1800s US History Flashcards
What was the Indian Territory?
Established in 1830, land in modern day Oklahoma where Congress plan to move Native Americans.
What is the definition of impressment?
The taking by force of military or naval soldiers; forced recruitment. The British manned many ships with the “pressed” men taken from American sailors.
What is Gilded Age?
A term coined by Mark Twain describing 19th century America meaning that it looked good on the surface but was filled with conflict and trouble.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
A terrorist white supremacist hate group created during Reconstruction to prevent African-Americans from gaining political power that would go on to attack immigrants and Catholics.
Was John Deere?
He designed a steel plow in 1837.
What was Worcester vs. Georgia?
A ruling by the Supreme Court in 1832 that said the Cherokee nation was a distinct community.
What was USS Maine?
A battle ship that was sunk in the port of Havana; the US blamed the Spanish and declared war.
What is American Imperialism?
The desire to extend America’s political, economic, and cultural influence beyond the boundaries of the US.
What was the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?
The sweeping social, economic, political reforms passed by Republicans in Congress.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
He was the 16th President of the United States. He was president during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
What are Nativist?
Americans who opposed immigration.
What was the Taft-Hartley Act?
Restricted many powers and activities of labor unions; also called the labor-management relations act of 1947.
What was Captains of Industry?
Men who had profited off of the industries most needed during the war and during the second industrial revolution. (Steel, oil, and the railroad)
What was the Women’s Rights Movement?
Focused on women’s right to vote, own property, retain their earnings, and participate in labor organizations.
Who was Abby Kelley Foster?
Feminist, abolitionist, and speaker. Worked hard with abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and was a spokesperson for the anti-slavery society and the women’s right movement.
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Women’s rights advocate; created the Seneca Falls Convention and the declaration of rights and sentiments with the Lucretia Mott.
What was Plessy vs. Ferguson?
1896: The Supreme Court ruled in this case that racial segregation for public facilities was constitutional, as long as they were “separate but equal.”
Who was Lucy Stone?
Gifted speaker; a spokesperson for the women’s rights movement and the anti-slavery society.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
The declaration by President Lincoln that freed slaves in rebelling states.
What is National Labor Union?
Created in 1866, its goal was to improve working conditions through legislative reform instead of through negotiations between workers and employers.
