Semester Review US History Flashcards
Wealthiest robber baron - OR captain of industry who ever lived
John D. Rockefeller
case that declared the power and duties of the Supreme Court
Marbury v. Madison
President #2, only served one term
John Adams
These encouraged creative people to keep inventing and innovating, and getting rich from it.
Patents
The country that the United States beat before they started taking them seriously
England
Dark, dirty, hot, crowded, unsafe workplaces
Sweatshops
The president that held the nation together during the Civil War
Lincoln
The person that made many of the advances and inventions from the late 1800’s
Thomas Edison
The word for the elimination of slavery, it finally happened after the Civil War ended
Abolition
The action taken by the Southern states when they broke off and started their own nation
Secede (Secession)
Place where immigrants first landed when they arrived from Europe
Ellis Island
President #3, made the Lousiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
First President of the United States
George Washington
Where did the Civil War officially ended
Appomattox, Virginia
Process of assimilation for immigrants, which helped the U.S. become a “melting pot”
Americanization
Growth in the number of cities, and the populations within cities
Urbanization
This kind of railroad is what led to the spiral of growth in all industries, cities, and expansion during the late 1800’s
Transcontinental railroad
The people that we can thank for lots of good food and cool traditions, they helped make America a superpower country
immigrants
U.S. governments policy of not interfering in the economy or in social problems
laissez-faire
These articles were the United States’ first attempt of a government
Articles of Confederation
Feelings of extreme prejudice against foreign-born people
Nativism
Type of government we have, where powers are shared among the states and the national government
Federalism
Interaction between Europe and North America that would change the world forever
Columbian Exchange
Another word for ‘trust,’ complete control of a product or service
Monopoly
The idea that if you are rich and successful, you are a better person than those who are not
Social Darwinism
Conquistador who traveled through Suwanne County
Hernando de Soto
President #5
(James) Monroe
The type of integration that turns into a monopoly if left unchecked; involves buying up your competition to create a giant company
Horizontal Integration
Worst accommodations for the poor folks on ships, how most immigrants traveled to come to America
Steerage
The Act of Congress that shut down immigration from Asia for decades
Chinese Exclusion Act
Crowded, dirty, inexpensive housing near factories for the urban poor
Tenements
The huge battle site, over 3 days more Americans died than in any other battle
Gettysburg
The time period of economic, industrial, population, and creative growth that made the USA to become a stable country
Industrialization
When human labor is replaced by a machine (technology)
Technological unemployment
The idea the North had for defeating the South
Anaconda Plan
Style of attack against military and civilian targets, which was designed to weaken the enemy and destroy any chance of fighting back
Total war
Name of the slave who got smacked down by the Supreme Court
Dred Scott
