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20 Cards in this Set
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____________________ warfare- used during the Revolutionary War by the colonists against the British. Hit and run raids.
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Guerilla
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Giving into Hitler’s demands to avoid war- is what the Allies did prior to the German invasion of Poland (at the Munich Conference.)
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Appeasement
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The people choose (in this country by voting). Expressed in the 1st 3 words of the Preamble to the Constituion "We the People."
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Popular sovereignty
(Used by voters often in the 1800s to determine whether they wanted slavery or not.) |
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An economic theory based on gold, colonies, and more exports than imports.
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mercantilism
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Blanket search warrant (led to 4th amendment)
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Writs of assistance
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A change or addition to the Constitution
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amendment
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Feelings of pride and loyalty to your country. The main result of the War of 1812 (our second war of independence from Great Britain) was an increased sense of this.
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Nationalism
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A system of government where power is divided between the national government and state governments
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Federalism (our government is a FEDERAL government- the national government has power, the state gov'ts do too, and we share power)
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To leave or withdraw from the Union
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secede
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Andrew Jackson started the “____________” giving jobs to your friends and political supporters.
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spoils system
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Means to approve, as in a formal document
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Ratify
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The right to _____ was suspended by Lincoln during the Civil War. It is your right to be presented by a judge with charges for a crime before you can be held in prison.
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habeaus corpus
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Period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. South was divided into 5 military districts each headed by a northern general
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Reconstruction
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Growth of cities. Huge population shift from rural areas to the cities in the 1890’s- 1920’s.
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Urbanization
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Associated with Carnegie and other barons. Wealthy have a responsibility to give back to (share their good fortune) the poor.
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Gospel of Wealth
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Justification (reason) of why the wealthy have the money or strong nations have power. Only the strong will survive. The weak will fall by the wayside
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Social Darwinism
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No competition, a business has complete control of an industry and is the only supplier for that good or service.
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monopoly
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Taking over other countries to add to your empire. Colonies supply raw materials and provide markets to sell their goods in.
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Imperialism
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Sensationalized, exaggerated news stories of Hearst and Pulitzer- meant to attract attention and sell newspapers. One of the causes of the Spanish American War.
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Yellow Journalism (or Yellow Press)
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Many African Americans and poor whites worked as these in the South.
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Sharecroppers and tenant farmers
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