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- 1AmendmentA necessary fix or change to the constitution
- 2Assimilateto take in and incorporate
- 3Biasfavoring one side over another
- 4Bicameralhaving two (government) houses, branches or chambers
- 5Blockadeto not let in or keep out
- 6BoomtownA town that prospers and grows quickly
- 7captain of IndustryA leader of the gilded age people who built America
- 8Checks and Balancesmeans that each branch of government has some sort of control over the other
- 9capitalisman economic system led by private ownership and competition
- 10Congressthe whole legislative branch (House and Senate)
- 11Due Process of Lawfair treatment in the court system
- 12Economicsscience that deals with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
- 13Emancipatedfreed from bondage (slaves after civil war)
- 14Enfranchiseto give the right to vote
- 15Enumeratedrights not listed
- 16Federalismfederal, state, and local governments
- 17Forty-NinersMiners from the California gold Rush of 1949
- 18Free Enterprisefreedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with little government supervision.
- 19Habeas CorpusThe right to a speedy trial (taken away by Abe Lincoln)
- 20Industryadvancements in technology along with big buisness
- 21Judicialthe branch of the government that holds the supreme court
- 22KKKwhite supremacist group started after the civil war by ex-confederates
- 23Manifest Destinythe belief that Americans should go coast to coast across the country
- 24MartyrA person who died for a religious cause thought of as a religious hero
- 25MonopolyOwning all product or business in a market forcing others out of business and gaining market share
- 26NomadicMoving around frequently not staying in the same place (Native Americans following buffalo)
- 27OverrideTo have more power over something and reverse something going on (your choice matters more than others)
- 28Popular sovereigntyAllowing people to vote for an important decision (pro slavery versus anti slavery Kansas Nebraska act)
- 29RatifyTo make something official ( ratify amendments to the constitution)
- 30RadicalExtreme
- 31RepublicanismThe right to vote for your political leaders
- 32Robber BaronsOpposite of a captain of industry forced low wages, long work ours, and bad working conditions
- 33RuralOutskirts of a city like a countryside not densely populated
- 34Separation of powersWhen they separate powers between each of the three branches
- 35Social DarwinismSurvival of the fittest
- 36Suffragethe right to vote (women's Suffrage Seneca)
- 37Supreme Courthighest court in the country in the judicial branch
- 38TariffA tax placed on imported goods and services
- 39Taxation without representationBeing taxed without any say of what it is (Britain before the American Revolution)
- 40Trade UnionA group of people who get together and petition companies for better working conditions,higher pay and shorter work weeks
- 41UrbanIn the city cramped spaces highly populated center of industry
- 42VetoTo overturn or reject
- 43Declaration of IndependenceDocument declaring the U.S. Freedom from Britain
- 44Revolutionary warWar fought to gain freedom from Britain
- 45Articles of confederationThe first constitution of the United States that was weak and didn't give the government enough power
- 46Great CompromiseThe compromise that split the legislative branch into two parts the senate and the house
- 47Passing of the constitutionThe passing of the constitution happened after the bill of rights was passed otherwise the anti federalist would not let it pass
- 48Adding the bill of rightsthe bill of rights was added because the antifederalist would not allow the constitution without it being passed
- 49Louisianna Purchasewas acquired from the French for 15 million dollars to pay off war debt in 1803
- 50Missouri Compromisemade Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state also drew a line across the Louisiana Purchase that said everything below the line was a slave state and everything above was free
- 51Indian Removal Actsigned into law by Andrew Jackson forced all Indian tribes to reservations in Oklahoma
- 52Mexican American Warthe war started when the us citizens in Texas overtook the state and took up arms against the Spanish to gain freedom the war ended by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- 53California Gold Rushstarted when gold was found in 1848 at sutters mill it took a year for people to get there so the miners were called 49'ers
- 54Homestead Actwas when the government was giving away free land if people would settle and farm the land and after 5 years it would be theirs
- 55Industrial Revoulutionwas when big technological advances happened in the us to make things easier and give the people more free time
- 56Underground Railroadwas a way to get slaves out of the south in secret (not always underground and was not a railroad)
- 57Seneca Falls Conventionwas the first women's voting rights meeting lead by Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- 58Compromise of 1850proposed by Steven A. Douglas enforced a stricter fugitive slave act and ended the slave trade in the capital. Also California entered the union free state and Utah was created.
- 59Kansas Nebraska actit allowed both states to vote on whether they would be free or slave
- 60Dred Scott v SanfordDred Scott was challenging his freedom in court because his master moved to a free state and thought he should be free. Supreme court decided that Scott was property and could not sue in court.
- 61Fugitive slave actallowed for escaped slaves to be returned to their masters and for their masters to come after them and bring them back.
- 62Bleeding KansasBleeding Kansas happened after the Kansas Nebraska act when Missouri border ruffians fought with Jayhawkers to decide whether the state would be slave or free
- 63civil warwas a conflict between the north and the south they were fighting over slavery the conflict lasted for 4 years Abraham Lincoln was the president
- 64Emancipation Proclomationwas given after Antietam it freed all slaves in states of rebellion
- 65Civil War Draft Riotshappened because people were being forced to go into the military unless they bought somebody else to do it. poor people were angry and rioted
- 66Gettysburg Addresswas given after the battle of Gettysburg the bloodiest battle of the war is thought of as one of the most famous speeches in the world
- 67Reconstructionmeant to rebuild the south and incorporate it into the union lasted for 30 years was thought of as a failed endeavor
- 68Civil War Amendmentscomprised of the 13th,14th,15th amendments gave rights to ex slaves including their freedom, the right to vote and U.S. Citizenship
- 69completion of transcontinental railroadthe transcontinental railroad was built by two companies working from 2 different directions ended in Promontory Point Utah
- 70gilded ageit was the 30 Years after reconstruction overrun by corrupt politics and big business
- 71Indian warshappened many times from the Indian removal act to 1890 when wounded knee occurred which was the last armed conflict between Indians and Americans
- 72populist partyAgainst big business and big corporations founded in Kansas
- 73plessy versus fergusonwas a supreme court case that happened in1896 which upheld the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the law of separate but equal
- 74Thomas Jeffersonthe third U.S. president and was also the author of the Declaration of Independence
- 75Andrew Jacksonwas the 7th president he signed the Indian removal act that forced Indians to Oklahoma
- 76Sacagaweawas an Indian guide who helped Louis and Clark explore the Louisiana Purchase
- 77James K Polkis known as Mr. Manifest Destiny he purchased the most land of any president
- 78Frederick Douglassa freed slave who learned to read and write. he became a leader for antislavery newspaper
- 79Harriet beecher stowewas a woman who wrote the book uncle toms cabin which revealed what it was like in slavery
- 80John Brownhe was thought of as a martyr believed that violence was the way to solve the slavery antislavery battle through blood shed
- 81Robert E Leea confederate general in charge of the army of north Virginia graduated from West Point
- 82Andrew Johnsonbecame president after Lincolns assassination did not get along with congress was called the veto president
- 83Susan b Anthonywomen's rights activist especially voting rights
- 84sitting bullan Indian chief who was killed because the U.S. thought he was teaching the rain dance
- 85George Custera general of the us army led a small force to one of the biggest failures in us army history
- 86Cornelius Vanderbiltwas a captain of industry who made his money of modes of transportation (ships, trains)
- 87John Rockefelleris also a captain of industry who made his money off monopolizing oil
- 88Andrew Carnegiea captain of industry who made his money off of steel
- 89Jamestownwas the first permanent English settlement in America May 14th 1607
- 90Plymouththe second English settlement in 1620 at Plymouth rock
- 91Lexington and Concordwas the first battle of the revolutionary war (shots heard around the world)
- 92Erie Canalconnected the Hudson river and lake Erie connected new York city with Atlantic ocean
- 93the Alamobattle between Mexico and the Texans. Mexico massacred the mexicans
- 94harpers ferryis the holder of the U.S. armory also the sight of john browns attempt to free slaves and fight back
- 95fort Sumterthe first battle of the civil war Britain attacked fort Sumter
- 96Gettysburgwas the largest battle of the civil war it lasted 3 days
- 97Appomattox Courthouseis the place where General Lee signed a surrender which historians think marked the end of the civil war
- 98fords theatrewhere Abraham Lincoln was shot
- 99Promontory Point, Utahthe meeting point where the transcontinental railroad completed
- 100Ellis Island Angel Islandplaces where immigrants came into the country
