the study of people, their environments, and their resources

firsthand information about people or events

account provided after the fact by people who did not directly witness or participate in the event

entire way of life of a set of people

the study of evidence left by early peoples in order to find out about their way of life

object made by humans

the wealth and resources of a country or region

group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land

the global exchange of goods and ideas resulting from the encounter between the people of the Eastern and Western hemispheres

moment in history the marks a decisive change

name for the Spanish explorers who claimed land in the Americas for Spain

person who tries to spread certain religious beliefs among a group of people

crops sold for money at markets

trade product sent to markets outside a country

trade product brought into a country

movement in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason

a 1765 law that placed new duties on legal documents, and taxed newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, and dice

laws passed in 1767 that taxed goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea.

to refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

Capital of the United States

Capital of North Carolina

County Seat of Harnett County

to cancel or get rid of a program or law

a 1770 conflict in which five colonists were killed by British troops

a principle of the United States Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to check the other branches

a principle of the United States Constitution that establishes the division of power between the federal government power and the states

Branch of government that passes laws

branch of government that enforces laws

branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly

excessive pride in one's nation

gradual process by which machines replaced hand tools

movement of population from farms to cities

artificial waterway opened in 1825 linking Lake Erie to the Hudson River