Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence Harlem Renaissance Legislative Nineteenth Amendment
Capitalism e pluribus unum Immigration Levels of Government Propaganda
Civil War Executive Industrialization Manifest Destiny Reservations
Compromise Fourteenth Amendment / Frontier Innovation Monroe Doctrine Second Great Awakening
Constitution Great Migration Judicial Nativism Urbanization

Chapters 1 - 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
 
BILL OF RIGHTS          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
limits government power
first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution passed to protect citizen rights
first = freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly, and petition
“You can’t make me!”
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(12/3): Sedition Act - violates 1st Amendment?
(4/12): Federal = from government
(4/12) Illinois = from others
(4/12) amendments = living constitution

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CAPITALISM          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
Private citizens; not the government; dominate the economy
private property rights are respected
the success of the individual benefits society
“I will build what I want!”
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CIVIL WAR          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
Settled the issues of slavery and union
Emancipation Proclamation promises the 13th Amendment
Appomattox surrender reunites states
“A house divided against itself cannot stand!”
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COMPROMISE          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
agreement between two or more sides to settle a dispute
requires civil discourse & links parties, branches, levels and people
Great and 3/5 in Philadelphia
Henry Clay skill
“We will have to give to get!”
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 (12/3): Great = large & small state agreement on a two house legislature (Roger Sherman)
(12/3): 3/5 = slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person for population count (census)

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 solves the problem and/or avoids a solution>>> 3/5 gets the Constitution and the Civil War

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CONSTITUTION          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
written plans that divide government power through checks and balances 
U.S. since 1789 and Illinois since 1970
can be changed with amendments
“It is alive!”
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(12/3): Philadelphia: 1787 convention city
(12/3): James Madison = 'Father' of U.S. Constitution
(12/3): Federalists = want strong national government (v. Anti-Federalists)
(12/3): Articles of Confederation = weak original constitution
(12/3): precendents = patterns to be followed

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(12/3): U.S. Constitution provided a strong foundation for growth
(4/12): checks & balances: divide the power

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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
American Revolution argument against too much government control
protects “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness!”
written by Thomas Jefferson and ratified on July 4, 1776
“It is up to me!”
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Inspired women to write the ?: Declaration of Sentiments
Signed at risk of ?: life, wealth and honor

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E PLURIBUS UNUM          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
one out of many
phrase found on U.S. currency
refers to the creation of one nation from many states
“This land is our land!”
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EXECUTIVE          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
branch that enforces the laws
branch with most powerful government individual
includes president, governor and mayor
“This is my bully pulpit!” 
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(4/12): veto = E checks L
(4/12): J appointment = E & L (Senate) check J
(4/12): War = L (senate) declares & E commands

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FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
what does equal mean and who does it include
Reconstruction effort to protect newly freed slaves
Demands ‘equal protection’ for all under the law
“This is our school!”
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FRONTIER          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
Unsettled area of land
Provided resources and space for growth
Encouraged optimism and confidence in the future
"Go West, young man!”
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GREAT MIGRATION          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
African-American movement from South to North
pursuit of freedom, jobs and a better life in the north
escape from slavery and Jim Crow
“You’ll be free or die!”(Harriet Tubman)
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Group trying to end slavery?: abolitionists

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HARLEM RENAISSANCE          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
expansion of African-American economic and artistic opportunities
rooted in experiences and music of southern life
 “Family, faith, and fiddle will get us through!”
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IMMIGRATION          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
relocation of people into a country due to push and pull factors
changes a culture by bringing in new ideas
celebrated by the Statue of Liberty
“The streets are paved with gold!”
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INDUSTRIALIZATION          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
change from small to large scale manufacturing
attracts large numbers of workers to urban areas
creates individual and national wealth
“What is good for General Motors is good for the country!”
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INNOVATION          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
development of new products and ideas
changes lives with new and improved products
“I start where the last man left off!”
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JUDICIAL          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
branch that interprets laws
branch most protected from outside interference
district/ circuit; Appellate; and Supreme levels
rules on issues of constitutionality
“You can’t do that President/ Congress”
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(4/12): Federal term = life-- protection from voters & E & J
(4/12): judicial review = J checks L & E

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LEGISLATIVE          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
branch that makes laws
branch with most members elected by the voters
includes Congress and the Illinois General Assembly
“We will pass a law to stop this!”
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(4/12): Impeachment = L over E & J
(4/12): Override = L checks E
(4/12): Laws = bill through L & E

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LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
division of power through federalism
power is shared, but federal is supreme
Washington D.C.; Springfield; and Bloomington
“Who do I see about this law?”
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(4/12): Federal = foreign policy

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MANIFEST DESTINY          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
idea that God blessed and desired U.S. growth from Atlantic to Pacific
encouraged the U.S. to add land and become a leading nation
“This land will be our land!”
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MONROE DOCTRINE          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
U.S. will not allow outside interference in Latin America
too weak to enforce originally
still a major part of American foreign policy
“We must secure our backyard!”
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NATIVISM          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
movement to protect America from outside influences
racial prejudice
xenophobia
“This land is not your land!”
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NINETEENTH AMENDMENT          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
guarantees women the right to vote
goal set forth by the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
“All men and women are created equal!”
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Writer and organizer?: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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PROPAGANDA          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
one-sided persuasive information
Uncle Tom’s Cabin exposed the cruelty of slavery
biased political attacks on candidates and ideas
“The pen is mightier than the sword!”
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Temperance book/movie?: Ten Nights in a bar room

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RESERVATIONS          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
land set aside for Native American tribes
Trail of Tears and other migrations
Wounded Knee and other struggles
“As long as the grass is green and the water runs!”
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SECOND GREAT AWAKENING          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
19th Century religious call for action rooted in "free will"
encouraged widespread efforts to improve society
abolition, temperance, suffrage movements
“Go forth and do good deeds!”
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Prison reformer?: Dorothea Dix
School reformer?: Horace Mann
'Perfect' community?: Utopia
big meetings: revivals
 anti-alcohol?: temperance

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URBANIZATION          DV Intro          DV Quote           DV Transfer
movement of large numbers of people to cities
caused clean water and sanitary problems
result of factory jobs and farming machinery
“I want excitement and a good job!”
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Chapter 1-3  Notes (sheet 14A):
(left click and drag across each cell to view contents)

Chapter 1-3 Queries:
 1) Compare and contrast two of the empires on pp. 8 & 9.
2) Use examples to explain how  the Columbian Exchange changed  life in the Americas for better AND worse.|
3) Explain why  the Mayflower Compact was important in 1620 AND the future.
4) Describe one  good AND one bad part of living with the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay.
5) Use the information  on page 50 of the text to explain how mercantilism benefitted both the home country AND the colonies.
civilization an advanced culture
Columbian Exchange transfer of people, goods and ideas between cultures
Mayflower Compact Puritan governing principles adopted by the 'people'
Puritans travelled to Massachusetts in search of religious freedom
mercantilism economic system in which home(mother) countries make money from colonies
Chapter 4 Notes (sheet 15B & 16A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
indentured servant exchanges trip to colonies for set years of unpaid labor
Middle Passage slave voyage from Africa to Americas
plantation large southern estate worked by slaves
apprentice learns job skills from an experienced craftsman
Ben Franklin Poor Richard writer, community leader and innovator
Great Awakening colonial Christian movement of 1730's and 1740's
natural rights John Locke's Enlightenment idea to limit government power
freedom of the press established by Peter Zenger's libel trial in 1735
separation of powers government organization idea of Baron de Montesquieu to limit government power
Chapter 5 Notes (sheet 16B & 17A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
Loyalists supported colonial rule by King George III of England
militia an organized body of armed volunteers
Bunker Hill early American Revolution British victory that showed Patriot courage and British might
natural rights Declaration of Independence's "self-evident" "truths"
Patriots wanted to end colonial rule by King George III of England
Lexington site of the first shot (heard round the world) of the American Revolution
French and Indian War England defended the colonies and then wanted to tax them to pay the costs
preamble D of I section that introduces the document and justifies the American Revolution
Declaration of Independence contains a list of grievances (complaints) about KG3, general ideas about society, and a statement that the colonies are free
Proclamation of 1763 blocks colonists from moving West across the Appalachian Mountains
French and Indian War began when settlers moved West into French and Native American lands
Boston Tea Party Sons of  Liberty protest that lead KG3 to close the port of Boston
Intolerable Acts British laws that lead colonists to boycott, secure weapons, and provide food and supplies to Boston
Chapter 6 Notes (sheet 17B & 18A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
Yorktown Final victory over Cornwallis and England with French assistance
Frederick Von Steuben Prussian who helped train Continental Army
Treaty of Paris agreement with England negotiated by Ben Franklin
Traitor describes Benedict Arnold and others who betray their country
Common Sense anti-king pamphlet written by Thomas Paine
France and Latin America other places that 'revolted' shortly after the American Revolution
Saratoga Battle that convinced the French that the Patriots might win the war
George Washington leader of the Continental Army
Chapter 8 Notes (sheet 18B & 19A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
alien someone from another country
XYZ Affair shipping disagreement with France settled by President Adams
Sedition Act law that limited criticism of the government by citizens possibly in violation of the 1st Amendment
Whiskey Rebellion ended by federal troops led by George Washington
George Washington advised the U.S. to avoid European alliances and wars
Federalists wanted a strong national government
neutral not favoring any side in a dispute
Chapter 9 Notes (sheet 19B & 20A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
smuggling illegally importing or exporting goods
embargo a government order forbidding foreign trade
Louisiana Territory bought by TJ with some concern for constitutionality
War of 1812 U.S. unites in fight with the British
Sacajawea Native American guide for Lewis and Clark
judicial review Supreme Court power to declare a law unconstitutional
blockade closing off a port from shipping resources
Napoleon French leader who sold Louisiana to the U.S.
New England merchants unhappy with the Embargo Act of 1807
United States refused to pay tribute to Barbary pirates
Lewis and Clark explorers who created more interest in life in the West
John Marshall U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice in Marbury Case
William Henry Harrison future U.S. President who won the Battle of Tippecanoe
Andrew Jackson future U.S. President who won the Battle of New Orleans
Chapter 10 Notes (sheet 20B & 21A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
suffrage the right to vote
laissez-faire idea that government should avoid interfering with business
Andrew Jackson President who encouraged poor people to vote and participate in government
McCulloch v. Maryland U.S. Supreme Court decision that state laws may not violate federal laws
spoils system rewarding political supporters with government jobs
Nullification Crisis threat by states to ignore federal laws and obligations
Monroe Doctrine U.S. warning to European nations to stay out of Latin America
Trail of Tears forced Cherokee movement from Georgia to Oklahoma
Sequoyah creator of the Cherokee written alphabet
Chapter 11 Notes (sheet 21B & 22A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
steamboat Fulton innovation that allowed easier movement upriver
nativists wanted white Protestant Americans to dominate the U.S.
Irish hard work/ low pay Roman Catholic immigrant group
Nat Turner led a slave revolt in 1831
Daniel Boone frontier settler who encouraged further movement west
slavery common name for the 'peculiar institution'
children cheapest Industrial Revolution labor source
urbanization movement of large numbers of people to cities
factory place where workers and machinery come together
slave codes attempt to gain complete control of slave lives
women most of the workers in the Lowell Mills
Cotton Gin greatly increased the demand for slaves
mass production producing large numbers of products quickly and cheaply
Industrial Revolution machines increasingly replace hand tools in production
Missouri Compromise agreement worked out by Henry Clay to avoid war over slavery
Chapter 12 Notes (sheet 22B & 23A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents

The Chapter 12 Test on Friday will have 10 multiple choice questions (practice test linked to the homepage) and the following extended response:

Part 1:  Answer one of the following questions about how reformers and writers inspired change and sparked controversy:

1.How did people bring about reform in education and society?

2.How did abolitionists try to end slavery?

3.How did the women’s suffrage movement begin?

4.How did American literature and art impact American life?

Your response should include the actions of a specific person from chapter 12 (can't be your people profile subject) and a description of the results they produced.

Part 2:  Think about your people profile subject:

Tell me how your person relates to social reform, antislavery, women’s rights or literature and art.

Explain how your person affects the world of today.

Describe a déjà vu term goes with your person.
transcendentalists followed nature and emotions over rational thought
vote goal of suffrage movements
public schools Horace Mann's essential ingredient for democracy
slavery target of abolitionist movement
alcohol target of temperance movement
The Liberator abolitionist paper published by Lloyd Garrison
Declaration of Sentiments argument for women's rights modeled after the Declaration of Independence
conductor Harriet Tubman's job on the Underground Railroad
religion key element for improving society in the Second Great Awakening
Susan B. Anthony suffragist arrested for voting in 1872
Dorothea Dix fought for better prisons and treatment of the mentally ill
revival huge outdoor religious meeting
Elizabeth Stanton wrote the Declaration of Sentiments and organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention
spirituals songs that blend biblical ideas with slavery
Henry David Thoreau encouraged civil disobedience and trusting oneself
utopian community societies created to reform people and living environments
Frederick Douglass former slave who advised President Lincoln after purchasing his own freedom
women group granted the right to vote by the 19th Amendment
Chapter 13 Notes (sheet 23B & 24A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
Texas area of Mexico where American settlers wanted more representation
Manifest Destiny a belief in the right of America to expand to the Pacific Ocean
49ers moved to California seeking gold
annex to add on or take over land
fur trapping job performed by John Jacob Astor's Mountain Men in the Oregon Territory
1821 year Mexico gained freedom from Spain
Texas admitted to the U.S. by Congressional resolution in 1845
James K. Polk U.S. President during the Mexican-American War
vigilantes frontier residents who enforced laws on their own
Sam Houston President of the Republic of Texas
missionary settlements Spanish religious communities in the southwest
frontier locations where settlers could trap, farm and spread christianity
railroads replaced the trails as the most common way to journey west
Mormons settled the state of Utah in 1846 under Brigham Young
California John C. Fremont fought to free this land from Mexico
Californios Mexicans who lost much of their land and influence when California joined the United States
Chapter 14 Notes (sheet 24B & 25A ) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
California state that upset the free/slave state balance in the Senate
Dred Scott slave who was ruled to be property by the U.S. Supreme Court
Charles Sumner U.S. Senator beaten in Congress during a slavery debate
John Brown leader of anti-slavery fighters in Kansas
Abraham Lincoln Senate candidate who insisted territories be kept free of slavery
Fugitive Slave Act part of the Compromise of 1850 wanted by Southerners
John Brown leader of an anti-slavery raid at Harper's Ferry in 1859
Uncle Tom's Cabin anti-slavery book by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Fort Sumter site where the South attacked the Union to start the Civil War
Roger B. Taney U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice in the Dred Scott Case
people of the territories Stephen Douglass' Popular Sovereignty left decisions about slavery to
secession Response of 7 southern states to the election of President Lincoln
Chapter 15 Notes (sheet 25B & 26A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
Antietam Union victory that preceded the Emancipation Proclamation
Appomattox site of Lee's surrender to Grant
income taxed for the first time during the Civil War
habeas corpus right to face a court upon arrest that was suspended by President Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant General whose victory at Vicksburg split the South along the Mississippi River
American Red Cross started by Clara Barton during the Civil War
casualties refers to the total number of dead and wounded in a battle-- estimated at 1,000,000+
Bull Run I early Civil War battle that indicated the war would be long and difficult
Gettysburg site where Lee invaded the North and President Lincoln speech described the Civil War's purpose
inflation describes the rising prices in the North and South during the Civil War
Stonewall Jackson Confederate Hero at Bull Run I
USS Monitor Ironclad ship that battled the Merrimac at Hampton Road
Chapter 16 Notes (sheet 26B & 27A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
Ku Klux Klan violent effort by some white Americans to keep their power after the Civil War
14th Amendment guarantees equal protection for all under the law
sharecropper farmers who work land they do not own
Hiram Revels first African American to become a U.S. Senator
African Americans group whose rights were restricted by literacy tests, poll taxes and black codes after the Civil War
Rutherford B. Hayes President elected as a result of a deal in the House of Representatives to end Reconstruction
15th Amendment guarantees the right to vote regardless of race, color or previous servitude
Radical Reconstruction Congressional Republicans' plan to rebuild the South
Ten-percent Plan President Lincoln's plan for a quick return of southern states to the Union
John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln on April 15, 1865
segregation allowed by the U.S. Supreme Court's 'separate, but equal' ruling
carpetbaggers northerners who went south to start businesses during Reconstruction
Plessy v. Ferguson U.S. Supreme Court case that established 'separate, but equal' precedent
13th Amendment banned slavery except as a punishment for convicted criminals
Freedmen's Bureau provided assistance to people displaced by the Civil War
Andrew Johnson President impeached in 1868, but not convicted
Chapter 17 Notes (sheet 27B & 28A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
vaqueros Mexican cowboys
Dawes Act passed to to encourage Native Americans to farm & attend school
Buffalo Soldiers African Americans who helped force Native Americans to reservations
Farmer's Alliance formed along with National Grange & Populist Party to help farmers
subsidies federal government grants of land that went to railroad companies in the West
Wounded Knee Last 'battle' of the 19th Century 'Indian Wars'
Nez Perce tribe of Chief Joseph who resisted reservation policies
General Custer killed along with all his troops at Little Bighorn
Helen Hunt Jackson wrote 'A Century of Dishonor' to describe mistreatment of Native Americans
sovereignty the right of Native Americans to be free from government interference on reservations
silver precious metal found in the Comstock Lode that led to Nevada boomtowns
Exodusters African American farmers in the West
buffalo source of many useful items for Native Americans
transcontinental railroad completed in 1869-- brought more settlers West and moved goods to the East
Oklahoma former 'Indian' land that was illegally settled by 'Sooners'
land offered by the Homestead Act for people who would go West to farm
Chicago city at the end of a cattle drive where cattle were loaded onto trains to ship east
Chapter 18 Notes (sheet 28B & 29A) left click and drag across each cell to view contents
immigrants disliked by Nativists for 'stealing' jobs
entrepreneurs individuals who establish a business
Thomas Edison ran an 'invention factory' that produced the light bulb and phonograph
tenements cheap, but low quality living space for poor immigrants in a ghetto
trust formed through the combination of multiple companies
Hull House a settlement house in Chicago that provided services to the poor
patent legal protection for the ideas of an inventor
immigrants often tried to blend in, or assimilate, with American culture
Andrew Carnegie ruthless steel boss who gave away millions based on his 'Gospel of Wealth'
John D. Rockefeller Oil boss who tried to eliminate his competition
corporation provides legal protection and rights for a business and investors
government tries not to interfere with the economy in a free enterprise system