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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cause of French & Indian War | Disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British. |
| Alien Act | President has power to deport any non-citizen that was deemed dangerous. |
| Great Compromise | Created a bicameral legislature. |
| John Locke | Life, liberty, and property. |
| Common Sense by Thomas Paine | Urged people to establish their own nation. |
| Main ideas from Washington’s Farewell Address | Urged America to preserve the unity of the nation. |
| ⅗ Compromise | Slaves= ⅗ of a person. |
| Jay’s Treaty | Agreement by the United States and Great Britain that helped avert war. |
| Nullification | A U.S. state refusing to recognize or enforce a federal law within its territory. |
| Federalists vs. anti-Federalists | F: Supported ratifying the U.S. Constitution; AF: opposed it, fearing the Constitution would give too much power. |
| Democratic-Republicans vs. anti-Federalists | Both opposed to the strong central government proposed by the Federalists. |
| Southern Democrats vs. Northern Republicans | SD: supported slavery and states' rights, NR: opposed expansion of slavery wanted a stronger federal government. |
| Missouri Compromise | Allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state. |
| Compromise of 1850 | A series of legislative measures that addressed tensions between the North and South over slavery. |
| Monroe Doctrine | A U.S. foreign policy that opposed European colonization and interference in the Western Hemisphere. |
| Trail of Tears | The forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the U.S. |
| Jackson’s Response to the ‘Tariff of Abominations’ | Refused to accept South Carolina's nullification. |
| Indian Removal Act | Let the U.S. government force Native American tribes to relocate. |
| Louisiana Purchase | The buying of Louisiana territory by the US from France. |
| First Industrial Revolution | handmade to industrial. |
| Manifest Destiny | Belief the expansion of the US across North America was inevitable and divinely ordained. |
| Great Awakening | Series of religious revivals that emphasized personal spiritual experience over ritual and tradition. |
| Compromise of 1877 | Hayes as president in exchange for the withdrawal of federal troops from the South. |
| Election of 1860 | Abraham Lincoln elected. |
| John Brown’s Raid | Led a small group in a failed attempt to seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | Allowed the settlers of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to allow slavery through "popular sovereignty". |
| Dred Scott Decision | Ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not citizens, |
| Secession | Formal withdrawal of a region or group from a larger country or organization. |
| Robert E. Lee | A renowned Confederate general. |
| Reconstruction Plans | 10% Plan. |
| 13th Amendment | abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. |
| Freedmen's Bureau | assist formerly enslaved African Americans in the transition from slavery to freedom. |
| Black Codes | discriminatory laws to restrict slaves rights. |
| Exodusters | Former slaves from the South who settled on the Great Plains. |
| Transcontinental Railroad | first continuous railroad line across the United States, connecting the existing eastern rail networks to the West Coast, |
| Push/Pull factors for Western Migration | The push factors that drove people westward included economic hardship, religious/political persecution, and natural disasters; pull factors were the promise of free land, economic opportunities, and a new life. |
| Trusts | a legal arrangement where a third party holds and manages assets on behalf of a beneficiary. |
| Ellis Island | busiest immigration station in the United States. |
| Labor Unions | organizations that represent workers to negotiate better wages, benefits, and working conditions with employers. |
| Muckrakers | investigative journalists and writers that were whistleblowers. |
| Temperance Movement | sought to curb or prohibit the consumption of alcohol. |
| Women’s suffrage | fought for decades to secure the right for women to vote. |
| Urban poverty | economic and social difficulties faced by those living in industrialized cities. |
| Carrie Nation | American temperance activist who became famous for using a hatchet. |
| Jacob Riis | social reformer and photojournalist who exposed the harsh living conditions of NYC. |
| Upton Sinclair | writer and political activist who is best known for his 1906 novel "The Jungle". |
| Lincoln Steffens | exposed political and municipal corruption. |
| XYZ Affair | A major crisis in the diplomatic relations between the United States and France. |
| Ulysses S. Grant | The Union's top commander. |
| 14th Amendment | Citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US. |
| 15th Amendment | Prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". |
| Disenfranchisement | Depriving someone of their right to vote. |
| Sedition Act | Its a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government. |
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