Shared Flashcard Set

Details

history test-1
history
31
History
Undergraduate 1
02/09/2011

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Father of History 
Definition
Herodotus 
Term
Most important word in history means the spirit of time (understand of history)
Definition
zeitgeist 
Term
bias 
Definition
a frame of reference, the sum total of who you are is what you believe 
Term
orthodoxy 
Definition
the accepted "truth" or "belief" of a thing or event
Term
unorthodoxy 
Definition
unaccepted "truth" or notion of a thing or event 
Term
Lincoln's plan called:
Definition
Proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction, blacks can vote as long as they are intelligent and have served our cause
Term
Knights of the golden circle plan: 
Definition
Free the officers and soldiers held prisoner in the north and ass a second front 
Term
Lincoln's killer
Definition
John Wilkes Booth 
Term
Andersonville, George 
Definition
Union prisoners of the confederacy, worse prison held anywhere
Term
raiders 
Definition
men who were the first at andersonville prison, criminals in the war who would come and steal and kill the others soldiers at night, eventually hung 
Term
The sulttana
Definition
had 3 boiler, fast, sleek, has a pully on it
Term
The sinking of the sulttana 
Definition
1,700 soldiers died, worst american maritime disaster, april 27th , 
Term
Freedmans Bureau 
Definition

 

  • helps black make transitions to freedman
  • provide food and support to blacks and poor whites
  • key to this was it taught former slaves and whites how to read! 

 

Term
share cropping 
Definition
split the produce, get 50% of the land, and profit for blacks 
Term
carpet baggers 
Definition
came down from the north to the south to make money 
Term
Nathan Bedford Forrest created 
Definition
KKK ( klu klux klan) 
Term

"the Black Codes"

-good news-

Definition

 

  • pass laws "benefitting former slaves" 
  • 1. blacks can sue in court
  • 2. can own property 
  • 3. could legally marry : which provided family, society, brought stability, can pass land on to son 

 

Term

"The black codes" 

-bad news 

Definition

 

 job tax on any job other than comestic or farm jobs 

 

Term
American west is called
Definition
the great american desert 
Term
bravery "many coop" stick
Definition
get close and hit enemy over the head 
Term
William F. Cody 
Definition
Pony express rider mailman, "Buffalo Bill", wild west show in the east 
Term
William Hicko K 
Definition
"Wild Bill" (fantastic shot: one shot kill; comic book) 
Term
belknap hearings 
Definition
orville grant
Term
little big horn
Definition
is the most studied battle in american history, lead by custer
Term
Ghost dance movement 
Definition
" We can sing and dance the buffalo back and the white man will leave, the first dance movement was crushed 7th calvary 
Term
What law was overrun in one day? 
Definition
lincolns reconstruction act
Term
Indian brave?
Definition
crazy horse 
Term
Us army officer 
Definition
karington
Term
people crossed indian land because?
Definition
gold
Term
fredrack
Definition
fronter was closed
Term
embodyment colorado and wyoming
Definition
cody
Supporting users have an ad free experience!