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migrate - move from one area or country to settle in another; the Pilgrams moved from England.
adobe - a kind of clay used as a building material, typically in the form of sun- dried bricks.
Iroquois League - tribes including the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca.
Renaissance - a period of Europeans history, lasting from about 1400 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far - reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
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Prince Henry the Navigator - -sent Protuguese ships to explore the west coast of Africa.
Christopher Columbus - goal was to find a route to Asia
Conquistador - a conqueror; from Portuguese or Spanish, conquerors of Mexico and Peru
Hernan Cortes - Spanish conquistador, won Mexico for Spain
Moctezuma - Aztec emperor
Columbian Exchange - period of cultural and biological exchanges between the new and old worlds -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
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Puritan - a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th century who regarded the reformation of the church
Mayflower Compact - first governing document of the Plymouth Colony, Pilgrims wrote it
Wiliam Penn - founded the Province of Pennsylvania -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
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Persidio - a fortified military settlement
Mestizo - a man of mixed race, especially the offspring of a Spaniard and an American Indian
Northwest Passage - a sea route connecting the nothern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Artic Ocean
Joint Stock Company - a bussiness entily where differnt stocks can be bought and owned by shareholders.
John Smith - English soldier, explorer and author
House of Burgesses - the first legislattive assembly in the American colonies, Jamestown -
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Salutary Neglect - avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England
Mercantilism - the economic theory that trades generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumalation of profitable balances
Enlightenment - a European intellectual movement
Great Awakening - movement that swept Protestant Europe and especially the American Colonies
Cash crops - cotten and tabacco -
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Indentured Servent - labor system workers promised land after many years of working
Middle Passage - part of the Triangular Trade, part when slaves are shipped to America
Magna Carta - a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent at Runnymede
English Bill of Rights - act of Parliamnet, the Bill creates seperation of powers of the king and queen
Habeus Corpus - legal action, detainess can seek relief from unlawful imprionment -
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The Federalist - series of 85 essays defending the Constitution. Published in New Tork newspapers written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay
Popular Sovereignty - government was made and sustained by and for the people
Limited Government - classical liberalism, bound to certain principles of action by a state
Separation of powers - separates the government into the legislative, executive and judical
Checks and Balances - this keeps the power equal -
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Bicameral Legislature - a particular body of government that consists of two legislative houses
Articles of Confederation - new type of government, one in which two levels of governemnt shared fundamental powers
Northwest Ordinance - divided the land into territorries
Shay's Rebellion - series of protests in 1786 and 1787 against the tax collections
Great Compromise - also known as "The Connecticut Compromise" and "Sherman's Compromise." Makes sure no state is more important than another. -
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cabinet - group of people that work closely with the president
Alexander Hamilton - advocated a strong central government
Tariff - a tax on imports of exports
Loose contruction - a broad interpretation of a statute or document by a court
Strict construction - legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that limits or restricts judicial interpretation
Whisky Rebellion - tax placed on whisky that was protested in the United States
John Jay - former Chief Justice of the United States -
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Alien and Sedition Acts - raised the residence requiremnet for American citizenship from 5 - 14 years
Marbury v Madison - landmark United States Spreme Court 1st case, never received official papers
Louisiana Purchase - a land purchase west of the Mississippi River
Impressment - the act of taking men into a navy by force and with of without notice
War Hawks - favoring War in a debate over wether to go to war
Andrew Jackson - 7th President, known for founding the Democratic Party -
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Treaty of Ghent - the peace treat that ended the War of 1812
Hartford Convention - met to discuss the grivances conserning the ongoing War of 1812 -
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Interchangeable parts - they are made to specifications that ensure that they are so close they will fit in an assembly line
Erie Canal - ran about 363 miles from Albany to Lake Erie
Cotton Gin - a machine for separating cotton from its seeds
American System - the policy of promoting industry in the US by adoption of a high protective tariff, Henry Clay
Henry Clay - American lawyer, politician and skilled orator, represnted Kentucky
Monroe Doctrine - a principle of US policy, James Monroe -
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Missouri Compromise - the request of Missouri for admission as a slave state
Indian Removal Act - negotiate with Indian tribes for their removal to the west
Jacksonian Demorcacy - political movement during the second party, symbolized by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters
Tariff of Abominostion - designed to protect industry in the northern US, 1828
Nullification - a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify or invalidate a federal law -
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton - was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist
Manifest Destiny - a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion
Lone Star Republic - Chamber of Commerce,
the land new comprising the state of Texas
Treaty of Guadalupe - Hidalgo - treaty of peace between the US and Mexican Republic
California Gold Rush - 1849 gold rush in California
Gadsden Purchase - the 29,640 mile purchase of which now is Arizona and New Mexico -
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2nd Great Awakening - a Protestant revival movement during the early 19th century in the US
Utopian Community - perfect sociaty
Dorthia Dix - lobbying state legislatures and US Congress, creater of American mental asylums
Nat Turner - led a slave rebellion of slaves and free blacks in Virginia
William Lloyd Garrison - prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
Abolition Movement - to end slavery in the Americas
Seneca Falls Convention - the first women's rights convention -
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Wilmost Provise - was designed to eleminate slavery as a result of Mexican War
Popular Sovereignty - the state and its government is created and substained by the people
Compromise of 1850 - a purchase of 5 seperate bills that diffused the confroniation
Underground railroad - a network of secret routes used by 14 century enslaved people
HArriet Beacher Stowe - wrote the famous book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" -
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Kansas Nebraska Act - the created Kanasas and Nebraska, allowed white male settlers to determine through popular sovereignty wether to have slaves or not
Dred Scott - an enslaved African who that sued for hus freedom
Confederate States of America - 11 southern states that seceded from the Union
Battle of Fort Sumter - bombardment and surrender that started the American Civil War -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
First battle of the Civil War
The battle was more of a stand off, the only men that died came from after the battle in an accident explosion.
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The Andaconda Plan
The plan was a military tactic created by Winfield Scott. It was suppose to blockade the south to prevent them from getting suplies. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The Union attacked the South led by Irvin McDowell. The South was led by Joseph E. Johnston. After the battle Lincoln signed a bill to enlist 500,000 men. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
The battle took place at Prince William County, Virginia. The North was led by General John Pope againt the Souths Robert E. Lee. The battle ended on August 30th. -
Battle of Frebericksburg
General Ambrose Burnside led the Union in this battle against Robert E. Lee. The Union became trapped when trying to cross a river. The battle ended on December 13, 1862. -
Siege of Vicksburg
General Grant launched an attack part of the Andaconda Plan. They were moving down the Mississippi River to capture Confederate strong holds. The city close to starvation, the city surendered on July 4, 1863. Vicksburg was one of the earliest instances of African-Americans serving in the war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The confedererates strongly out numbered the Union. 60,000 Confederates to 3,000 men of the Union. The Union strongly crippled the South. The battle will end up being the only battle to take place in the north. It ended on July 3, 1863. -
Petersburg
The goal was to perminently cut the supply line of the South. This eventually forced the South to retreat due to the North being to strong. The North was using trench warfare tactics. Petersburg unltimently forced the South to surrender. The battle ended on March 25, 1865. -
Battle of Atlanta
William Sherman led the attack agaisnt Atlanta. Sherman had the idea of "total war" which was to destroy everything in sight. General Hood tried to defend against the attack but fail resulting in a Union victory. This battle is said top be the season Lincoln is re-elected. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
The march was also known as the "Savannah Campaign" and it was a campain to destroy cities and crops of the South. The orders were to confiscate 400,000 acres of land along the coast of South Carolina. Sherman recruited about 5,000 African-American refugees. Psychological tactics were used to intimidate the South. -
Appomattox Court House
This was the surender of Robert E. Lee's army to the Union. This was one of the last surenders of the Civil War. There was a total of 700 casualties. It was not the last battle but it was considered to end the war.
