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There are NO test corrections, retake tests or extra credit options offered for this class.  Students are expected to study prior to the quiz or test. 

Students are encouraged to make their own flashcards to help them study for quizzes and tests at www.flashcardmachine.com

 

Online Study Games and Flashcards Below:

50 United States and U.S. Capitals http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

World Map Study Game http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm

Explorers Matching Games http://www.quia.com/mc/364433.html  &  http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/quiz.htm

Ch. 2 Test Flashcards  http://www.flashcardmachine.com/Machine/?read_only=268093&p=h25y

 13 Colonies Map Game  http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/graphics/13mapnew.htm

Ch. 3 Test Flashcards      http://www.flashcardmachine.com/270030/9pc5

Mercantilism/Triangular Trade Quiz Flashcards   

                                             http://www.flashcardmachine.com/Machine/?read_only=551096&p=h52a

Ch. 4 Test Flashcards    http://www.flashcardmachine.com/177749/1h5m

 

Ch. 5 Taxation / Acts Notes Quiz http://www.flashcardmachine.com/577625/3oz8

 

Ch. 5 Test Flashcards    http://www.flashcardmachine.com/Machine/?read_only=177747&p=l27u

 

Ch. 6 Vocabulary Quiz

FYI:  I am having difficulty getting the direct link to post, so here are the cut and paste flashcards:
Once printed, cut horizontally and fold down the middle to create two-sided cards.
 

Term 1

Mercenary

 

 

Definition 1

Hired Soldier

 

 

Term 2

Guerilla Warfare

 

 

Definition 2

hit-and-run technique used in battle

 

 

 

Term 3

Unalienable rights

 

 

Definition 3

Rights that all people possess as human beings

 

 

Term 4

Patriot

 

 

Definition 4

American who supported independence

 

 

 

Term 5

Loyalists

 

 

Definition 5

American who supported Great Britain and opposed the war for independence

 

 

Term 6

Ambush

 

 

Definition 6

A surprise attack

 

 

 

Term 7

blockade

 

 

Definition 7

the patrol of waterways to prevent other ships from entering or leaving harbors

 

 

Term 8

deserter

 

 

Definition 8

a soldier who ran away

 

 

 

Term 9

desert

 

 

Definition 9

to leave the army without permission

 

 

Term 10

neutral

 

 

Definition 10

taking neither side of the conflict

 

 

 

Term 11

inflation

 

 

Definition 11

a continuous rise in the price of goods and services

 

 

Term 12

privateer

 

 

Definition 12

privately owned merchant ship equipped with weapons

 

 

 

Term 13

ratify

 

 

Definition 13

to approve

 

 

Term 14

recruit

 

 

Definition 14

to enlist

 

 

 

Term 15

liberty

 

 

Definition 15

an example of an unalienable right

 

 

 

 

Ch. 6 Test flashcards http://www.flashcardmachine.com/165961/5k7z

 

 

TAKS FLASHCARDS

 

Benchmark TEST Flashcards for December:

           Benchmark Flashcards: Set 1:  http://www.flashcardmachine.com/179798/i7i9

           Benchmark Flashcards: Set 2: http://www.flashcardmachine.com/Machine/read_only=41478&u=bencivenga&p=karr

 

 

100 Facts TAKS Flashcards:  http://www.flashcardmachine.com/Machine/?read_only=47756&u=Mrs%20B&p=Benold

 

 

 

Other TAKS Flashcards: Set 1:  http://www.flashcardmachine.com/179798/i7i9

Other TAKS Flashcards: Set 2: http://www.flashcardmachine.com/Machine/read_only=41478&u=bencivenga&p=karr

 

 

 

 

Games to Play

 

http://schooltimegames.com/Social_Studies.html

http://www.history.org/kids/games/

http://www.gamequarium.com/americanhistory.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/

 

 

 

Benold Middle School

Georgetown Independent School District

Last updated:  05/29/09 07:38 AM