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Final Exam
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History
11th Grade
12/13/2012

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Term
Washingtons Farewell Adress
Definition
Stay neutral, Avoid forming political parties
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Whiskey Rebellion
Definition
President Wasington lead federal troops to put that rebellion down
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impressment
Definition
Cause of the war of 1812, involved the capturing of our ships and kidnapping of our sailors.
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cotton gin
Definition
made cotton the major cash crop in the south.
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marbury v. madison
Definition
establised supreme courts right to judical review.
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Bill of Rights
Definition
First ten amendments if the constitution.
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Gold Rush
Definition
caused a massive movement of people to California.
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Telegraph
Definition
first time to communicate across long distnaces
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Noah Webster
Definition
first person to create american english dictionary.
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abolitionst movement
Definition
movement to end slavery in America.
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Inian Removal Act
Definition
forced indians to leave their home land and move to the west
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Dorthea Dix/ Prison Reform
Definition
wanted to establish mental hospitals so the mentally ill could be taken out of prisons.
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Mormons
Definition
moved to salt lake city utah to avoid persacution.
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Mexican Cession
Definition
one of the outcomes of the Mexican-American war.
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Republican party
Definition
against slavery
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Dred Scott
Definition
slaves are property and cant sue for freedom
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Gettysburg
Definition
bloodiest battle in american history, turning point in the civil war
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anaconda plan
Definition
surround sound with a naval blockade

take over
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13th amendment
Definition
freed slaves
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14th amendment
Definition
gave former slaves equal protection under the law
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15th amendment
Definition
gave slaves the right to vote
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carpet baggers
Definition
northerners moved tot the south to get rich and take advantage of the poor economy.
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Robert E. Lee
Definition
commanding general of northern virgina
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Abraham Lincoln
Definition
President during the entire Civil War.
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Transcontinental Railroad
Definition
first railroad to connect the east to the west
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Homestead Act
Definition
Gave farmers 160 acres of land and live on it for 5 years to make it profitable
Term
Definition
A&t A&M
Term
Definition
how they adapted to life on a treeless prary
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Populaas party
Definition
popular political party & supports farmers
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Barbed Wire
Definition
the way that farmers protected their crops on a treeless land scape
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Helen Hunt Jackson
Definition
a century of dishonor
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The plains indain wars
Definition
didnt want to give up there land, their religion, or way of life
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Gulided Age
Definition
New technology and fast growing industry
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monopoly
Definition
when you have a business that controls and entire market
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Light bulb impact
Definition
helped people in factories because they could work at night
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bativism
Definition
a feeling the imagrants were not as deserving
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lbaor unions
Definition
one of the bi produts of the gilded age
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hole house jane adams
Definition
worked at helping sturgling familys
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sweat shops
Definition
were people worked in factories for little pay
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Robber Barons
Definition
factory owners that are greedy busniess men
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political machines
Definition
tempt people with things in exchange for votes
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Alfred T. Mahen
Definition
Term
status of cuba
Definition
became a protectorate
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annexation of hawii
Definition
dull sparked revolution in hawii and got american support
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canal of panama
Definition
built by americans
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scientific racism
Definition
used to justify our imperialst expansion
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tsf
Definition
locked door
inadequit fire equipment
greed of the factory owner.
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Jim Crow laws
Definition
segragation laws
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releife and recovery`
Definition
Part of roosevelts new deal
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