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1AMENDMENTan alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
2ASSIMILATEto adapt to others cultures, ways or life ect.
3BIASyour own opinion
4BICAMERALhaving two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
5BLOCKADEthe isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
6BOOMTOWNa town that has grown very popular suddenly because of prosperity
7CAPITALISMan economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production
8CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRYthe men who built our country in the early days
9CHECKS AND BALENCESto take money out and how much money you have.
10CONGRESSthe national legislative body of a nation, especially of a republic.
11DUE PROCESS OF LAWthe regular administration of the law, according to which no citizen may be denied his or her legal rights and all laws must conform to fundamental, accepted legal principles.
12ECONOMICSpertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities
13EMANCIPATEDfreed from slavery or bondage.
14ENFRANCHISEto set free, liberate, as from slavery
15ENUMERATEDname one by one, as in a list or an order.
16FEDERALISMthe federal principle of government
17FORTY-NINERSa person who went to California in 1849
18FREE ENTERPRISEan economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control
19HABEAS CORPUSrequires a person under arrest to have a trial.
20INDUSTRYthe ownership and management of companies, factories, etc.
21JUDICIALpertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice:
22KU KLUX KLANa gang that killed and terrorized African Americans after the civil war.
23MANIFEST DESTINYthe expansion over north America.
24MARTYRa person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
25MONOPOLYan exclusive privilege to carry on a business, traffic, or service, granted by a government
26NOMADICto move from place to place, usually seasonally and have no permanent residency
27OVERRIDEto have the final say or rule, to have dominance over.
28POPULAR SOVEREIGNTYpower is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power.
29RATIFYto confirm
30RADICALa person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles, extremist.
31RUPUBLICANISMthe principles or theory of republican government
32ROBBER BARONa person who was cruel and money hungry and the opposite of a captain of industry
33RURALliving in the country, the country.
34SEPARATION OF POWERSsplitting up responsibilities so that one piece doesn't get to much.
35SOCIAL DARWINISMthe theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals.
36SUFFRAGEthe right to vote, especially in a political election.
37SUPREME COURTthe highest court of the U.S.
38TARIFFan official list or table showing the duties or customs imposed by a government on imports or exports.
39TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONAmerican colonists being taxed by British so they made this slogan
40TRADE UNIONa labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry.
41URBANbig city.
42VETOto say no or push to the side.
43THOMAS JEFFERSONfounding father, author of the declaration of independence and the third president.
44ANDREW JACKSONseventh president.
45SACAGAWEAtraveled with Lewis and Clark
46JAMES POLK11th president, was a democrat, and was the 17th speaker of the house of representatives.
47FREDRICK DOUGLASSwas a slave who escaped from slavery, he also wrote a book.
48HARRIET BEECHER STOWEwas an American abolitionist and wrote uncle toms cabin.
49JOHN BROWNabolitionist who believed violence was the answer.
50ROBERT E LEE.main leader of the confederate army in the civil war.
51ANDREW JOHNSONbecame president after Lincoln was assassinated, he was a democrat.
52SUSAN B ANTHONYnew yorks state agent for the antislavery society, she was also a feminist who wanted womans suffrage to end.
53SITTING BULLwas a lokota tribal chief during the years of resistance between the us and Indians
54GEORGE CUSTERhe and his soldiers were killed at little big horn.
55CORNELIUS VANDERBILTcaptain of industry
56JOHN ROCKEFELLERcaptain of industry (oil)
57ANDREW CARNEGIEcaptain of industry (steel)
58JAMESTOWNfirst official American settlement
59PLYMOUTHwhere the pilgrims lived and the mayflower stoped
60LEXINGTON AND CONCORDfirst military engagements in the American revolutionary war.
61ERIE CANALfirst transportation system between the eastern see board.
62THE ALAMOinspired the texian army
63HARPERS FERRYwhere john browns raid took place.
64FORT SUMTERfirst shots of the civil war were fired.
65Gettysburgthe battle that gave the union soldiers hope. and set the slaves free.
66APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSEwhere the confederates surrendered
67FORDS THEATERsite of Lincolns assassination
68PROMONTORY POINT UTAHwhere the first rail road was built.
69ELLIS ISLAND AND ANGEL ISLANDwhere immigrants were inspected.
70DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCElists our rights as citizens
71REVOLUTIONARY WARwar between great Brittan and the American colonies
72ARTICLES OF CONFEDARATIONthe original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789
73GREAT COMPRIMISEcongress got 2 houses
74PASSING OF THE CONSTITUTIONwhen the constitution passed.
75ADDING THE BILL OF RIGHTSwhen they decided to add the bill of rights
76LOUISIANNA PURCHASEthe territory sold by France to the US in 1803, comprising the western part of the Mississippi valley and including the modern state of Louisiana.
77MISSOURI COMPROMISEThe Missouri Compromise of 1820 was a congressional agreement that regulated the extension of Slavery
78INDIAN REMOVAL ACTSAndrew Jackson signed that the Indians would be moved to reservations
79MEXICAN AMERCAN WAR1846-1848
80CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSHgold was found in California and many people moved there to "become rich."
81HOMESTEAD ACTgave people land for little to no cost.
82INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONthe rapid development of industry that occurred in Britain in the late 18th and 19th centuries, brought about by the introduction of machinery
83UNDERGROUND RAILROADsaved many slaves, was a way for slaves to escape.
84SENECA FALLS CONVENTIONfirst woman's rights convention
85COMPROMISE OF 1850defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War
86KANSAS- NEBRASKA ACTseparated Kansas and Nebraska opening up new lands for discovery
87DRED SCOTT VS SANFORDdred scott tried to sew Sanford for his freedom and failed because property cant sew people
88FUGITIVE SLAVE ACTfugitive slaves could be returned to their masters for money and if you knew of a fugitive slave & you didn't speak up you would be arrested.
89BLEEDING KANSASviolence because of unclear slave boarders
90CIVIL WARunion wanted slaves freed and confederates wanted slavery so they went to war and union won.
91EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATIONLincoln said the slaves were officially free.
92CIVIL WAR DRAFT RIOTSpoor people were rioting rich people because they could pay not to be drafted.
93GETTYSBURG ADDRESSthe Gettysburg address was given after the battle of Gettysburg by president Lincoln
94RECONSTRUCTIONthe period after the war when everything was being rebuilt,
95CIVIL WAR AMENDMENTS13- abolished slavery.
14-granted citizenship to former slaves
15-right to vote
96INDIAN WARSthe Indians were being taken from their lands and moved to reservations and were fighting back which caused wars.
97GILDED AGErapid economic growth
98POPULIST PARTYrepresented the farmers and average citizens.
99PLESSY VS FERGUSONa court case over segregation