ABC BOOK TERMSGregory Ishmael
4-30-13
A.1)Abraham Lincoln-16th president,
fought against slavery
2)Antietam-Civil War Battle, Union Lost
B.1)Brown , John-Abolitionist who raided
Harpers Ferry
2)Bleeding Kansas-Conflict about slavery
C.1)Civil War-War fought between north
and south about slave owning
2)Clay , Henry-The Great Compromiser
D.1)Dorethea Dix-Improved care for
mentally ill people
2)Dawes Act-an indian policy
E.1)Eli whitney-invented cotton gin and
interchangeable parts
2)Emancipation proclamation-freed all slaves in the south
F.1)federalists-believe in strong national
goverment
2)Fort sumter-shot heard around the world
G.1)Grover cleavland-22nd president,born
in new jersey
2)George washington-1st president,born in virginia
H.1)hooker,thomas-founder of coneticut
2)Homestead act-act in the south that offered people 160 acres of land.
I .1)Indian removal act-signed by big
league republicans
2)industrialism-large scale manufactoring
J.1)John adams-2nd president born in
virginia
2)James monroe-5th president
K.1)Ku Klux Klan-secret society that
terrorized free blacks
2)King George 3-king of England during revolution
L.1)layfayette,marquis-french nobleman
who helped Americans
2)Lexington and concord-first battle of revolution
M.1)Magna carta-limited power of kings
2)mason,george-wanted to restrict government power
N.1)Northwest ordinance-estabilished
government in northwest territory
2)nuetral-no side of argument chosen
O.1)Odgen v.s gibbons-said federal
government was to strong
2)otis,mercy-patriotic writer
P.1)Protective tariffs-taxes on imported
goods
2)presidents-people who lead the united states
Q.1)quaker-descendants from grant
society
2)Quartering act-soldiers cant stay in peoples houses
R.1)Womens rights-women were given
the right to vote
2)Labor reform movement-workers demanded bigger salarys
S.1)southeners-people who lived in the
south
2)stanton,elizabeth-author of womens rights
T.1)Temperance movement-no drinking
beer
2)Truth , sojourner-former slave in underground railroad
U.1)Unaliable rights-rights that cant be
taken away
2)Underground railroad-route that slaves used to escape
V.1)veto-to reject a bill
2)vaquero-ranch hands
W.1)War hawks-people who supported
franklin
2)Writ of assistance-allowed officers to steal
X.1)XYZ affair-john adams documents
Y.1)yankee-union soldiers
2)yeoman-southener without slaves
Z.1)zenger,john-faced chargers for a
report
2)zuni-indian tribe