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U.S. History terms
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History
11th Grade
02/12/2018

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Columbian Exchange
Definition
The global transfer of living things; began with Columbus' first voyage
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Jamestown
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Virginia Company's settlement; named for their king

 

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Puritans
Definition
Religious group that felt the church had kept too much catholic ritual; wanted to "purify" the church my eliminating all traces of Catholicism
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Cash Crop
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Crop grown primarily for sale rather than livestock feed

 

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Stono Rebellion
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Slave uprising. 20 slaves gathered at the Stono River and killed planter families. This scared Southern Colonists, leading to tightening of existing harsh slave laws

 

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Enlightenment
Definition
Movement in which philosophers valued reason and the scientific method
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Proclamation of 1763
Definition
Proclamation line along the Appalachians which colonists were not allowed to cross in order to avoid conflict with that Native Americans
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Mercantilism 
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Economic system in which a nation could increase its wealth and power in 2 ways:

1. By obtaining as much gold and silver as possible

2. Establishing a favorable balance of trade (sold more goods than bought)

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French and Indian War
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Conflict in North America that was part of a worldwide struggle between Britain and France. Ended with the defeat of France and the transfer of French Canada to Britain

 

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American Revolution
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Colonies' fight for independence from Britain

 

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nomadic
Definition
Wandering from place to place
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sedentary
Definition
Settled in one place
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egalitarian
Definition
A culture with no recognized authority figures; where all are considered equal
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western passage
Definition
A direct western route from Europe to Asia
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conquistadors
Definition
Spanish explorers who conquered the new lands they discovered
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indigenous
Definition
The people who originally inhabit an area; natives
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mission
Definition
A Spanish settlement built to convert Native Americans to Christianity
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presidio
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A Spanish settlement that served both as a trading center and as a garrison to defend Spanish territories
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selectmen
Definition
Elected officials in Puritan communities who decided such issues as taxes and land dispensation
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pacifism
Definition
Opposition to the use of force
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indentured servant
Definition
A person who agreed to work for a set number of years in return for passage to the Colonies
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external tax
Definition
A tax levied on goods coming into an area, such as the tax the British Parliament imposed on sugar entering the American colonies
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internal tax
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A tax levied on goods produced and consumed within an area, such as the stamp tax imposed by the British Parliament on the American colonies

 

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treason
Definition
Betrayal of one's government
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constitution
Definition

A written document of a plan of government

 

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abolition
Definition
The formal outlawing of slavery
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status quo
Definition
The current situation or condition
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coverture
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A British law under which a woman's inherited property belonged to her husband

 

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ratify
Definition
To officially approve and accept
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hard money
Definition
Currency consisiting of gold or silver coins a opposed to paper
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checks and balances
Definition
The system by which each of the three branches of government prevents the others from gaining excessive power
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representation
Definition
The right to be represented by delegates chosen in a free election
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majority
Definition
More than 50 percent of a group
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amendment
Definition
A written change or addition
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cabinet
Definition
A body of people appointed by the Prsident to lead the various departments of government and to serve as thye President's official advisers
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national debt
Definition
In the late 1700s, the amount of money owed to Americans and to other countries after the American Revolution; the total amount of money owed by the federal government
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speculator
Definition
A person who buys property, such as land or bonds, in the hope that its value will go up
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neutral
Definition
Not choosing a side in a confilict
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impressed
Definition
Forced into public service, as American sailors forced to serve on British vessels in the late 1700s
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embargo
Definition
A restriction or stoppage of trade
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frontier
Definition
The area where colonist-settled lands bordered on lands of Native Americans
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flatboat
Definition
A flat-bottomed, square-ended craft that was typically used to transport goods along inland waterways in the early 1800s
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textile
Definition

Fabric, especially woven or knitted; cloth

 

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wage
Definition
Daily pay
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turnpike
Definition
A road on which travelers must pay tolls
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tariff
Definition
A tax or fee on imported goods
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spoils system
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An arrangement by which victorious parties or candidates reward their supporters with jobs, contracts, etc.
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sectionalism
Definition
A devotion to local interests over those of the larger group
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gospel tradition
Definition
A type of music that combines the words of traditional Protestant hymns with various musical styles
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fugitive
Definition
A person who has escaped from slavery and is running from the law
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secession
Definition
The act of offically withdrawing from a group
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emancipation
Definition

Freedom from bondage; particularly, freedom of African Americans from slavery

 

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lynching
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A mob action in which a person is executed without a trial, often by hanging
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scorched earth policy
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Policy of breaking the enemy's will by destroying food, shelter, and supplies
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amnesty
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An act by which the government grants pardon for crimes to a large group of individuals, usually in responce to the group's acts of consolation

 

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black codes
Definition
Laws adopted in the South that severely restrictecd the rights of newly freed slaves
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sharecropping
Definition
A system in which landowners provide farmers with land, seed, and supplies in exchange for a share in the crop
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carpetbagger
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A Northern opportunist who moved to the South and took advantage of unsettled post-Civil War conditions; scornfully dubbed carpetbagger, after a kind of homemade luggage that many of them carried
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gerrymandering
Definition
Dividing voting districs in a way that increases or decreases representation by a certain group or party
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Stamp Act
Definition
Act imposing a tax on documents and printed items such as wills, newspapers, and playing cards. The stamp was placed on the item to prove that the tax had been paid. It was the first tax that affected the colonists directly
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Boston Tea Party
Definition
Indians dumped 18000 pounds of East India Company's tea into the Boston Harbor
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Boston Massacre
Definition
Mob gathered in front of the Boston Customs House and taunted British soldiers standing guard. Shots were fired and 5 colonists were killed are morally wounded
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Sam Adams
Definition
One of the founders of the Sons of Liberty. Led the colonists to boycott British goods. I think we need more information on him so again, if anyone finds anything else important post it on the wall.
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Lexington and Concord
Definition

Paul Revere and a few others rode out to spread the word that 700 British troops were headed for Concord. When the British reached Lexington (5 miles before Concord) one of the colonists (minutemen) fired and the British soldiers began shooting. When the British reached Concord they found an empty arsenal and began their retreat back to Boston. The retreat became a slaughter between the colonists and the British. 

 

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European assistance during the revolution
Definition
Prussia and France
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Declaration of Independence
Definition
Declared independence from Britain
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Great Compromise
Definition

Offered a two-house congress to satisfy both small and big states

 

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Ratification
Definition
The official approval of the constitution, or an amendment, by the states
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Powers of Congress
Definition
Age 88 has all of them. I'm not sure which ones we need to know so just read over all of them.
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The Elastic Clause
Definition
Clause that stretches the power of the government. The power to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers that the Constitution enumerates"
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Republicanism
Definition

Government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives

 

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Bill of rights
Definition
The first ten amendments to the Constitution. Consist of a formal list of citizens' rights and freedoms
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Checks and Balances
Definition

The provisions in the Constitution that prevent any branch of the government from dominating the other two branches

 

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Washington's cabinet
Definition
Secretary of state-Thomas Jefferson, treasury- Alexander Hamilton War-Henry Knox
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Alien and Sedition
Definition
Four measures, three of which raised residents' requirement for US citizenship from 5 yrs to 14 yrs, and allowed the president to deport or jail any alien he considered undesirable. The fourth set fines and jail terms for anyone trying to hinder the operation or who spoke out against the government.
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Nullification
Definition
States had the right to consider void any act of congress that they deemed unconstitutional.
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Electoral college
Definition
Instead of choosing president directly, each state choose a group of electors who would cast ballots for presidential candidates.
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Thomas Jefferson
Definition
Virginia lawyer who was chosen to prepare the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. Add more to this.
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Marbury v. Madison
Definition
Court case that results in judicial review- the right for the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional.
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Monroe Doctrine
Definition
A policy of US opposition to any European interference in the affairs of the western hemisphere announced by president Monroe.
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War of 1812
Definition
Against Great Britain because they threatened American Shipping.
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John Quincy Adams
Definition
Beat Andrew Jackson, appointed Henry Clay as Secretary of State. Conflict between Jackson and Clay tore apart the Democratic-Republican party.
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Missouri comp
Definition
Maine was admitted as a free state and Missouri as slave, the rest of the Louisiana Territory was split into two parts.
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Judicial Review
Definition
The right for the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional.
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Trail of Tears
Definition
The forced march the Cherokee followed from Georgia to the Indian Territory
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Seneca Falls Convention
Definition
Women's rights convention wanted women's suffrage
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Nat Turner
Definition
Led a rebellion of him and 50 other slaves, they attacked 4 plantations and killed 60 whites; he was eventually captured and executed.
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Transcendentalism
Definition
Emphasized that truth could be discovered intuitively by observing nature and relating it to emotions and spiritual experiences.
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Frederick Douglass
Definition
Escaped from bondage to become an outspoken critic of slavery. He began his own antislavery newspaper called the North Star.
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Compromise of 1850 (to please the North)
Definition
California is admitted as a free state.
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Compromise of 1850 (to please the South)
Definition
More effective fugitive slave law is put into effect
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Compromise of 1850 (to please both sides)
Definition
Popular sovereignty in Utah territories or New Mexico.
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Popular Sovereignty
Definition
The right to vote for or against slavery
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Dred Scott Decision
Definition

Not only permitted extension of slavery, but guaranteed it. Just because you are in a free state, you are not a free man. Taney argues that Scott had no grounds to go to court because he was not a citizen he was property, 5th amendment supports him. 

 

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John Brown's raid
Definition
Abolitionist who led a group of abolitionists into Harper's Ferry.
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Brown's Goal
Definition
Seize federal arsenal and start a slave uprising. Revolutionary because it was the first time white and black men were willing to die for slavery.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Definition
White female author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The book criticized slavery and the South took it as a criticism of their way of life.
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Free Soil Movement
Definition
Opposed extension of blacks into the Northern territory, because they feared competition for jobs would drive down wages.
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Lincoln's Reconstruction
Definition

Government would pardon all confederated who would swear allegiance to the Union. As soon as 10% of those who had voted took this oath, a confederate state could form a new state government and send representatives and senators to congress.

 

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Andrew Johnson
Definition
Plan tried to break the planter's power by excluding high ranking Confederates and wealthy Southern landowners from taking the oath. He believed that white men alone must manage the South.
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