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- 1AmendmentA amendment is a change to the constitution.
- 2AssimilateThe fully understand the concept
- 3BiasTo be in favor of someone or something
- 4BicameralTo have to sets of groups in the legislative body.
- 5BlockadeTo prevent shipment or passage through a certain area.
- 6BoomtownA town in great growth in sense
- 7CapitalismWhen a countries trade is controlled by private owners or the government.
- 8Checks and BalancesAll branches of the government have some sort of power over each other so one branch doesn't get to strong.
- 9Captain of IndustryA owner of a business who takes good care of his workers and donates his money.
- 10CongressThe legislative branch of the government or vote on bills and decide laws using yay or nay
- 11Due Process of LawWhen their is fair treatment in court
- 12EconomicsDeals with supply and demand, how much money is being made
- 13EmancipatedBecome free
- 14Enfranchisegive the right to vote
- 15EnumeratedTo establish
- 16FederalismWhen the power is divided by the Nation, State and local governments
- 17Forty-NinersSomeone who took part in the California gold rush
- 18Free EnterpriseCompanies competing with little government regulations
- 19Habeas CorpusCopper Heads will get arrested if seen protesting against the war and black troops joining.
- 20Industrymaking products by factories and machines
- 21JudicialThe branch that deals with court
- 22Ku Klux KlanFor white supremacy and did not agree with the north
- 23Manifest DestinyThe expansion from east to west in the U.S. Saying that god was telling them too.
- 24MartyrA person killed because of their religious belief
- 25MonopolyControl of a supply overpowering all the other competition
- 26NomadicHunter-Gathierer lifestyle. Move around a lot.
- 27OverrideTo take control and overpower a right or command
- 28Popular SovereigntyPower by the people
- 29RatifyTo Approve
- 30RadicalExtremist is whatever they do
- 31RepublicanismThe head of the state represents the people
- 32Robber BaronA northerner who moves to the south looking to find profit on the southerners after the war
- 33Ruralrelating to, or a countryside characteristics
- 34Seperation of powersAll three branches of the government have there own jobs
- 35Social DawinismThe belief of "survival of the fittest" meaning who's best fit for there surroundings
- 36SuffrageRight to vote
- 37Supreme CourtThe highest federal court system
- 38TariffRestrict trade and make it more expensive for consumers
- 39Taxation without represenationThe British kept taxing American colonist at this time which was one of the reasons that started the revolutionary war
- 40Trade UnionWorkers in an industry whom trade their products
- 41UrbanCity/Town
- 42Vetoa constitutional right to reject a decision made by the law making-body
- 43Thomas Jeffersonthird president of the united states and the main author of the declaration of independence
- 44SacagaweaLed Louis and Clark through the Louisiana territory as a guide.
- 45Andrew JacksonSigned the Indian Removal act and is known as the common man president
- 46James PolkKnown as Mr. Manifest Destiny for getting the most land while in office
- 47Fredrick DouglassVery smart abolitionist who escaped slavery and was taught to read and write. He was a orator, writer and statesman.
- 48Harriet Beecher StoweAuthor of the book "Uncle Toms Cabin"and was a abolitionist
- 49John BrownFamous for his Raid at Harper's fairy trying to free slaves but failed
- 50Robert E. LeeThe General of the Confederate army with great army tactics and skill
- 51Andrew JohnsonFor slavery during the reconstruction, considered the worst president in history, by only making things worse.
- 52Susan B. Anthonyplayed a giant role in the women suffrage movement
- 53Sitting BullResisted united states government policies and fought back , defeating George Cluster
- 54George CusterUnited states army officer who dealt with cavalry. He got defeated by sitting bull.
- 55Cornelius VanderbiltHe was a captain of industry who got his money by railroads and shipping.
- 56John RockefellerHe was also a captain of industry who got most of his money from his oil company that dominated the market.
- 57Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie was a captain of industry who got all of his money off of steel and donated a lot of his wealth to make libraries and schools
- 58JamestownThe first settlement in America which excelled in Tobacco
- 59PlymouthThe second colony in america where the first pilgrims came over. Very religious people.
- 60Lexington and ConcordThe first battle(s) of the revolutionary war
- 61Erie CanalThe First man made water system which prospered in shipments and goods.
- 62The AlamoA giant battle was fought here against Mexicans and U.S.
- 63Harper's FerryJohn brown tried raiding to free slaves but failed.
- 64Fort SumterThis was the start of the civil war when the confederate army surrounded the base.
- 65Gettysburg AdressAfter the fight at Gettysburg president Abe Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in history.
- 66Appomattox CourthouseWhere the Civil War officially ended.
- 67Fords TheaterThis is where president Abe Lincoln was assassinated.
- 68Promontory Point, UtahThis is the point where the two railroads met.
- 69Ellis and Angel IslandThis is where immigrants came to become a legal U.S. citizen.
- 70Declaration of IndependenceThis was the break up letter with Britain saying that we want to be our own country.
- 71Revolutionary WarThis war took place in america where Britain wanted us to still be apart of them and we wanted to be separate from them. They had highly trained troops while we had militias.
- 72Articles of ConfederationThe rough draft of the Declaration of Independence.
- 73Great CompromiseTwo upper house representatives from each state and the amount of lower house representatives is based on population.
- 74Passing of the ConstitutionIt had been ratifed (approved) by 2/3 of the house.
- 75Adding the bill of rightsThere were federalist and Anti-Feds who wanted to add it and who didn't. The bill of rights got shot down a few times but managed to get approved.
- 76Louisiana PurchaseThe purchase of the midwest territory known as the "american dessert" which we purchased for a steal. 4 cents an acre!
- 77Missouri CompromiseAnything above the degree 36, 30 would be a non-slave state and below would we slave.
- 78Indian Removal actssigned by Andrew Jackson to send the indians to the Oklahoma area forcing them on the trail of tears.
- 79Mexican-American WarThe U.S. wanted Texas, and they wouldn't give it to us so we ended up going to war over it. Resulting in us gaining land.
- 80California Gold RushA giant amount of gold found in California and people risked there lives to get it.
- 81Homestead ActSupported western migration which provided western migration and if you lived there for 5 years it would be permanently yours.
- 82Industrial RevolutionThe process from hand made to machine made products
- 83Underground RailroadWhere abolitionist helped free slaves
- 84Seneca Falls ConventionThe first convention discussing women suffrage
- 85Compromise of 1850The slave trade was banned and half of the new land in the west was free and the other wasn't. forced fugitive slave act.
- 86fugitive slave actThis allowed any owners to go and get there run away slaves even if they lived in a free state.
- 87Kansas-Nebraska ActAllowed citizens living in kansas and nebraska the decision to vote whether the state would be free or slave state.
- 88Dred Scott v. SanfordThis was a unfair trial where they said drdd was property and that even if he was in a free state he still has to live with his master.
- 89Bleeding KansasDescribed the violence that took place after the Kansas-Nebraska act because of the slave/free conflict.
- 90Civil WarThe civil war is the fight between the north and the south over slaves. This had a major reconstruction.
- 91Emancipation ProclamationAllowed slaves in the south if found by troops or people from the north to be free.
- 92Civil Right draft riotsThere was a giant argument about how rich people could buy themselves out the war and have someone replace them.
- 93Gettysburg AdressThis was the speech Abe Lincoln gave after the war at Gettysburg. This went down as one of the best speeches ever given.
- 94ReconstructionThis was the recover of the civil war. It took many many many years before things were fine between us and the south.
- 95Civil War AmendmentsThese amendments gave african americans there rights and citizenship.
- 96Completion of transcontinental railroadThe railroad that went coast to coast which took years to complete.
- 97indian warsThese wars took place because they did not want to go on the trail of tears, or they did not want to follow american rules. performed "ghost dance"
- 98Gilded AgeThe age where they were robber barons and captain of industries. The first trusts were bing made and the big companies were controlling everyone.
- 99Populist partyThe peoples party, that started in Kansas.
- 100Plessy v. Ferguson"separate but equal" a fair case between a white and a black using the laws.