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Wyntk vocabulary
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- 1AmendmentA change made to a document.
- 2AssimilateTo fully understand information.
OR
To adapt and to be like another group of people. - 3BiasAgreeing with something or against something usually in an unfair manner.
- 4BicameralA legislative body with two branches.
- 5BlockadeClosing off a certain place to prevent goods from getting in and people from leaving or coming in.
- 6BoomtownWhen a town grows fast due to prosperity.
- 7CapitalismA political or economical system in which a country's industry and trade is controlled by a private ownership not by the state.
- 8Captain of IndustrySomeone who makes a lot of money for a good cause and is helping others while doing so.
- 9Checks and BalancesThis is a system made to keep the government from getting to powerful in one of the branches.
- 10CongressThe legislative body of a country.
- 11Due process of lawFair treatment through the normal judicial system.
- 12EconomicsA branch of knowledge that deals with the transfer of wealth.
- 13EmancipatedTo be set free from restrictions. For example the slaves got emancipated (set free) from working for the whites.
- 14EnfranchiseTo give the right to vote to.
- 15EnumeratedTo do a number of things.
An example sentence: I don't have enough time to enumerate all of this homework. - 16FederalismWhen the government is divided into national, state and local.
- 17Forty-ninersAn explorer who wanted to find minerals and gold during the California gold rush in 1849.
- 18Free EnterpriseAn economic system where there are very few restrictions given to business activities.
- 19Habeas CorpusIt requires people to be able to be brought before a judge or court.
- 20IndustryWhen factories manufacture goods with raw materials.
- 21JudicialRelating to courts of law or judgement.
- 22Ku-Klux-KlanAn organization that was created after the Civil War to assure white supremacy using violence.
- 23Manifest DestinyThe belief that the United States needed to expand West.
- 24MartyrSomeone who is killed due to their religion or belief.
- 25MonopolyWhen a company/business overpowers others and takes away competition.
- 26NomadicTo move around from place to place.
- 27OverrideTo reject or cancel. For example Congress voted to override Andrew Johnson's veto.
- 28Popular SovereigntyWhen the power is vested in the people. The people get to vote on the government.
- 29RatifyMaking something official.
- 30RadicalFar-reaching change or action.
- 31RepublicanismWhen the head of state is a representative of the people.
- 32Robber BaronSomeone who makes a lot of money but does not help others and only cares about them and their money.
- 33RuralAn area relating to farming and agriculture.
- 34Separation of PowersSeparating the government into different bodies and each one having different jobs. (The three branches of government are the legislative, executive and judicial branch.)
- 35Social DarwinismA theory that people are subject to natural selection same as plants and animals. The most capable will survive.
- 36SuffrageThe right to vote in political elections.
- 37Supreme CourtThe highest judicial court in a country or a state. (The US Supreme Court consist of 9 justices.)
- 38TariffA tax or duty that has to be paid on goods being brought into a country.
- 39Taxation without representationWhen a government makes taxes for a certain group of citizens to pay even if the citizens do not give permission.
- 40Trade UnionAn organization of workers who come together to achieve goals that they have in common.
- 41UrbanAn urban area (city or town)
- 42VetoThe right to reject a decision that was made by the law-making body.
- 43Thomas Jefferson-Wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776
-Made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
-Sent Louis and Clark on their expedition in 1804
-Founding Father
-3rd president of the United States - 44Andrew Jackson-Led the Trail of Tears
-Named Major General in the US army during the War of 1812
-Defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans
-7th president
- 45Sacagawea-Guided the Lewis and Clark expedition
-Known for her bravery
-Part of the Shoshone tribe
- 46James K. Polk-11th president of the United States
-Got the United States the most land out of all the presidents
- 47Frederick Douglass-A great African American speaker
-Wrote and autobiography about his life as a slave
-Escaped slavery
- 48Harriet Beecher Stowe-Author of the famous book Uncle Tom's Cabin
-Helped abolish slavery
- 49John Brown-Abolitionist
-Abolitionist that believed in violence
-Led the Harpers Ferry Raid
- 50Robert E. Lee-Attended West Point
- Confederate general during the Civil War
-Forced to surrender during the Civil War
- 51Andrew Johnson-17th president of the United States
-Was the first president to get impeached
-Vice president for Abraham Lincoln
-Southern Democrat
- 52Susan B. Anthony-Gave women the right to vote
-Fought for women's suffrage
- Worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-Led the first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls
- 53Sitting Bull-Native American chief of Sioux tribe
-Refused to leave his land when the white settlers tried to take it
-Many battles between Native Americans and white settlers
- 54Cornelius Vandrbilt-Got rich off of railroads
-Found a way to make railroads transport things faster, and cheaper
-Captain of Indusrty
- 55John Rockefeller-Rich off of oil
-Found a way to produce oil faster and cheaper
- 56Andrew Carnegie-Found a way to produce steel faster and cheaper
-Captain of Industry
- 57George Custer-Attended West Point
-United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the Civil War and American Indian Wars
-Served for the Union Army in the Civil War
- 58Jamestown-In Virginia
-First official English settlement in the Americas
-First Colony in the British Empire
- 59Plymouth-First Thanksgiving was held here
-Passengers of the Mayflower came here
-Pilgrims and Native Americans made peace
- 60Lexington and Concord-The battles that were fought here on April 19, 1775 was the starter of the Revolutionary War
-Americans had weapons stocked here for these battles
-First shot that is known as "The shot heard around the world" was fired at Lexington Concord
- 61Erie Canal-Built between 1817-1825
-Links together the waters of Lake Erie in the west and the Hudson River in the east
-Improved transportation by connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean making ships travel much faster and easier
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- 62The Alamo-President General Antonio Lopez's Mexican troops launched an assault on the Alamo mission
- 63Harper's Ferry-On October 16, 1859 John Brown led a raid here
-Originally part of Virginia
- 64Fort Sumter-Located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
-The first battle of the American Civil War
- 65Gettysburg-July 1-3 1836
-Had the most casualties
-General Lee brought army to Pennsylvania
-Union and Confederate's Armies battled for 3 days
-Lee left field and never invaded the North again
-Union won
- 66Appomattox-Lee's surrender was held at the Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865
- 67Ford's TheaterIn Washington D.C
-Where John Wilks Booth assassinated President Lincoln while attending the play "Our American Cousin"
- 68Decloration of Independence-Signed July 4, 1776
-Stated that America wanted independence from Great Britain - 69Revolutionary War-The British tried to gain more money after the French and Indian War so they taxed Colonist
-Colonist were angry about all of this "Taxation without representation"
-Taxes, Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts, and more all led up to this war - 70Promontory Point, UtahOnce the workers finished the transcontinental railroad, they had a huge celebration here.
- 71Ellis and Angel IslandImmigrants would come to these islands when they traveled here
- 72Articles of ConfederationThe original United States Constitution that was ratified in 1781 but failed and we now have a new constitution that was ratified in 1789
- 73Great CompromiseOne of the most important compromises. It decided how each state would be represented in Congress.
- 74Louisiana Purchase-President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France in 1803
-The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States
-He got it for a good price and a good deal for about 4 cents an acre
- 75Indian Removal Act (The Trail of Tears)-Andrew Jackson led this
-Moved all Native Americans west forcing them out of their homes
-Many people died during this time they had to walk to their new destination
-This was a sad and depressing time - 76Underground Railroad-A secret way to sneak slaves to help them be free
-Harriet Tubman was the conductor of this underground railroad
-Saved many slaves
-Not actually a railroad underground - 77Seneca Falls Convention-Where the first ever women's rights convention was held
-Led by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-Held on July 18-19, 1848 - 78Emancipation Proclamation-Abraham Lincoln issued this on January 1, 1863
-Freed slaves in all states of rebellion - 79Civil War-The Civil War took place from April 12, 1861- April 9, 1865
-Against the North(Union) and the South(Confederates)
-Started when the Southern states seceded from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln
-At the time the president for the Confederates was Jefferson Davis - 80Gettysburg Address-Abraham Lincoln's speech
-One of the most famous speeches of all time
-Took place on the Gettysburg battle ground
-The speech was to remember all of the soldiers who died in that battle
-For the soldiers to know that they did not die in vain and it states how they died for a good cause
- 81Reconstruction-The time following the Civil War
-A time where everyone was fixing what as broken from the war and putting our nation back together
-Not a happy time in facts reconstruction was just like a war
-A lot of disagreements
-Took place 1865-1877 - 82Reconstruction Amendements-13, 14, and 15th amendment
-The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States
-The 14th amendment grants citizenship for the people
-The 15th amendment gave African American males the right to vote - 83Passing the ConstitutionThe passing of the Constitution was not an easy process you had federalist and anti-federalist. The federalist wanted a strong government without a Bill of Rights added to it and the anti-federalist wanted a weaker government and did not want a Constitution without a Bill of Rights. So we now have a Bill of Rights added onto our Constitution and we have a strong government. The first Constitution known as the Articles of Confederation which failed and now we have our strong Constitution.
- 84Adding the Bill of RightsThe passing of the Constitution was not an easy process you had federalist and anti-federalist. The federalist wanted a strong government without a Bill of Rights added to it and the anti-federalist wanted a weaker government and did not want a Constitution without a Bill of Rights. So we now have a Bill of Rights added onto our Constitution and we have a strong government. The first Constitution known as the Articles of Confederation which failed and now we have our strong Constitution.
- 85Missouri CompromiseBanned slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36, 30 parallel, except within the borders of Missouri which would be a slave state and Main would be a free state.
- 86Mexican-American WarThe war fought between Mexico and America from 1846-1848
-Gained America land - 87California Gold Rush-1849
-When gold nuggets were discovered in Sacramento Valley the Gold Rush began.
-After the news many gold minors traveled either by sea or by land to San Fransisco for this gold. - 88Homestead ActOn May 20, 1862 Abraham Lincoln signed a the Homestead Act. It provided 160 acres of public land to settlers to improve Western migration. But, in return homesteaders had to pay a fee and had to stay there for 5 years in order to claim that land.
- 89Industrial RevolutionThe time period when machines were becoming more advanced. It was the transition to manufacturing goods.
- 90Dred Scott v. SanfordDuring this case the Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not considered American citizens and could not sue in court. It also said that Congress was not powerful enough to ban slavery in the United States.
- 91Compromise of 1850-It determined whether slavery would be allowed or not in states
-Territory acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War
-California was submitted a free state and Mexico territory which included, Arizona and Nevada were slave states - 92Kansas-Nebraska Act-1854
-These two territories provided provided residence to see if they would be slave states and it caused violence between the pro and anti- slavery advocates - 93Fugitive Slave Act-Part of the Compromise of 1850
-California was a free state
-Slavery party received concessions for save holding in Texas - 94Gilded AgeThe 30 years following the end of the Civil War. A superficial period of intense economic growth.
- 95Indian WarsAfter the Civil War, Americans came into the Great Plains with disagreements with the Western Indian tribes. Americans came onto Indian lands and threatened their way of life. This broke out in Indian Wars.
- 96Populist Party-Organized in 1892 in St. Louis
-Made to represent the common folk mostly farmers - 97Civil War draft riots-New York City 1863
-Where men would go and get drafted so that they could fight in the Civil War. - 98Completion of the Trans-Continental Railroad-Completed May 10, 1869
-For the first time in America railways linked together east and west
-Presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific meet in Utah and put in the last spike that would connect these railroads. - 99Bleeding Kansas-Also known as Bloody Kansas or the Border War
-A series of violence involving anti-slavery, Free-Staters, and pro-slavery. - 100Plessy v. FergusonOn June 7, 1892 a 30 year old Homer Plessy was sent to jail for siting in a "white car" on the East Louisiana Railroad. He could easily pass for a white but under the Louisiana Law he was considered black so therefore he was required to sit in the "colored car"