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The end to hunting, gathering, and fishing of prehistoric people was due to

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Development of agriculture

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The English explorer who gave England its claim to North American was

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Cabot

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The first European to see Florida and sail along its coast was

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Cabot

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Maps as a rule are

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All subject to some sort of distortion

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Florida was originally settled by

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Spain

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Which one of the following is not a reason why Europeans came to the New World?

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To establish trade

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Of the Thirteen English colonies, it can be said that settlers came for all but the following reasons

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The chance to own slaves

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The year 1619 was a memorable for the colony of Virginia. Three important events occurred resulting in lasting effects on US history. Which one of the following is not one of the events?

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The London Company granted the colony a charter making it independent

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In an indirect democracy

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People elect representatives to act for them

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Which of the following is not associated with the Revolutionary War?

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Louisiana Purchase

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France decided in 1777 to help the American colonies in their war against Britain. This decision was based on

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The defeat of the British at Saratoga

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The Declaration of Independence owes much to the philosophy of

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John Locke

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Which of the following is an important idea expressed in the Declaration of Independence

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People have the right to change their government

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The term that describes the division of government function is

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Separation of Powers

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In the U.S., checks and balances refers to

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The ability of each branch of government to \"check\" or limit the actions of others

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There is no doubt of the vast improvement of the U.S. Constitution over the weak Articles of Confederation. Which one of the four accurate statements below is a unique yet eloquent description of the constitution

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The Constitution is the best representation of the results of the American genius for compromise

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The political document that was the first to try to organize the newly independent American colonies was the

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Articles of Confederation

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In the United States government, the power of taxation and borrowing is

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Delegated or Expressed

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Ushered in a time or curiosity, learning, and incredible energy sparking the desire for trade to procure these new, exotic products to find better, faster, cheaper trade routes to get to them

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Renaissance

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was the focus during the Renaissance

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Literature

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Science advanced considerably during this period, especially in the area of physics and astronomy

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Renaissance

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a Mexican poet and writer, whose focus in his writings tended to the union of civil liberty and nature and its corresponding love

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Octavio Paz

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was arrested for trying to vote for president. Was convicted and ordered to pay a fine of $1000

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Susan B. Anthony

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America's first woman mayor

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Susanna Salter

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In 1887, this town, state elected America's first female mayor

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Argonia, Kansas

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This war took more American lives than any other war

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Civil War

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was a slave whose owner had taken him from a slave state, Missouri, then to a free state, Illinois, in the the Minnesota territory.

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Dred Scott

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First Woman Doctor

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Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell

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put restrictions on shipping and trade within the British Empire by requiring that they were allowed only on British ships

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Navigation Acts of 1651

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makes up the eastern part of the lower half of the state, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. Rivers in this region drain into the Atlantic mainly through the Savannah River

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Atlantic Coastal Plain

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makes up the western half of the lower part of the state. Rivers in this region drain into the Gulf of Mexico. The Suwannee River is the primary river of this region.

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East Gulf Coastal Plain

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a hilly region that cuts across the middle part of Georgia

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Piedmont

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mountain range extends in the northeastern corner of the state

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Blue Ridge

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northwest corner of the state. includes fertile valley plains between the sandstone ridges of the Appalachian system

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Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region

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a term sometimes used to describe the South after the Civil War, and refers to South that is based on industry and no longer dependent on slave labor.

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New South

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a corrupt scheme involving several Georgia politicians, including Governor George Mathews, where public land was sold to private companies for extremely low prices

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Yazoo land fraud

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Map makers are also called

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Cartographers

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Show the shape of the land surface, flat, rugged, or steep. Usually give more detail

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Relief Map

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This is the largest continent geographically and the most populated

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Asia

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Second highest population in the world

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India

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famous for beautiful handmade rugs, which are very valuable antiques and decorative items

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Iran and Turkey

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refers to the complex of social, political, technological, and economic changes that result from increasing contact, communication, interaction, integration and interdependence of peoples of disparate parts of the world

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Globalization

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separates the central and western mountain ranges into a fertile valley, is also the second largest river and one of the Magdalena's main tributaries

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The Cauca River

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produces coffee and cocoa; the agricultural industry is minimal - petroleum is the base of its economy. It is the world's 7th largest oil reserve

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Venezuela

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main agricultural product is bananas , but petroleum is the economy's mainline. also produces coffee, cacao, fine woods, flowers, shrimp and tuna. includes the site for the world's tallest active volcano

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Ecuador

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Galapagos islands was the site where this person got the inspiration for the \"Theory of Evolution\"

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Charles Darwin

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only country in Central America whose population consists mostly of Caucasian people, Spanish is the first and most common language

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Costa Rica

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branch of government that is responsible for taxation

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Legislative

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In 1765, this was passed requiring the colonists to provide supplies and living quarters for the British troops.

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Quartering Act

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required efficient collection of taxes on any molasses that were brought into the colonies

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Sugar Act of 1764

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Acticle 1 of the Constitution

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Legislative

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Article 2 of the Constitution

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Executive

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Article 3 of the Constitution

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Judicial

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guarantees the basic rights of freedoms of religion, speech, press, and assembly

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First Ammendment

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In 1807, Congress passed this, forbidding American ships from sailing to foreign ports

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Embargo Act

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a religious movement within American Protestantism in the 1730's and 1740's. Historians believe this unified the people of the original colonies and supported the independence of the colonies

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First Great Awakening

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was a broad movement in the 1820's within the American Protestantism that led to several kinds of activities that were distinguished by region and denominational tradition. Inspired a wave of social activism

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Second Great Awakening

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First Female Minister

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Antoinette Louisa Blackwell

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Location where the first shot was fired in the Civil War

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Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor

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First state to secede from the Union

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South Carolina

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belief that the United States was destined to control all the land between the two oceans

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Manifest Destiny

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freed slaves held in states that were considered to be in rebellion

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Emancipation Proclamation

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provides due process and equal protection under the law

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14th Ammendment

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grants voting rights regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

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15th Ammendment

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abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime

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13th Ammendment

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guaranteed a number of rights to workers and unions, including the right to collectively bargain, in an effort to improve worker-employer relations

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Wagner Act

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establish pensions for the aged and infirm as well as a system of unemployment insurance

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Social Security Act of 1935

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this program built 16 dams that provided water control and hydroelectric generation

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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sought to move individuals from relief rolls to work projects or private employment

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Works Progress Administration ( WPA)

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designed to give wholesome, useful activity in the forestry service to unemployed young men

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Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC)

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extends across the western part of Canada running north and south

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Continental Divide

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Invented the printing press

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Gutenberg

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first group that can be traced to inhabit North Africa

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Berbers

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term used to refer to the large island-populated region of the South Pacific, including the countries of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand

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Oceania

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the largest coral reef on the planet

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Great Barrier Reef

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large ridges of coral that develop along coastal edges that support a wide variety of organisms

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Coral Reefs

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first European to describe the Native Americans living in the Georgia Region.

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Hernando De Soto

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The first group of 114 people selected, sailed from England to the new colony on what ship?

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Anne

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King George II approved Oglethorpe's scheme, and on June 9, 1732, granted a royal charter to him and a group of 20 other philanthropists to found a colony in North America. What did they name this new colony?

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Georgia, in honor of the king

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University founded in 1799, but classes did not begin until 1801. It was the first state-chartered university in the United States

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University of Georgia

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a device that could clean the short fiber cotton that grew better inland

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cotton gin

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bring charges against a president

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impeach

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In the United States, the right to declare war is power of

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Congress

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The Bill of Rights was mostly written by

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James Madison

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Rule by people either directly or through representatives

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Democracy

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resulted in several bank failures

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The Panic of 1893

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Potential for any good or service are not only called consumers, but can also be called a

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market

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The Fourteen Points was proposed by

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President Wilson

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Uneven distribution, Speculative investments, and buying on Margin were all contributors to

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The Stock Market Crash in 1929

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Public Works Administration, National Recovery Administration, Works Progress Administration were all part of this program

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New Deal

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The US doctrine that sought to keep communism from spreading

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Containment

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The study of ways in which different societies around the world deal with the problems of limited resources and unlimited needs and wants is

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Economics

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This political and social system contained the capital known as the richest capital in the new world

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The Incas

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Principle of zero in mathematics is the discovery of the ancient civilization found in

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Mayan

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Soil erosion is most likely to occur in large amounts in

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Tropical Rain Forrests

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\"First Nations\" refers to

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Canadian Indian Tribes

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French Renaissance writer made contributions in the area of literature and philosophy

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Michel de Montaigne

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Made important contributions in the area of anatomy during the Renaissance

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Vesalius

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a medieval philosophy that contemplated independence of existence of the body, the mind, and God.

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Realism

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Studies in astronomy, skills in mapping, and other contributions to geographic knowledge came from

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Ptolemy

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The Age of Exploration begun in the 1400's was led by

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The Portuguese

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Considered to be the most important figure in the spread of Protestantism across Switzerland

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Calvin

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The Protestant Reformation began in

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Germany

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Where was the Slave Coast located

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Dahomey

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The longest river in the world

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The Nile River

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First Ancient civilization to introduce and practice monotheism was the

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Hebrews

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Georgia ratified the U.S Constitution in

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1788

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Received a charter to form Georgia

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James Oglethorpe

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First Ten Ammendments to the Constitution are called the

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Bill of Rights

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Civil Rights leader who was from Atlanta and born in 1929

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Refused to move to the back of the bus which sparked the civil rights movement

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Rosa Parks

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According to the Georgia Constitution, the Senate can consist of no more than

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56 members

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Meridians and considered to have no important influence over climate

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Longitude

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primary influence of earth climate as it determines the climatic region in which an are lies

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Latitude

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Study of spacial relationships and interaction would be done by people in the field of

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Geography

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Unlike slaves, who were considered to be the property of their masters, most indentured servants in colonial times voluntarily or involuntarily entered into servitude

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Voluntarily

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Following which war did African Americans migrate to northern cities because a greater number of job opportunities were available to them.

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World War II

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The Wilmot Proviso would have prohibited slavery in any territory acquired from what country

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Mexico

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The Wilmot Provoso was favored by the North, but bitterly opposed by the South. This was resolved by

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The Compromise of 1850

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Process that Government officials are impeached or removed from office

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charges are brought by the House of Representatives and tried in the Senate

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economist who advocated government intervention to prevent and remedy recessions and depressions was

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John Maynard Keynes

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According this this person, two groups (workers and owners) are in continual conflict

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Karl Marx

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The power of the president to veto an act of Congress is an example of

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checks and balances

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