US History Vocab 1 (2013) Flashcards
Patriotism
Love and Devotion to one’s country
Boycott
An Act of Protest together from using, buying or dealing.
Refusing to do what you’re supposed to do.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First Battles of American Revolution
French and Indian War
- Conflict between France and Great Britain
- Resulted in Britain taking over all French lands in North America
- American colonists fought with the British army against the French
The Declaration of Independence
- Declared independence from England and King George
- Listed Grievance (wrong things)
- proclamation
Articles of Confederation
- America’s first Constitution
- Weak Federal Government
Boston Massacre
- Stoning of soldiers
- 5 civilians died
- the people wanted rights
Revolutionary War
- Started with Lexington and Concord
- Confederacy known as USA
- Ended with British surrender York Town
- Peace Treaty signed in Paris
13th Amendment
Abolished Slavery
14th Amendment
Equal Under Law
15th Amendment
Illegal to deny the right to vote
Transcontinental Railroad
railway extending from east to west coast, shortened cross-country trip from 6 months to 6 days.
Trust
A group of separate companies that are placed under the control of a single managing board.
Sherman Antitrust Act
outlawed any combination of companies that restrained interstate trade or commerce.
Populist
advocate (supports) a larger money supply and other economic reforms. Grew out of agrarian (farmers) unrest
Laissez Faire
Document stating that government should not interfere in private business.
Pendleton Civil Service Act:
federal employees could not be required to contribute to campaign funds nor be fired for political reasons.
Chinese Exclusion Act
prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the country
Nativism
A policy of favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
Assimilation
Process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture.
Dawes Act
authorized the President of the United States to survey Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians
Klondike Gold Rush
a frenzy of gold rush immigration to and gold prospecting in the Klondike near Dawson City in the Yukon Territory, Canada, after gold was discovered in the late 19th century.
Indian Wars
multiple conflicts between American settlers or the federal government and the native peoples of North America from the time of earliest colonial settlement until approximately 1890.
American Indian Citizenship Act
granted full U.S. citizenship to Native Americans “Indians” in 1924.
Homestead Act:
were several United States federal laws that gave an applicant ownership of land, typically called a “homestead”, at little or no cost.
Gold Standard
monetary system in which gold was used to set a monetary system.
Capitalism
an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and the operations are funded by profits
Horizontal Integration
Joining together as many firms from the same industry as possible
Vertical Integration
Taking control of each step in the production and distribution of a product, from acquiring raw materials to manufacturing & packaging & shipping
Social Darwinsim
Argued that government should leave businesses alone to succeed or fail on their own
Andrew Carnegie
- steel
- Carnegie prospered & gained control of several steel plants, use their surplus wealth for the improv of mandkind
John D. Rockefeller
Started with one oil refinery, which he built into a corporation, standard,
Robber Barons
- drove rivals out of business raised prices by limiting competition.
- kept wage slow and imposed dreadful working conditions
Captains of Industry
despite shady dealings, carnegie and rocketellers helped in our modern economy
