Advanced American History Unit 1

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the idea that political authority belongs to the people

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popular sovereignity

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a law that allowed voter in kansas and nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery

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kansas nebraska act

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16 president of US, promoted equal rights for African americans in the famous lincoln-douglas debates. he issued emancipation proclamation and set in motion the civil war. determind to preserve the union. assassinated in 1865

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ab lincoln

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first and only president of the confederate states of american after the election of president ab lincoln in 1860 led to the session of many southern states.

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jefferson davis

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the nation formed by the southern states when they seced from the union, also known as the confedercy

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confederate states of america

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american general. he refused lincolns offer to head the union army and agreed to lead confederate forces. he succesfully led several major battles until his defeat at gettysburg and he surrendured to the unions commander general grant at appomattox courthouse

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robert e. lee

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18 president of US. he recieved a field promotion to lietutenant general in charge of all union forces after leading a sucessful battle. he accepted general robert e lees surrendur of confederate forces at appomattox courthouse. ending the civil war

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ulyssess s grant

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an order issued by president ab lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebilling against the union, took effect jan 1 1863

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emancipation proclamation

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a union civil war victory that turned the tide against the confederates

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battle of gettysburg

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a constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery

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13 amendment

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the laws that out the southern states under US military control and required them to draft new constitutions upholding the 14 amendment

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reconstruction

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a secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep african americans from obtaning their civil rights

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ku klux klan

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law that gave african americans legal rights equal to those of white americans

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civil rights act of 1866

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a constitutional amendment giving full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US. except for African americans

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14 amendment

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a constitutional amendment that gave african american men the right to vote

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15 amendment

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US army killing of about 150 cheynenne elderly women and children at sand creek reservation in coloroado `territory

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sand creek massacre

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battle between the US army led by Leit. colonel george armstrong custer and sioux forces led by chief sitting bull. the sioux won the battle

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battle of the little bighorn

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american indian leader who became the head chief of the entire sioux nation. he encouaged other sioux leaders to resist government demands to buy lands on the black hills reservation

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sitting bull

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american army officer in the civil war; he became a fighter of native americans in the west and was killed with his troops in the battle of little bighorn

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george armstrong custer

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the US armys killing of approx. 150 sioux at wounded knee creek in SD; ended US-indiain wars on the plains

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wounded knee massacre

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US army killing of about 150 cheynenne elderly women and children at sand creek reservation in coloroado `territory

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sand creek massacre

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battle between the US army led by Leit. colonel george armstrong custer and sioux forces led by chief sitting bull. the sioux won the battle

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battle of the little bighorn

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american indian leader who became the head chief of the entire sioux nation. he encouaged other sioux leaders to resist government demands to buy lands on the black hills reservation

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sitting bull

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american army officer in the civil war; he became a fighter of native americans in the west and was killed with his troops in the battle of little bighorn

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george armstrong custer

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the US armys killing of approx. 150 sioux at wounded knee creek in SD; ended US-indiain wars on the plains

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wounded knee massacre

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US army killing of about 150 cheynenne elderly women and children at sand creek reservation in coloroado `territory

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sand creek massacre

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battle between the US army led by Leit. colonel george armstrong custer and sioux forces led by chief sitting bull. the sioux won the battle

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battle of the little bighorn

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american indian leader who became the head chief of the entire sioux nation. he encouaged other sioux leaders to resist government demands to buy lands on the black hills reservation

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sitting bull

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american army officer in the civil war; he became a fighter of native americans in the west and was killed with his troops in the battle of little bighorn

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george armstrong custer

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the US armys killing of approx. 150 sioux at wounded knee creek in SD; ended US-indiain wars on the plains

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wounded knee massacre

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chief of the nez perce tribe. he led resistance against the white settlement in the NW he eventually surrendured, but his eloquent surender speech earned him a place in american history

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cheif joseph

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chiricahua apache leader. he evaded capture for years and lef an opposition stuggle against white settlements in the american southwest until his eventual surrender

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geronimo

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legislation passes by congress that split up indiain reservation lands among individual indians and promised them citizenship

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dawes act

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a trail that ran from san antiono, TX to avbilene, KS. established by jesse chisholm in the late 1860s for cattle drives

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chisholm trail

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a law passed by congress to encourage settlement in the west by giving government owned land to small farmers

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homestead act

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president: lincoln
color: blue
north

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union

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president: davis
color: gray
south

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confederate

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mo slave taken by his owner to free territory. he and his wife sued for their freedom.
supreme court ruled against him

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dred scott

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born a slave, lived to free other slaves

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harriet tubman

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spanish cowboys

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vaqueros

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most notorious female outlaw
horse thief
ran with the cole younger gang
blown away by shotgun 1889

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belle starr

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avenged the murder of john tunstall in lawless, NM
shot by the sheriff in 1881

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billy the kid

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1847-1882
train robber from st. joesph, MO
shot at his mothers house in kearny mo

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jesse james

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1860-1876
rodeo star that people loved
romantic link to buffalo bill cody

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annie oakley

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1837-1876
famous frontier marshall and indian fighter
shot in the back playing poker
dies with a pair of aces and 8 (dead mans hand)

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wild bill hickock

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woman frontiersman
claimed to have a relationship with wild bill hickock
tall tales
1852-1902
wandering frontier women
dressed like a man

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calamity jane

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lawman of tombstone, AZ
involved at the gunfight at OK corral with doc holiday
died in 1929

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wyatt earp

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1851-1887
dentist, gunfighter, friend of wyatt earp
died of TB
hooked up with big nose kate- prositute

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doc holiday