Abolitionism- the movement to end slavery.
Anti-Federalist- Support the ratification of
the Constitution.
Brown, John- Militant Abolonist who led raid
at Harper’s Ferry.
Bleeding Kansas- Conflict between
proslavery and anti-slavery people in
Kansas from 1854-1859.
Calhoun, John C.- Vice president of U.S;
created a doctrine of nullification which said
that a state could decide if a law was
Constitutional.
Confederation- Untied in a league, alliance or
Conspiracy
Dortheia Dix- Reformer who fought to
improve the care of the mentally ill.
Dawes Act- Indian policy that broke up
reservations into individual land plots.
Eli Whitney- Invented the cotton gin and
interchangeable parts.
Establishing Colonies- Religious and
Political Freedom.
Federalist- Support the ratification of the
constitution.
Federalism- Power of the government.
Gadsden Purchase- Land purchased from
Mexico In used to complete the
transcontinental railroad.
Gibbous v. Odgen- Said that federal
government had the power to regulate trade
between states.
Homestead Act- Law
that a person could
Claim 160 acres of land
in the western territory.
Hutchinson, AnneBanished form
Massachusetts colony;
one of the founders of
Rhode Island.
Individual Rights- the first
10 amendments of the
constitution protect
individual rights against
the power of the
government
Industrialization- An
economy that begins to
be based on factories
rather than farming.
John Peter ZengerJournalist; his trail helped
establish idea of freedom
of the press.
John Deere- Inventor of
the steel plow.
Kansas Nebraska act- All
were examples of the
government compromises
that actually spread
slavery Further in the
country.
King George III- King of
England during the
American Revolution.
Limited Governmentplaced strict limits on
government to protect the
people.
Lincoln, AbrahamPresident of the United
States during the Civil War.
Morril Act- land grant that
established agricultural
universities.
Mercantilism- Economic
system in which England
controlled trade of the
colonies.
Northwest Ordinanceestablished government
for the Northwest Territory
and described how a
territory becomes a state.
Nullification CompromiseHenry Clays compromise
to end the nullification
crisis when the tariff would
be lowered over a 10 year
period.
Ordinance- a law or
regulation.
Override- to overturn or
defeat, as a bill proposed
in congress.
Popular SovereigntyMeans the government
was created by the
people in order to govern
themselves.
Public EducationBetween 1830-1850 many
northern states opened
free public schools.
Quakers- Anti-Slavery
movement of women
rights and individuals.
Quincy Adams, John- 6th
President member of
congress & Favored strong
Nationalism against states
rights and opposed the
pro slavery messages of
John C. Calhoun.
Ralph Waldo EmersonWriter and poet;
popularized the idea of
transcendentalism.
Reconstruction- The
reorganization and
rebuilding of the former
confederate states after
the Civil War.
Suffrage- the right to Vote.
Secession- to withdraw
formally from an alliance
federalization or
association as from a
political union a religious
organization etc.
Transcendentalism- a
philosophy emphasizing
the spiritual importance in
life over the material
importance.
Transcontinial RailroadRailroad line that linked
the well developed
railway network of the east
coast with rapidly growing
California.
Urbanization- Social
process where cities grow
and societies become
more urban.