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Rachel Kurovski Englisch 100 Karten

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1Amendmenta small change to a law or document
2Assimilateto understand completely
3Biasan opinion against or for someone or something that is unfair
4Bicameralto have two rooms or branches
5Blockadeto cut of completely
6Boomtownhaving a huge growth because of good benifit
7Capitalisma system where the economy is controlled by big money makers and buisness men and not the state
8Captains of Industryleaders who transform America's economy with their buisness skills, helps others
9Checks and Balanceswhen one part of the government keeps the others in check so they don't become to powerful
10Congressthe two houses in the legislative branch, they are the House of Representatives and the Senate
11Due Process of Lawfair treatment in a court case, no biases
12Economicsthe making, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
13Emancipateto be free from bondage, slavery
14Enfranchiseto be given the right to vote
15Enumeratedto be listed
16Federalismwhere different types of the government have certain power
17Forty-ninerssomeone who went to California in 1849 for the gold rush
18Free Enterprisean economy that can hold itself together with free business compition
19Habeas Corpusthe right to see a judge in court for a crime
20Industrybusiness activities, trade or making things
21Judicialthe judgment in courts
22Ku Klux Klana secret organization that hurt blacks, and whites that stood up to them
23Manifest Destinythe belief that americans had the right to explore the land it was their god given right
24Martyrsomeone who dies for a religious cause
25Monopolywhere one business is the only business selling something, forcing the buyer to be their only option
26Nomadicwhere an indian tribe doesn't stay in one place
27Overridewhere congress over comes the president's veto with a 2/3rds vote
28Popular Sovereigntythe people give the government the power
29Ratifyto agree to something
30RadicalExtreme
31Republicanismwhere the people vote for their representative
32Robber Barona big business man who is greedy and doesn't think about the buyer
33Ruralcountryside
34Separation of Powerswere one part of the government doesn't have to much power
35Social Darwinismwhere the survival of the fittest comes into play
36suffragethe right to vote
37Supreme Courtthe highest court system in the country
38Tariffa tax or duty of the people
39Taxation without Representationcolonist who were taxed without having a say in court
40Trade Unionwere workers come together for better working conditions
41Urbancity
42Vetowhere the president says no to a bill
43Thomas Jeffersonhe was America's 3rd president and he wrote the Declaration of Independence
44Andrew Jacksonhe was the 7th president and supported slavery
45Sacagaweaa guide and translator on the Lewis and Clark expedition
46James K. Polkwas known as 'Mr. Manifest Destiny' because he got the most land for america
47Frederick Douglassan escaped slave who was a good speaker
48Harriet Beecher Stowewrote a book on slavery called "Uncle Toms Cabin"
49John Browna white abolitionist who believed that fighting back with weapons was to only option
50Robert E. Leethe best general in america during the civil war
51Andrew Johnsonwas the 17th president and was lincoln's vice president, he supported slavery
52Susan B. Anthonyan abolitionist who was also a suffragist
53Sitting Bullan indian who resisted the americans
54George Custerhe was an army officer and a calvary commander in the civil war
55Cornelius Vanderbiltbuilt railroads and shipped items
56John Rockefellerhe created Standard Oil and created monopoly
57Andrew Carnegiemade his money off steel
58Jamestownthe first town to be built in america and made money on tobacco
59Plymouth2nd english settlement that came for religious freedom
60Lexington and Concordthe first armed conflict between Great Britain and America, start of the revolutionary war
61Erie Canala canal that goes from New York to the Great Lakes
62The Alamowhen mexican forces took siege to San Antonio, Texas
63Harper's FerryJohn Brown lead a raid on it to help slaves fight back, failed raid
64Fort Sumterthe first battle of the civil war
65Gettysburgthe bloodiest battle in the civil war
66Appomattox Courthousewhen Lee surrendered and the final resistance of the South
67Ford's Theaterwhere Lincoln was assassinated by John Booth
68Promontory Point, Utahwhere the Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined
69Ellis Island and Angel IslandEllis Island- were european immigrants came to America
Angel Island- were asian immigrants came to America
70Declaration of Independencesaid that we were no longer a part of Great Britain
71Revolutionary Warwar fought with Britain to get our freedom
72Articles of Confederationweak laws that the government couldn't put into force
73Great Compromisesaid that smaller states would have a say in the government
74Passing of the Constitutiononly nine states had to agree to it and at least nine did
75Adding the Bill of Rightsa 2nd constitutional convention was held to clear up citizens rights
76Louisiana PurchaseThomas Jefferson bought it from France who had war debts
77Missouri Compromiseanything below the 36,30 line would be a slave state and anything above would be a free state
78Indian Removal Actsforced indians to move to reservations for room for settlement
79Mexican-American Warwhere mexico tried to invade america
80California Gold Rushwhen gold was found in California and people rushed to find the gold
81Homestead Actwhere the rest of the land in Utah were for free, from the government
82Industrial Revolutionwhere machines kept getting better and changed america into a industrial country
83Underground Railroada system of people who helped slaves escape slavery
84Seneca Falls Conventionwhere women came together to help women's rights
85Compromise of 1850where Texas lost New Mexico, california was a free state, new mexico and Arizona can say yes or no to slavery, and D.C. was banned from having slave trade
86Kansas-Nebraska Actkansas could say yes or no to slavery if Nebraska became a slave state
87Dred Scott vs. Stanfordwhere Dred Scott tried to sue for his freedom
88Fugitive Slave Actwhere fugitive slaves were allowed to be caught anywhere
89Bleeding Kansaswhere jay hawks and boarder ruffians fought for wether Kansas should be slave state or not
90Civil Warwhere the south succeeded the north and we fought to stay one country
91Emancipation Proclamationwhere all slaves in areas of rebellion were considered free
92Civil War draft riotswhere riots were thrown against wealthy whites and blacks because they had to fight
93Gettysburg Addresslincoln gave a speech to raise the spirits of the North
94Reconstructionwhen we were trying to rebuild our country
95Civil Rights Amendmentsgave black males their full citizenship
96Completion of the Transcontinental Railroadwhere the government built a railroad across america and made it easier for people to travel
97Indian Warswhere indians were fighting back for being put on reservations
98Gilded Agewere society and the government are influenced in america greatly
99Populist Partywhere the people banned together to get more say in the government
100Plessy vs. Fergusonwhere the supreme court decided blacks were separate but equal