History Terms
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England’s constitution is
called the __________.
Magna Carta
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The Senate will have 2 from each
state, but the House of
Representatives will be based on
population.
The Great Compromise
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Established judicial review –
The Supreme Court decides if
law is legal
This explains Marbury vs.
Madison
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Define impressment
Kidnap another country’s
sailors to force into your own
navy
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Define embargo
Boycott trade to a country
until they meet your
demands
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Define temperance.
Against alcohol
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Explain
carpetbaggers.
Northerners who came south
to get rich (after Civil War)
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Define nationalism
Pride in one’s country
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Explain elastic
clause.
“necessary and proper” –
change or add laws as times
change
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Explain the Treaty
of Paris 1763
Ended French-Indian War;
England got all land east of
the Mississippi River
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Explain Black Codes or
Jim Crow laws
Separate blacks and whites
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Explain the Judicial
Branch
The Supreme Court interprets
laws
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Explain 3/5
Compromise.
5 slaves count as 3 people
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Explain executive
branch.
President enforces laws.
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Explain Treaty of
Paris 1783
Ended American Revolution;
U.S. got all land east of the
Mississippi River
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Explain legislative
branch.
Congress makes laws.
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Define siege.
Surround an enemy force to
cut off supplies until
surrender
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Explain Land
Ordinance.
How to divide and sell new
land
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Explain Homestead
Act.
160 Acres if lived on it for 5
years
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Define abolition
Against slavery
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Explain Missouri
Compromise.
All land above 36 30’ was free
– all below was slave
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Explain Emancipation
Proclamation.
Freed slaves in South
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Explain scalawags.
Southerners who helped
North.
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Explain Dred Scott
Decision.
Once a slave, always a slave
unless bought or given
freedom.
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Explain Northwest
Ordinance.
How to become a state
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Explain Fugitive
Slave Law.
North had to return runaway
slaves.
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Explain protective
tariff.
High tax on imported goods;
helped American factories
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Explain the
Lusitania.
German U- Boat sank it
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Define rural.
Country
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Define monopoly.
One company owns all of
something
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Explain
sharecropper.
Got percent of crop
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Explain
Muckrakers.
Writers who exposed
corruption.
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Explain Solid South.
Always voted Democratic
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Explain Jazz Age.
During 1920’s; Good times
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Define urban.
City
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Explain League of
Nations.
President Wilson’s idea;
similar to U.N.; U.S. did not
join. Remove threat of future
wars
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Explain Plessy vs.
Ferguson.
Separate but equal
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Explain Zimmerman
Note.
U.S. enter WWI – Mexico would
get back Texas to California
– Mexico must declare war
on U.S.
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Explain Clayton and
Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Stopped creation of
monopolies
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Explain tenant.
Rented land.
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Explain Social
Contract Theory.
People should choose their
government.
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Define genocide.
Kill entire group of people
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Explain prohibition.
Stop sell of alcohol
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Explain Monroe
Doctrine.
1.
2.
3.
U.S. stay out of Europe’s
affairs
Europe stay out of U.S. affairs
No more colonies in the
western hemisphere
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Explain New Deal.
FDR’s plan to stop the
Depression
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Explain Dust Bowl.
Wind blew top soil away in the
West (Oklahoma)
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Explain fireside
chats.
FDR talked to people over the
radio.
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Explain FDIC.
Insured bank deposits up to
$100,000
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Explain Social
Security provisions
1.
2.
3.
Unemployment insurance
Old age pensions
Help handicapped
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