gbvngf Flashcards
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Nativist
relating to or supporting the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants.
Steam Engine
a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.
Reform Movement
The nineteenth century was a time for social reform in the United States. Some historians have even labeled the period from 1830 to 1850 as the “Age of Reform. .
Suffrage
a vote given in assent to a proposal or in favor of the election of a particular person.
plural noun: suffrages
Co-Education
the education of students of both sexes together.
Abolitionist
a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
Casualty
a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
“the shelling caused thousands of civilian casualties
Revolt
to break away from or rise against constituted authority, as by open rebellion; cast off allegiance or subjection to those in authority; rebel; mutiny
Prohibition
legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933
Three Fifths Compromise
three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state’s total population for legislative representation and taxation.
Underground Railroad
he resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
Dred Scott Decision
upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.
Bleeding Kansas
a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, and to a lesser extent in western Missouri, between 1854 and 1859.
Union Troops
At the start of the Civil War, the AGD numbered just fourteen Regular Officers: the Adjutant General (AG) with the rank of colonel
Confederacy
The Confederacy was formed on February 8, 1861, by seven slave states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia,
Abraham Lincoln
He was a captain in the Black Hawk War, spent eight years in the Illinois legislature, and rode the circuit of courts for many years.
Jefferson Davis
was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States
Secession
the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
Militia
The 1st Amendment Praetorians, founded by believer, are providing free security for “patriotic and …
Battle of Fort Sumter
he Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia.
Battle of Bull Run
Bull Run was the first full-scale battle of the Civil War. The fierce fight there forced both the North and South to face the .
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior.
Battle of Antietam
Antietam, the deadliest one-day battle in American military history, showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater.
Battle of Gettysburg
Adams County, PA | Jul 1 - 3, 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil War. With more than 50,000 estimated casualties, the three- …
