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History
History for Dummies
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 435 members | in HOR |
| William Sherman | burned Atlanta |
| Farzoil | The juice in a compass |
| Income tax | Tax on earned money |
| Stars and Bars | What the Confederate flag was called |
| Martial law | rule by army rather than by government |
| Total War | War that includes citizens |
| Citizen that is not in the army | Civilian |
| Supporters of the war | copperheads |
| One who gives up his/her life for their beliefs | Martyr |
| Gun warehouse | arsenal |
| To undo | Repeal |
| Slaveholders | Supporters of Slavery |
| Moderates | Not against but not with slavery; neutral |
| Abolitionists | Against Slavery |
| Sectionalism | Loyalty to a state or section |
| To add on | Annex |
| Manifest destiny | The belief the U.S. had the right to spread its rule to the Pacific |
| James K. Polk | Democratic leader known for demanding the control of Texas and Oregon |
| Gadsden Purchase | Land purchased from Mexico in order to finish a Railroad |
| (Cost $10 million) | (blank) |
| Louisiana Purchase | Bought for $15 million from France and explored by Lewis and Clark. |
| Mexican Cession | Includes Utah and Colorado and was bought for $15 million from Mexico and gave New Mexico and California. Part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo |
| Oregon Country | Bought by James K. Polk and include Washington state and Idaho. Negotiated w/ Britain in order to fulfill a campaign promise. |
| Texas Annexation | Briefly independent, but joined in 1845. |
| War for Southern Independence | What southerners called/believed what the war was. |