Flashcards
Final WYNTK
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- 1AmendmentAn alteration, addition or deletion to a law, bill or document, such as the Constitution.
- 2AssimilateTo fully understand new information or to resemble
- 3BiasTo show, have or make unfair decisions based on personal thoughts or favoritism
- 4BicameralA legislature have two branches or chambers of lawmaking groups
- 5BlockadeThe sealing off or isolation of a water passage like a port or a harbor to prevent exit and/or entrance of goods
- 6BoomtownA town that has a rapid growth in population and business because of sudden prosperity.
- 7CapitalismWhere private individuals maintain and control a country's economic system.
- 8Captain of IndustryThese were our nations founding fathers that put the nation first, were hard workers, and were fair bosses. most were self-made men
- 9Checks and BalancesWhen/how the three branches of government cancel each other out to keep from one branch getting to powerful
- 10CongressIt includes the Senate and the House of Representatives. It is the national legislature of the united states.
- 11Due Process of LawFairness and Justice in the judicial system to give citizens a 100% fair trial
- 12EconomicsThe condition of a country in terms of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services from a financial standpoint.
- 13EmancipatedThe freeing of someone/thing for legal/social reasonings
- 14EnfranchiseTo allow the right to vote, or to set free
- 15EnumeratedTo specifically mention one by one
- 16Federalismthe system of government where the power is divided in national, state and local
- 17Forty-ninersProspectors who contributed to the gold rush of 1849
- 18Free EnterpriseThe act of private businesses of corporations compete with little to no control from the government.
- 19Habeas CorpusThe right to be seen before a judge quickly and fairly after an arrest.
- 20IndustryThe production and manufacturing of raw material through economic activity
- 21JudicialOne of the three branches of government that interprets the law
- 22Ku Klux Klana group of former confederate soldiers that during Reconstruction snuck out at night and abused and frightened former slaves, they are known for their pointy hats and large numbers. they are still around today.
- 23Manifest DestinyThe expansion westward from east coast to west coast.
- 24MartyrWhen someone is killed for their religious beliefs
- 25Monopolywhen one company controls most of what happens for the sales of one good or service
- 26Nomadicaimlessly moving around from place to place with no certain home
- 27overrideafter a president vetoes a bill, if the house of representatives gets 2/3rds majority vote then the bill is still passed
- 28Popular SovereigntyThe right for people to vote
- 29Ratifyto agree or give consent to something
- 30Radicaldoing something extreme
- 31Republicanismwhere the leader or the representative of the state represents the people of that state
- 32Robber BaronThey are the richest people who make their workers work for long hours and little pay. they are selfish and stomp on others to get to the top.
- 33RuralA country area with a low population
- 34Separation of PowersEach branch of government has its own set of responsibilities
- 35Social DarwinismNatural selection, Survival of the Fittest
- 36SuffrageThe right to vote
- 37Supreme CourtPart of the Judicial court system, highest court in the United States
- 38TariffThe government tax of imports and exports
- 39Taxation without RepresentationA slogan the colonists used during the Revolutionary war
- 40Trade Unionalso know as Labor union; a group of company workers who had common job interests
- 41UrbanHighly populated area
- 42VetoWhen the president does not sign for a bill to be passed
- 43Thomas JeffersonWrote the Declaration of Independence and Made the Louisiana Purchase. he was the 3rd president.
- 44Andrew JacksonHe was a self-made man and one of our presidents. he was considered a war hero but is also responsible for the trail of tears. Its a debate of rather he is a hero or a villain.
- 45SacagaweaAssisted Lewis and Clark as a Translator
- 46James K. PolkMr. Manifest Destiny, gained a lot of land for America
- 47Frederick Douglasshe was a famous former slave. He was a genius, and he wrote a big about his experience as a slave
- 48Harriet Beecher StoweShe wrote the famous Abolitionist novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin
- 49John BrownA Abolitionist who believed in violence
- 50Robert E. LeeA successful confederate general. he was asked to be a general for the union, but he thought himself a Virginian before a American. he was also a graduate from Westpoint military academy.
- 51Andrew JohnsonHe was the president after Lincoln, during reconstruction. he was a big part of why it failed because he was a democrat that favored slavery
- 52Susan B. Anthonyshe was a huge women's rights activist
- 53Sitting Bullhe was a tribe leader of the Sioux tribe. he was killed at wounded knee.
- 54George Custera general of the United States military who was killed by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn
- 55Cornelius Vanderbiltcaptain of industry/robber baron; he got rich from the railroad
- 56John RockefellerCaptain of Industry/Robber Baron; he became rich from oil
- 57Andrew CarnegieCaptain of Industry/Robber Baron; he got his money from steel
- 58Jamestownthe first permanent settlement, famous for tobacco
- 59Plymouththe second English settlement that was more for families than money
- 60Lexington and ConcordThe first battle of the Revolutionary War
- 61Erie Canala Canal connecting the Hudson river and Lake Erie
- 62The Alamoa mission in San Antonio, Texas
- 63Harper' FerryWhere John Brown rebelled
- 64fort Sumtera civil war battle
- 65GettysburgThe bloodiest civil war battles and where Lincoln gave the famous Gettysburg Address speech
- 66Appomattox Courthousethis is where Robert E. Lee surrendered
- 67Ford's TheaterThis is the place Lincoln was assassinated in Washington D.C.
- 68Promontory Point, Utahthe point where two railheads would meet following meetings in Washington, D.C.
- 69Ellis Island and Angel IslandMany immigrants came in through these two places specifically immigrants from Asian countries for angel islands
- 70Declaration of Independencethe document in which we declared our independence against Britain
- 71Revolutionary Warthe war in which we fought Britain for our Independence
- 72Articles of Confederationthe First Constitution
- 73The Great Compromisehow we got both house of representatives and Senate
- 74passing of the constitutionthe articles of confederation were written in 1781 and rewritten into the constitution in 1789
- 75Adding the Bill of Rightsadded in 1787
- 76Louisiana PurchaseThomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 from France.
- 77Missouri CompromiseMaine was Admitted as a free slave and Missouri was admitted as a slave state
- 78Indian Removal Act (trail of Tears)Andrew Jackson moved the Indians to Oklahoma in order to make more room for the whites
- 79Mexican-American WarAmerica fought Mexico in this war to help complete idea of Manifest Destiny
- 80California Gold Rushwhen gold mines were found in California and people from all over came to strike gold
- 81Homestead ActWhen Congress made unpopulated lands in the west available to settlers, first come first serve
- 82Industrial RevolutionThe period of time where machinery evolved and became more modern
- 83Underground Railroadthis was a secret path for slaves to escape to the north on
- 84Seneca Falls Conventionthe first place where they discussed the importance of women's rights
- 85Compromise of 1850Balanced the power of slave and non-slave states after we gained the land from the Mexican-American war
- 86Kansas-Nebraska Actdecision by popular sovereignty whether a state would be a slave state or not
- 87Dred Scott versus StanfordDred Scott moved with his slave owner to a on slave state and then claimed he was a free man. The court ruled against him.
- 88Fugitive Slave ActIf you were in the north it was illegal to help an escaped slave.
- 89Bleeding Kansasthere were lots of riots and violence in Kansas because some people wanted it to be a slave state and some people didnt
- 90Civil WarThe north states(union) and the south states(confederate) went to war to bring the confederate states back and eventually to stop slavery
- 91Emancipation Proclaimationthis was the document that freed the slaves
- 92Civil War draft riotspeople were upset about the government trying to draft people in the war so they caused riots
- 93Gettysburg AddressA speech given by Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg that honored the soldiers that fought there and freed the slaves
- 94ReconstructionThis was the period after the war where they tried to rebuild the south and come together as a nation, but it failed
- 95Civil War Amendments13th- banned slavery
14th-allowed African Americans Citizenship
15th-allowed African American to vote - 96Completion of Transcontinental Railroadthis allowed transportation to go faster and goods to be transported all over the nation
- 97Indian WarsWhen people started moving into Indian Territory the Indians fought back starting wars.
- 98Gilded AgeAfter the war when small businesses grew large and became very powerful and the economy was very good
- 99Populist Partysomeone who worries about the concerns or interests of ordinary people
- 100Plessy v. Fergusona court case dealing with a black person sitting in a train car meant for white people. he was ruled against