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9th Grade
06/02/2010

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French and Indian War
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War from 1754-1763 between France, w/ allied indian nations & Brit. & its colonists for control of eastern North Am.
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Articles of Confederation
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Plan that est. in 1781, a limited nat'l gov. in the U.S., later replaced by the Constit. of the U.S.
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Battle of Shiloh
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Civil War battle in Tenn. in 1862
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Pres. decree by Pres. Lincoln, effective Jan. 1 1863 that freed slaves in Confed.-held territory
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KKK
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KKK flourished in the South in the 1860s, died out in early 1870s, 2nd KKK flourished nationwide in early & mid 1920s, & adopted  costumes & paraphernalia of 1st Klan,3rd Klan emerged after World War II, wore white costumes consising of robes, masks,& hats. 1st & 3rd KKK had a well-est. record of terrorism
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Social Darwinism
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Derived from Darwin's Theory of Nat. Selection, the belief that society should do as little as possible to interfere w/ people's pursuit of success.
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Turner's Thesis
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1893 theory of Frederick Jackson Turner that claimed the frontier had played a key role in forming the Am. character
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