: Abase

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Pantheon If pro golfers were Greek pantheon it would be Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, Jim Furyk, and keegan bradely.

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n. a group of gods; group of people so accomplished in a skill or field that they feel like gods.

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Monotheistic The Greeks aren't monotheistic

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Worship Otis only one god

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Castigate The Greek gods castigate on the roman gods.

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To criticize

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Chastened They Greek gods have never mad me chasten them.

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adj. made less proud; humbled

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Chastise The Greek gods have her chastised me.

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v. to punish verbally; to scold.

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Humility The astronaut had a lot of humility in himself.

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Lack of pride modesty.

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Exhume The astronaut was exhumed so Steve jobs could replace him.

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To remove from the ground dig up. Ant: Subpar.

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Stellar The astronaut was stellar.

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Excellent outstanding. Ant: Subpar.

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Astronomical The new from the astronaut was astronomically important.

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Enormous immense. Syn: Huge. Ant: Tiny.

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Nebulous The astronaut was nebulous about the rock he encountered.

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Not divine vague. Syn: Uncertain. Ant: Clear

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Celestial The astronaut had a weird celestial dream with quesadillas.

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Having to do with the sky or heavens.

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Nimbus The astronaut saw a nimbus.

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A cloud

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Inter They interred the astronaut.

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To put into the ground to bury.

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Subterranean The astronaut went to the subterranean part of mars.

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Beneath the ground. Ant: Aboveground.

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Terrestrial E.T. was not a terrestrial.

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Earthly ant. extra terrestrial

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Excursion Th bank teller went on a marvelous excursion.

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A brief pleasure outing. Syn: Trip.

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Accelerated The bank teller accelerated when he was driving.

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Made faster Syn: Quickened. Ant: Slowed.

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Immovable The bank teller is immovable from his place of work.

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Imposible to move or change.

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Demote The bank teller was demoted so he lost his key to open the bank.

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To lower in rank or authority. Ant: Promote.

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Mobile The bank teller does not work mobile.

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Moving able to move.

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Discourse The bank teller and the client had a discourse.

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Exchange of words

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Volatile The bank tellers feelings are volatile.

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Changing often unpredictable. Ant: Unchanging

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Fugitive The bank teller was robbed by a fugitive.

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Someone who is running away or escaping.

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Refuge The bank teller sought refuge after being robed at the bank.

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Protection or safety. Syn: Sanctuary.

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Subterfuge The client tricked the bank teller into giving him 3,000 dollars.

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Trick, act of deception. Syn: Trickery.

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Valiant The person that holds the world record for moving a truck with their eyes are very valiant.

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Brave; curious. Syn: Fearless. Ant: Cowardly.

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Valor The war heros show a lot valor during the world record for the world record of the longest war.

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Nobel Courage. Syn: Heroism. Ant: Cowardice.

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Fortitude A lot of fortitude made the world record for the hardest math problem.

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Strength of mind; bravery.

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Forte The running back for the chicago bears Matt Forte showed his forte running the world record for longest touchdown in the history of football.

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Strong point; skill. Syn: Strength. Ant: Weakness.

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enduring The 54 year old golfer Kenny Perry show his enduring by being the oldest golfer to win a PGA tour event making a world record.

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Not diminishing; lasting. Ant: Fleeting.

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Durable In order for Rory Mcilroy to win the masters and be in the world record of a career grand slam with only four other golfers he will have to be the most durable he has ever been.

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Able to last; strong. Ant: Obsolete.

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Duration The duration of the world record for the fastest sprint lasted for 100 years.

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The period of time taken by something

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Corroborate In order for Jordan Speith to make a world record he will need some Corroborate

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To back up; support.

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Robust The world record for longest drive is help by the robust Rory Mcilroy.

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Strong and hearty. Syn: Thriving. Ant: Weak.

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Consolidate To find out who beat the world record the judges had to consolidate.

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To gather and combine. Syn: Unite. Ant: Separate.

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Solidarity Rory Mcilroy and his caddie J.P. showed great solidarity after winning the british open.

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Support or sympathy; unity. Syn: Togetherness. Ant: Division.

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Insular The igloo was insular.

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limited in knowledge syn. restricted ant. broad minded

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insulate The igloo was insulated for the rain.

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to protect fro outside influence

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idiosyncrasy The igloo idiosyncrasy was that rain got in it.

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a peculiar quality syn. habit

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enumerate The enumerated igloo was very expensive.

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to list separately syn. tally

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idiom The idiom on the wall of the igloo stated that quesadillas rule.

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speech or phrase specific to a particular language syn. dialect

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innumerable The food supply in the igloo was innumerable.

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so plentiful as to be uncountable syn. countless ant. few

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nonplussed The igloo owner was nonplussed when he got mugged.

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baffled syn. dumbfounded ant. clear

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surplus The surplus of ice in the igloo was innumerable.

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amount beyond what is necessary syn. excess ant. shortage

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plurality The plurality of the igloo was the ice.

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greater part ant. minority

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single The igloo maker singled out one igloo that melted.

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to isolate syn. screen

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singular The igloo was designed to singular for only on person.

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separated from others syn. rare ant. usual

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Demented The fortune tellers tales were demented.

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Out of ones mind Syn. Crazy. Any. Sane

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Mnemonic The fortune teller told the golf students to use mnemonic devices during class.

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Aiding in memory

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Prognosis The fortune teller made a prognosis for her lung disease,

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Expectation of the way something will turn out Syn. Prediction

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Notorious The fortune teller was notorious for making bad predictions.

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Famous in a negative way Syn. Infamous

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Perjure The rockstars, perjury made a trial.

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To lie under oath

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Impunity The rockstar got impunity because of his concert.

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Freedom of punishment

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Punitive The rockstar was punitive for beating his child like Adrian Peterson.

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Intended to be punished

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Nemesis The rockstars nemesis was dead.

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Enemy

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Syndicate The rockstar formed a syndicate for his new album

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A gathering of people with a common interest

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amenable

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agreeable

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exhilarating

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thrilling

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tantalizing

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tempting

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automated

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able to function without human help

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proponent

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a person who supports something

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compensation

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a payment

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brevity

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shortness

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dissenter

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dissagrees with an opinion

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appalling

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terrible

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voracious

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greedy

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aquatic

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in the water

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decimate

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destroy a large part of something

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carcass

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the body of a dead animal

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diffuse

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spread out

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buyancy

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remain afloat

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convoluted

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complicated

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chaotic

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confusing

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ironcally

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in a way contrary to what is expected

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merge

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blend together

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specify

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make known

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brooding

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troubled

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Prominent

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well-known

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impoverished

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very poor

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wavering

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hesitating between two choices

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grave

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serious

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detached

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separated

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covey

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a group of birds

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slack

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loose

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epidemic

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an outbreak of disease

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evidently

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clearly

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evasive

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trying to avoid

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languishing

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sadness

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reproof

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criticism for a fault

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copious

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plentiful

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posterity

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future generarions

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quiver

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shake

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porlty

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overweight

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unison

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agreement

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ferocity

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intensity

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linger

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delay leaving

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aroma

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smell

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beckon

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call

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inscription

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written

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masterpiece

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a great work of art

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trance

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day dreaming

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renounce

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give up

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spectacles

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eyeglasses

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raucous

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loud

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venerable

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deserving of respect

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cynically

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show mostrust of others

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agile

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quick

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dismay

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distress caused by trouble

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despair

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lose hope

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eavesdrop

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listen secretly to a private conversation

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vile

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disgusting

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Biography

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The story of ones person's life written by another person.

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Autobiography

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The story of a person's life written by that person.

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Anecdote

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A short account of an event used to make a point

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Summarizing

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A short version of just the highlights of a literary work

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Main Idea

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Key points of an essay

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Chronological Order

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Organizing a literary work according to time

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Fact

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A statement that can be proven to be true

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Supporting Details

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Evidence, which provides proof of a main point

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Text Features

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Pictrues, charts, graphs, etc. added to a text to highlight the important information

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Generalizations

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Broad statements based on a few instances or examples.

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Quotations

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Specific words taken from a text to be used everywhere

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Bias

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A preconceived idea about a thing, event or group of people

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Authors' Message

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The life lesson presented by the writer

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Outline

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A method of note-taking that organizes key points and details

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Persuasive Techniques

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What a writer does to convince a reader to agree with him or her

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Personal Essay

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A short non-fiction works that reflects the writer's experiences, feelings and personality

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Opinion

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A statement that expresses a person's belief

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Argument

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The writers' claim or position on a subject

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Plot

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The series of events in a story

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Exposition

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The part of the story in which the characters are introduced

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Rising Action

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The events that lead up to the climax of a story

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Climax

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The highest point of tension in the story

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Falling Action

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The events that take place between the climax and the resolution

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Resolution

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The way in which the conflict is solved

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Denouement

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The part of the story that gives the reader closure

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Conflict

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A struggle between two opposing forces

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Foreshadowing

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Clues as to what may happen later in the story

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Direct Characterization

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When the author describes a character's physical and personality traits

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Indirect Characterization

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When we learn about a character by what they say, think, or do

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Character Traits

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Attributes or qualities that describe the character

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Setting

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The time and place in which a story happens

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Historical Context

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Is the political, social, cultural, and economic setting of a literary work

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Theme

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The central idea, life lesson or moral

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told

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First- Person Point of View

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A story is told by one of the characters in the story

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Third-Person Limited Point of View

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An outside narrator tells the story from one character's point of view

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Third- Person Omniscient Point of View

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An outside narrator tells the story from all of the character's perspectives

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Protagonist

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The main character in a story

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Antagonist

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The character that struggles against the main character

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One- Dimensional Characters

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A character that lacks depth and who never seems to learn and grow

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Symbols

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Something that represents both itself and another thing

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Three- Dimensional Characters

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Characters that seem real and natural

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Mood

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The feeling created in the reader by the author

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Tone

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The author's attitude toward his subject and/or audience

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What is the following question from \"Pro Athletes' Salaries Arn't Overly Exorbitant\" ... I'm moving into a very solid 'more power to 'em' position\"

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A claim.

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Which of the following statements from \"Pro Athletes' Salaries Aren't Overly Exorbitant\" is a stereotype.

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\"The owners probably don't care what the athletes make.\"

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The claim of the argument in \"Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?\" is the athletes

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Receive too much money to play sports.

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According to \"Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?\" young people who join the NBA draft immediately after high school are

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Endangering their educational carriers.

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What is the major difference between the two articles?

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They make opposite claims about athletes salaries.

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What does compensation in the following sentence mean? \"So, it seems to me that even though I love the game, even though just playing the game is huge compensation and very, very satisfying, I want things to be fair\"

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A payment.

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What does brevity mean in the following sentence: \"The historical argument for paying exorbitant salaries to athletes is the brevity of their careers?\"

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Shortness.

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What does Singletary in \"Pro Athletes' Salaries Aren't Overly Exorbitant\" believe about the future of professional sports?

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Untlimatly professional sports will fail or have to be restricted significantly.

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According to Justin Hjelm, what kind of historical record did baseball player Nolan Ryan break?

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He became the first athlete with a million dollar contract.

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Why does Justin Hjelm place some of the blame for athletes salaries on himself as a sports fan and society as a whole?

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Hjelm thinks society has allowed taxes on entertainment to get too high.

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In Charles what new experience is Laurie facing?

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Starting kindergarten

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How does the mother in Charles view Laurie before the day he begins kindergarten?

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As a sweet-voiced nursery-school tot

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What does the following sentence from Charles tell about Laurie's behavior at home? At lunch he spoke insolently to his father, spilled his baby sisters milk, and remarked that his teacher said we were not to take the name of the lord in vain

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Laurie does not behave well at home

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In Charles Laurie's mother is worried about the bad influence Charles may have on her son. Why is this humorous, once you know the surprise ending?

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Laurie is the boy who is misbehaving

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In Charles why does Laurie say that all the children stay late when Charles has to stay late after school?

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Laurie is making an excuse for coming home late

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In Charles when the father asks what are they going to do about Charles do you suppose? Laurie responds throw him out of school I guess. what does Laurie mean?

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Laurie wishes he did not have to go to school

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In Charles, how is Charles an institution in Laurie's family?

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Anyone who makes a mess of causes trouble is said to be acting like Charles

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In Charles, how does Charles change in the third and forth weeks of school?

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He starts behaving and helping the teacher

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In Charles who dies Laurie's mother look for at the pta meeting?

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Charles mother

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In Charles what does the mother realize when she learns there is no Charles in kindergarten?

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Laurie is Charles

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essay: What are some clues that Charles is Laurie's invention?

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- Laurie talks disrespectfully to his parents - Laurie is messy like when he spills his sisters milk and brings mud into the kitchen - keeps making excuses why he is coming home late - he invents Charles because he wants to talk about the trouble he is making but blame it on someone else

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In a retrieved reformation what does jimmy valentine do in prison that helps him when he decides to go straight?

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He works In the prison shoe shop

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How do the prison wardens words to jimmy provide a clue to the surprise ending of a retrieved reformation?

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He says jimmy is not a bad fellow at heart

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In a retrieved reformation which of jimmys actions gives a clue to his plans when he is released from prison?

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He returns to his room and licks up his burglar tools

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In a retrieved reformation what does this description of jimmy after his release from prison tell you about his character? He has now dressed in tasteful and well-fitting clothes and carried his dusted and cleaned suitcase in his hand

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Jimmy does not want to be noticed

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In a retrieved reformation what happens in Arkansas that makes jimmy become another man?

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Jimmy falls in love

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In a retrieved reformation how might Annabel Adams feel about Ralph if he knew the young man was really jimmy valentine?

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Mr adams would despise jimmy for being a safe cracker

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Why is ralph spencer the Phoenix that arose from jimmy valentines ashes In a retrieved reformation?

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Jimmy gave his his life of crime and gave himself a new name

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Which situation is not a sign of jimmys changed life in a retrieved reformation? A. Jimmys shoe store is flourishing B. Jimmy is engaged to Annabel adams C. Jimmy has kept his suitcase of burglary tools D. He always wore a rose when he was cracking safes as a burglar

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C

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In a retrieved reformation why does Ben price not arrest jimmy Valentine?

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He knows jimmy exposed his past in order to save the child

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Why does the bitter family leave earth and move to Mars?

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They want to escape the war on earth

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What is the theme of the story, dark they were and golden eyed?

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Places can change you

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At the end of the story, what happened to all the earth people who moved to Mars?

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They became Martians and moved to the mountains

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Which of the following Is not a change that the bitterings notice on Mars? A. Their eyes start to turn gold B. Their cow grows a third horn C. The roses start to turn green D. Their dog grows a third eye

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D

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What sort of mood is created by words like trembling, throat, heart, and sweating?

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Anxious

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How do the Martians learn English so quickly at the end of the story?

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They already know english

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What happens on earth that causes the bitterings to be stuck on Mars?

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An Atom bomb hits ny, which stood rockets from earth to mars

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What best describes the change in Harry's attitude toward Mars goes through?

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At first, Harry is anxious about living on Mars, but eventually he is satisfied with his new life

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Why does Harry's son start calling his father Utah?

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He is slowly Becoming a Martian

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Why does Harry decide to stop working on the rocket?

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It's hot out and he decides to take a break until the autumn

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The flood that takes Rikki Tikki from his origonal home to the care of the english family is the part of the story's

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Exposition

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What can the reader predict from the following passage from the story? No, said his mother, let's take him in and dry him. Perhaps he isn't really dead

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That Ricky will probably survive

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Why do you think the author has the animals in the story speak and think english?

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The author uses this devise to make the animal characters seem more human and real

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What can you predict from the following quotation from the story? Teddys safer with that little beast than if he had a bloodhound to watch him, if a snake came into the nursery now---

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Rikki-tikki will probably protect teddy from a snake

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The central conflict of the story is between...

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Rikki-tikki and the Cobras

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What can the reader predict based on the following passage from the story? \"... Though rikki-tikki had never met a live cobra before, his mother had fed him on dead ones, and he knew that all a grown mongooses business in life was to fight and eat snakes. Nag knew that too, and at the bottom Of his cold heart he was afraid.\"

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Rikki-tikki will meet nag in battle and defeat him

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Why do nag and nagina want to do away with the entire english family?

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Once the family is gone, rikki-tikki will leave and they can take over the garden

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Rikki-tikki's main reason for hunting down nagina is that..

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She has plans to attack teddy

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The climax of the story is

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Rikki-tikki's fight with nagina

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Which of the following pairs of terms best describes rikki-tikki's character?

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Brave and loyal

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In \"thank you m'am how does mrs. Jones meet roger?

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When he tries to steal her purse

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What can you infer about mrs. Jones first reaction to roger from this sentence: the large women simply turned around and kicked him right in the square in his blue-jeaned sitter

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She is angry

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What reason does roger give for his action?

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He wants a new pair of blue suede shoes

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What do these lines show about roger? Ain't you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face? No'm said the boy

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He is neglected at home

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What does mrs. Jones do when the boy struggles to get away?

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She jerks him around in front of her, wrestles him with one arm, and drags him up the street

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After mrs. Jones tells Roger that he could have simply asked her for what he wanted, they boy looked at her, there was a long pause. A very long pause. What does this pause show about Roger?

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He is surprised, touched, and confused by her offer.

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Why does mrs. Jones make a point of telling Roger about the bad things she did when she was young?

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She believed that sharing that part of her past will help Roger trust her

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What does mrs. Jones mean when she tells Roger that \"shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet?

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If you buy shoes with stolen money, your sense of guilt will make it feel as if the shoes are burning your feet.

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Which of the following best summarizes the meaning of this passage? The boy wanted to say something else other than, thank you m'am to mrs. Luella bates Washington jones, but he couldn't do so as he turned at the barren stoop and looked back at the large women in the door.

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Roger realized how inadequate a mere thank you was for all mrs. Jones had done for him

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Which best describes Roger? A. Homeless orphan living in the streets B. Innocent teen who was misidentified C. Thin teen who has no one caring for him D. Lying teen who takes advantage of elderly women

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C

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The author believes that sharks are mostly harmless to humans because most sharks

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Rarely attack humans

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What body part allows a shark to hunt by sending vibrations?

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Lateral lines

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Which text feature tells you about the texture of sharks skin?

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Sandpaper caption

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Which detail belongs under the main idea sharks are smart in an outline?

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Scientists have taught sharks to press targets

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Many sharks die because

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Humans catch and kill them

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According to the article, which is the largest shark?

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Whale shark

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According to Robert neuter, director of the center for shark research at mote marine laboratory, out of 375 shark species, how many are dangerous to humans?

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Two dozen

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Though Florida leads the world in number of shark attacks, what is not so bad about this information?

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In Florida, shark attacks are usually a single bite

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What is a feeding frenzy?

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When a swarm of sharks bite anything that lie in their path

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How have scientists proven that sharks are smart?

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Sharks remember shapes and patterns

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Where did the snowball attack take place?

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A suburb in Pennsylvania

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The cause of the narrator throwing snowballs at cars was that she

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Enjoyed this activity

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The man chased the narrator and her friends because they

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Hit his car with a snowball

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When did the events of the narrative take place?

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During the narrators college years

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The chase ended when the narrator

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Was caught

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In the excerpt from an American childhood, what is the authors purpose in writing the description of playing football?

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To show how she valued concentration and courage

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Which statement from an American childhood explains what the author finds disappointing about being. Sutured by the man? A. The chewing out was redundant, a mere formality, and besides the point B. It was a long time before he could speak C. We all played by the rules D. I was cherishing the excitement

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A.

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What lesson does the author share in the autobiographical essay from an American childhood?

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The values of concentration and courage

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Which state,don't from an American childhood best describes one of the authors Main points? A. Boys welcomed me at baseball, too, for I had, though enthusiastic practice, what was weirdly known as a boys arm B. A soft snowball hit the drivers windshield right before the drivers face C. I got in trouble throwing snowballs, and have seldom been happier since D. We were on our turf; we could lose ourselves in the neighborhood backyards, everyone for himself

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C.

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Why does the author from an American childhood admire the man who chases her through the snow?

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He could fling himself into the chase and never give up

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The setting of this autobiography is

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In the 1940s

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What Negritos league team did Jackie Robinson play for?

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Kansas City Monarchs

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Charley Thomas

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A college ball player for branch Rickey

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Jim Crow

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Not a person but racial separation laws

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Clyde Sukeforth

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Top baseball scout

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Uncle Tom

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A black who comepletely obeys whites

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Wendell Smith

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Sports editor

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To succeed in the hostile majors Jackie Robinson would need what qualities?

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The strength, courage, he had to keep looking into the future

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What does not describe Branch Rickey?

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A hypocrite

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Beach Rickey sent Robinson to with the royals in

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Montreal

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What did Charley Thomas try to do because he was disgusted with being treated unfairly because of his race?

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He was trying to rub his skin white

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What flaw did jackie say he had?

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He had a bad temper

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How did Branck Rickey anger supporters of blacks playing in the major leagues?

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he said he would start his own league for black player

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True or false? Ricke told Jackie other players would call him vile names, push him, and insult him in every way to try and get him to fight

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True

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True or false?branch Rockey wanted Jackie to succed with the Dodgers

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True

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What are the products of photosynthesis?

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Glucose and Oxygen

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How does photosynthesis benefit heterotrophs?

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Heterotrophs depend on it as a source of oygen

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What happens during respiration?

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Cells break down glucose and other molecules from food

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mitosis is the stage of the cell cycle during which

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the cell divides in two producing replica

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carbon dioxide enters plants through the

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stomata

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during what stage of the cell cycle does replication occur?

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1 - interphase

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the regular cycle of growth and division that cells undergo is called

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cell cycle

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under which conditions is lactic-acid fermentation most likely to occur?

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If you run quickly

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what forms around the chromatids during mitosis?

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centromeres

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What is copied during replication?

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DNA

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The stage of respiration that releases most of the energy in glucose occurs in the

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mitochondria

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how are photosynthesis and respiration related?

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They keep levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide constant

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What happens during cytokinesis in animal cells?

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Cell membrane squeezes together around the middle of the cell

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What captures energy from sunlight during photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll

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What are chromatids?

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Two rod-like parts containing DNA

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The stage of the cell cycle that follows mitosis is called

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interphase

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A species is a group of similar organisms that

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can produce offspring

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What are the main ways that a new species can form?

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Evolve, mutate

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Scientists combine evidence from fossils, body structures, early development, DNA, and protein structures to

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determine evolutionary relationships

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What term refers to similar structures that related species have inheritited from a common ancestor?

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genus

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A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce is called

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adaption

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What term refers to the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?

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Natural Selection

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What term refers to a species creating more offspring than can possibly survive?

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overproduction

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How does natural selection lead to evolution?

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When survivor traits aquire and are passed to offspring

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The gradual change in a species over time is called

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evolution

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Cancer is a disease in which cells

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divide uncontrollably

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scientists think cancer begins when

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something damages a portion of dna

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what is chemotherapy

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use of drugs to treat a disease

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the order of the bases along a gene determines the order in which

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what type of protein will be produced

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what does messenger rna do during protein synthesis?

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copies the messege and carries it to the ribosome

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where does protein synthesis take place?

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in the ribosomes located in the cytoplasm

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all of the following nitrogen bases in rna are part of dna except

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uracil

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what is a cancer tumor?

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a mass of abnormal cells

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during dna replication adenine always pairs with

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thymine

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what is a mutation?

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any change in the dna

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how can a mutation affecting skin be harmful to an animal?

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pray can find the animal much easier without pigment

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during protein synthesis, the protein continues to grow until

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it is signaled to stop

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what forms a genetic code?

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Dna and genes

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What did gregor mendel to study different characteristics in his genetics experiment?

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Cross-pollinated plants

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What does the notation TT mean to genetics?

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Dominant traits

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What is the probability of producing a tall pea plant from a genetic cross between two hybrid tall pea plants?

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100%

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what does a punnent square show?

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all the possible outcomes of a genetic cross

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a purebred chicken with white feathers is crossed with a purebred chicken that has black feathers. Each of their offspring has both black and white feathers. WHy does this happen?

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codominance, both alleles are expressed

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what is the chromosome theory of inheritance?

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are linear sequences of genes

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what happens during meiosis?

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The cells divide and form two new cells unidentical

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which term refers to physical characteristics that are studied in genetics?

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phenotype

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an organisms genotype is its

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genetic makeup

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which of the following traits is influenced by both inheritance and enviornmental factors?

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height, weight, skin color, risk of cancer

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in mendels experiments, what proportion of the plants in the f2 generation had a trait that had been absent in the f1 generation

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1 our of 4

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factors that control traits are called

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genes

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scientists call an organism that has two different alleles for a trait a

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heterozygous or hybrid

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what does the notation Tt mean?

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Tall, shortt- heterozygous

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what is probability

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how likely an event is to occur

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if a homozygous black guiena pig (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white guena pig (bb) what is the probability that an offspring will have black fur?

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100%

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an organisms physical appearance is its

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phenotype

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walter suton discovered that the sex cells of grasshoppers have

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half the number of chromosomes found in the body cells

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when sex cells combine to produce offspring, each sex cell will conntribute

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half the number of chromosomes in body cells

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the different forms of a gene are called

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alleles

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an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait is

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homozygous or purebred

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a heterozygous organism has

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2 different alleles

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chromosomes are made up of

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dna proteins

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Unlike Hooke, Leeuwenhoek observed cells that

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were alive

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what is the function of a cell wall?

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to protect the inside and outside of the cell

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which organelle is the control center of a cell?

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nucleus

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a substance that cannot be broken down into similar elements is a

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compound

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enzymes are important because they

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speed up chemical reactions

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sugar molecules can combine with one another to form large molecules called

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startches

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which term refers to the diffusion of water molecules thorugh a selectively permeable membrane

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osmosis

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specialized cells are found only in

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many-cell organisms

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how does magnification occur in an electron microscope?

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through beams of electrons instead of light

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the invention of the microscope made it possible for people to discover

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cells

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which of the following statements is part of the cell theory?

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all cells are produced from other cells

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what does the term resolution mean?

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the detail of the objects structure/sharpness

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what is the function of a cell membrane?

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controls what enters and leaves the cell

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what best describes the function of mitochonria?

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powerhouse

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cells in many-celled organisms can be

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multicellular

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which term refers to the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration?

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diffusion

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which term refers to the movement of materials through a cell membrane without using the cell's energy?

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passive transport

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which term refers to the movement of materials through a cell membrane when the cells energy is required?

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active transport

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Unlike the cell wall, the cell membrane

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controls which substances pass into and out of the cell

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which organelles store food and other materials needed by the cell?

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vacuole

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which organelles release chemicals that break down large food particels into smaller ones?

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lysosomes

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characteristics used to place organisms into kingdoms

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obtain food, cell makeup, cell structure

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which group of organisms includes only multicellular heterotrophs?

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fungi

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which is the broadest classification level?

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domain

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what is one way in which scientists get information about the evolutionary history of species?

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Common ancestor

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what is taxonomy?

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a tool that helps determine the identity of organisms

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an organisms scientific name consists of

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two parts - genus and species

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a plant grows toward the light. The plant's action is an example of

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photosynthesis

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spontaneous generation is a mistaken idea because living things

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cannot arise from nonliving things

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what contribution of charles darwin had a major impact on classification?

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evolution

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which kingdoms include both unicellular and multicellular organisms?

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Bacteria and Archea

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the experiments of redi and pasteur helped to demonstrate that

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living things don't arise from nonliving things

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which is the most abundant chemical found in living things

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water

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an organism that makes its own food is called an

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autotroph

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the more classification levels that two organisms share,

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the more characteristics they have in common

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which classification level is broader than the kingdom level?

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Domain

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taxonomic keys can be used to help determine the

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identity of organisms

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which domain includes only prokaryotes?

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bacteria and archea

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the gradual change in species over time is called

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evolution

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what are the raw materials for respiration?

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glucose and oxygen

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what are the products of respiration?

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carbon dioxide and water

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T or F: plants use energy from sun to produce carbon dioxide and sugars

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oxygen

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T or F: photosynthesis and respiration form a cycle that keeps the levels of water and carbon dioxide fairly constant in the atmosphere

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true

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T or F: the raw materials for respiration are the opposite of the end products for photosynthesis

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true

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T or F: when muscle cells fun low on oxygen, lactic acid fermentation takes place

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true

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T or F: a cell makes a copy of its dna during the stage of the cell cycle called mytosis

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interphase

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T or f: The more similar the DNA sequences of two species are, the more closely related the species are

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True

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T or f: gradual change in a species over time is called adaption

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Evolution

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T or f: through natural selection, harmful variations gradually accumulate in a species

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True

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T or f: when some members of a species become isolated, they are less likely to form a new species

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More

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T or f: cancerous cells grow in an abnormal way

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True

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T or f: a mutation is a mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous cells divide and grow uncontrollably

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Tumor

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T or f: radiation is more harmful to normal cells than to cancerous cells

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Less

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T or f: a mutation in a sex cell can be passed to offspring

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True

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T or f: transfer RNA caries coded messages from the nucleus to the cytoplasm

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True

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T or f: a hybrid is the offspring of parents that have different alleles form trait

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True

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T or f: when Mendel crossed purebred short ok ants with purebred talk plants, all the offspring were short

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Tall

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T or f: a pea plant that is heterozygous for talk stems has the alleles Tt

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True

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T or f: the sex cells produced by meiosis have twice the number od chromosomes as the parent cells

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Half

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T or f: an organisms phenotype is its allele combinations

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Genotype

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T or f: in passive transport, materials move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

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Diffusion

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Bill of Rights

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A written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect

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Magna Carta

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Document signed by King John guaranteeing certain rights to the nobility. First time in history a King gave up some of his power

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Slave Codes

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Group of laws that controlled every aspect of a slave's life

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Triangular Trade

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Trade route used by colonists.... Three stops... America, England, Africa

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Middle Passage

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Brutal part of Triangular Trade which brought the slaves to America

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Smuggling

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Illegal importing and exporting.... (bringing goods into or out of a country)... practiced by the colonies as a reaction to the Navigation Acts

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Navigation Acts

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Written in the 1600 •All trade to and from America had to first go through England •All trade had to be done on English ships •Raw materials from America could only be sold in England •Results High costs; low profits and smuggling

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New England Colonies

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•Massachusetts (MA) •Rhode Island (RI) •Connecticut (CT) •New Hampshire (NH)

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New England Colonies Climate

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Long winters, short summers, rocky soil, lots of natural harbors

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New England Colonies Economy

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Fishing, shipbuilding, trade, towns had a \"common\" area in the center and town was built around it... this led cities

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Middle Colonies

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•New York (NY) •New Jersey (NJ) •Pennsylvania (PA) •Delaware (DE)

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Middle Colonies Climate

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•Longer growing seasons •Great soil •Great natural harbors

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Middle Colonies Economy

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Cash crops (known as \"the Bread Basket\", trade (New York and Philadelphia)

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Middle Colonies Culture

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Very diverse culture... accepting people's differences and religions... all colonies offered freedom of religion

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Southern Colonies

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•Maryland (MD) •Virginia (VA) •North Carolina (NC) •South Carolina (SC) •Georgia (GA)

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Southern Colonies Climate

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•Longest growing season •Short and mild winters •Good soil

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Southern Colonies Economy

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Planation economy... gigantic farm the size of a small town plantations needed slaves in order to make money

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13 Colonies

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New England Colonies - •Massachusetts (MA) •Rhode Island (RI) •Connecticut (CT) •New Hampshire (NH)Middle Colonies - •New York (NY) •New Jersey (NJ) •Pennsylvania (PA) •Delaware (DE)Southern Colonies - •Maryland (MD) •Virginia (VA) •North Carolina (NC) •South Carolina (SC) •Georgia (GA)

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Boston Massacre

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Clash between British soldiers and colonists that resulted in death of 5 people, led to the formation of the Committee of Correspondence

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Boston Tea Party

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The dumping of 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor- protest of the Tea Act, led to the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

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Boycott

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Refusal to buy certain goods

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Bunker Hill

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British victory but American moral victory. 1000 British men killed or injured compared to 400 patriots

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Coercive Acts

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Official name of the Intolerable Acts

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Intolerable Acts

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British punishment of Massachusetts because of the Boston Tea Party

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Lexington and Concord

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1st battles of Revolutionary War

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Loyalist

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A person who supported Britain during the Revolution

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Militia

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Army made up of civilians during the Revolution

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Minuteman

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Name of colonial militia, were trained to be ready at a minutes notice

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Patriots

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A person who supported the war for independence

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Representation

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Having someone speaking for your interests in Parliament

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Sons of Liberty

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Group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British rule before the Revolution

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Stamp Act

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Law passed by Parliament requiring a tax on all legal and commercial documents- ALL colonists were affected

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Sugar Act

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Law passed by Parliament requiring a tax on sugar, molasses, and harsher punishments for smugglers, affected the merchants

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Townshend Acts

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Laws passed by Parliament requiring a taxes on goods brought into the colonies and suspended the New York assembly

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Writ of assistance

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Law passed by Parliament giving the British soldiers a blanket search warrant

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George Washington

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Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, at First Continental Congress

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John Adams

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Boston lawyer who represented the soldiers in the Boston Massacre, representative at both Continental Congresses

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Patrick Henry

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Member of Virginia House of Burgesses, delegate at First Continental Congress, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

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Paul Revere

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Famous silversmith turned minuteman, warned of British invasion, rode with William Dawes and Dr. Prescott

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Samuel Adams

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Leader of Sons of Liberty, delegate at Continental Congresses

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Items taxed in the Townshend Acts

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Glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea

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Reason for Parliament raising taxes

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England was in debt due to the French and Indian War, they figured since the war was fought here to keep the French out, we should help pay the costs

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List the Intolerable Acts

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•Port of Boston closed, house troops (Quartering of troops) •British officials stand trial in England (Not in America) •All accused colonists stand trial in England (No jury of peers) •Writs of Assistance instead of Search Warrants •No public gatherings

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Why did Colonial leaders agree to meet at the First Continental Congress

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Because of the Intolerable Acts

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What was decided at the First Continental Congress

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Another letter to the King, another boycott, begin training of militias (Just in case), and meet again in the spring

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Why did the British march to Lexington and Concord

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The British marched to Lexington and Concord because they heard that Hancock and Samuel Adams were hiding there and the Patriots were also hiding their ammo there too

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What happened to the British soldiers on their march from Concord to Boston

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Militia used guerrilla warfare tactics attacked British and killed hundreds of Redcoats

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What was decided at the Second Continental Congress

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Form a Continental Army, George Washington chosen as Commander-In-Chief of the army, start printing money, and one more letter (The Olive Branch Petition)

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No Taxation without Representation

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Battle cry of the revolution. Since the colonists had no representatives in Parliament, Parliament didn't have the power to write laws for the colonies. If the King wanted the colonists to pay taxes or house soldiers he should have gone to the colonial legislatures and had them pass the laws

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Benjamin Franklin

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Helped get French support and helped write the Treaty of Paris 1781

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John Paul Jones

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Privateer, sank the Serapis, said \"I have not yet begun to fight\", and father of modern US Navy

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General Cornwallis

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Commander of British army and surrendered in Yorktown

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Thomas Paine

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Patriot writer and author of Common Sense and The Crisis

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General Washington

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Commander-in-Chief of American forces

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Benedict Arnold

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Hero of Saratoga turned traitor

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Nathan Hale

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American hero and spy, caught in NY, and said \"my only regret is that I have but one life to give to my country

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Allies

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A country that agrees to help another

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Hessians

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Prussian mercenaries hired by the British

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Battle of Trenton

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Washington attacked on Christmas Eve, surprising the Hessians by crossing the Delaware River, and got weapons, ammo, and people enlisted

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Battle of Saratoga

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Benedict Arnold tricked St. Leger into not coming... fierce battle, Arnold injured, America won, Gates took credit, Arnold felt unappreciated by Congress, turning point in the war, and France and Spain become allies

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Battle on the Sarapis

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Nasty Sea battle, John Paul Jones defeated the Sarapis, and said \"I have not yet begun to fight\"

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Winter in Valley Forge

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Freezing conditions, men died of exposure, starvation, and disease... symbolized the hardships the American armies went through

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Battle at Yorktown

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Final battle of the Revolution, Cornwallis was surrounded by Americans and French (French came in nick of time), and Cornwallis surrendered

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Treaty of Paris

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Officially ended the war gave us: independence and land from Canada through Georgia and Atlantic to the Mississippi River

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Difficulties faced by Washington

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Short enlistment periods, lack of supplies, lack of men, lack of money, and men weren't trained

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France as an allie

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Came in nick of time, gave money and sent troops, and couldn't have won Yorktown without them

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Spain as an allie

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Gave money and fought in the south (Florida)

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Declaration of Independence

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Primarily written by Thomas Jefferson

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Purpose of the Declaration of Independence

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The purpose was tell King George that we were declaring independence and why... he explained what the purpose of government is, and if government doesn't do it's job the people have the right replace it with one that will

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Committee to write the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston

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Articles of Confederation

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1st Constitution in America... weak government failed... Constitution during Revolution

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Shay's Rebellion

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Rebellion in MA by angry farmers... led to the Constitutional Convention

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Constitutional Convention - 1

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12 states represented- met in Philadelphia- original purpose to amend (fix) Articles of Confederation- instead made totally different Constitution

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Federalism

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A form of government where power is shared between the state and federal governmenT

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Federalist Papers

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85 essays, written in newspapers, and supporting the new Constitution

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Constitutional Convention - 2

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AKA Philadelphia Convention, meeting to revise (change) the Articles of Confederation... wound up creating a new constitution

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Constitution

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A document outlining the rules that government must follow

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Amendments

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Changes to a constitution or legal document

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George Washington

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Federalist, President of the Constitutional Convention, and Virginia

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James Madison

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Federalist, wrote Bill of Rights, wrote diary during the Convention, Federalist Papers, and known as the Father of the Constitution

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Alexander Hamilton

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Federalist, wrote Federalist Papers, and New York

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New Jersey Plan

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3 branches of government- executive branch (President), judicial branch (courts) and legislative branch (Congress). In Congress, each state gets one vote (like under the Articles

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Virginia Plan

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3 branches of government- executive branch, judicial branch and legislative branch. However, Congress should have 2 \"houses\" or \"chambers\". It is divided in ½. Representation should be based on population

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Great Compromise

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Roger Sherman, 3 branches of government, Congress should be divided into 2 halves. 1st house \"House of Representatives\" based on population (Virginia Plan); 2nd house \"Senate\" each state gets 2 votes in the Senate (New Jersey Plan)

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3/5 Compromise

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Compromise on slavery and representation in the House of Representatives. Every 5 slaves would be counted as 3 people for population

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3 Branches of Government

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Legislative Branch - writes the laws, Executive Branch - enforces the laws, and Judicial Branch - interprets the laws

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What were the problems with the Articles of Confederation

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Weak Central Government/ too much power with the states, central government could not: collect taxes/dependent on states, no regulate trade could not enforce federal laws, and could not gather an army

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Describe the causes and effects of Shay's Rebellion

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Farmers were getting taxed in MA because they couldn't do business with other states. Farmers lost farms and rebelled because MA wouldn't help out. People called for stronger Central government that could regulate business. Led Constitutional Convention

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Why did the Antifederalists oppose the new Constitution

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They were afraid that the President would become another king... were afraid the Central government would become too powerful. Wanted a Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights

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Protects personal rights, Freedom of expression (speech, religion, press, assembly, petition), Right to bear arms, no quartering of soldiers, search and seizure (search warrants), rights during arrest, trials, punishment, no cruel and unusual punishment, and limit the power of the Federal Government

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Put in Order: Articles of Confederation, Bill of Rights, Constitution, and Declaration of Independence

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Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, and Bill of Rights

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George Washington

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1st president of the US and against parties

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Thomas Jefferson

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1st Secretary of State, 2nd vice-president, 3rd president, and leader of Democratic- Republicans

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John Adams

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2nd vice-president... leader of Democratic-Republicans, 1st Secretary of State

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Alexander Hamilton

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1st Secretary of Treasury and Federalist

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James Madison

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Jefferson's Secretary of State- Marbury v Madison, President during War of 1812

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Meriwether Lewis

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Leader of Lewis and Clark expedition

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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French leader who sold the Louisiana Purchase to America

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Sacagawea

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Native American woman, guided Lewis and Clark, translated, and navigated and assisted with other Indian leaders

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Oliver Hazard Perry

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Experienced Admiral won battle in Lake Erie, said \"We have seen the enemy and they are ours\"

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Francis Scott Key

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Lawyer who witnessed battle at Ft. McHenry and wrote the Star Spangled Banner

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Dolley Madison

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President Madison's wife, saved the painting of Washington, and documents from the burning White House

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Precedent

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Setting an example that becomes a standard practice (tradition)

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Necessary and proper clause

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Elastic clause... stretches the powers of the Congress to do whatever is \"necessary and proper\", like starting a national bank

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Cabinet

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The president's top advisors

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Alien

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An immigrant who is not yet a citizen

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Unconstitutional

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Any law that goes against the constitution

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Louisiana Purchase

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Purchase of land from Napoleon that doubled the size of the US, and gave us New Orleans

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Embargo Act of 1807

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Jefferson's plan... stop ALL international trade and reaction to impressment by English navies

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War Hawks

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People in favor of war and westerns before 1812

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Precedents set by our first President

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2 terms, look to cabinet for advice and he choose top people for cabinet positions, andMr. President

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Washington's Farewell Address

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Warned against political parties and urged the country to try to remain neutral in foreign wars

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Hamilton's economic plan

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Generate revenue and increase American industry by tariffs, national bank (Necessary and proper clause {elastic clause} allowed him to do this), pay off war debt, and got passed by Congress (moving Capital to the south)

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XYZ Affair

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French officials demanded a bribe from the U S government to stop illegal acts against the US

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Alien and Sedition Acts

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Set of laws designed to punish opponents of John Adams and the Federalists, made printing any criticism of the government illegal, and harsher laws regarding aliens

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States Rights Theory

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Written by Jefferson and Madison stating that the States have the right to decide if any federal law is constitutional (allowable under the guidelines written in the Constitution), nullify those laws

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Election of 1800

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No clear winner. Tie between Burr and Jefferson. Election was decided by the House of Representatives

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Why were the Native Americans so helpful during the Lewis and Clark expedition

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The natives gave Lewis and Clark supplies, housed them for the winter and guided them across the land

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Why was the Mississippi River vital to American interests

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The Mississippi was the most direct trade route for the American west

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The military before the War of 1812

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Before the war the military was untrained, we have few if any leaders and the navy consisted of only 16 ships (a few of which were rowboats)

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Why was so much of the war fought in the Great Lakes

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It separated the US from Canada. England and the Native Americans were in Canada. England was trying to hold on to the Northwest Territory

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Battle of New Orleans

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Last battle of war (war was actually over) Jackson defeated British

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Lake Erie

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Commodore Perry: don't Give Up the Ship... defeats the British and gains control over the Great Lakes

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What were the effects of the War of 1812

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American pride (nationalism),Indian resistance was crushed, growth of American industry, before the war, we had basically no navy, no experienced officers, poorly trained army, and after the war new heroes: Jackson, Perry, and Harrison

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Jefferson's beliefs in the power of the Federal government changed once he became President

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Before he was President, Jefferson had a strict interpretation of the Constitution. He believed that if a power wasn't explicitly stated in the Constitution, the government didn't have that power. As President he used the Necessary and Proper Clause to buy the Louisiana Territory

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Daniel Webster

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New England Senator, Great Debate favored high tariffs and National Power

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John C Calhoun

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Southern Senator turned Jackson's VP, favored State's Rights and Nullification

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Henry Clay

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Western Congressman, Speaker of the House, promoted both the American System and tariffs

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James Monroe

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President during the Era of Good Feelings

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John Quincy Adams

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Chosen by House of Representative to be President, in the \"corrupt bargain\", election of 1824

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Andrew Jackson

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General who chased Seminoles back into Florida/hero of the Battle of New Orleans, \"The People's President\"

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Martin Van Buren

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President after Jackson, one term president, blamed for Panic of 37

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Corrupt bargain

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Jackson accused Clay of supporting Adams for President in exchange for becoming the Secretary of State

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Democratic Party

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Supporters of Jackson

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Infrastructure

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Roads, bridges, canals, railroads ect...

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National Republicans

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Supporters of John Quincy Adams

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Nullification

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The idea that a state has the right to cancel a federal law that it feels is unjust

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Spoils System

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Replacing government workers with supporters of the President

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Suffrage

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The right to vote

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Nationalism v Sectionalism

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Two conflicting emotions during the early/mid 1800s. Nationalism is sense of national pride, but sectionalism is putting your region first (south first then USA; north first then USA as a whole)

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3 Sections

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North- manufacturing and trade (transportation) West- cheap land and transportation South- cotton and slaves

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Who decided who would be President in 1824

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There was no clear winner. Jackson won the majority of popular vote but not the electoral vote. House of Representatives had to choose John Q Adams as President

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Monroe Doctrine

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The Americas were closed to further colonization, any European efforts to colonize will be considered \"dangerous to our peace and safety\", we will promise to stay out of European affairs, and The U.S. is showing the world that we now consider ourselves a major world power

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Which group of people gained suffrage between 1824 and 1828

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By 1828 all white men could vote, before that only land owners had the right to vote. Changed everything

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The American System Henry Clay

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Establish a protect tariff (Tax on stuff imported into US), national bank (promote single currency and making trade easier), and transportation system (roads, canals, railroads- made transportation easier, and faster)

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Indian Removal Act

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Law requiring Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River to Oklahoma and led to the Trail of Tears

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Cherokee Nation

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One of the \"civilized tribes\". Had adopted American life style in hopes to be accepted by the white leaders. They farmed, sent their children to American style schools, created a written language, converted to Christianity. Didn't work

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Jackson's War on the Bank

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Killed the Second Bank of America by withdrawing all the country's money from it. He thought the bank was unfair to the average man. It resulted in a short economic boom (really good) then the Panic of '37. (really bad)

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