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  1. 1Abraham Lincoln16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth
  2. 2AlamoA Spanish mission converted into a fort, it was besieged by Mexican troops in 1836. The Texas garrison held out for thirteen days, but in the final battle, all of the Texans were killed by the larger Mexican forces
  3. 3Andrew Johnson17th president of the United States, A southerner from Tennessee, as V.P. when Lincoln was killed, he became President. He opposed radical Republicans who passed Reconstruction Acts over his veto. The first U.S. president to be impeached, he survived the Senate removal by only one vote.
  4. 4Battle of GettysburgTurning point of the war that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North
  5. 5Black codesLaws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
  6. 6Bleeding KansasA series of violent fights between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas who had moved to Kansas to try to influence the decision of whether or not Kansas would be a slave state or a free state
  7. 7California Gold Rushin 1849 when gold was discovered in California which attracted a rush of people all over the country to San Francisco.
  8. 8CaliforniosDescendants of Spanish and Mexican conquerors; Spanish speaking inhabitants of California they were culture of Mexico carried to California
  9. 9CarpetbaggersA northern who went to the South immediately after the Civil War; especially one who tried to gain political advantage or other advantages from the disorganized situation in southern states
  10. 10Charles SumnerAbolitionist senator whose verbal attack on the South provoked a physical assault that severely injured him
  11. 11Chinese Exclusion ActDenied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate. American workers felt threatened by the job competition.
  12. 12Civil WarAn American war between the Northern states and 11 Southern states, which seceded from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. The major issues that led to the war were slavery and states' rights. the confederacy lost the war, and the Southern states returned to the United States
  13. 13Compromise of 1850Forestalled the Civil War by instating the Fugitive Slave Act, banning slave trade in DC, admitting California as a free state, splitting up the Texas territory, and instating popular sovereignty in the Mexican cession
  14. 14Confederate States of Americaa republic formed in February of 1861 and composed of the eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States
  15. 15ConscriptionA forced enlistment of citizens of a country to fight for their country
  16. 16Credit MobilierThis was a fraudulent construction company created to take the profits of the Union Pacific Railroad. Using government funds for the railroad, the Union Pacific directors gave padded construction contracts to Congress members
  17. 17Crittenden Compromiseattempt to prevent Civil War by Senator Crittenden who offered a Constitutional amendment recognizing slavery in the territories south of the 36 30' line, noninterference by Congress with existing slavery and compensation to the owners of fugitive slaves and was defeated by Republicans
  18. 18Dred Scott Case1857 Supreme court case that developed the fact that slaves were property not persons entitled to constitutional rights. It was the second Supreme Court decision to declare a law unconstitutional
  19. 19Emancipation ProclamationIssued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free
  20. 20Fifteenth Amendment1870 constitutional amendment that guaranteed voting rights regardless of race or previous condition of servitude
  21. 21Fire-eatersrefers to a group of extremist pro-slavery politicians from the South who urged the separation of southern states into a new nation, which became known as the Confederate States of America
  22. 22Forty-NinersEasterners who flocked to California after the discovery of gold there. They established claims all over northern California and overwhelmed the existing government. Arrived in 1849.
  23. 23Fourteenth AmendmentA constitutional amendment giving full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States, except for American Indians
  24. 24Free-soil movementopposed the expansion of slavery in new states (particularly out west); subcategory of the Republican party who were also abolitionist; popular during the late antebellum period; Abraham Lincoln was the most influential person of this political party
  25. 25Freedman's BureauOrganization created at the end of the Civil War that aided southerns (mainly former slaves) with education, finding food, shelter and employment
  26. 26Gadsden Purchasepurchase by the United States of southwestern lands from Mexico
  27. 27General Antonio Lopez de Santa AnnaMexican General who trued to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War
  28. 28George McClellanA major general during the American Civil
    War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served
    briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as the general-in-chief of
    the Union Army. Early in the war, McClellan played an
    important role in raising a well-trained and organized army for
    the Union. Chronically underestimated force of confederate
    army, leading to failure of Peninsula Campaign and was fired.
  29. 29GreenbacksName for Union paper money not backed by gold
    or silver. Value would fluctuate depending on status of the war
  30. 30Habeas CorpusA court order requiring authorities to bring a
    prisoner before the court so that the court can determine whether
    the prisoner is being held legally.
  31. 31Harpers FerryJohn Brown's scheme to invade the South with
    armed slaves, backed by sponsoring, northern abolitionists;
    seized the federal arsenal; Brown and remnants were caught by
    Robert E. Lee and the US Marines; Brown was hanged
  32. 32Hiram RevelsA clergyman and teacher who became the
    nation's first black senator in 1870. He completed the term of
    Jefferson Davis.
  33. 33James BuchananThe 15th President of the United States
    (1857-1861). He tried to maintain a balance between pro-slavery
    and antislavery factions, but his moderate views angered radicals
    in both North and South, and he was unable to forestall the
    secession of South Carolina on December 20, 1860.
  34. 34James K. Polk11th President of the United States from
    Tennessee; committed to westward expansion; led the country
    during the Mexican War; U.S. annexed Texas and took over
    Oregon during his administration
  35. 35Jefferson DavisAn American statesman and politician who
    served as President of the Confederate States of America for its
    entire history from 1861 to 1865
  36. 36John BrownAbolitionist who was hanged after leading an
    unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)
  37. 37John C. Fremont1856 Republican presidential nominee;
    platform called for no expansion of slavery, free homesteads, and
    a probusiness protective tariff
  38. 38Kansas-Nebraska Act1854 - Created Nebraska and Kansas
    as states and gave the people in those territories the right to
    chose to be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty.
  39. 39Know-nothing partyA party which pushed for political
    action against these newcomers. They displayed the feelings of
    America regarding newcomers that were different and therefore,
    the double standard of the country.
  40. 40Ku Klux KlanA secret society created by white southerners in
    1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans
    from obtaining their civil rights.
  41. 41Liberal RepublicansA group of Republicans for reform; they
    vouched for purification of the administration in Washington,
    and argued against military Reconstruction
  42. 42Manifest DestinyA notion held by a nineteenth-century
    Americans that the United States was destined to rule the
    continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
  43. 43Mexican Cession1848. Awarded as part of the Treaty of
    Guadalupe-Hidalgo after the Mexican American War. U.S. paid
    $15 million for 525,000 square miles
  44. 44Mexican-American War(1846-1848) The war between the
    United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired
    one half of the Mexican territory.
  45. 45multiple causationthe belief that an event occurs as a result
    of several factors working in combination
  46. 46NativismA policy of favoring native-born individuals over
    foreign-born ones
  47. 47Oregon Trail2000 mile long path along which thousands of
    Americans journeyed to the Willamette Valley in the 1840's.
  48. 48Oregon TreatyNegotiation of the border between Oregon and
    Canada; Americans wanted it at 54º40' (slogan became "Fiftyfour
    forty or fight!"); eventually was put at the 49th parallel
  49. 49Popular SovereigntyA belief that ultimate power resides in
    the people
  50. 50Presentism1) All reality is contained in the present. A list of
    things that are (part of reality in the broadest sense) will not
    include events entirely in the past or future
  51. 51Radical RepublicansAfter the Civil War, a group that
    believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that
    Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.
  52. 52Reconstructionthe period after the Civil War in the United
    States when the southern states were reorganized and
    reintegrated into the Union
  53. 53Reconstruction Acts of 1867created five military districts,
    required Congressional approval for new state consitutions,
    Confederate states give voting rights to all men, and former
    Confederate states must approve the 14th amendment
  54. 54Republican party1854 - anti-slavery Whigs and Democrats,
    Free Soilers and reformers from the Northwest met and formed
    party in order to keep slavery out of the territories
  55. 55Robert E. LeeAmerican soldier, he refused Lincoln's offer to
    head the Union army and agreed to lead Confederate forces. He
    successfully led several major battles until his defeat at
    Gettysburg, and he surrendered to the Union's commander
    General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
  56. 56Sam HoustonCommander of the Texas army at the battle of
    San Jacinto; later elected president of the Republic of Texas
  57. 57Sand Creek Massacre(1864) U.S. Army's killing of about 150
    Cheyenne elderly, women and children at the Sand Creek
    Reservation in Colorado Territory.
  58. 58ScalawagA derogatory term for Southerners who were working
    with the North to buy up land from desperate Southerners
  59. 59Scorched-earth campaign1. U.S. attacks into the
    countryside where entire villages were burned and destroyed
    72. Secession: Formal withdrawal of a state from the Union. South
    threatened to do this many times and finally would in 1861.
  60. 60Second Party SystemThe second party structure in the
    nation's history that emerged when Andrew Jackson first ran for
    the presidency in 1824. The system was built from the bottom up
    as political participation became a mass phenomenon.
  61. 61SharecroppingA system used on southern farms after the
    Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else
    in return for a small portion of the crops.
  62. 62Sherman's March to the SeaAfter the burning of Atlanta
    Georgia on Nov 15 1864, he marched 300 miles to Savannah and
    arrived there December 22nd 1864 with the 1st Alabama cavalry
    regiment.
  63. 63Stephen DouglasSenator from Illinois, author of the KansasNebraska
    Act and the Freeport Doctrine, argues in favor of
    popular sovereignty
  64. 64Stephen F. Austin(1793-1836) In 1822, Austin founded the
    first settlement of Americans in Texas. In 1833 he was sent by
    the colonists to negotiate with the Mexican government for
    Texan independence and was imprisoned in Mexico until 1835,
    when he returned to Texas and became the commander of the
    settlers' army in the Texas Revolution.
  65. 65synthesisthe combination of parts to make a whole
  66. 66TejanosMexican residents of Texas. Many fought with the
    Americans in the Revolution, but after Texas was independent,
    the Americans didn't trust them. The Americans feared they were
    spies and drove many out of Texas.
  67. 67Ten Percent PlanLincoln's plan that allowed a Southern state
    to form its own government afetr ten percent of its voters swore
    an oath of loyalty to the United States
  68. 68Texas AnnexationAmericans moved to Texas territory and
    became unhappy with their rule. The revolted and won
    independence.
  69. 69Thirteenth Amendment1865 - Freed all slaves, abolished
    slavery
  70. 70Total warA war that involves the complete mobilization of
    resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the
    warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.
  71. 71Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: (1848) treaty signed by the
    U.S. and Mexico that officially ended the Mexican-American
    War; Mexico had to give up much of its northern territory to the
    U.S (Mexican Cession); in exchange the U.S. gave Mexico $15
    million and said that Mexicans living in the lands of the
    Mexican Cession would be protected
  72. 72Wade-Davis Bil1864 Proposed far more demanding and
    stringent terms for reconstruction; required 50% of the voters of a
    state to take the loyalty oath and permitted only non-confederates
    to vote for a new state constitution; Lincoln refused to sign the
    bill, pocket vetoing it after Congress adjourned.
  73. 73William Tecumseh Sherman2nd most important Union
    General who introduced total war in "the march to the sea." He
    destroyed crops, towns, and farms everywhere he went.
  74. 74Wilmot ProvisoDavid Wilmot Bill that would ban
    slavery in the territories acquired after the War with Mexico
    (1846), Calhoun against with his compact theory (govt. created
    by states)
  75. 75Winfield Scott"Old Fuss and Feathers," whose conquest of
    Mexico City brought U.S. victory in the Mexican War
  76. 76Zachary Taylor(1849-1850), Whig president who was a
    Southern slave holder, and war hero (Mexican-American War).
    Won the 1848 election. Surprisingly did not address the issue of
    slavery at all on his platform. He died during his term and his
    Vice President was Millard Fillmore.
  77. 77abolitionismMorality-based political movement against
    slavery
  78. 78abolitionist movementAn international movement that
    between approximately 1780 and 1890 succeeded in condemning
    slavery as morally repugnant and abolishing it in much of the
    world; the movement was especially prominent in Britain and the
    United States.
  79. 79active resistancethe most negative reaction to a proposed
    change attempt, An individual who has taken it upon them self to
    resist (ex. sabotage, running away, quitting work, revolting,
    destroying crops, burning fields, murdering, etc.) Uncommon
    because of the consequences
  80. 80American SystemAn economic regime pioneered by Henry
    Clay which created a high tariff to support internal improvements
    such as road-building. This approach was intended to allow the
    United States to grow and prosper by themselves This would
    eventually help America industrialize and become an economic
    power.
  81. 81aristocratic republicanismgovernment system of the roman
    republic; this is based on the interest of wealthy powerful man
  82. 82Bingham YoungThe leader and seer of the Mormons who
    claimed popular sovereignty as their basis of independent rule
    while seeking recognition from congress of territorial status and
    polygamy
  83. 83Black Protestantismit prepared slaves spiritually for their
    emancipation, it helped slaves endure their suffering as it offered
    hope for justice in the afterlife
  84. 84capitalism(aka free enterprise) an economic system in which
    individuals own and operate the majority of businesses that
    provide goods and services. Competition, supply, and demand
    determine which goods and services are produced, how they are
    produced, and how they are distributed. (US, Canada, Japan,
    and Australia)
  85. 85Charles Fourier1772-1837. French doctrinaire thinker who
    subjected all institutions to sweeping condemnation. Advocated
    "phalanstries" or small self-sufficient communes and a system of
    social and economic organization. None of those experiments
    that were tried in France succeeded. However, Brook Farms, on a
    similar principle, was run for about 5 years in America.
  86. 86Charles G. FinneyCreated the biggest religious revival at
    Rochester in 1830-1831 attended by all denominations. He was
    known for speeding conversions. He believed destinies were in
    people's hands unlike Calvinists.
  87. 87chattel slaveryOwnership of human beings; a system of
    bondage in which a slave has the legal status of property and so
    can be bought as sold like property.
  88. 88commonwealth capitalismstates would funnel aid to private
    businesses
  89. 89CommunalismThe practice of common ownership; loyalty and
    commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group
    rather than to society as a whole
  90. 90cotton ginInvented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It removed seeds
    from cotton fibers. Now cotton could be processed quickly and
    cheaply. Results: more cotton is grown and more slaves are
    needed for more acres of cotton fields
  91. 91cult of domesticitythe ideal woman was seen as a tender,
    self-sacrificing caregiver who provided a nest for her children
    and a peaceful refuge for her husband, social customs that
    restricted women to caring for the house
  92. 92David WalkerHe was a black abolitionist who called for the
    immediate emancipation of slaves. He wrote the "Appeal to the
    Colored Citizens of the World." It called for a bloody end to white
    supremacy. He believed that the only way to end slavery was for
    slaves to physically revolt.
  93. 93Declaration of Sentiments(1848) a statement written and
    signed by women's rights supporters at the Seneca Falls
    Convention; detailed their beliefs about social injustice against
    women.
  94. 94democratic republicanismLed by Thomas Jefferson,
    believed people should have political power, favored strong
    STATE governments, emphasized agriculture, strict
    interpretation of the Constitution, pro-French, opposed National
    Bank
  95. 95domestic slave tradebuying, selling, and forced movement of
    slaves within the boundaries of the U.S., 19th century,
    importance 1)1808 international slave trade ended for the U.S. 2)
    Cotton Kingdom-geographic shift takes place, they were
    expanding and moving west to new land, need more slaves,
    areas in South and West of the S, increased slave production,
    many moved from W to S, created more occupations for slaves,
    profitable
  96. 96Dorothea dixA reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat
    the insane as mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was
    responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and
    insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded
    in persuading many states to assume responsibility for the care of
    the mentally ill. She served as the Superintendent of Nurses for
    the Union Army during the Civil War
  97. 97Eli WhitneyAn American inventor who developed the cotton
    gin. Also contributed to the concept of interchangeable parts that
    were exactly alike and easily assembled or exchanged
  98. 98Elizabeth Cady Stanton(1815-1902) A suffragette who, with
    Lucretia Mott, organized the first convention on women's rights,
    held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. Issued the Declaration
    of Sentiments which declared men and women to be equal and
    demanded the right to vote for women. Co-founded the National
    Women's Suffrage Association with Susan B. Anthony in 1869
  99. 99emancipationFree slaves
  100. 100eminent domainPower of a government to take private
    property for public use; the U.S. Constitution gives national and
    state governments this power and requires them to provide just
    compensation for property so taken.
  101. 101Erie canal, A canal between the New York cities of Albany
    and Buffalo, completed in 1825. The canal, considered a marvel
    of the modern world at the time, allowed western farmers to ship
    surplus crops to sell in the North and allowed northern
    manufacturers to ship finished goods to sell in the West.
  102. 102FourierismA utopian socialist movement started by Charles
    Fourier. He wanted to counter the current industrial system to
    replace boredom of factory life. He advocated different forms of
    work each day as well as relatively free sexual activity.
  103. 103Francis Cabot LowellAmerican industrialist who developed
    the Lowell system, a mill system that included looms that could
    both weave thread and spin cloth. He hired young women to live
    and work in his mill
  104. 104Frederick Douglass(1817-1895) American abolitionist and
    writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African
    American spokesman and writer. He published his biography,
    The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and founded the
    abolitionist newspaper, the North Star
  105. 105free blacksa "third race", prohibited from certain occupations,
    barred from some Northern states, often in competition with
    whites for menial jobs
  106. 106Harriet TubmanUnited States abolitionist born a slave on
    a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the
    Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the
    North (1820-1913)
  107. 107henry clayA northern American politician. He developed the
    American System as well as negotiated numerous compromises.
  108. 108Henry David ThoreauAmerican transcendentalist who was
    against a government that supported slavery. He wrote down his
    beliefs in Walden. He started the movement of civil-disobedience
    when he refused to pay the toll-tax to support him Mexican War
  109. 109Hudson river schoolA group of American painters of the mid
    1800s whose works are characterized by a highly romantic
    treatment of landscape, esp. along the Hudson River
  110. 110industrial revolutionA series of improvements in industrial
    technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods
  111. 111john James AudubonAmerican artist who drew birds,
    mammals, plants, and other subjects of nature giving special
    attention to the relationship between animals and their habitats.
  112. 112John Quincy Adams(1767-1848) Son of President John
    Adams and the secretary of state to James Monroe, he largely
    formulated the Monroe Doctrine. He was the sixth president of
    the United States and later became a representative in Congress.
  113. 113joseph smithFounded Mormonism in New York in 1830 with
    the guidance of an angel. 1843, Smith's announcement that God
    sanctioned polygamy split the Mormons and let to an uprising
    against Mormons in 1844; translated the Book of Mormon and
    died a martyr
  114. 114Lowell systemDeveloped in the textile mills of Lowell,
    Massachusetts, in the 1820s, in these factories as much
    machinery as possible was used, so that few skilled workers were
    needed in the process, and the workers were almost all single
    young farm women, who worked for a few years and then
    returned home to be housewives. Managers found these young
    women were the perfect workers for this type of factory life.
  115. 115Lucretia MottA Quaker who attended an anti-slavery
    convention in 1840 and her party of women was not recognized.
    She and Stanton called the first women's right convention in
    New York in 1848
  116. 116magnatessomebody who has a lot of wealth, power, and/or
    influence
  117. 117market revolution: Dramatic increase btwn 1820 and 1850 in
    the exchange of goods and services in market transactions.
    Resulted from thee combo impact of the increased output of farms
    and factories, the entrepreneurial activities of traders and
    merchants, and the dev of a transportation network of roads,
    canals and RR.
  118. 118Martin Van Buren(1837-1841) Advocated lower tariffs and
    free trade, and by doing so maintained support of the south for
    the Democratic party. He succeeded in setting up a system of
    bonds for the national debt
  119. 119McCormick reaperMechanized the harvest of grains, such as
    wheat, allowing farmers to cultivate larger plots; 1831; fueled the
    large-scale establishment of commercial agriculture in the
    Midwest
    69. McCulloch
  120. 120mercantilismAn economic policy under which nations sought
    to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of
    gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
  121. 121middle classA social class made up of skilled workers,
    professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers.
  122. 122Missouri Compromise"Compromise of 1820" over the issue
    of slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave
    state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the
    36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
  123. 123MormonismFounded by Joseph Smith, who claimed he was
    visited by God, and in 1830 he published a document called The
    Book of Mormon. He said it was a translation of a set of gld
    tablets he had found in the hills of New York, revealed to him by
    an angel of God.
  124. 124Mother Ann LeeThe founder of the United Society of Believers
    in Christ's Second Appearing, or Shakers. During the 1770s she
    emigrated from England to the town of Waterville, New York to
    avoid persecution. The method of worship she and others
    followed was one of ecstatic danci
  125. 125Nat Turner(1800-1831) American slave leader, he claimed
    that divine inspiration had led him to end the slavery system.
    Called Nat Turner's Rebellion, the slave revolt was the most
    violent one in U.S. history; he was tried, convicted, and executed
  126. 126nativismA policy of favoring native-born individuals over
    foreign-born ones
  127. 127Panic of 18191st major financial panic since the Constitution
    was ratified; marked the end of economic expansion and featured
    deflation (value of US money going down), depression, bank
    failures, foreclosures on western farms, unemployment, a slump
    in agriculture and manufacturing, and overcrowded debtor's
    prisons. Also risky lending practices of the state and local banks
    led to over speculation on lands in west- the national bank
    tightened its credit lending policies and eventually forced these
    state and local banks to foreclose mortgages on farms, which
    resulted in bankruptcies and prisons full of debtors.
  128. 128passive resistanceNonviolent action or opposition to
    authority, often in accord with religious or moral belief
  129. 129patriarchyA form of social organization in which a male is
    the family head and title is traced through the male line
  130. 130plantation elitethe 5% of the southern population who owned
    50 or more slaves and enjoyed prestige, political leadership, and
    a lifestyle in which most inherited their wealth
  131. 131ProtestantismA division from the Catholic church that
    brought up a reformation within Western Christianity. They
    protested against the established Roman Catholic Church. It
    began in earnest when Martin Luther called in 1517 for a
    reopening of the debate on the sale of indulgences and the
    authority to absolve sin and remit one from purgatory. The
    reformers made use of inexpensive pamphlets because of the
    printing press which was still relatively new. This caused a swift
    movement of both ideas and documents, including The 95 Theses
    .In 1524,they Erupted into revolt and as they grew more violent
    they were denounced by Luther. With his support, the nobles
    suppressed the rebellion, killing tens of thousands of people and
    leaving thousands more homeless. The followers were also
    called Lutherans.
  132. 132Ralph Waldo EmersonAmerican transcendentalist who was
    against slavery and stressed self-reliance, optimism, selfimprovement,
    self-confidence, and freedom. He was a prime
    example of a transcendentalist and helped further the movemen
  133. 133Reform movementWork to change society for the better.
    Focused on improving conditions for the poor, enslaved,
    imprisoned, women, and disabled.
  134. 134Regionalisman element in literature that conveys a realistic
    portrayal of a specific geographical locale, using the locale and
    its influences as a major part of the plot
  135. 135Religious reformEnlightenment-based change to religious
    orthodoxy.
  136. 136republican motherhood:An idea linked to republicanism
    that elevated the role of women. It gave them the prestigious role
    as the special keepers of the nation's conscience. Educational
    opportunities for women expanded due to this. Its roots were
    from the idea that a citizen should be to his country as a mother
    is to her child.
  137. 137republicanismA philosophy of limited government with
    elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The
    government is based on consent of the governed.
  138. 138RevivalsMeetings where preachers whip up new religious
    fervor
  139. 139Richard AllenAn African American preacher who helped start
    the free African society and the African Methodist Episcopal
    church
  140. 140Romanticism19th century artistic movement that appealed to
    emotion rather than reason
  141. 141Samuel Slater: "Father of the Factory System" in America;
    escaped Britain with the memorized plans for the textile
    machinery; put into operation the first spinning cotton thread in
    1791
  142. 142Seneca Falls ConventionTook place in upper state New
    York in 1848. Women of all ages and even some men went to
    discuss the rights and conditions of women. There, they wrote
    the Declaration of Sentiments, which among other things, tried
    to get women the right to vote
  143. 143sentimentalisman overindulgence in emotion which is
    characterized by a conscious effort to induce emotion in order to
    analyze or enjoy it by failure to restrain emotion through the
    exercise of judgment, and by an optimistic overemphasis of
    goodness of humanity
    104. Shaker: ..., A millennial
  144. 144slave societyEconomic type of society based upon the
    predominant use of unfree or slave labor to produce surplus
    products.
  145. 145socialism:A theory or system of social organization that
    advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means
    of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the
    community as a whole.
  146. 146Sojourner TruthUnited States abolitionist and feminist
    who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the
    abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
  147. 147Solomon Northup: a free black man from New York who was
    kidnapped by white men in March 1841 and experienced twelve
    years as a slave until he conspired his way out of slavery and was
    reunited with his family; wrote "Twelve Years a Slave"
  148. 148suffrage:A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to
    the US constitution
  149. 149. Suffrage MovementThe drive for voting rights for women
    that took place in the United States from 1890 to 1920.
  150. 150Susan B. Anthony: (1820-1906) An early leader of the
    women's suffrage (right to vote) movement, co-founded the
    National Women's Suffrage Association with Elizabeth Cady
    Stanton in 1869.
  151. 151Temperance MovementA social movement, born in the 19th
    century, to reduce the consumption of alcohol in America. This
    movement was popular among women, who had to face their
    husbands and fathers "drinking away" the family savings, and
    dealt with alcohol related problems such as job loss, violence,
    and domestic abuse
  152. 152Transcendentalism:A philosophy pioneered by Ralph Waldo Emerson in the 1830's and 1840's, in which each person has direct
    communication with God and Nature, and there is no need for organized churches. It incorporated the ideas that mind goes beyond matter,
    intuition is valuable, that each soul is part of the Great Spirit, and each person is part of a reality where only the invisible is truly real.
    Promoted individualism, self-reliance, and freedom from social constraints, and emphasized emotio
  153. 153Uncle Toms Cabinwritten by Harriet Beecher stowe in 1853 that highly influenced England's view on the American Deep South and
    slavery. a novel promoting abolition. intensified sectional conflict.
  154. 154Underground railroadA secret cooperative network that aided fugitive slaves in reaching sanctuary in the free states or in Canada in
    the years before the abolition of slavery in the United States
  155. 155Utopianism:: the political orientation of a utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes social perfection, the goal to create an
    ideal society based on cooperation and economic self-sufficiency
  156. 156. Walt WhitmanAmerican poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature, as demonstrated in his book, Leaves of
    Grass. He was therefore an important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writing
    poetry.
  157. 157William Lloyd Garrison1805-1879. Prominent American abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist
    newspaper "The Liberator", and one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
  158. 158yeoman farmersfamily farmers who hired out slaves for the harvest season, self-sufficient, participated in local markets alongside slave
    owners
  159. 159Abigail AdamsWife of John Adams. During the war she
    wrote letters to her husband describing
    life on the homefront. She urged her
    husband to remember America's women
    in the new government he was helping to
    create
  160. 160Albany congress1754 Intercolonial congress. Urged the crown
    to take direct control of Indian relations
    beyond the boundaries of the colonies.
    Drafted a plan of confederation for the
    continental colonies. was not ratified by any
    colony and parliament did not accept it.
  161. 161Albany plan1754: Delegates of seven colonies met in New York
    to discuss plans for collective defense.
    Pennsylvanian delegate, Benjamin Franklin,
    proposed a plan for an intercolonial government;
    the plan was later rejected by the colonial
    legislatures as demanding too great a surrender of
    power. It was an important precedent for the
    concept of uniting in the face of a common enemy
  162. 162Alexander Hamilton1789-1795; First Secretary of the
    Treasury. He advocated creation of a
    national bank, assumption of state debts
    by the federal government, and a tariff
    system to pay off the national debt.
  163. 163Alien and Sedition Acts(1798) laws passed by a
    Federalist-dominated Congress
    aimed at protecting the
    government from treasonous
    ideas, actions, and people
  164. 164American RevolutionThe war between Great
    Britain and its American
    colonies, 1775-83, by which the
    colonies won their
    independence.
  165. 165Appropriate use of historical evidenceknowing how to evaluate evidence
    from diverse primary sources based
    on content. extracting use for
    information, drawing appropriate
    conclusions.
  166. 166Articles of Confederation1st Constitution of the U.S.
    1781-1788 (weaknesses-no
    executive, no judicial, no power
    to tax, no power to regulate
    trade)
  167. 167Battle of SaratogaAmerican victory over British
    troops in 1777 that was a
    turning point in the American
    Revolution.
  168. 168Battle of YorktownLast major battle of the Revolutionary
    War. Cornwallis and his troops were
    trapped in the Chesapeake Bay by the
    French fleet. He was sandwiched between
    the French navy and the American army.
    He surrendered October 19, 1781.
  169. 169Benjamin FranklinAmerican intellectual, inventor,
    and politician He helped to
    negotiate French support for
    the American Revolution.
  170. 170Bill of RightsFirst ten amendments to the
    Constitution, drafted by
    Madison, placed limitations of
    government and protects
    natural rights.
  171. 171Boston massacreIn March 1770, a crowd of colonists
    protested against British customs
    agents and the presence of British
    troops in Boston. Violence flared
    and five colonists were killed.
  172. 172Boston tea partyA 1773 protest against British
    taxes in which Boston colonists
    disguised as Mohawks dumped
    valuable tea into Boston
    Harbor
  173. 173coercive acts(1774) , This series of laws passed by Parliament
    were very harsh laws intended to make
    Massachusetts pay for its resistance, after Britain
    heard news of the Tea Party. It also closed down
    the Boston Harbor until the Massachusetts
    colonists paid for the ruined tea, banned most
    town meetings. Also forced Bostonians to shelter
    soldiers in their own homes.
  174. 174committees of correspondenceA network of communicaiton
    set up in Massachusetts and
    Virginia to inform other
    colonies of ways that Britain
    threatened colonial rights
  175. 175Common Sense1776 pamphlet by Thomas
    Paine that persuaded many
    Americans to support the
    Revolutionary cause
  176. 176compromise of 1790This included passage of the Residence Act in July
    and the Funding Act in August. Central to this was
    an agreement that several Southerners would
    change their votes and support the federal
    assumption of state debts in return for a bill
    locating the US capital on the Potomac River after
    a ten year temporary residence at Philadelphia
  177. 177ConstitutionA document which spells out
    the principles by which a
    government runs and the
    fundamental laws that govern a
    society
  178. 178Constitutional ConventionA meeting in Philadelphia in
    1787 that produced a new
    constitution
  179. 179Continental CongressA body of representatives from the
    British North American colonies who met
    to respond to England's Intolerable Acts.
    They declared independence in July 1776
    and later drafted the Articles of
    Confederation.
  180. 180Declaration of Independence1776 statement, issued by the
    Second Continental Congress,
    explaining why the colonies
    wanted independence from
    Britain.
  181. 181Declaration of the Rights of Man and of CitizenFrench Revolution document that
    outlined what the National Assembly
    considered to be the natural rights of all
    people and the rights that they possessed
    as citizens
  182. 182Democratic-Republican PartyAn early political party
    headed by Thomas Jefferson;
    stood for less centralized
    government
  183. 183Direct democracyA system of government in
    which members of the polity
    meet to discuss all policy
    decisions and then agree to
    abide by majority rule.
  184. 184excise taxesTaxes placed on manufactured
    products. The excise tax on
    whiskey helped raise revenue
    for Hamilton's program.
  185. 185Federalist PapersA collection of 85 articles written by
    Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and
    James Madison under the name
    "Publius" to defend the Constitution
    in detail.
  186. 186Federalist Partya political party created in the
    1790s and influenced by Alexander
    Hamilton that wanted to strengthen
    the federal government and
    promote industry and trade
  187. 187First Bank of the United StatesCreated in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton,
    the first Secretary of Treasury, the Bank
    of the United States was chartered for 20
    years and was to have $10mil, 1/5 of
    which was to be owned by the federal
    government
  188. 188first Continental congress1774; response to Intolerable Acts;
    55 men from 12 colonies meet on
    Philadelphia; called for complete
    halt in trade with Britain; important
    step towards independence.
  189. 189French and Indian War(1754-1763) War fought in the
    colonies between the English
    and the French for possession
    of the Ohio Valley area. The
    English won.
  190. 190George Washington1st President of the United
    States; commander-in-chief of
    the Continental Army during
    the American Revolution (1732-
    1799)
  191. 191Great CompromiseA decision made during the
    Constitutional Convention to give each
    state the same number of representatives
    in the Senate regardless of size;
    representation in the House was
    determined by population.
  192. 192Historical causalityunderstanding that events of
    the past lead directly to later
    events
  193. 193Historical contingencyunderstanding that events
    depend upon prior conditions
    and that those prior conditions
    depend upon still other
    conditions
  194. 194interpretationA technique used to explore the
    meanings of free association,
    dreams, resistances, and
    transference feelings
  195. 195intolerable actsin response to Boston Tea Party, 4 acts
    passed in 1774, Port of Boston closed,
    reduced power of assemblies in colonies,
    permitted royal officers to be tried
    elsewhere, provided for quartering of
    troop's in barns and empty hous
  196. 196Iroquois Confederacya powerful group of Native
    Americans in the eastern part of the
    United States made up of five
    nations: the Mohawk, Seneca,
    Cayuga, Onondoga, and Oneida
  197. 197James Madison"Father of the Constitution". His
    proposals for an effective government
    became the Virginia Plan, which was the
    basis for the Constitution. He was
    responsible for drafting most of the
    language of the Constitution
  198. 198Jay's Treaty(1794) It was signed in hopes of settling the growing
    conflicts between U.S. and Britian. It dealt with the
    Norwest posts and trade on the Mississippi River. It
    was unpopular with most Americans because it did
    not punish Britian for the attacks on neutral
    American ships. It was particularly unpopular in
    France, because the U.S. also accepted the British
    restrictions on the rights of neutrals
  199. 199John Adams1796; Federalist; notable events include
    XYZ affair, the passing of the Alien and
    Sedition Acts, and his appointment of
    John Marshall (Federalist) as Chief
    Justice of the Supreme Court and
    numerous federalist "midnight judges"
  200. 200King George III1760-1820 ruler of Great
    Britain. He was a hero in
    Great Britain but in the
    colonies he was an evil tyrant.
  201. 201Lexington and ConcordApril 8, 1775: Gage leads 700 soldiers to
    confiscate colonial weapons and arrest
    Adam, and Hancock; April 19, 1775: 70
    armed militia face British at Lexington (shot
    heard around the world); British retreat to
    Boston, suffer nearly 300 casualties along the
    way (concord)
  202. 202LoyalistsAmerican colonists who
    remained loyal to Britain and
    opposed the war for
    independence.
  203. 203Mercy Otis Warren(1728 - 1814) was an American writer and
    playwright. She was known as the "Conscience of
    the American Revolution". Mercy Otis was
    America's first female playwright, having written
    unbylined anti-British and anti-Loyalist
    propaganda plays from 1772 to 1775, and was the
    first woman to create a Jeffersonian (antiFederalist)
    interpretation of the Revolution
  204. 204minutemenMember of a militia during
    the American Revolution who
    could be ready to fight in
    sixty seconds
  205. 205Necessary and proper clauseGives Congress the powers to
    pass all laws necessary to carry
    out their constitutional duties;
    "elastic" clause (Art. I, Sec 8,
    clause 18)
  206. 206New Jersey PlanA constitutional proposal that
    would have given each state
    one vote in a new congress
  207. 207Northwest OrdinanceEnacted in 1787, it is considered one of the
    most significant achievements of the Articles
    of Confederation. It established a system for
    setting up governments in the western
    territories so they could eventually join the
    Union on an equal footing with the original
    13 states
  208. 208Patrick HenryA leader of the American
    Revolution and a famous
    orator who spoke out against
    British rule of the American
    colonies (1736-1799)
  209. 209PatriotsAmerican colonists who were
    determined to fight the
    British until American
    independence was won
  210. 210paxton boys1764; group of Scotts-Irish frontiersmen
    that led an armed march on Philadelphia
    protesting the Quaker establishment's
    lenient policies toward Indians;
    spearheaded the Regular Movement
  211. 211Pinckney's Treatyestablished intentions of friendship
    between the United States and Spain. It
    also defined the boundaries of the United
    States with the Spanish colonies and
    guaranteed the United States navigation
    rights on the Mississippi River.
  212. 212Pontiac's rebellion1763 - An Indian uprising after the French
    and Indian War, led by an Ottowa chief
    named Pontiac. They opposed British
    expansion into the western Ohio Valley and
    began destroying British forts in the area.
    The attacks ended when Pontiac was killed.
  213. 213Proclamation LineAn order in which Britain
    prohibited its American
    colonists from settling west of
    the Appalachian Mountains
  214. 214proclamation of 1763A proclamation from the British
    government which forbade British
    colonists from settling west of the
    Appalacian Mountains, and which
    required any settlers already living west
    of the mountains to move back east
  215. 215Proclamation of Neutrality- A formal announcement issued by President
    George Washington on April 22, 1793, declaring
    the United States a neutral nation in the conflict
    between Great Britain and France that had begun
    with the French Revolution. It threatened legal
    proceedings against any American providing
    assistance to warring countries.
  216. 216PropagandaInformation aimed at positively
    or negatively influencing the
    opinions or behaviors of large
    numbers of people
  217. 217Quartering Act1765 - Required the colonials
    to provide food, lodging, and
    supplies for the British troops
    in the colonies.
  218. 218RepublicanismA philosophy of limited government
    with elected representatives serving
    at the will of the people. The
    government is based on consent of
    the governed.
  219. 219Revolution of 1800Jefferson's election changed the
    direction of the government
    from Federalist to DemocraticRepublican,
    so it was called a
    "revolution."
  220. 220salutary neglectBritish colonial policy during the reigns
    of George I and George II. Relaxed
    supervision of internal colonial affairs by
    royal bureacrats contributed significantly
    to the rise of American self government
  221. 221Samuel AdamsAmerican Revolutionary leader and
    patriot, Founder of the Sons of
    Liberty and one of the most vocal
    patriots for independence; signed
    the Declaration of Independence
  222. 222Second Continental Congress12 delegates meet in Philadelphia to
    express their growing
    dissatisfaction with King George
    and his lack of response to the
    Declaration of Rights
  223. 223separation of powersConstitutional division of powers among
    the legislative, executive, and judicial
    branches, with the legislative branch
    making law, the executive applying and
    enforcing the law, and the judiciary
    interpreting the law
  224. 224Seven Years' War(1756-1763) war in which England
    and Prussia defeated France,
    Austria, Russia, Sweden, and
    Saxony. Known as French and
    Indian War in American History
  225. 225Shay's RebellionA 1787 rebellion in which exRevolutionary
    War soldiers
    attempted to prevent foreclosures
    of farms as a result of high interest
    rates and taxes
  226. 226sons of libertyA radical political organization formed
    after the passage of the Stamp Act to
    protest various British acts; organization
    used poth peaceful and violent means of
    protest
  227. 227stamp actan act passed by the British parliment in
    1756 that raised revenue from the
    American colonies by a duty in the form
    of a stamp required on all newspapers
    and legal or commercial documents
  228. 228tariffsA tax on foreign goods to
    protect domestic industries
    and earn revenue.
  229. 229tea act1773 act which eliminated import tariffs
    on tea entering England and allowed the
    British East India Company to sell
    directly to consumers rather than
    through merchants. Led to the Boston
    Tea Party.
  230. 230territorial-nationalistic revolutionA revolution based on the almost religious
    idealization of citizenship rather than
    ethnicity, where citizens owe allegiance to
    their country of birth or adoption. Legal
    equality is an essential value of territorialnationalistic
    revolutions
  231. 231Thomas JeffersonVirginian, architect, author, governor,
    and president. Lived at Monticello. Wrote
    the Declaration of Independence. Second
    governor of Virgina. Third president of
    the United States. Designed the buildings
    of the University of Virginia.
  232. 232Thomas PaineAmerican Revolutionary leader and
    pamphleteer (born in England) who
    supported the American colonist's fight
    for independence and supported the
    French Revolution (1737-1809)
  233. 233Townshend Acts(1767) A set of laws passed by Parliament
    after Stamp Act crisis, that stated new
    taxes would be applied only to imported
    goods, paid at the port of entry. (glass,
    tea, paper, lead, etc.)
  234. 234Treaty of Paris (1763)Because the British won, they created this
    which made France lose all of the north
    American territory, gave the colonists
    security from France and Spain and they
    got 2 more colonies
  235. 235Treaty of Paris (1783)1783 Februrary 3; American delegates
    Franklin, Adams, John Jays; they were
    instructed to follow the lead of France; John
    Jay makes side treaty with England;
    Independence of the US End of Loyalist
    persecution; colonies still had to repay its
    debt to England
  236. 236Valley ForgePlace where Washington's army
    spent the winter of 1777-1778, a 4th
    of troops died here from disease
    and malnutriton, Steuben comes
    and trains troops
  237. 237Virginia and Kentucky ResolutionsWritten anonymously by Jefferson and
    Madison in response to the Alien and
    Sedition Acts, they declared that states
    could nullify federal laws that the states
    considered unconstitutional.
  238. 238Virginia Plan"Large state" proposal for the new
    constitution, calling for proportional
    representation in both houses of a bicameral
    Congress. The plan favored larger states and
    thus prompted smaller states to come back
    with their own plan for apportioning
    representation
  239. 239Whiskey Rebellionfarmers in Pennsylvania rebelled against
    Hamilton's excise tax on whiskey; the army,
    led by Washington, put down the rebellion;
    showed that the new government under the
    Constitution could react swiftly and
    effectively to such a problem
  240. 240XYZ Affairan incident in which French agents
    attempted to get bribe and loans from
    U.S. diplomats in exchange for an
    agreement that French privateers would
    no longer attack American ships
  241. 241AlgonquianNative American language
    spoken by a large group of
    Native tribes living in
    Eastern North America
  242. 242American IndiansNative Americans. Residents of
    North America prior to the
    arrival of the European
    immigrants who inhabited the
    colonies
  243. 243AnasaziA Native American who lived in
    what is now southern Colorado
    and Utah and northern Arizona
    and New Mexico and who built
    cliff dwellings
  244. 244anti-miscegenationprohibited sexual
    intercourse or marriage
    between persons of
    different races
  245. 245Atlantic historiansHistorians who study the flow
    of goods plants, animals,
    people and ideas between
    Europe and North America
  246. 246Atlantic slave tradethe sale of African peoples
    as slaves to the Americas
  247. 247Atlantic WorldCountries empires and
    people bordering the
    Atlantic Ocean from the
    1450s to the 19th century
  248. 248AztecA Mesoamerican civilization of Mexico
    who created a strong empire that
    flourished between the 14th and 15th
    century. The arrival of Hernando Cortez
    and the Spanish Conquistadores ended
    their empire
  249. 249Baron Charles de MontesquieuFrench philosopher
    introduced separation of
    powers in government
  250. 250Beaver WarsA period of war between the
    Dutch and English backed
    Iroquoians confederation and
    the French packed Algonquian
  251. 251biasthe preferences of prejudices
    that a person has; to influences
    judgement or perspective, often
    in a way that causes prejudice
  252. 252British-American slave economyeconomic system based on
    the Atlantic slave trade
  253. 253CalusaA Native American people formerly
    inhabiting the southwest coast of
    Florida from Tampa Bay to the
    Florida Keys. They were extinct by
    the mid-18th century
  254. 254Carolinas(1663) founded by eight
    noblemen who were rewarded
    for loyalty to Charles II and
    absorbed overflow population
    from Virignia
  255. 255causationrelationship between two
    events in which one is the
    direct result of the other
  256. 256Chesapeake colonies(Southern Colonies) included Maryland,
    Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia. Had
    a cash crop agriculture, slavery was
    important, mostly illiterate, Protestant,
    very isolated, high death rates and
    unstable families.
  257. 257ChinookAmerican Indian tribe
    living in lower Columbia
    river area in the pacific
    northwest
  258. 258Christopher ColumbusItalian navigator who
    discovered the New World in
    the service of Spain while
    looking for a route to China
    (1451-1506)
  259. 259chronological thinking skillsputting events in sequence
    and making connections
    based on continuity and
    change
  260. 260claimA statement or assertion
    that is open to challenge
    and that requires support
  261. 261Colonial assembliesa legislature government
    with members elected
    annually by propertied, free
    white men
  262. 262colonialismThe settlement of colonies and
    the policy used to assert and
    keep control over a territory
    by a "colonial power"
  263. 263colonizationthe act of sending people to
    live in a territory
  264. 264Columbian ExchangeAn exchange of goods, ideas
    and skills from the Old World
    (Europe, Asia and Africa) to the
    New World (North and South
    America) and vice versa.
  265. 265comparisonsee how historical events
    are similar or different
  266. 266ConquistadoresSpanish 'conqueror' or
    soldier in the New World.
    They were searching for the
    3-G's: gold, God, and glory.
  267. 267contextualizationability to connect historical
    events to specific
    circumstances
  268. 268continental historiansseeking to restore the
    importance of American
    Indians to the colonial story
  269. 269correlationA relationship in which two (or
    more) variables change together. A
    correlation between two variable
    does not necessarily mean that one
    causes another
  270. 270cultural exchangeSystem in which people
    contracted to work on some
    one elses land before they
    could get their own land
  271. 271Domination of New Englandadministration upon the colonies in New England
    region of North America , 1686 - The British
    government combined the colonies of
    Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire,
    and Connecticut into a single province headed by a
    royal governor (Andros). The Dominion ended in
    1692, when the colonists revolted and drove out
    Governor Andros.
  272. 272English Civil waran armed conflict between
    the English monarchy and
    Parliament
  273. 273Enlightenmentcultural and intellectual
    movement
  274. 274ethnographya study of human race and
    cultures
  275. 275export economya type of economy in which
    it's goods are produced
    mainly for export rather
    than for domestic use
  276. 276feudalismloosely organized system in
    which lords controlled their
    lands
  277. 277free labor systemrelies on paid workers who
    have a choice on where and
    how they work
  278. 278George WhitefieldEnglish preacher church of
    England, lad the Great
    Awakening to America
  279. 279Glorious RevolutionChange in rule that took
    place after James II gave up
    the throne. William III and
    Mary II
  280. 280Great AwakeningPeriod of religious
    enthusiasm. wide read
    revivals, increase religious
    interests.
  281. 281Harnan Corteswas a Spanish conquistador
    who led the expedition to
    the Aztecs
  282. 282historical argumentstance or view point that
    explains the reasons for an
    opinion about a past event
  283. 283historical argumentationability to define and frame a
    question about the past and to
    address that question through
    the construction of an
    argument
  284. 284historical evidencePrimary and secondary
    sources that support a
    historical argument
  285. 285historical narrativea story, based on historical
    evidence, that presents
    ideas about what happened
    in the past
  286. 286historical thinking skillsskills that historian apply to
    analyzing evidence and info
    to make sence of the past
  287. 287House of Burgesseslaw making body in the
    colony of Virginia
  288. 288House of CommonsLower house of British
    Parliament. 650 member.
    elected by voters
  289. 289Hunting and gathering cultureHow people survived before the
    Neolithic revolution; The killing of
    wild animals and fish as well as the
    gathering of fruits, roots, nuts, and
    other plants for sustenance.
  290. 290indentured servitudeperson who agreed to work
    for a colonial employer for
    a specified time in exchange
    for passage to america.
  291. 291indigneousnative to a certain area
  292. 292InuitA member of a people
    inhabiting the Arctic (northern
    Canada or Greenland or Alaska
    or eastern Siberia)
  293. 293IroquoisA group of tribes speaking
    related languages living in
    the eastern Great Lakes
    region.
  294. 294Iroquois Leaguepowerful and important
    American Indian people
    who formed the league that
    today makes up six nations
  295. 295John LockeEnglish philosopher.
    Natural rights. Peoples
    chose leaders
  296. 296Jonathan EdwardsNew England
    congregationalist minister,
    important figure in the
    Great Awakening
  297. 297Leif ErikssonNorwegian Viking explorer,
    was the first European to
    explore the Americas.
  298. 298Maryland Toleration Actmandated religious
    tolerance for Christians in
    Maryland
  299. 299mercantilismtheory that countries
    should trade to build up
    their stocks of silver and
    gold
  300. 300methodologyA set of processes, rules, templates,
    & working methods that prescribe
    how business analysis, solution
    development & implementation is
    performed in a particular context.
  301. 301middle coloniesColonies that contained
    New York, Delaware, New
    Jersey and Pennsylvania
  302. 302Navigation ActsPassed by the English Parliament to
    control colonial trade and bolster
    the mercantilism system lead to
    growing resentment by colonists
  303. 303New England coloniesEnglish colonies that became
    the states of Connecticut,
    Rhode Island, Massachusetts,
    Vermont, New Hampshire, and
    Maine.
  304. 304New Netherlandscolony started by the Dutch
    in 1624 and taken over by
    England in
    `674
  305. 305nomadic(of groups of people)
    tending to travel and
    change settlements
    frequently
  306. 306Parliamentlegislative branch of
    government in Great
    Britain
  307. 307Patterns of continuity and change over timedynamics of historical
    continuity and change over
    periods of time and the
    relationships
  308. 308Pequottribe of American Indians
    who in 17th century
    inhabited much of
    Connecticut
  309. 309Pequot WarArmed conflict between Pequot
    tribe and an alliance of English
    colonists of Mass bay and their
    North American allies
  310. 310periodizationthe ability to describe, analyze,
    evaluate, and construct
    models to organize history into
    discrete periods
  311. 311pre-ColumbianThe term used when referring
    to the various cultures and
    civilizations found throughout
    North and South America
    before the arrival of Columbus
  312. 312primary sourceAn original document containing the
    observations, ideas, and conclusions of an
    individual. It is a firsthand account
    presented by someone present or actively
    participating in the event. Examples include
    manuscripts, photographs, oral histories,
    and personal journals.
  313. 313Proclamation of 1763law stating the British could
    not move west of the
    Applachain Mountains
  314. 314proximateImmediately preceding or
    following, as in a chain or
    events, causes, or effects
  315. 315Pueblo IndiansLived in the Southwestern United States.
    They built extensive irrigation systems to
    water their primary crop, which was
    corn. Their houses were multi-storied
    buildings made of adobe
  316. 316PuritansProtestant religion group in
    16th and 17th century in
    England and British
    colonies
  317. 317QuakersMembers of the religious
    society of Friends
  318. 318representative governmentcitizen elect people to
    represent them and run the
    government
  319. 319republicanismpolitical point of view. limit
    on government power.
    offices elected by the people
  320. 320Roger WilliamsEnglish man who founded
    the colony of Rhode Island.
    Favored fair treatment of
    Indians
  321. 321royal chartersdoc issued by monarchy
    granting a right or power to
    an individual or a complete
    entity
  322. 322salutary neglectallowing the colonies to
    operate independently and
    not have to follow British
    laws
  323. 323Scots-IrishPresbyterian and other
    protestant groups and Irish
    Province ulster
  324. 324separation of powersDivision in powers between
    multiple parts of
    government
  325. 325Seven Years' WarAn internation conflict
    fought in Europe and North
    America
  326. 326slaveryA system of enforced
    servitude in which some
    people are owned by other
    people
  327. 327smallpoxA highly contagious viral disease
    characterized by fever, weakness,
    and skin eruption with pustules that
    form scabs; responsible for killing
    Native Americans.
  328. 328southern coloniesColonies whose economy was
    based upon the plantation
    system and slavery - MD, VA,
    NC, SC, GA
  329. 329themeA topic of historical identity
    that serves as a big idea for
    understanding the past
  330. 330theme of America in the worldinfluence on world affairs
  331. 331theme of environment and geographyexamines roles of
    environment and
    geography and climate on
    shaping human actions
  332. 332theme of ideas, beliefs, and geographyhow ideas beliefs and
    expression have played
    roles in shaping USA
  333. 333theme of identityhow Americans view
    themselves nations identity
    and group identity
  334. 334theme of peoplingwhy different groups came
    to american and how they
    adapted
  335. 335theme of politics and powerthe role of the state in
    society and its potential as
    an active agents for change
  336. 336theme of work, exchange, and technologydifferent systems and
    technology have shaped
    america
  337. 337thesisFocus statement of an essay;
    premise statement upon which
    the point of view or discussion
    in the essay is based.
  338. 338triangular tradeA three way system of trade during
    1600-1800s Africa sent slaves to
    America, America sent Raw
    Materials to Europe, and Europe
    sent Guns and Rum to Africa
  339. 339validitythe quality of being logically
    or factually sound
  340. 340VoltaireFrench Enlightenment
    philosopher. strong defense
    for civil liberties. separation
    of church and state
  341. 341William PennEnglish Quaker who
    founded the colony of
    Pennsylvania in 1677

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Der Nutzer hat seine Fachbereichs-Information gelöscht. Karteikarten am Mega AP United States History Flashcard Revision Deck, erstellt von Gelöschter Nutzer am 12/10/2016.
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