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1VOCABULARYDEFINITION
2AmendmentA change or modification to the constitution or legislation
3AssimilateWhen something has been accepted as a part of culture by a large group
4BiasTo favor one thing over another.(Professor Snape was biased towards Slytherins, because he himself was in Slytherin House and was Head of house)
5BicameralA system of government a legislation made up of two houses or branches.
(if Hogwarts only had Slytherin and Gryffindor it would be a bicameral school)
6BlockadeTo block a flow of supplies to a certain country or group. ( Usually a war tactic)
7BoomtownA town that grows rapidly because of a large outburst of Prosperity.
(California in 1949)
8CapitalismA system of government based off of competition.
(Winners and Losers)
9Captain Of IndustryA person who has an important job in industry and has an influence over company and national planning
(A Modern Day Captain of Industry would be Steve Jobs)
10Checks And BalancesA system of government divided into many branches or houses and all of them have equal power over each other.
An Opposite Example is Shown In the Picture
11CongressBicameral legislature of the United States government
12Due Process of LawWhen a person is arrested they must be told what they have been accused with or else any evidence found against them cannot be used in a court of law.
13EconomicsThe science that deals with the making, distributing, selling and purchasing of goods and services
14EmancipatedFreed from bondage
15EnfranchiseTo be given the right to vote
16Enumerated(The Definition is short but true)
Not listed
17FederalismA system of government in which all the three branches of government are separated in duties but maintain an equal power over eachother
18Forty-NinersA person searching for gold in the California gold rush of 1849.
19Free EnterpriseThe freedom that allows private companies to compete for their profits with certain guidelines/limits set by the U.S. Congress.
20Habeus CorpusThe right to a trial in a court of law.
Meaning in Latin: "you shall have the body"(Body refers to court)
21IndustryThe part of an economy that consists of manufacturing enterprises.
22JudicialOf or relating to a judge or court of law.
23Ku Klux KlanThe white supremacist group that took root during the age of Reconstruction. They were known for dressing in white robes and parading through the countryside forcing all black people to vote for the democratic party and hanging them if they refused.
24Manifest Destiny
25MartyrWhen someone is killed based off of the religion that they believe in
(In other words a Hate Crime)
26MartyrSomeone who has been killed because of their religious beliefs.
(Holocaust)
27MonopolyWhen one company has control over one area of commerce and the creation of any business that may create competition is strictly forbidden by the company.
28MonopolyWhen one company or business has taken over one particular area of commerce and no other businesses that may cause competition are strictly forbidden by the company.
29NomadicAnything that involves constantly moving from one place to another
(A Nomad)
30NomadicAnything that involves moving from one place to another place often.
31OverrideUsing Your Authority to Object to Ones Decision.
32Popular SovereigntyA system of government in which the power of the government is decided by the people
33RatifyA fancy word for approve
34RadicalTo have an extreme political opinion that many people do not share
35RepublicanismA system of government that follows the principles of low taxes, a limited government, free enterprise, and personal freedom.
36Robber BaronA wealthy person who makes money in dishonest and immoral ways
People may become a robber baron by being given too much money too young
37RuralRefers to the life of a person living in the countryside
38Separation of powersA system of government in which the government is divided into different branches, each being responsible for different things
39Social DarwinismStates that those who can adapt to change the most are the ones who will become the most successful people.
40SuffrageThe right to vote
41Supeme CourtThe highest court of law in the U.S. made up of 9 justices.
(I know there are only 5 justices in the picture and they aren't even on the Supreme Court but you get the "picture")
42Supreme Court
43TariffA tax on imported goods and services
44Taxation without representation simple definitionWhen a tax is imposed without a representative expressing the views of the people it is imposed on
45Trade UnionA group of workers who protest to negotiate fair wages, work hours, and working conditions
46UrbanOf or relating to the characteristics of the city such as people and lifestyles
47VetoThe power a president has to refuse a bill that has been proposed by legislation by not signing it to become a law
48PEOPLESUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE
49Thomas JeffersonOne of America's Founding Fathers, Author of the Declaration of Independence. and the third President of the United States
50Andrew JacksonWas known for being a common man, the seventh President of the United States, and caused the Trail of Tears
(Also died on my birthday. So cool) :D
51SacagaweaA famous native american woman who led Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to map America.
52James K PolkThe Eleventh President of the United States who helped America gain more land through winning the Mexican-American war.
53Frederick DouglassWas a former slave, a writer, an abolitionist, and the first black person to hold a high power rank in the U.S. government
54Harriet Beecher StoweKnown for writing Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book that opened the eyes of the north to what was really happening in the south. Abraham Lincoln said "So your the woman who started this great war." when he first met her
55John BrownAn american abolitionist who believed that slavery could only be ended through violence and armed slaves and led a raid on Harper's Ferry
56Robert E. LeeWas the president of the confederacy from 1862 to 1865
57Andrew JohnsonAmerica's 17th president. Was Abraham Lincoln's vice president, the first to be impeached, and vetoed all 10 bills proposed by congress to end slavery
58Susan B Anthony
59Susan B AnthonyOne of the leaders of the women's right movements. If it wasn't for her America might not have so many women with high ranking jobs
60Sitting BullSitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota man who was a tribal chief people during years of resistance to the United States government
He was disliked by the U.S. and considered an outlaw
61George CusterGeorge Armstrong Custer was a Union cavalry commander in the Civil War and the American Indian War.Custer was a student at West Point Academy. He graduated last in his class. The battle of Little Big Horn is known as his last stand
62Cornelius VanderbiltOne of the captains of industry. He made his money by buying railroads
(The picture shows the railroads he owned)
63John RockafellerOne of the captains of industry
He made his money through oil
Apples net worth is $56.6 billion
John Rockefeller's net worth is $340 billion That's over 6 times the net worth of Apple
Disney's Scrooge McDuck is based on him
64Andrew CarnegieThe face of the saying "Rags to Riches". He started out as a poor scottish immigrant and became a captain of industry through the production of steel. He wanted to help people with his wealth and built over 2500 libraries and schools. The picture shows him pouring tons of money into Carnegie schools
65Ulysses S. GrantThe 18th president of America. He fought back against the Ku Klux Klan. His presidency came to an end because the people he had working for him were being bribed
66PLACES & WHAT THEY ARE KNOWN FORPICTURE
67Jamestown The first American settlement (had big problems with cannibalism)
68Plymouth The place where the pilgrims who came on the Mayflower settled The first Thanksgiving was held here
69Lexington and Concord The Battles of Lexington and Concord started the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775.
70Erie Canal The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that built to create a water route from New York City, the Atlantic Ocean, and to the Great Lakes. It flows into the Hudson river to reach the Atlantic
71The Alamo A major loss for Texas in the Mexican- American war. It was also known as San Antonio
72Harper's Ferry Federal Armory seized by John Brown in 1859 with the goal of arming slaves
73Fort Sumter The fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
74Gettysburg It was one of the biggest turning points of the Civil War for the Union. It lasted for three days and was one of the deadliest killing about 46,000 and have 8,000 casualties
75Appomattox Courthouse The place where the Confederate Army surrendered to the Union army
76Ford's Theatre The place where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Boothe
77Promontory Point, Utah The place where the Transcontinental Railroad was finished It is marked with a golden nail
78Ellis Island and Angel Island Ellis Island is considered the gateway to America where many immigrant were checked for diseases and other things. Angel Island was an immigration station where immigrants entering the United States were brought in for questioning.
79EVENTSSUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE
80The Declaration of IndependenceThe thirteen colonies in America had been at war with Britain for about a year when the Second Continental Congress decided to officially declare their independence from the British. They would no longer be a part of the British Empire and would fight for their freedom.
81The Revolutionary WarThe war when America gained it's independence from Britain and became it's own country
The most important war in American history
82Articles of ConfederationThe first constitution for America, but they could not be enforce so they are often referred to as a dog with no teeth
83Great compromsieA compromise that said the amount of representatives a state had depended on the states population instead of it's size
84Passing the ConstitutionWhe the Constitution was passed it took a two thirds vote from the senate and then a 3 fourths vote from the states to pass it
85Adding the Bill of RightsAdding the Bill of Rights was a constant power struggle between the federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalist wanted a strong government while the Anti-Federalists wanted a weak government with certain rights that could not be taken from them. In the end the Anti-Federalists won and the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
86The Louisiana PurchaseWas the biggest amount of land that America has ever bought. It more than doubled the size of America.
87Missouri CompromiseStated that every state above the 36 30 line was a free state and any state below it was a slave state
88Indian Removal ActsA bill that was signed by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830 that let him give people land that belonged to the Indians
89California Gold RushA time period lasting from 1848 to 1855 that began when James W. Marshall found gold while constructing a mill in California. People from all over the world came to California to make their fortunes
90Homestead ActThe Homestead Act encouraged Western expansion by giving settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small fee and had to live there for five years before they actually owned the land
91Industrial RevolutionThe time period when America when from an agricultural nation to an industrial nation
92Underground RailroadA network of safe-houses and secret routes used in the 19th century by slaves to escape to the North to gain their freedom
93Seneca Falls ConventionThe first meeting of the suffragists where they demanded all women have the same rights that men had including the right to vote
94Compromise of 1850A compromise that required all runaway slaves to be returned to their owners and ended the slave trade
95Kansas- Nebraska ActLet Kansas and Nebraska vote to be a slave or free state and also repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1850
96Dredd Scott V StanfordWhen Dredd Scott's owner took Dredd with him to a northern state Dredd said he was free and he sued his master. His master counter-sued and Dredd counter-sued too and they went back and forth like this until the case went to the Supreme Court where Dredd lost the case
97Fugitive Slave ActHundreds of slaves had been running away to the free states and as a result the southern economy was failing. So when the Compromise of 1850 was passed it also included the Fugitive Slave Act and said that all freed slaves in the North had to be returned to their masters
98Bleeding KansasA number of violent fights between Abolitionists and Border Ruffians that were fought to decide whether Kansas would be a free or slave state
99The Civil WarThe Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. Over 600,000 soldiers died in the war. The fighting started at Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865 when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
100Emancipation ProclamtionThe proclamation stated "That all persons held as slave are, and henceforward shall be free." It said all slaves were free but some slave owners kept their slaves
101Civil War Draft RiotsThe poor were upset that the rich people could pay $300 to not have to fight in the Civil War so they rioted for four days to make the government make everyone have to fight in the war
102Gettysburg AddressThe speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg. It is known as the greatest speech in American history even though it only had 273 words, was written on a napkin, and only lasted for 2 minutes
103ReconstructionAlso known as the Second Civil War the Reconstruction Era was the time period after the Civil War when America became one nation again
104Civil War Amendments13th Amendment
Outlawed Slavery
14th Amendment
Declared the everyone in America was a citizen
15 Amendment
Allowed all black African American men to vote
105Completion of the Transcontinental RailroadThe Transcontinental railroad allowed American's to transport their goods farther for a cheaper cost. This allowed businesses to grow dramatically and increased America's economic status
106Indian WarsThe series of battles over land that was fought between Native Americans and European's settlers
107Gilded AgeAn era of extreme economic growth in America that lasted from the 1870's and ended in the early 1900's
108Populist PartyThe Populist party started in St. Louis in 1892 to represent the common folk—especially farmers—against the railroads, bankers, processors, corporations, and the politicians.
109Plessy V. FergusonPlessy was a white man living in Louisiana and was considered black due to his genealogy. He was arrested because he was "black" and was riding the white bus