Us History Midtern Review-1

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Book written by Harriet Beacher Stowe, Depicted evils of slavery.

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Unlce Tom's Cabin

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Union that only accepts skilled laborers. Led by Samuel Gompers.

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AFL

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Political Machine that controlled New York City in the late 1800's. Was exposed by cartoonist Thomas Nast .

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Tweed Ring

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Invented the telephone

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Method of forming a big business by combinging several companies into one.

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Merger

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Practice of giving away large sums of wealth to charitable causes. Practiced by men such as Rokefeller and Carnegie.

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Philanthropy

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Founded the Hull House as a place to help immigrants in their new homes.

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Jane Addams

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Process of taking cattle to the nearest railroad station in order to get them to Northern Cities. Usually took several weeks.

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Cattle Drive

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Law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $10 if they lived on the ladn for 5 years and improved it.

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Homestead Act

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Change in the pattern of immigration, as many people from eastern and southern Europe began to immigrate into the US.

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Leader of the american steel industry.

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Andrew Carnegie

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Labor strike where someone threw a bomb into the crowd, killing severla people in Chicago, 1886.

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Haymarket Square

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Political party led by Jefferson and Madison.

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Democratic-Rebublican

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System of giving government jobs to friends and supporters. Began by Jackson and continued until the reforms of the late 1800's.

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Spoils System

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First president to die in office. Was a former indian fighter who won fame in the battle of tippecanoe.

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William Henry Harrison

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Group of painters that glorified the American landscape.

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Hudon River School Artists

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Group created by Washington to advise him on important policy matters. Originally composed of Hamilton, Jeffercon, and Henry Knox.

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Cabinet

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Theory of Locke's that a people and their government have a contract with each other, and if that contract is broken then you have the right to change your government.

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Puritan Woman who was banished because of her religious views. Went to Rhode Island.

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Anne Hutchinson

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Leader of Jamestown cololony, organized on efficient system of labor.

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John Smith

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Act of parliament that closed the Boston Harbor, placed troops in the city, and took away the basic rights of colonists. Was passed in reaction to the Boston Tea Party.

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First elected aassmebly in the colines, took place in Jamestown, VA. Was a representative form of democracy.

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Virginia House of Burgesses

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Law that sat up the process for statehood, also banned slaveries from the northern territories of the nation. One of the first laws by the Congress.

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Ordinance of 1787

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Land that was acquired from France in 1803 by Jefferson. More than doubled the size of the nation.

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Lousiana Purchase

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Part of the government that was formed under the advise of Hamilton in order to correct the nations financial troubles.

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National Bank

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Supreme Court Case that set up the power of Judicial Review.

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Marbury V. Madison

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Informed other nations of the intention of the US to keep other nations from interfering in this hemisphere in 1820.

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Monroe Doctrine

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Union General who led the march through the South in 1864 destroying serveral southern cities such as Atlanta. "War is Hell"

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Sherman

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Amendment that gave voting rights to all men.

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15th Amendment

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Name of the 11 southern states who seceeded.

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Confederate States of America

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Act of parliament that closed the Boston Harbor, placed troops in the city, and took away the basic rights of colonists. Was passed in reaction to the Boston Tea Party.

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First elected aassmebly in the colines, took place in Jamestown, VA. Was a representative form of democracy.

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Virginia House of Burgesses

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Law that sat up the process for statehood, also banned slaveries from the northern territories of the nation. One of the first laws by the Congress.

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Ordinance of 1787

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Land that was acquired from France in 1803 by Jefferson. More than doubled the size of the nation.

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Lousiana Purchase

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Part of the government that was formed under the advise of Hamilton in order to correct the nations financial troubles.

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National Bank

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Supreme Court Case that set up the power of Judicial Review.

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Marbury V. Madison

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Informed other nations of the intention of the US to keep other nations from interfering in this hemisphere in 1820.

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Monroe Doctrine

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Union General who led the march through the South in 1864 destroying serveral southern cities such as Atlanta. "War is Hell"

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Sherman

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Amendment that gave voting rights to all men.

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15th Amendment

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Name of the 11 southern states who seceeded.

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Confederate States of America