SS Praxis

Lewis And Clark Expedition

Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

Supplied a great amount of detail for the map of northwestern U.S (which was sparse up until that time).

Kept journals of their discoveries which Sacagawea was able to maintain.

Treaty Of Versailles

One of the peace treaties at the end of WWI. It ended the state war between Germany and Allied Powers. Signed on June 28, 1919. War Guilt.

WWI

The use of Submarine Warfare in the Atlantic. Major reason US declared war on Germany.

Major Rivers

Mississippi:flows from North Western Minnesota to New Orleans. 3rd largest in the world. Largest in the US

Amazon: Largest river in the world by volume

Mackenzie: Longest in Canada. 2nd longest in US

Articles of Confederation

1st Constitution of the United States: November 15, 1777 (ratification did not occur until March 1, 1781).

Documents was limited because states held most of the power and congress lacked the power to tax, regulate, or control coinage.

Signed by 13 Original Colonies.

Socialization

is the process through which we learn or are trained to be members of society to take part in new social situations, or to participate in group settings.

Resources: Renewable

resources that can be replenish (animals and plants)

Resources: Non-Renewable

resources that can only be used in one supply (minerals, oils, gases)

Resources: Flow/Natural

resources that must be used when, where, and as they occur (water, sunlight, wind)

Cold War

A conflict that was between the US and Soviet Union.

Nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.

Both afraid of Nuclear Weapons.

Which President was closely associated with the environment?

Theodore Roosevelt

Plessy v. Ferguson

Homer Plessy, an African American, refused to sit in a Jim Crow car, breaking a Louisiana Law.

Tropic of Capricorn

imaginary line of longitude 23 north of the equator.

Tropic of Cancer

imaginary line of latitude 23 south of the equator.

What is the name of the first 10 Amendments?

Bill of Rights

14th Amendment

Citizenship for African Americans

19th Amendment

1920: Women were given the right to vote

5th Amendment

Right to a fair and speedy trial

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery

15th Amendment

Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote b/c of race or color

1st Amendment

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Assembly

Freedom to appeal to government for relief

10th Amendment

Define the balance of power between the federal government and the states.

2nd Amendment

Right to bear arms

Cultural Diversity

the EXISTENCE of a variety of cultures or ethnic groups within society

United Nations

Facilitates cooperation in international law, security, and international rights.

Founded after WWII to replace the League of Nations

Thematic Map

Designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific area.

(Think how many African Americans live in NJ and is represented by the color green)

Cultural Adaptation

refers to the process and time it takes a person to assimilate to a new culture

Acculturation

explains the process of cultural change and psychological change that results from following meeting between cultures

Continents (Largest to Smallest)

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia

Gettysburg Address

Given by President Lincoln, during the Civil War, for the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery

Emancipation Proclamation

President Lincoln issued the proclamation freeing all slaves in Rebel states.

Gave North a new moral purpose for war.

Truman Doctrine

1947: Harry S. Truman established that the US would provide: POLITICAL, MILITARY, and ECONOMIC assistance to ALL DEMOCRATIC NATIONS under threat from external and internal authorize force.

Dred Scott V. Sanford

1857: Supreme Court decision that blacks could not be US citizens.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Military Alliance

Opportunity Cost

the cost of doing one thing is the value of what else you could be doing.

Comparative Advantage

the ability of an individual or group to carry out a particular economic activity, such as making a specific product more efficiently than another activity.

(Think Apple making an iPod and Microsoft trying to make Apple's same exact iPod)

Caste System

is a class structure that is determine by birth. So if your parents are poor, you are. If your parents are rich, you are. Children inherit caste of their father. Rare for a rich man to marry a poor women back in times.

Balanced Economy

when the government spends as much money on the budget as it gains.

Latitude

Longitude

Latitude: Horizontal line, North and South of the equator

Longitude: Vertical, East and West of the prime meridian

Used to find exact location on a map.

Political Map

are designed to show gov't boundaries of countries, states, counties, location of cities

(think of a map one would see inside of a classroom)

18th Amendment

Alcohol illegal

What is NW, NE, SW, and SE called?

Cardinal Directions

Meteorological Map

Forecast, weather map

(think about watching the news for the weather and the different maps presented)

Founding Fathers

GBT JSJ P

George Washington

Ben Franklin

Thomas Paine

John Adams

Samuel Adams

James Madison

Patrick Henry

Legislative Branch

Congress

House of Representatives: 2 year term, must be at least 25 years old, 435 members

Senate: 6 year term (no term limit), at least 30 years old, each state has 2 seats.

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court: interprets the constitution, acts as a check to other branches

11 Federal Court Districts under the Supreme Court

Capitalism

Production privately owned

Free Market determines prices

Profit goes to owners/investors of business

US Economic System

Branches of the Government

Legislative Branch

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Why did people migrate to California?

1800s: Gold Rush

Supply and Demand

the amount of commodity, product, or service available and the desire of buyers for it.

Supply Up, Price Down….Supply Down, Price Up

Cultural Diffusion

the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another.