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- 1AmendmentA change to a formal document such as the constitution.
- 2AssimilateTo understand something (ideas, information, ect.) fully.
- 3BiasTo "lean" toward one item/choice over another.
- 4BicameralHaving two branches (of a government or legislative group) such as the House of Representatives and Senate.
- 5BoomtownA town going through a rapid growth when resources allow it to.
- 6CapitalismA system of government that follows "Social Darwinism." Life is a competition rather than co-operating with others.
- 7Captain of IndustrySomeone who got rich during the Gilded Age by doing good things and not causing harm to others in the process.
- 8Checks and BalancesThe idea in which one branch of government can't have more power over another branch of government.
- 9CongressThe House of Representatives and Senate put together make the congress. They discuss and vote on political issues.
- 10Due Process of lawNo citizen can be deprived of their rights and the trial must be fair and according to the law.
- 11EconomicsThe social means of how goods and services / money is around the country.
- 12EmancipatedFreed from bondage
- 13EnfranchiseTo give someone the right to vote.
- 14EnumeratedMention something on by one. To establish a number of/ list of something.
- 15FederalismThe concept where there are multiple levels of government such as national government and state government.
- 16Forty-NinersPeople who went to the California Gold Rush in 1849.
- 17Free EnterpriseThe freedom for businesses (private) to compete for profit.
- 18Habeas CorpusThe right to a speedy trial.
- 19IndustryThe production of a product.
- 20JudicialThe branch of government that controls the courts.
- 21BlockadeSealing or blocking something off so goods and people cant get enter or leave.
- 22Ku Klux KlanAmericas first terrorist group; they were organized in the south to stop and fight black rights in America.
- 23Manifest DestinyThe belief that it was destiny for America to expand westward.
- 24MartyrA person killed because of belief.
- 25MonopolyWhen someone or some company owns a whole market in the marketplace/economy.
- 26NomadicSomeone who doesn't stay in one place to live. They are constantly moving from place to place.
- 27OverrideWhen a president veto's a bill, congress can still pass it as a law. This is called an override.
- 28Popular SovereigntyGiving the power and decisions to the people and not completely to the government.
- 29RatifyTo formally approve something such as a bill.
- 30RadicalExtreme, out of the norm.
- 31RepublicanismRuling a state as a republic with a leader chosen by popular sovereignty.
- 32Robber baronA rich person in the gilded age that got his money mostly from "stepping" on other people to reach their goals and also by usually bad morals.
- 33RuralField, farm like area.
- 34Separation of PowersEach branch of government has their own power / role in the government.
- 35Social DarwinismThe idea that the fittest will survive put into context of to days society or a social world.
- 36SuffrageThe right to vote in political elections.
- 37Supreme CourtThe highest court ran by the Judicial branch.
- 38TariffA tax or toll on imports or on exports.
- 39Taxation without representationWhen Britain was taxing Americans without Americans having a say.
- 40Trade UnionA group of workers that protest / fight for something better at the workplace.
- 41UrbanDense Ike a city. Opposite of rural.
- 42VetoWhen the president turns down a bill.
- 43Thomas Jefferson3rd president and the author of the Declaration of Independence.
- 44Andrew jacksonThe first "common man" president. Did many bad things such as the Trail of Tears.
- 45SacagaweaWas a "guide" on Lewis and Clark's exposition westward.
- 46James PolkHe was the president that expanded America westward to the pacific ocean.
- 47Frederick DouglassAn escaped slave that started a newspaper, wrote an autobiography, and inspired many different people on the topic of slavery.
- 48Harriet Beecher StoweA white American abolitionist that wrote novels such as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to inspire people on the topic of slavery.
- 49John BrownAn abolitionist that raided Harper's Ferry for weapons to fight pro-slavery people.
- 50Robert E. leeThe best general for the confederates during the civil war.
- 51Andrew JohnsonWorst president during reconstruction. He vetoed every bill that favored the north and wanted slavery back for the south.
- 52Susan B. AnthonyPlayed a huge role in starting the women's suffrage movement.
- 53Sitting BullLed Indian tribes during the time when Americans were not at peace with Indians.
- 54George CusterThe general who decided to fight sitting bull and his tribe that he led.
- 55Cornelius VanderbiltOne of the richest people in the gilded age. He got his money from using ships to get people to California for the gold rush.
- 56John RockefellerOne of the richest people during the gilded age. He got his money off of a new way to refine oil.
- 57Andrew CarnegieOne of the richest people in the gilded age. He made his money off of a new and cheap way to mass produce steel.
- 58JamestownThe very first English settlement on America.
- 59PlymouthThe second settlement on america that more religious people founded for religious freedom.
- 60Lexington and ConcordThis was the first battle of the revolutionary war.
- 61Erie CanalThis canal connected Chicago and New York and allowed larger growth out west.
- 62The AlamoMexicans under the rule of President General Antonio López de Santa Anna attacked Texans and brutally defeated them.
- 63Harper's FerryHarper's Ferry was a military base that had a large amount of weapons that John Brown wanted to take to fight pro slavery people.
- 64Fort SumterThe very first battle of the Civil War. There were no casualties but the confederate army won it.
- 65GettysburgThe bloodies battle of the civil war was Gettysburg. It was also where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.
- 66Appomattox CourthouseThis is where the Union army surrendered Robert E. Lee and effectively ended the civil war.
- 67Ford's TheaterThis is the place president Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
- 68Promontory Point, UtahThis is the exact place where the two railroads that made up the trans-continental railroad met and officially completed the railroad.
- 69Ellis Island and Angel IslandThese were the two places where Immigrants went to to be able to legally immigrate to America.
- 70Declaration of IndepenceA document signed July 4th, 1776 that officially declared America independent from Britain.
- 71Revolutionary warThe war between America and Britain mostly for control / independence.
- 72Articles of ConfederationThis was the first, failed constitution. It can be referred to as a dog with all bark but no teeth because it couldn't enforce anything.
- 73Great CompromiseThis allowed for the bicameral offices in congress, the house of representatives and the senate. It allowed to have voting be based off of population and have voting equal for all states at the same time.
- 74Passing of the ConstitutionThe constitution was finally passed when everyone signed it in 1776
- 75Adding the Bill of Rights.The bill of rights are the first 10 amendments to the constitution giving more power and rights to the people.
- 76Louisiana PurchaseThis is when America bought the Louisiana territory from France in 1803 for a really great deal.
- 77Missouri CompromiseThis compromise ruled all states below the 36 30 line slave states and the ones above it free states while allowing Missouri to be a slave state.
- 78Indian Removal ActIndian tribes in the Florida Territory were forced to move west to the great plains. A lot of Indians died on this trip.
- 79Mexican American WarThis was a battle fought for south-west land. The Americans won and we gained the land.
- 80California Gold RushIn 1849 gold was found in California. The news reached the east and many people headed west to strike rich.
- 81Homestead ActEncouraged westward movement by offering 160 acres of free land.
- 82Industrial RevolutionA time period when people started to move from rural settings to urban settings because of new technology.
- 83Underground RailroadThis was a way for abolitionists to help free slaves from slavery.
- 84Seneca Falls Convention.This was the very fist women's rights convention and it was big in the suffrage movement.
- 85Compromise of 1850This compromise let California in as a free state, let New Mexico and Utah to choose whether or not they wanted to be free states, and it abolished the slave trade.
- 86Kansas-Nebraska act.It split up Kansas and Nebraska into two territories so they could choose if they wanted to be free or slaves states.
- 87Dred Scott c. SanfordThis is a court case where a master took his slave, Dred Scott, to a free state but Dred Scott was still a slave since he was property when he took his master to court.
- 88Fugitive Slave ActThis act allowed runaway slaves to be captured by anyone.
- 89Bleeding KansasThis was a bunch of violent attacks between pro and anti slavery groups.
- 90Civil WarThis was was America against it self. It was south vs. north, or Union vs Confederates to see who could keep their old way of life.
- 91Emancipation ProclamationThis freed all slaves in rebel areas during the civil war.
- 92Civil War Draft RiotsPoor people were not happy that you could pay out of being drafted into war because rich people wouldn't have to fight unlike poor people. This caused quite a few protests.
- 93Gettysburg AddressAbraham Lincoln gave this speech to boost the moral of the union soldiers to keep on fighting.
- 94ReconstructionThis was the era after the civil war where we were trying to be one country again without conflict.
- 95Civil War AmendmentsThese amendments gave African Americans more and more rights.
- 96Completion of the Trans-Continental RailroadThe completion of the railroad was a big thing. There was a ceremony when the two sides of the track met at Promontory Point, Utah.
- 97Indian WarsThese are a long span of battles and conflicts between Native Americans and Americans. These disputes happened a lot.
- 98Gilded AgeThis is the age during America where big businesses and really rich people rose up and took over the economy. Often referred to as our golden age, but it really isn't.
- 99Populist PartyThis is more or less a protest from farmers against Republicans and Democrats for ignoring their needs.
- 100Plessy v. FergusonThis decision ruled Americans and Blacks "seperate but equal" so they all had the same rights but they were seperated.