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copy deck
chirstopher sholes
inventor of the typewriter
lend-lease act
law that allowed FDR to lend arms to any nation vital to us defence
Suffrage
Right to vote
treaty of tordesillas
agreement between spain and portugal to explore diff. lands
war-guilt clause
part of the treaty of versaills in which germany took sole blame for the war
facism
political system based on a strong centralized government headed by a dictator
selective service act
law requiring men to register for military service
The Federalist
Essays written by the Federalist leaders that defended the Constitution
Senate
Upper house of the national legislature
Marbury v. Madison
Court case that established the power of judicial review
Two-party System
Political system where two political parties compete for power
indentured servents
workers who traded prison life for new start in NA
clayton antitrust act
law that weakend monopolies and upheld rights of unions
treaty of fort laramie
treaty that gave control of central plains to natives
Judicial Branch
The branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution
Dominion of New England
A huge colony formed by the King of England, which included land from southern Maine to New Jersey
Yorktown
Battle that gave Americans victory in the war
john d. rockefeller
standard oil trust
urbanization
growth of cities
booker t. washington
prominent black educator
WAAC
womens auxillary army corps
john j. pershing
u.s. general who led troops to capture villa
lucretia mott
leader in the abolition and womens rights movements
Charles Cornwallis
British general
Alexander Hamilton
An early Federalist leader
Excise Tax
Tax on goods produced within the country
woodrow wilson
winner of the 1912 presidential election
treaty of versailles
the 1919 treaty that ended WWI
john wilkes booth
shot lincoln
appeasement
trying to pacify an aggressor in order to keep the peace
antebellum
pre-civil war
Separatists
Members of a Puritan group who established their own congregations
Judicial Power
Authority to decide cases involving disputes over the law or behavior of people
upton sinclair
novelist who exposed flaws in society
Quakers
Members of a religious group known for tolerance
foraker act
law which ended military rule in puerto rico
Legislative Branch
The branch of government that makes laws
Saratoga
Battle won by the Americans in 1777
James Madison
One of the leaders of the Constitutional Convention
john deere
inventor of the steel plow
Louisiana Purchase
Land bought from France in 1803
angel island
inspection station for immigrants west coast
Sectionalism
Practice of placing the interests of one region over those of the nation as a whole
Impressment
act of seizing sailors to work on ships
Judicial Review
The power of judges to declare a law unconstitutional
fort pillow
site of confederate massacre of 200 afric. american prisoners
edwin l. drake
first person to use steam engine to drill for oil
Nullification
The idea that states had the right to nullify or void any law they deemed unconstitutional
orville and wilbur wright
brothers who flew the first airplane
theodore roosevelt
president from 1901 to 1909
lineage
descent from a common ancestor
alvin york
american war hero
horace greeley
newspaper editor who strongly supposrted the newly formed republican party
the jungle
novel by upton sinclair that exposed meatpacking
Due process of law
All the procedures for fair treatment must be carried out whenever a citizen is accused of a crime
internment
confinement under guard, especially during wartime
cult of domesticity
social customs that restricted women to caring for the house
dollar diplomacy
policy of intervening in other countries to protect u.s. business interests
Sugar Act
Law passed by Parliament to try to raise money
conquistador
spanish explorer
william tecumseh sherman
commander of union troops in southeast
genocide
deliberate and systematic killin of an entire people
income tax
TAX THAT TAKES A PERCENTAGE OF AN INDIVIDUALS INCOME
thirteenth amendment
abolished slavery everywhere in the u.s.
republican party
political party formed to oppose extending slavery in the territories
powhatan
natives that lived in jamestown area
harpers ferry
location of federal arsenal that john borwn raided to arm slaves
Armistice
End to fighting the war
vertical intergration
process in which a company buys out its suppliers
John Quincy Adams
Sixth president of the United States
Declaration of Independence
Document that said the United States was an independent nation
Alien and Sedition Acts
Laws that made it harder to become a citizen and created harsh punishments for people who criticize the government
entrepreneur
business owner
New Netherland
Colony founded by the Dutch in 1621
Checks and Balances
Powers given to separate branches of government to keep any one from getting too much power
nazism
facist political philosophy of germany under nazi dictator Hitler
concentration camp
prison camps operated by the nazis where jews were worked sometimes to death
seneca falls convention
convention held to argue for womens rights
Reserved Powers
Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people
reformation
split in the christian church that led to protestantism
kamikaze
japanese suicide flight
propaganda
a kind of biased communication designed to influence people's thoughts and actions
eddie rickenbacker
famouse american fighter pilot
james a. garfield
20th president
social darwinism
theory that taught only the strong survive
islam
religion founded by muhammed
merrimack
confederate ironclad
boxer rebellion
chinese rebellion against western influence
georges clemenceau
french premier
cottage industy
system in which manufacturers provided materials to be produced at home
New France
French colony in North America
apprentice
a worker learning a trade or craft, usually under the supervision of a master
william lloyd garrison
abolitionst leader
harriet tubman
famous conductor on the underground railroad
revival
a religious gathering that relied on emotional sermons
Cash Crop
A crop grown for sale rather than for the farmer's use
meat inspection act
law reforming meatpacking conditions
temperance movement
movement to ban the drinking of alcohol
Sacajawea
Native American woman who served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition
George Washington
Led Virginia troops in first battle of the French and Indian War
bessemer process
technique used to make steel from iron
manhattan project
secret research project that resulted in the atomic bomb
kansas nebraska act
law that split kansas territory into two states
congress of racial quality
interracial organization formed to fight discrimination
Royal Colony
A colony under the direct control of a monarch
willam randolph hearst
owner of new york morning journal, san fransisco examiner
winston churchill
prime minister of britain during WWII
songhai
large african kingdom known for tradin
rationing
restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military
Pequot War
A1637 conflict in which the Pequots battled Connecticut colonists
crusades
series of wars started by europeans to win bak the holy land
thaddeus stevens
one of the radical leaders
pendleton civil service act
that implemented merit system in civil service hiring
ghetto
a segregated neighborhood
Judicial Review
Authority to decide whether a law is constitutional
settlement house
community center that addressed problems in slum neighborhoods
nativism
favoring native born people over immigrants
kristallnacht
night when nazis in germany attacked jews, their businesses and synagogues
hernando cortes
defeated the aztecs
taino
native americans who lived where columbus landed
William Pitt
British leader in the French and Indian War
know nothing party
political party formed to stopo the influence of immigrants
aboliton
movment to outlaw slavery
antonio lopez de santa anna
mexican president who fought texans
hiroshima
city that was the site of the first atomic bomb drop in japan
david walker
a free african america who urged blacks to take freedom by force
Egalitarianism
A belief in equality
clara barton
union nurse
Olive Branch Petition
An offer of peace sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George lll
samuel gompers
union leader
emancipation
the freeing of slaves
NAACP
nation association for the advancement of colored people
Committees of Correspondence
A network of communication set up in Massachusetts and Virginia to inform other colonies of ways that Britain threatened colonial rights
nat turner
leader of a violent slave rebellion
imperialism
practice of strong countries taking power of smaller countries
journeyman
skilled worker employed by masters
NAWSA
nations american woman suffrage association
allies
group of about 26 nations who opposed the axis powers, u.s. soviet union, britain and france
carpetbagger
northerner who moved south during reconstruction
a. philip randolph
important black labor leader
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Colony founded by Puritans in 1630
j. robert oppenheimer
scientist who led the manhattan project
dorothea dix
reformer who worked with mentally ill
underground railroad
secret way of escape to the north
Succession
Order in which the office of president is filled if it becomes vacant before an election
panic of 1873
financial crisis that started an economic depression
rutherford b. hayes
19 th president
Parliament
The lawmaking body of England
gag rule
a rule limiting debate on an issue
neville chamberlain
prime minister of great britain before WWII
Congress
National legislature
popular sovereignty
idea that people living in a territory should make their own decisions especially the decision to admit slavery
samuel f.b. morse
inventor of the telegraph
fourteenth amendment
gave african americans citizenship
national bank act
law that set up a system of federal banks
shiloh
union victory
Supreme Court
Highest federal court in the United States
nativism
favoring native born people
new spain
spanish colony in the new world
debt peonage
system of forced slavery to pay debts
no man's land
the space between armies fighting each other
Judiciary Act of 1801
Law the increased the number of federal judges by sixteen
wade-davis bill
would have give congress control of reconstruction
queen lilioukalani
hawaiian queen who was forced out of power by u.s. businessmen
ellis island
inspection station for immigrants arriving on the east coast
Ratification
Official approval of the Constitution
transcendentalism
philosphy that emphasized the truth to be found in nature
Common Sense
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that attacked the monarchy
Antifederalists
People opposed to ratification of the new Constitution
copperhead
northern democrat
george mcclellan
union general
uncle toms cabin
antislavery novel
specialization
in farming the raising or one or two crops for sale
Jonathan Edwards
Forceful preacher in the Great Awakening
Trenton
Battle won by the Americans in 1776
fourteen points
wilson's plan for world peace after WWI
Land Ordinance of 1785
A law that set up a plan for surveying land west of the Appalachian Mountains
Ratify
Officially approve the Constiitution or an Amendment to it
Democratic-Republican Party
Party started by Jackson's followers
Great Compromise
Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
Panice of 1837
A series of financial failures that led to an economic depression
battle of the bulge
last german attempt at an offensive strike at the allies
louis sullivan
early leader of architecture
Boston Tea Party
Protest against increased prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor
home rule
run state governments without federal interference
william howard taft
president after roosevelt
pearl harbor
naval port in hawaii
Mass Production
The making of goods in large amounts
american federation of labor
name of union led by gompers
Henry Clay
Speaker of the House of Representative and political leader from Kentucky
panama canal
a channel across central america between pacific and atlantic
chancellorsville
confederate victory in virginia
federal reserve system
national banking system
john smith
leader of jamestown
george eastman
inventor of kodak camera
Bill of Rights
Set of amendments passed to protect individual rights
sante fe trail
trail from missouri to new mexico
grandfather clause
allowed poor uneducated whites to vote
nineteenth amendment
gave the right of suffrage to women
Stono Rebellion
A 1739 slave rebellion in Charleston, South Carolina
Missouri Compromise
Agreement that temporarily settled the issue of slavery in the territories
payne-aldrich tariff
bill meant to lower tariffs on imported goods
valeriano weyler
general sent from spain to cuba to restore order
stephen a. douglas
senator from illinois who worked to pass the compromise of 1850
george dewey
u.s. naval commander who led the phillipine attacks
stonewall jackson
confederate general
archduke franz ferdinand
yound austrian heir whose assasination triggered the war
William Henry Harrison
Ninth president
war industies board
agency to improve efficiency in war related industries
plantation
a huge farm where slaves work
annex
to make part of
dred scott
slave who was breifly taken by his owner into free territory
andrew carnegie
scottich immigrant who became a giant in the steel industry
Republicanism
The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people
Monroe Doctrine
Warning to European nations not to interfere in the Americas
leage of nations
an international peace-keeping organization
oregon trail
trail from missouri to oregon
harry s. truman
33rd president of the U.S.
Valley Forge
Place where Washington's army spent the winter of 1777-1778
William Henry Harrison Tecumseh
Native American leader
war production board
decided which companies would make war materials
hierarchy
social ordering by rank
Eli Whitney
Inventor of interchangeable parts and the cotton gin
William Penn
Founder of Pennsylvania
harriet beecher stowe
wrote uncle toms cabin
columbian exchange
early trade across atlantic
ida b. wells
black reformer who tried to end lynching
tenant farming
renting farmland for cash
Erie Canal
Canal that connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
appomattox court house
site of the confederate surrender
Edmond Genet
French diplomat who tried to get American support against the British
freedmen's bureau
government agency that helped former slaves and poor whites by giving out food and clothing
Elastic Clause
Clause in the Constitution that allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers
Minutemen
Civilian soldiers
william seward
secretary of state under lincoln and johnson
axis powers
germany, italy, and japan
Salutary Neglect
An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies
Thomas Pinckney
Negotiated treaty with Spain over Spanish lands east of the Mississippi River
civil servie
government administration
Checks and Balances
Provisions of the Constitution that keep one branch of the government from controlling the other two branches
Nathaniel Bacon
Planter who led a rebellion in 1676 against the governor of the Virginia Colony
john hay
u.s. secretary of state
robert e. lee
confederate general
credit mobilier
name of company involved in stealing of rr money
vicksburg
union victory in missisippi
headright system
the virgina companys system
anaconda plan
three part union plan for victory
Indian Removal Act
Law that forced Native Americans to move west
American System
Clay's plan for economic development
suffrage
the right to vote
McColloch v. Maryland
Supreme Court case that denied Maryland the right to tax the Bank of the United States
John Tyler
Tenth president
nagasaki
city where a second atomic bomb was droped in japan
Bank of the United States
National bank established by Congress first in 1791 and then in 1816
Friedrich von Steuben
Prussian officer who helped train American soldiers
Protective Tariff
Tax on imported goods to protect domestic business
david g. farragut
commander of the union navy
boss tweed
head of new yorks powerful democratic machine
joseph pulitzer
owner of the new york world newspaper
george creel
head of the committee on public information
redemption
regaining of power in democratic south
great migration
movement of many blacks from southern cities to the north
segregation
word used to describe racial seperation
general john j. pershing
commander of AEF
Loyalists
Colonists who were loyal to Britain
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Law that organized the Northwest Territories
Metacom
Native American chief who fought against English colonists in the King Philip's War
japanese american citizens league
civil rights group formed by japanese americans
james farmer
civil rights leader who founded the congress of tacial equality
Shays's Rebellion
Anti-tax protest by farmers
omar bradley
american general
joint-stock
companies where investors poured in their wealth
Andrew Jackson
General who led American forces in Battle of New Orleans
black codes
laws enacted in many southern states that discriminated against african americans
benjamin harrison
23rd president
sherman antitrust act
law that outlawed trusts
Profiteering
Selling goods that are difficult to come by for a profit
Spoils System
System in which incoming political parties throw out former government workers and replace them with their own friends
bernard M. baruch
leader of the war industries board
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia inventor, writer, and political leader
interstate commerce act
law granting congress authority to regulate rr activities
dwight d eisenhower
american general of forces in europe
NACW
nation association of colored women
Triangular Trade
The pattern of shipping trade across the Atlantic
joseph smith
founder of mormons
Extradition
Procedure for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed
colonization
the establishment of outlying settlements
personal liberty laws
laws passed by nothern staes forbidding the imprisonment of escaped slaves
brigaham young
leader of mormons who decided to move to utah
Slave
Person who is considered the property of another
Tariff of 1816
A protective tariff designed to help American industries
henry david thoreau
author of walden who practiced transcendentalism
andrew johnson
president after lincolns assasination
reconstruction
period of rebuilding the nation after the civil war
tenement
multifamily urban dwellings
Electoral College
Electors chosen by the states to elect the president and vice president
Boston Massacre
Conflict between colonists and British soldiers in which four colonists were killed
national trades union
early national workers organizations
carrie chapman catt
president of NAWSA
george patton
american general who led the third army to liberate paris
John C. Calhoun
Vice-President and congressional leader from South Carolina
Whig Party
Political party formed in 1834 to oppose policies of Andrew Jackson
roger b. taney
chief justic who wrote the ruling in the dred scott case
IWWW
union of radicals n socialists "wobblies"
Bill of RIghts
First ten Amendments
renaissance
period when europeans began investigating all aspects of physical world
central powers
germany austria-hungary and the ottoman empire
Mercantilism
Theory that countries should acquire gold and focus on exporting goods and owning colonies
Federalists
Supporters of the new Constitution
impeach
legal process to formally charge the president with misconduct in office
juan ponce de leon
discovered florida
convoy system
having merchant ships travel in groups protected by warships
Marquis de Lafayette
French noble who helped the Americans
neutrality acts
laws passed by congress to ban the sale of arms or loans to nations at war
alexander graham bell
inventor of the telephone
savana
a dry grassland with trees and bushes
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty that secured the purchase of Flordia from Spain
kwakiutl
native american group that lived on northwest coast
Plymouth Colony
Second permanent English colony in North America founded by the Pilgrims
Bank of the United States
A national bank funded by the federal government and wealth investors
bull moose party
nickname for the new progressive party
thomas alva edison
inventor of the light bulb
Martial Law
Rule by the military
Great Awakening
Religious revival movement in the colonies
d-day
allied invasion of nazi-controlled france
Middle Passage
The voyage that brought slaves to America
elizabeth cady stanton
leader in the abolition and womens rights movements
john brown
fierce opponent of slavery who led a raid that killed five proslaves
jose marti
political activist who fought for cuban independence
Tecumseh
Shawnee chief who formed Native American confederation to fight Americans
John Marshall
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
conscription
the draft
gettysburg
most decisive battle of the war
Cabinet
Chief advisers of the president
james buchanan
15 president
War Hawk
One who favors war
Confederation
A loose alliance of states
federal trade commission
federal agency to investigate businesses to inforce laws
rutherford b. hayes
president who ended reconstruction
Puritans
Members of a religious group known for its strict beliefs
sanford b. dole
ami businessmen who became pres of government after queen was pushed out
Daniel Webster
A Senate leader from Massachusetts
rough riders
fighting unit led by teddy roosevelt
american expeditionary force
american military force that fought in WWI
Stamp Act
Law passed by Parliament to make colonists buy a stamp to place on many items such as wills and newspapers
jefferson davis
president of the confederacy
division of labor
assignment of differnt jobs to differnt indivi.
samuel j. tilden
pres. canidate for democrats
Roger Sherman
Delegate who developed the Great Compromise
patronage
giving of government jobs to people who helped you get elected
Judiciary Act of 1789
Law that set up the national court system
utopian communites
designed to be perfect societes
Executive Branch
The branch of government that makes laws
Chief Executive
President of the United States
hideki tojo
prime minister of japan during WWII
King Philip's War
Conflict between settlers and Native Americans
joseph stalin
communist dictator of the soviet union
telegraph
device that sends messgaes by wires
V-E day
victory in europe day, nazi germany surrenders
adolf hitler
nazi dictator of germany
chester nimitz
commander of the american naval forces in the pacific
mestizo
person of mixed spanish and native american heritage
jane adams
social reformer who helped poor
henry cabot lodge
conservative senetor who wanted to keep the u.s. out of the league of nations
new mexico
spanish colonies in NA
espionage and sedition acts
laws that enacted harsh punishments against anyone who opposed participation in the war
freeport doctrine
idea that any territory could ban slavery simply by refusing slavery laws
KKK
terrorist group of white southerners who were racist against blacks
munn v. illinois
court case that gave government right to regulate private industry
capitalism
economic system in which individuals and businesses control the means of production
daniel burnham
chicago architect
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty that ended the War of 1812
frederick law olmsted
developer of central park
mark twain
pen name of the novelist samuel clemens
Aaron Burr
Democratic-Republican and running mate of Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 election
emilio aguinaldo
filipino rebel leader
kinship
family ties
george m. pullman
inventor of the sleeping car
tuskegee normal and industrial institute
school headed by booker t. washington
lusitania
british passanger ship attacked and sunk by germans
blitzkrieg
lightning war strategy used by germany against poland
grover cleveland
22nd and 24th president
Townshend Acts
Laws passed by Parliament in 1767 that set taxes on imports to the colonies
Industrial Revolution
A change in the making of goods from small workshops to large factories that used machines
Blockade
Sealing ports to prevent other ships from entering or leaving
civil disobediance
the form of protest that calls on people to disobey unjust laws
compromise of 1850
series or measures that were intended to settle the disagreements between free states and slave states
Enlightenment
Intellectual movement that started in Europe
mormons
religious group that settled near great salt lake
red cross
relief angency founded by clara barton in 1881
stephen f. austin
leader of american colony in texas
sarah and angelina grimke
leaders in the abolitionists movement
Lewis and Clark
Leaders of an expedition to explore the Louisiana Purchase
Samuel Adams
One of the founders of the Sons of Liberty
chester a. arthur
21 president
soujourner truth
former slave who became womens rights activist
gettysburg address
inportant speech by lincoln
scalawag
white southerner who joined republican party
atlantic charter
british and american statement of goals for fighting WWII
pope
pueblo religious leader who led uprising against spanish
hiram revels
first black senator
strike
work stoppages by workers
antietam
union victory
kongo
small kingdoms on the lower congo river
battle of midway
american victory that was a turning point in the pacific war
manifest destiny
belief that the united states would expand across the continent
gifford pinchot
head of the u.s. forest service
market revolution
economic changes where people buy and sell goods
horizontal integration
process in which companies producing
charles de gaulle
head of french government in exile in england
ulysses s. grant
union general
allie
one side in WWI great britain france and russia
abraham lincoln
16TH PRES during civil war
sharcropping
system in which landowners leased their land in return for portion of crops
Preamble
Introduction to the Constitution
nuremberg trials
tribunal that tired nazi leaders for war crimes
State of the Union Address
Message delivered by the president once a year
andersonville
confederate war camp
John Winthrop
Leader of the first settlers at Massachusetts Bay Colony
land grant
gift of public land to an individual
san juan hill
important american victory in cuba
fort sumter
union fort in charleston SC
nuclear family
household consisting of mom dad and children
pure food and drug act
law to stop the sale of unclean food and drugs
george marshall
army chief of staff during WWII
Tariff of Abominations
Henry Clay's name for an 1828 tariff increase
cyrus mc cormick
inventor of the mechanical reaper
Nationalism
A belief that national interests as a whole should be more important than what one region wants
reparations
payments made by defeated countries after a war
david lloyd george
british prime minister
Francisco franco
facist dictator of spain
open door notes
message sent by john hay to other countries to protect u.s. trading in china
Kayshaya Pomo
Native indian group from california
Inflation
Rise in the price of goods
frederick douglas
noted abolitionsits leader
christopher columbus
itailian explorer who sailed to north america for spain
master
a skilled artisan who owned a business and employed others
benito mussolini
facist dictator of italy
mary harris jones
organizer for the united mine workers
Anne Hutchinson
Puritan dissenter banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony who fled to Rhode Island in 1638
XYZ Affair
American anger over bribes demanded by French diplomats
Second Continental Congress
The meeting of colonial delegates that approved the Declaration of Independence
Patriots
Colonists who wanted independence from Britain
Thomas Jefferson
Main author of the Declaration of Independence
bleeding kansas
nickname given to territory cause of the violence
pueblo
native american group eastern NA
office of price administration
agency that fought inflation
encomienda
brutal spanish system of native labor
John Jay
Negotiated a treaty with Britain over territory
Intolerable Acts
A series of laws set up by Parliament to punish Massachusetts for it protests against the British
militarism
building up armed forces to prepare for war
radical republican
one the congressional republicans who wanted to destroy the polical power of southerners
Martin Van Buren
Eighth president
Enumerated Powers
Powers specifically granted in the Constitution
protectorate
a country that is partly controlled by another, stronger country
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the war
jim crowe laws
laws that helped segregation
confederacy
Confederate States of America
transcontinental railroad
a railroad that crosses the entire country
prince henry
protugese prince who started a school for sailors
bull run
battle won by confederates
graft
use of political influence for personal gain
Democratic-Republicans
Jefferson's political party and ancestors of today's Democratic Party
john c. fremont
republican canidate in the 1856 presidential election
niagra movement
insisted that blacks should seek a liberal arts education
House of Representatives
Lower house of the national legislature
franklin pierce
14th president
holocaust
systematic murder of 11 million jews by the nazis
Douglas MacArthur
american commander in the phillippines
benin
african kingdom around the niger river
rural free delivery
system that brought packages directly to the home
treaty of paris
treaty that ended the spanish american war
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney's invention for cleaning cotton
Andrew Jackson
Military hero and seventh president
Federalism
The division of power between the federal and state governments
alamo
site of a key battle in the texas revoultion
republic of texas
independent nation that was created after texans defeated mexico in the texas revoulution
sam houston
first president of the republic of texas
second great awakening
widespread spiritual gathering
iroquois
native americans in eastern NA
totalitarian
government that has complete control over its citizens and puts down all opposition
compromise of 1877
ended reconstruction and gave presidency to hayes
chinese exclusion act
limited chinese immigration
charles grandison finney
an important precher in the revivalist movement
trench warfare
fighting between fortified ditches
social gospel movement
movement that urged people to help the poor
armistice
truce agreement
habeas corpus
court order that says people have a right to know why they are being jailed
Republic
A government in which the people elect representative to govern
Roger Williams
Puritan dissenter who set up a new colony in Rhode Island
emancipation proclamation
order issued by lincoln freeing slaves behind confederate lines
gentlemens agreement
limited jap immigration to u.s.
Interchangeable Parts
Standardized parts that can be used in place of one another
King George lll
King of England during the American Revolution
conservation
the planned management of natural resources
Articles of Confederation
The set of laws that established the first government of the United States
wilmont proviso
bill that would ban slavery in the territories acquired after the war with mexico
fifty four forty or fight
u.s. call for annexation of oregon territory
plessy v. ferguson
court case uphelp the jim crowe laws
texas revolution
texas war for independence
jamestown
first permanent settlement
roosevelt corollary
roosevelts extension of the monroe doctrine
Embargo
A ban on exporting goods to other countries
square deal
president roosevelt's program of progressive reforms
zimmerman note
message proposing an alliance between germany and mexico against the u.s.
fugitive slave act
law that provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
platt amendment
provisions in the cuban consition that gave the u.s. broad rights in that country
Sir Edmund Andros
Governor appointed by the king of England to govern over the Dominion of England
susan b. anthony
leader of women suffrage movement
Midnight Judge
Judge appointed to the Supreme Court by President Adams late on the last day of his administration
Pontiac
Native American leader who fought the British
melting pot
mixture of different cultures living together
w.e.b. du bois
first african america to recieve ph.d from harvard
millard fillmore
13th president
francisco "pancho" villa
mexican revolutionary
Three-Fifths Compromise
Compromise that allowed states to count three-fifths of their slaves as part of the population
fifteeth amendment
banned states from denying african americans the right to vote
alfred t. mahan
american imperialist who urged the building of the u.s. navy
nonagression pact
agreement between germany and russia not to fight one another
mass transit
transportation system that moved large numbers of people
conscientious objector
person who believes fighting is wrong and therefore doesn't want to be in the military
Neutrality
To support neither side
poll tax
money one had to pay in order to vote
Proclamation of 1763
Law limiting the area of English settlement
Proprietor
Owner of a colony
Trail of Tears
Path the Cherokee were forced to travel from Georgia to Indian Territory
eugene v. debbs
leader of the american railway company
ralph waldo emerson
leading transcendentalist philosopher
u.s.s. maine
u.s. warship that exploded in a cuban harbor
americanization movement
program to teach ami culture to immigrants
Double Jeopardy
Being tried more than once for the same crime
monitor
union ironclad
French and Indian War
War that gave the British control of North America
Little Turtle
Native American leader who led Native American confederacy against Americans in the Battle of Fallen Timbers
George Grenville
Financial expert who was appointed prime minister of Britain in 1763
yellow journalism
exaggerating stories to attract attention
nationalism
a devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation
free soil party
political party formed to oppose extending slavery in the territories
Electoral College
A group selected to elect the president, in which each state's number of electors in equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress
political machine
groupe that controlled a political party
secession
decision by a state to leave the union
National Road
A federally funded road, stretching from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois
Navigation Acts
Laws passed by the British to control colonial trade
GI bill of rights
law passed by congress to help servicemen readjust to civillan life

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