APUSH Terms

The U.S. purchased the land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains from Napoleon

goods such as fur, tools, and weapons 

War Between Axis powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) &Allied Powers (U.S., France, U.S.S.R., and U.K

to raise revenue, congress asserted land titles to farmers and speculators

a worker in skilled trade 

Spain became leading super power in exploration and trade of many goods such as precious metals

With new technology people started to use it and not older traditions. 

This act repealed Missouri Compromise & established a doctrine of congressional nonintervention

It enforced a protective tariff to get funding for transportation improvements. 

Political process, sometimes peaceful but more often violent, that leads to independence

inventor: James watt, pushed cotton industry further in productivity could pump H20 3x's faster

 originally fought to guarantee Cuban independence from Spain

the growing of corn in the native lands and the trading of it between the Europeans

expanding trade led to a powerful upper class of merchants

1st country to discover Africa's Sub-Saharan lands 1st country to find trade routes to indies 

Citizenship for African Americans,

Sixteenth president of the United States, he promoted equal rights for African Americans

Voters in a political district, or supporters of an elected official; .

blacks who Migrated from rural South to Northern Cities. 

Citizens cant be denied right to vote because of race,color, precious condition of servitude

colonists who received free passage to n. america in exchange for working a certain # of years

taxes on imports or exports

midwest United States, the Sioux tribes were originally from here

Land that can be used to grow crops.

Spanish gov's system of in giving Indians to colonists with promises to Christianize them

A grant or contribution of money

Supreme Court ruled that all public schools should be desegregated with all deliberate speed

cultivation and trading of crops...gave maize huge significnace

is a subculture whose values and norms of behavior deviate from those of mainstream society

it was possible to look inward and change yourself

Many people moved into the suburbs because of an increased availability of cars

led by Jefferson, believed people should have political power

new Netherlands est. by dutch west india trading company, focused on trade, diverse religion

An irrational fear of foreigners or strangers.

colonial region that ran along Appalachian Mtns.

helped new immigrants with naturalization, housing & jobs. In return immigrants gave them votes

american colonists who were determined to fight the british until american independence

constitutional division of powers among leg, jud, and exec branches

pres. terms-1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944; Democrat; New Deal to end great depression

english colonies that became CT, RI, MA, VT, NH, & MN.

fuled by cash crops and slavery

A small group of people in 1865 who supported black suffrage

farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops

Movements that seek independence for the people living in a country controlled by another power

battle that began in MA and was the fight for indep from Great Britain

1st Amendment

having sex with someone of a different race and having a mixed baby

manufacturing system which uses standardized parts which are all identical and interchangeable

primarily came to American to trap furs, generally did not create large settlements

The act of protesting without the use of violence.

supported the abolition of national banks and the government ownership of railroads.

France, Britain, US, and signed by Germany to help stop WWI. 

 Roosevelt's precursor of the modern welfare state programs to combat economic depression

Rural can grow products, urban=produce needs to be transported

train route across the United States, finished in 1869. 

A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace

rising levels in votes& the major parties were he Democratic led by Jackson & Whigs led by Clay

doc asserting the indep from Great Britain, written July 4, 1776

 Theory that slaves r better off as prop.bc they have $ value to master and& are taken care of

this Pacific Island nation proudly declared independence in 1898

history of the interactions and empires bordering the Atlantic ocean rim

Hunting of animals and gathering of of wild plants, seeds, fruits, nuts in order to surivive

period of political and social upheaval in France

main economic system used to increase a nation's wealth by imposing gov regulation 

american colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution

warned american not to get involved with european affairs, states he didnt run for a 3rd term 

 a landowner leased a farm and the tenant chose the crop to produce.

bc of cultivation of maize, people were able to settle down and create communities

the pinnacle and most extreme pyramid of a bureaucracy 

Forcing native Americans to do things such as farm rather than fish or hunt

Farmers that lived on the produce of their own land and labor

home to the  beginging of the African slave trade

Whites didn't like blacks.

belief in strong central gov, Hamilton, loose interpretation of Constitution 

An irrational fear of foreigners or strangers.

Theory that opposes gov interference in eco affairs beyond whats necessary 2 protect life& prop

Steamships, cotton gin, mechanical reaper, steal plow.

new york, new jersey, pennsylvania

Consists of countries such as Israel, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

the military would lead to excessive Congressional spending

A policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations.

can be bought or sold, shouldn't be idle, women couldn't own property

It established that the US would not support either side in conflicts that arose in Europe

December 1860, a special convention in SC voted to secede; FL, GA, AL, MI, LA, TX did the same

Many people loved because of air conditioning.

Family unit consisting of parents and children.

provided that the territory would be divided in to 3/5 slave states

deer skin, buffalo skins and meat, and pemmican

About 2 million Americans went to France as members of this under General John J. Pershing.

Public forests that were set aside to preserve American's resources

 series of treaties in 1936 and 37 between Germany, Italy, and Japan..l8r called axis powers

Tendency of nations to conduct their foreign affairs individualistically, 

system of gov in which power is held by the voters and exercised by elected reps

captured africans were transported across the Atlantic under horrific conditions to labor

networks of iron rails on which steam locomotives traveled

dramatic decline in the world's economy due to the United State's stock market crash of 1929

They ruled that Dredd Scott was a slave-no legal citizenship & therefore could not file suit.

Most immigrants between 1871 and 1921.

Dramatic increase btwn 1820 & 1850 in the exchange of goods and services in market transactions

theocracy of gov that holds that citizens should control every aspect og their lives

series of religious revivals based on Methodisms and Baptistism

slaving illegally internationally after 1809

the colonial american desire to emulate English society including English taste in music,foods

a building that extends beyond the legal boundires of the owner and intrudes on land not theirs

A small number of the largest businesses (usually corporations) in our economy

A 2 year war in which the U.S. gets a huge area called the Mexican Cession.

organizations to provide middle and upper class women outlet for intellectual energies

freedom to express ones own culture and lifestyle without opression

A conflict between UN forces (primarily US and S Korea) against North Korea, and later China

Most instense outbreak of national alarm, began in 1919. Success of communists in Russia

tremendous increase in wealth caused by the industrial age and the ostentatious lifestyles

freeing of any law requiring isolation of the members of a particular race in separate units.

southerners promoted new vision 4self-sufficient southern eco built on modern capitalist values

increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements

Men and women who agitated for a complete end to slavery

A belief that it was  usa God give duty to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.

a state that contains more than one ethnicty

an idea linked to Republicanism that elevated the role of women 

1963-1969,Democrat,signed the civil rights act of 1964 into law &the voting rights act of 1965

in order to vote you had to own land or pay a certaion amount of rent..white male

advocate the teaching of creation as presented in the Bible as opposed to theory of evolution. 

emphasized charity & social responsibility as means of salvation, taught religion&human dignity

favored national banks, railroads and high tariffs.

 many arguments emerged between management and labor.

opposed spread of slavery &supported homesteads,cheap postage,&internal improvements

those who favored the stronger federal government.

Surprise attack by the Japanese on the main U.S. Pacific Fleet harbored in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Turner Thesis: claimed that America needed a new frontier

President Johnson called his version of the Democratic reform program the Great Society

exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between old and new world

group of people who sought religious freedom and free of persecution from england founded MAbay

 Lincoln's proclamation made after a crucial victory at Antietam

Enlightenment reformers who joined forces with the abolitionists in opposition to slavery

A cohort of individuals born in the United States between 1946 and 1964

society that shares common language, culture, and ethnicity

loose union of independent states used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War

Supreme Court decision that created the "separate but equal" doctrine

A prolonged war (1954-1975) against the communist armies of North Vietnam 

drafted by Jefferson and called for equal inalienable rights

Dred Scott v. Sanford

large scale labor system worked and functioned by  slavery

Conservatives and popular with pro-Bank people and plantation owners

1st president of the USA 

purpose was to spread Catholicism and find resources to strengthen mother country

aka the French and Indian war 

legitimized ability of Supreme Court to judge consitutionality of acts of president/Congress

crops that are always needed such as wheat, barley, oats, and livestock

African Americans who were free citizens majority lived in cities where they could own property

Home 2many civlizations and empires like the Inca,ater came in contact with European setllement

est in the constitution and DOI, rights that are inherent to human

United States tried to stop the spread of communism

an apparatus that used electric signals to transmit messages

damage machinery, work slowly, pretend to be sick

Corporations that gain complete control of the production of a single good or service.

seeked safe haven for various persecuted religious sects

belief that whites were superior to indians during time of colonization

The system called for dividing the crop into three shares 

Banning of sale, transportation, and production of alcohol in the United States 

new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas.

only 9 out of 13 colonies had to the constitution for it to go into effect

28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership

ideas of equal rights, freedoms, and liberties 

"Compromise of 1820" over the issue of slavery in Missouri

african people taken as slaves to south america and n american plantations

marriage between people of different races, religions, tribes, castes, or ethnicity

 period of governance in cities characterized by competition btwn cities to encourage eco devel

system of economic production based on private ownership of prop & exchange for profit of goods

As people from Europe  a big nativist sentiment arose

used to spread both Christianity and provide protection to back-country settlers

a failure due to lack of gov control and was drafted during 2nd continental congress meeting

whites often encroached on Indian lands and resources

welfare agency for needy families, combated juvenile delinquency, & assisted recent immigrants

Artificial waterways with locks where water levels could be raised or lowered.

french had good relations with Indians and set up many trading outposts with the Indians 4 fur

slaves were taken from W. Africa and taken to new world and Europe and put to work on crops

economic program created by henry clay to that included support for a nat. bank

1964; banned discrimination

bounded by the Rockies on the east and sierra and cascade ranges on the west

A general term for the US during the Civil War

Political party that generally stressed individual liberty, the rights of the common people,

Justice for themselves. They are reactionaries, unwilling to accept the present and the future

teach them western styles of farming methods, villages, and medicine. (assimilation).

provided that  relatives of legal US residents could be admitted outside of numerical limits.

period in 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished

wrote Common Sense 

 spending of money on and the acquiring of luxury goods and services to publicly display 

est. by Thomas Pinickey with Spain, greatly reduced ship times and helped economy

Amendement abolishing and continually prohibiting slavery

freedom to set up gov. on communities own terms

economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned &operated

Developments created an insatiable demand for raw cotton in England.

traditional system of weights and measures used offically in Great Britain from 1824

HThe bank would regulate money and draw investorsamilton's big idea,

Europe took advantage &captivity of many African Americans and Indians in time of exploration

Darwin's theory of natural selection and "survival of the fittest" to human society 

voluntary organizations of people who meet regularly to exchange info and support one another

political system where slaves worked the land in exchange for protection and food

branch of gov that makes the nations laws

uprising of pueblo inidans against spanish colonizers

Many Southern planters and plantation owners relied on slaves to do work

written by Paine and denounced the British calling for separation and american indep

Limited government help, no government hand-outs because many Americans refused to accept them.