CHAPTER 30🦅 Flashcards
Juan Manuel de Rosas (vocab)
One of the most notable caudillos who ruled a divided Argentina and tried to unify it in a bloody fashion, ultimately succeeding
Benito Juárez (vocab)
President of Mexico who led the reform known as “La Reforma”; he called for a liberal reform designed to create a rural middle class
Sitting Bull (vocab)
One of the most important Native American political leaders who fought for their independence and rights, leading over 3000 Native Americans to victory in the Battle of Little Bighorn, overwhelming Custer’s smaller force of 300.
Walt Whitman (vocab)
American poet most famous for “Song of Myself”, he describe America as a nation teeming with nations
Louis Riel (vocab)
A leader of the Metis and other indigenous people of Canada, he abandoned studies for priesthood and led troops to capture Fort Garry (modern-day Winnipeg)
Metis (vocab)
Aboriginal people in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations and European heritage
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (vocab)
President of Argentina who despised the rule of caudillos and worked to develop society based on European values, influenced by the Enlightenment.
Abraham Lincoln (vocab)
16th president of the US and a key factor in the civil war, he made the Emancipation Proclamation which freed the slaves and sparked the Civil War
Gauchos (vocab)
Known as the “cowboys” of Argentina who were pastoralists that herded cattle and horses on pampas, leading independent and self-sufficient lives
Zapatistas (vocab)
Followers of Emiliano Zapata who worked in the domestic realm to provide food for soldiers and others breached the domestic barrier by becoming soldiers and officers themselves
Caudillos (vocab)
Regional military leaders who came to power in much of Latin America, providing military leaders as opposed to civilian leaders
Simón Bolívar (vocab)
Liberator in South America who worked for the establishment of a large confederation that would provide Latin America with the political, military, and economic strength to resist encroachment by foreign powers
John A. Macdonald (vocab)
The first prime minister of Canada who wanted to join all of North America Canada into the Dominion of Canada
Battle of the Little Bighorn (vocab)
a battle in southern Montana where the Lakota Sioux defeated an army under Colonel George Armstrong Custer
Wounded Knee (vocab)
A symbolic and dreadful event occurred when a Sioux man accidentally shot a gun which resulted in the killing of over 200 Sioux men, women, and children
US Civil War (vocab)
11 southern states seceded from the Union and civil war arose mainly due to slavery
Mexican-American War (vocab)
Conflicts over a period of time due to westward expansion into Mexican Territory, where the US claimed modern day Texas, California, and New Mexico
The War of 1812 (vocab)
A war between the United States and Britain due to British forces encroaching on US citizens rights during the Napoleonic war
La Reforma (vocab)
Reform in Mexico aimed to limit the power of the military and the Roman Catholic church in the Mexican society
Reconstruction (vocab)
A period (1867-1877) where northern forces sent armies of occupation into southern states to force them to undergo political and social reform to establish a place where freed slaves could live
Seneca Falls Convention (vocab)
A convention in 1848 where feminists issued the “Declaration of Sentiments” which demanded equal political and economic rights for US women
California Gold Rush (vocab)
A time period beginning in 1848 where over 300K people traveled to California from the US and abroad in search of gold
Trail of Tears (vocab)
An 800 mile (1,287.48 km) forced Cherokee migration from the eastern woodlands to Oklahoma where thousands died of starvation, disease, and the hardships of relocating
Louisiana Purchase (vocab)
The US purchased 828,200 sq mi (2,146,582 sq km) of land from France in 1803 for 15 million dollars
