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| geography | the study of physical features and how humans interact with them |
| difference between relative and absolute location | relative location describes where a place is compared to others, while absolute location uses latitude and longitude |
| NOT a characteristic of human geography | mountain height |
| description of a place using relative location | across the street from Bill's Grarage and next to Antoine's Bakery |
| the difference between latitude and longitude | latitude measures distance from the Equator, while longitude measures distance from the Prime Merician |
| absolute location | using latitude and longitude to find a location |
| a physical geography characteristic of Louisiana | Mississippi River length |
| democracy | citizens have the power to elect the government leaders |
| The purpose of the judicial branch | to settle disputes between citizens |
| difference between bicameral and unicameral legistlatures | a bicameral legislature is made up of two houses while a unicameral legislature only has one house |
| sovereignty | the right of a group of people to be free of outside interference |
| purpose of the executive branch | to enforce laws within the country |
| purpose of the legislative branch | to create laws for the country |
| difference between a consumer and a producer | a consumer is a person who buys a good or service, while a producer is a person that makes goods or services |
| human capital | the value of a person's skills and education |
| difference between needs and wants | needs are items that are necessary to survive. wahts are items that are nice to have or luxuries |
| difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources | renewable recources can be replaced over time, while nonrenewable resources will not be replaced by nature |
| entrepreneurship | a person who statts their own business |
| scarcity | there is a high demand, but a limited supply |
| purpose of a map scale | to show the distance between points on a map |
| importance of navigable rivers | rivers can be used for trade and transportation |
| equator | divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres |
| cartographer | a person that creates maps |
| difference between climate and weather | climate is the average weather of an eara over a long period of time, while weather is the current condition of the atmosphere |
| rivers | forms the borders of Louisiana along with the lines of latitude and longitude |
| Spain | was in control of Louisiana when the US became a country |
| residents of the Mid-Atlantic states differ from the resident os New England and the South | the people accepted cultural differences between them |
| plantation | large farms in the South that grew cash crops |
| importance of the Proclamation Line of 1763 | a line where colonists were not allowed to settle past |
| reason Post Roads were created | to provide secure and safe mail transportation between towns. |
| the US government was nearly bankrupt at the end of the Revolutionary War | Congress did not have the power to demand taxes or raise funds |
| The Constitutional Convention was calle dto meet in 1787 because | to revise the Articles of Confederation |
| the purpose of checks and balances | to give each branch ways to prevent the other branches from becoming too powerful |
| difference in the economies between the southern and northern states in the 1790s | southern states built wealth from cash crops, northern states built wealth in manufacturing, trade and banking |
| Washington's Quote | Hfe was the first president and had no example to follow |
| John Adams became vice president in the 792 election how? | Adams won the second-highest number of votes in the Eletoral College |
| Washington issued the Neutrality Proclamation in April 1793 | to prevent the US from going to war with britain or France |
| The Jay Treaty was unpopular in the US because | it seemed to benefit the British more than the US |
| the result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers | Native Americans were forced to give up land that would become Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan |
| the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion | the tax on whiskey and spirits |
| Washington advised against political parties in his Farewell Address because | political parties threatened the unity of the country |
| one of the major disagreements between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton | the amount of power the federal government controlled |
| reason the election of 1800 was unique | the House voted 36 times to determine the president |
| reason for the Twelfth Amendment | to simplify the election of president to avoid repeated elections |
| effect of Marbury v. Madison | the court case estrablished judicial review |
| importance of the yeoolw fever outbreak in Saint-Domongue on US history | the outbreak forced Napoleon to realize he no longer wanted to control Louisiana |
| the reason Jefferson wanted to purchase New Orleans | for permanent access to the Mississippi River |
| one of the biggest challenges facing Territorial Governor William C.C.Claiborne | Claiborne did not speak french or spanish |
| How the Slave Code of 1806 affected enslaved people in Louisiana | Enslaved people were no longer able to buy their own freedom |
| the result of the 1811 Slave Revolt | enslaved people were easily defeated by the military |
| why the Red River Expedition was not as successful as Jefferson hoped | the Spanish stopped the expedition from getting to Santa Fe |
| importance of the discovery of salt by the Sibley expediton | salt was a valuable good because it was used to preserve food |
