semester test Flashcards
emerson
romanticism, goodness in people,
transentalism
to rise above
thoreau
romanticism, there are some bad laws and you can follow them, change them, or break them
poe
romanticism but dark and creepy
industrialization
to develop the industry
nationalism
pride in ones country, working together to be better
sectionalism
loyal to ones own country or region, states growing at different rates
nativism
opposing immigrants, only liked people who were born in place
social reform
movement that aims to make change in ones society
manifest destiny
u.s. spread from sea to shinning sea
missouri compromise
36 degrees 30 mins, above line is free, below line is slaves
compromise of 1850
mexican american war, cali free state, mexican territory slave state, strict fugitive slave act (any escaped slave had to be returned to their masters)
popular sovereignty
people and states could choose of they wanted to be a slave country or not
dred scott
slave that sued for his freedom
harriet tubman
underground railroad
harriet stowe
“uncle toms cabin” the truth about slavery
stephen douglas
went against lincoln for senator
fredrick douglas
abolitionist movement, ex-slave, educated
john brown
radical abolitionist, seized the u.s. harper ferry
lincoln
16th president, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal gov
andrew johnson
17th president, first president impeached
jefferson davis
president of the confederacy
robert lee
commander of the confederate army in north virgina
ulysses grant
commander of union
gettysburg address
dedicating cemetery
war battles
start - fort sumpter
finish - appomatx (surrender)
lincolns plan
lenient
13th amendment
abolish slavery
14th amendment
give slaves citizenship
15th amendment
black men the right to vote
black codes
things blacks couldnt do, kkk
plessy v ferguson
separate but equal
whitman
free verse
dickinson
sing any poem to gilligans island, rhyme and meter
homestead act
let people have land
carnegie
steel, give back
vanderbilt
railroads
j.p. morgan
banking
rockafeller
oil
social darwism
strong businesses will survive and small businesses will die, rich people are smart and hard-working and poor people are dumb and lazy, give a hand up
imperialism
building navy, strong navy
militarism
complete military
allied
great britain france italy russia u.s.
central
germany
austria-hungary
ottoman empire
causes of the gd
industrial slowdown
unequal distribution of wealth
over production of agricultural goods
risky consumer spending