CMS EOY Terms and topics Test Review

Executive order issued by the president that declared all slave in rebelling territory free

Leader of the civil rights movement, which lead to the Civil rights act of 1964. 

Country area with sparse population, farms, and few people 

Forms of protest, occurs to get a message across.  Examples include:•Pickett Lines•Sit Ins

Acts passed by the English to punish Boston for the boycott of English goods. 

was the first governor of Kentucky.

Explorer that is credited with the discovery of the “New World” or the Americas.  

war, lack of jobs and disease are examples of what type of migration 

The Homestead Act 

Things we should do a an American citizen 

Amendments 5 through 8 are known as the

A rivalry between businesses to get the business of the consumer.

Carved steps into mountains or high elevations for farming or living and erosion control.  

Type of economy where good are traded for other goods without the use of currency

Document that official announced the independence of the United States

Economic term related to making good by hand sometimes referred to as custom made

goods or services leaving or sent outside a country

In world history these are the people who are before written records. (hunter/gatherers)

A tax on goods entering a country

When production of goods changed from being made by hand to be made by machines.

The ruling authority for a community 

Type of Government ruled by a king or queen

goods or services entering or coming into a country

Economic theory that states that a country should sell more goods than it buys

Major trade routes that involved Europe,West Indies, and Africa. 

•Supreme Court decision that ruled.African Americans were not citizens, but property 

Area of the world known for:•Oil reserves •Wars/Conflict •Religion

War between the Northern  and Southern portions of America in the 1800's is commonly called the

Northern and Southern. Equator is the diving line between

Egyptian writing using symbols or pictures to tell a story, event, or historical records.

The refusal to buy goods and services from a specific source

Developed by workers to ensure •Fair wages •Safe work  environments •Benefits

Our rights end where another persons rights begin. 

The ways a group of people dance, sing, eat, talk, and interact.

Christian Holy Book

Author of the Deceleration of independence 

Type of economy where people make business decision with no government interference

A way to bring water into an area to supply the needs of humans and/or crops.

Big state vs. small state debate at the constitutional convention

Ancient land mass  that existed between modern day Russia and Alaska

a way to speed up production by using workers to specialize in one job on a line of production.

Known as the “Great Compromiser” 

When a civilization recognized the ability to stay in one place and survive by growing plants.

This is used a mode of exchange in a country of goods and services.

the separation of different kinds of humans (like black and white people) into racial groups

Area where a river deposits sediment into an ocean.  

United States of America bicameral legislature

The English bicameral legislature 

Brought from France in 1803 and doubled the size of America 

It is the way a civilization/group of people…•Talk•Sing•Dance•Worship•Recreation

Rural to Urban, Shift to the sunbelt, and Urban to suburban shift are called 

King of the South 

The Two Countries that most influenced the modern US government

The Amendment that covers our 5 basic freedoms

A word or term that means that the world is becoming more and more connected.

The event that demonstrated to America that Articles of Confederation were to weak

Economic term meaning a limited supply of goods.

The Count of the Population every 10 years is known as the

Age in which exploration occurred and the discovery of new lands.

Lines on a map or globe that help find locations of specific places

Economic term related to how much of something there is and how much people want it.

Which one of these are not an example of Kentucky Culture

People who migrated to California in search for gold in the late 1800's 

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution 

Islamic Holy Book

A person that opposed slavery

A for of government in which the power is divided between the federal and state level 

Type of government ruled by one person or a small group

The idea or belief that American should occupy the land from sea to shining sea

Powers shared by the state and federal levels of government 

is the right of women to vote without any restrictions. 

The blending of many different cultures to form a new  uniquely American Culture .

The ability of each branch of the American Government to check or restrain the other branches

Small tract of land purchased from Mexico for 10 million dollars 

Types of powers reserved for the state level government by the constitution 

The notion that governmental power lies with the people 

1st President of the United States

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are known as our 

a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service

These are places that contribute to world history by copying ancient books and writings by hand

Author of the pamphlet "Common Sense"

Line, Cluster, Scatter, and walled  are known as 

Jewish Holy Book 

English document that limited the kings power in 1199

ancienc Culture Known for:Medicine , Astronomy, Math, Architecture, Engineering  and  Art

 He is known as the first explorer to sail around the world  (Circumnavigate)

Medieval European political system comprised  of kings, nobility, and serfs. 

Occurred in America from across theworld. Started in 1600’s contuines today 

The first constitution of the United States. 

Large number of buildings, skyscrapers, and densely  populated 

First written law code in the world.  

Things we must do as an American citizen 

Economic term relating to how much money you have versus how many bills.

The railroad that linked the east coast of America with the west coast 

The President of the Union 

Area of land in the American midwest.  Often referred to as “Americas Breadbasket”

Middle Eastern area  known as the “fertile Crescent” 

something grown or harvested for economic purpose 

Timber, coal, human, and water are example of

Who is the better hunter.

An ancient form of writing found in the Sumeria. It is referred to as a wedged shaped writing 

1st permanent English settlement 

A Colonist that supported independence from England was known as a 

A type of economic system is rooted in the history of the country

Series of ancient wars fought between Christians and Muslims.

He was known and the explorer who opened up trade routes with Asia.  

Powers set aside by the constitution for the federal government

Escaped slave that work on Abraham Lincoln's cabinet was famous for his speeches 

This is the Flag of which country

Jobs opportunities and weather are examples of what type of migration