emancipate- to
free from slavery.
Executive Branchbranch of
government ,
headed by the
president, that
carries out the
Nations law and
policies.
Emigration- person
who leaves a
country or region to
live elsewhere.
Export- to sell
goods abroad.
Feminist- a
person who
advocates or is
active in
promoting
women’s rights
Frigate- warship
Freed Man- a
person freed
from slavery.
Fugitiverunaway or
trying to run
away
Global Warminga steady
increase in
average world
temperature.
Guerilla
Tacticsreferring to the
surprise attacks
or raids rather
than organized
warfare
Greenbackpiece of U.S.
paper money
first issued by the
North during the
Civil War.
Guerrilla Warfare- hit
and run technique in
fighting a war.
Habeas Corpus- legal
order for an inquiry to
determine whether a
person has been
lawfully imprisoned.
Horizontal Integrationthe combining of
competing firms into
one corporatism.
Holocaust- name
given to the mass
slaughter of Jews
and other groups by
the Nazis during
World War II
Human Rights- rights
regarded as belonging
to all persons, such as
freedom from unlawful
imprisonment, torture,
and execution.
Impressment- forcing
people into service,
such as the Navy.
Interchangeable Partsuniform pieces that can
be made in large
quantities to replace other
identical pieces.
Industrial Revolutionchange from an
agrarian society to one
based on industry which
began in Great Britain
and spread to the U.S.
around 1800.
Indian Removal Act- 1830,
Jackson sent officials to
negotiate treaties with the
natives. They wanted to
expand the people to the
unknown west lands.
Jackson, Andrewthe 7th president of
the United States;
authorized the
Indian Removal Act
in 1830
Judicial Branchbranch of
government,
including the federal
court system, that
interprets the nations
laws.
Jamestown, Virginia1st permeate
settlement in
America. (1607)
Jones, John Paulfound over the U.S.
Navy and said, ‘I
have not yet begun
to fight.
Kansas-Nebraska
Act- May 1854; 36
30 N latitude.
Kansas free,
Nebraska slave
state.
Kansas, Bleeding- 1856,
slave supporters
attacked Kansas and
that started a mini Civil
War. That is how Kansas
got its nickname.
Key, Fransis Scottlawyer from
Baltimore, wrote the
National Anthem,
became our
National Anthem in
1931.
Keelboat- Lewis and
Clark used a
keelboat to travel
up the Missouri River.
Lafayette, Marquise
de- “trained” the
men for battle when
the American
Revolution started,
he was a trusted
friend of George
Washington.
Lexington,
Massachusetts- where
the first shots of the
American Revolution
were; “The shot heard
around the world.”
Lewis and Clark
Expedition- sent by the
president to do research
o the new land; first to go
from the Pacific to the
Atlantic ocean.
Louisiana Purchase- 1803;
from France for $15 million;
Thomas Jefferson bought
this land.
Madison, Jamesopposed the idea
of having a first
National Bank,
thought t was
unconstitutional.
Morse Codeinvented by Samuel
Morse; on May 24,
1844 Morse
demonstrated he
could relay a
message through
wires, this became
helpful to the
president during the
Civil War.
Mississippi River- the main
and constant supply for
the South during the Civil
War.
M
Mayflower Compact- the
first formal document
written in 1620, that
provided law and order to
the Plymouth colony.
Nineteenth
Amendment- 1) the
right of citizens of
the U.S. to vote shall
not be denied or
abridged by the
U.S. or any state on
account of set. 2)
congress shall have
power by
appropriate.
Nullify- to cancel or
make ineffective.
Ninth Amendment- the
enumeration in the
Constitution, of certain
rights, shall not be
constructed to deny or
disparage other
retained by the
people.
Northwest Passagewater route to Asia
through North America
sought by European
explorers.
Ordinance- a law
or regulation.
Ohio River- river
flowing from
Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers
western Pennsylvania
into the Mississippi
river.
Overseer- person who
supervises a larger
operation or workers.
Organ Trail- pioneer
trail from
independence,
Missouri , to the Organ
Territory.
Persecute-to treat
someone harshly
because of their beliefs
or practices.
Propaganda- ideas or
information designed and
spread to influence
opinion.
P
Pilgrims- Separatists
who journeyed to the
colonies during the
1600’s for a religious
purpose.
Patriots- American
colonists who were
determined to fight the
British until American
independence was won.
Quaker- protestant
group of dissenters.
Quebec, Battle ofBritish General James
Wolfe, led an ambush a
surprise sneak attack
and defeated the
French.
Quebec- city in
Canada, capital of
Quebec of Province, on
the St. Lawrence River;
first settlement in New
France.
Quebec Act- 1774;
and act of Parliament
of Great Britain settling
procedures of
governance.
Railroads- made
during the industrial
revolution; used in the
civil war to get
supplies to the North
from the North to the
South were the North
camp.
Revolution, Americanfought for Americans to
gain independence from
England.
Rebels- the South
during the Civil War;
other wise known as
the confederacy.
Red Coats- nick name for
British troops to tell the
difference between the
people and the troops.
Slave- someone who is
owned by another;
normally African
Americans owned by the
whites.
Scott, Dred- an African
American bought by an
army doctor in Missouri.
s
Smuggling- trading
illegally with other
nations.
Secede- to leave or
withdraw.
Tariff- a tax on imports or
exports.
Temperance- the use of
little or no alcoholic
drink.
Telegraph- a device or
system that uses electric
signals to transmit
messages by a code over
wires.
Total War- war on all
aspects of an enemy’s
life.
Unconstitutional- not
agreeing or consistent
with the Constitution.
Union- the North during
the Civil War.
Underground Railroad- a
system that helped
enslaved African
Americans follow a network
of routs out of the South
and into the North.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin- written by
Harriet Beacher Stowe;
African Americans to rebel
(so to speak) and go to the
North.
Vicksburg, Battle of-this
battle is where the North
took control of the
Mississippi River. The
Mississippi River was
important to the South it
helped them get supplies
around to the troops.
Virginia Plan- mainly
authorized by James Madison.
Called for a two house
legislature, chief executive
chosen by the legislature, and
a court system.
Virginia- the state where
Jamestown was first settled;
where the United States
started.
Veto- to reject a bill and
prevent it from becoming a
law.
Washington, Georgethe first president of the
United States; won the
Battle of Saratoga
which gave us
independence from
Great Britain.
Washington D.C.District of Columbia;
the U.S. Capital.
War HawksRepublicans during
Madison’s presidency
who pressed for war
with Britain.
Whitney, Eli- invented the
cotton gen.
X,Y,Z Affair- French Minister sent 3 spies x,
y, z and they demanded a bribe and
loan for the French from the Americans.
Yankee- Union soldier.
Yellow Journalism-
Yorktown, Virginia- the
turning point in the
American Revolution; this
battle proved to France
that the Americans had a
chance to win the Battle.