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Final Review Erin Miller
Fichas del conjunto (100)
- 1AmendmentA change or addition added to a document
- 2Assimilateto change to fit into a new or different group
- 3BiasTo believe ones side without reasoning
- 4Bicameral2 houses in government
- 5Blockadeblocking off an area to prevent goods or people from entering
- 6Boomtowna town with rapid growth
- 7Capitalisman economic system in which trade and business is controlled by a private owner for more profit
- 8Captain of industrybusiness person who contributes positively to the country
- 9Checks and balancesGovernment is split into three different fractions so all of the power and decision making isn't in the hands of one person
- 10CongressNational legislative body of a country
- 11Due process of lawFair jury trial
- 12Economicsthe division of knowledge having to do with production, use and transfer
- 13emancipatedfreed from work or groups
- 14enfranchisegiven the right to vote
- 15Federalismthe idea of a federal organization of self governing
- 16forty-ninerssomeone who participated in the California gold rush
- 17Free enterprisean economic system where private business owners are competitive and free of state control
- 18habeas corpusallowing a person to be brought before a judge
- 19industrybusiness that has to do with the processing of raw materials, and goods made in a factory
- 20Judiciala branch of government that explains laws
- 21kkka secret organization that after the civil war that was against the freedom of blacks
- 22manifest destinya belief that it was destiny for the u.s. to expand its territory
- 23martyrkilled because of beliefs
- 24Monopolycontrol over multiple businesses
- 25Nomadicsomeone who has no permanent home and moves from place to place
- 26overrideto decide against a suggestion
- 27popular sovereigntypeople are the source of the governments power
- 28Ratifyto confirm and make something officially valid
- 29Radicalsomeone who has very extreme views from the normal
- 30republicanone of two political parties being very conservative and independent (hold popular sovereignty)
- 31enumeratednot listed
- 32robber baronsomeone who has great fortune during the 19th century through heartless decisions
- 33Ruraldescribing the countryside rather the the city
- 34Separation of powersgiving different powers to different branches of government so all the choices arent given to one person to one person to decide
- 35Social Darwinismthe smartest, fitest and ones with the best qualities will live the longest
- 36Suffragethe right to vote in a political election
- 37Supreme Courtthe highest court system in a state
- 38Tariffa tax to be paid on a certain class of imports or exports
- 39Taxation without representationcolonists were not allowed to choose representative and pass laws where they taxed parliament.
- 40Trade unionformed to protect and further the rights of a citizen
- 41Urbanrelating to a city or town with many people
- 42vetoto reject a proposal made
- 43Thomas JeffersonFounding father
third president
wrote some of the declaration of independence
first secretary of state
responsible for Louisiana purchase
- 44Andrew Jackson17th president
common man
cause of the trail of tears
tariffs
battle of New Orleans
- 45Sacagaweainterpreter
also know as bird women
had 2 kids
helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition
saved important documents that went overboard
- 46James Polk11th president
expanded borders of U.S. borders to the pacific ocean
added 3 states to the union
- 47Frederick Douglasswrote a autobiography
escaped slavery
- 48Harriet Beecher Stowewrote uncle toms cabin
abolitionist
sold over 300,000 copies
antislavery book
- 49John brownabolitionist
terrorist to the south
wanted to capture federal arsenal from the south at Harper ferry-later known as the Harper's Ferry raid
- 50Robert E. Leeleader of the confederate army in Virginia
surrendered in 1865
- 51Andrew Johnson17th president
vice president when lincoln was assassinated
known as the veto president
- 52Susan B. Anthonywomen's rights advocates
lead the first convention
- 53Sitting Bulllead his people as a tribal chief
fought instead of ran
fought off settlers
Fort larmie treaty
- 54george custerus army officer
first bull run
cavalry commander
custers last stand(his men were killed)
- 55Cornelius Vanderbiltbusinessman
built his wealth in railroads and shipping
- 56John RockefellerHe was a co-founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust.
- 57Andrew Carnegieexpanded the steel industry
used his wealth to build local libraries
men killed for protest
long working hours and low pay
- 58Jamestownboomtown
tobacco crops
good soil
- 59plymouthmayflower arrived here
pilgrims settled here
English colony
- 60Lexington and concordstart of the revolutionary war
April 19, 1775
paul revere sounded the alarm
- 61erie canalfirst major form of transportation
man made
363 miles from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River
- 62alamobattle in which everyone dies
mexican invaders overpowered
texas
out numbered
- 63harpers ferryJohn brown led a raid here to free slaves 21 men total
John Brown was defeated
- 64Fort sumterConfederate 80 soldiers
union 500 soldiers
first shots were fired
no one killed
- 65Gettysburgthe battle of gettysburg
51,112 deaths
union victory
gettysburg address was given here
- 66appomattox court houseunion victory
700 deaths
lee surrenders
- 67Ford's theaterwhere abraham lincoln was assinated
- 68promontory point, utahthe Union and central pacific railroads joined their rails at promontory summit, utah
first transcontinental railroad.
- 69ellis island and angel islandfederal immigration station
Millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station
- 70Declaration of Independenceall men are created equal
all men have some rights given to them by God
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
1776 - 71revolutionary warwar of independence
1775–1783
13 colonies - 72articles of confederationfirst written constitution of the United States
ratified on March 1, 1781. - 73great comprimisethe idea of proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation of the states in the Senate.
- 74passing of the constitutionadd text
- 75adding the bill of rights1791 added 10 new rights
did not agree to the constitution unless they made the bill of rights giving rights the individual people - 76Louisiana purchasegained 828,000 square miles
doubled size
added 15 new states
When France was defeated by the Haitians napoleon, France's ruler at the time thought that the Louisiana Territory no longer seemed like such a prize. Thomas Jefferson hoping to get some land from France was surprised when he was offered thousands of square miles at such a low cost
- 77Missouri ComprimiseHenry Clay allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter the Union as a free state.
drew an imaginary line at 36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude
- 78indian removal actsigned by President Andrew Jackson
states were greedy about getting land that belonged to the Indian tribes
moved indians to new land and a lot of them died along the way - 79Mexican American warstarted after Texas became a state because they were having trouble deciding where the Mexican – American border should be
led up to another victory for the United States
signed The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo stating that Mexico had to give up their territory of California and New Mexico for 15 million Dollars - 80California Gold Rushgold discovered in california
very few people made money
huge scramble for mineral wealth
miss treatment of asians
transformed the landscape - 81Homestead actopened up land in the U.S.
gave any American, including freed slaves the opportunity to claim federal land
15,000 homestead claims had been established - 82industrial revolutiontime period following the civil war in which congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring southern states back into the union.
- 83underground railroadsecret routes leading to safe houses for slaves
harriet tubman was the leader of this - 84seneca falls conventionlead by elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
over 300 men and women came to Seneca Falls
first women's rights convention - 85Compromise of 1850admitted California as a free state and separately organized the territories of Utah and New Mexico without restrictions on slavery.
abolished the slave trade - 86Kansas-nebraska actcreated the territories of Kansas and Nebraska
opened up new land
could decide whether slavery would be allowed in their new state - 87dred scott vs sanfordClaimed that he was free because he moved to Illinois and Minnesota
sued slave owner for abuse
federal court ruled that dred scott was a citizen supreme court did not - 88Fugitive slave actallowed the capture and return of runaway slaves within the territory of the United States
- 89bleeding Kansasthe period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory
Proslavery and free-state settlers flooded into Kansas to try to influence the decision whether the land would be slave or non slave - 90Civil warThe Civil War was fought between the Northern states and the Southern states from 1861-1865
- 91Emancipation proclamationall persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are free
- 92Draft riotscongress passed a law making all men between 20 -45 able to fight in the war when they enforced it people were made and they was a big fight.
- 93Gettysburg addressa pep talk given to the union soldiers during the middle of the war not to give up. This speech was given by abe lincoln.
- 94Reconstructionthe time period following the civil war in which congress passed laws designed to rebuild the country and bring southern states back to the union
- 9513th 14th 15th13th abolishes slavery
14th african american citizenship
15th allowed african americans to vote - 96Completion of transcontinental railroadfinished in 1869
meet in utah
mainly chinese workers built it
- 97indian warsconflicts between American settlers or the United States government and the native peoples of North America in 1890
- 98Gilded ageera of rapid economic growth
attracted millions of immigrants
helped workers - 99populist partyrich people and rich corporations
- 100plessy vs fergusonlaws allowing o racial segregation in public such as schools, public transportation, restrooms, and restaurants.