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