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Slave Codes

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Laws keeping African captives from owning property, testifying against whites, receiving education or meeting in groups

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French & Indian War

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Fought for dominant war for power in North America, took 7 yrs

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The Glorious Revolution

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the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)

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Amerigo Vespucci

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America was named after him

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Thomas Paine Common Sense

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To declare independence

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Articles of Confederation

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first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. Congress held most power.

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Bill of Rights

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The first ten amendments, ratified in 1879

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Cotton Gin

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Removed seeds from cotton

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Christopher Columbus

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Discovered North America, his voyage was financed by Spain

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Abolitionist

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Wants to abolish (get rid of) something; especially slavery

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Manifest Destiny

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Idea that the nation was meant to spread to the pacific

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1849 California

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Gold Rush

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Second Great Awakening

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Religious movement

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Dred Scott

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Missouri slave who sued to end slavery

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Free Enterprise

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Private business operates in competition and largely free of state control

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President Lincoln’s inaugural speech

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Said he wants to end slavery

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Robert E. Lee

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Rejects offer to command union troops and joins the Confederacy

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Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan

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Wanted build a strong government in the south and to end bitterness from war

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South Secession

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Idk

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Freed all enslaved persons in states still in rebellion

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13th Amendment

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Bans slavery

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South Advantage over North

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Idk

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Carpetbaggers

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Name given to many northerners who moved to the south after the civil war and supported the republicans

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Homestead Act

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Law passed that allowed to claim up to 160 acres of land

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Dry Farming
Planting seeds deep in the ground , where there is enough moisture for them to grow
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Dawes Act
Dissolved reservations and allowed each household 160 acres of land for farming and granted citizenship for living 5 years on land
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Haciendas
Huge ranches that cover thousands of acres
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Open Range
Vast area of grassland owned by government where ranchers could graze their herds free od charge
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Laissez-faire
"Let the people do as they choose", state and federal governments kept taxes and spending low. They did not impose costly regulations on industry or try to control wages and prices.
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Transcontinental Railroad
Joined railroads at Promontory, Utah, 1774 miles of track was laid. Pacific Railway Act expanded the construction of railroads
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Vertical Intergration
Combining of companies that supply equipment and services needed for a particular industry
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American Railway Association
Industry trade group representing rail roads in the US
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Credit Mobilier Scandal
A construction company set up by several stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad
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Monopoly
When a single company achieves control of an entire market
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Pools
A group sharing in some activity
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Strikebreakers
If union called strike, employers would hire replacements called strikebreakers
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Unions
Organization of workers formed for the purpose of advancing its members interests
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William M. Tweed
Leader of Tammy Hall
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Nativists
Hostility toward immigrants
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Political Machines
Informal Political group designed to gain and keep power
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Naturalism
New style of writing; believed some people failed in life simply because they were caught up in circumstances they could not control
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Angel Island
where Asian immigrants arrived.
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1860's US Navy
Idk
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1860's Chinese Immigration
Chinese came to the U.S. to escape unemployment, poverty, and famine. They worked on the transcontinental RR
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Tammy Hall
A New York City Democratic Political machine, under the leadership of William "Boss" Tweed
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Theodore Roosevelt
Becomes president after President McKinely is assinated, recognized as a war hero
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Hawaiian Monarchy
Planters attempted to overthrow the monarchy, to make it part of the United States
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Open Door Policy
A policy that allowed each foreign nation in China to trade freely in the other nations spheres of influence
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Matthew Perry
Led naval expedition to Japan
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Imperialism
Increase its power through domination of smaller weaker countries. Reasons for imperialism: desire for new markets, feeling of superiority, military threat
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Progressives
Sought to improve life in the United States with social, economic, and political reforms. Believed that society could be improved through science and technology
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Socialists
Believed in government owned business
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Interstate Commerce Comission
Idk
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William Howard Taft
Idk
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Direct Primary
All voters could vote for a party candidate in a general election
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Triangle Shirtwaist Company
Factory fire in New York City. Very deadly
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Muckrakers
Journalist who investigated social conditions and political corruption
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Recall
Allowed voters an option to remove elected officials from office
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Fourteen points
Establish the conditions for lasting peace in Europe
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Triple Entente
France, Great Britain, Russia
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Trench Warfare
Troops fight from trenches facing each other
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Treaty of Versailles
1. Armed forced reduced in size and NO troops allowed west of Rhine River 2. Blamed Germany solely for the war 3. Forced payment of reparations
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Triple Alliance
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
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Zimmerman Telegram
Germany formed an alliance with Mexico and promised to get territory back in the U.S.
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Selective Service Act
Men drafted in their local draft boards and picked like a lottery
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WWI Airplanes
Used to scope out the opposing sides territory
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Henry Ford
Inventor of the first Model T
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Harlem Renaissance
African American artist become well known with jazz and blues
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International Harvester
Idk
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1929 Stock market
Stock Market crashes
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Banks & Great Depression
Banks begin to close because people aren't paying back their loans, so all savings are lost. Many out of work
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President Hoover & Federal Relief
Believed that American people should be able to take care of themselves
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Bonus Army
Veterans were promised a thousand dollar bonus, but got denied so they camped out in D.C.
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Great Depression & Overproduction
People could not afford to buy materialistic items, companies have a an overproduction and tried selling to foreign countries
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Emergency Relief and Construction Act
Idk
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Buying on Margin
Idk

U.S. History Unit 1 (6 decks)

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