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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Popular sovereignty | Is the concept that political power rests with the people whom an creat ,older , and abolish government |
| Primary sources | Evidence produced by someone who participated in and event or lived during the time being studied |
| A protective tariff | Is a tax on an imported product in instituted to protect. Local industries The tax increases the price of the import which makes it less appealing to consumers |
| Reconstruction | Post civil war period 1865-1877 armed occupation of the southern states ,forced adherence to federal authority . Also a time of rebuilding the south , since it's economy had been destroyed during the war |
| John C. Calhoun | Was a leading supporter of states rights movement of the southern U.S : supported slavery ; said that any state had the right to secede the nullification Crisis with president Andrew Jackson |
| Radicals reconstruction congress | United States congress took a radical , extreme , position , against the southern states after the civil war . Pushed a more radical agenda on the. Than president Lincoln had wanted |
| Patrick Henry | Member of the continental congress ; was the one who said , "Give me liberty , or give me death ". |
| Reform movement | These are efforts to reform society , or change it for the best . There have been many different reform movements throughout the history of the U.S from Indians to women gaining the right to vote |
| Removal and settlement of native Americans | Land was very important commodity to the United States during the 1800's . Native Americans still occupied a large portion of this land . It was government policy to force them of their land that we needed and re-settled them somewhere else |
| Secondary sources | descriptions of interpretations prepared by people who were not involved in the events described . They provided useful background material and context for information gained from primary sources |
| Slave trade | Lasted from 1490-1790's.It was the sale and transportation of people from America:they were sold over the Americas:about 4000,000 were sold in North America.All American states outlawed this in he late 1700's."Slave/Atlantic/triangular triangular trade" |
| Tariff policies (taxes) | Governments raise operating funds by charging a tax on imported goods . These taxes place foreign merchants at a disadvantage by making their goods more expensive |
| U.S Constitution | Is the document that established the current government of the U.S . It was written in 1787 , ratified in 1791 , and has dramatically changed the course of human history |
| Washington's farewell address | In 1796 George Washington decided not to pursue a 3rd term as president . In his address he spoke about the dangers of getting involved in Europe affairs & the threats of rising political parties . |
| Henry clay | Known as the "great compromiser" when dealing with slavery issues between the north and south . He helped pass the Missouri compromised , which let Missouri become a slave state , and Maine a non-slave state , thus preserving the balances btw 2 groups |
| Jefferson Davis | States rights activist . Became the first and only president of the confederate states of America |
| Benjamin Franklin | Founding father , inventor , great thinker , politician; helped write and pass the Declaration of Independence .helped get French support for the revolutionary war |
| King George lll | Became king of England in 1760; very strong monarch; very repressive against the , colonist lost revolutionary war;later I life he suffered from mental illness |
| Doctrine | Is a rule theory of principal of law . In government it's used to describe a nations policy towards another nation |
| War of 1812 | Was a dispute between U.S and Great Britain .. Great Britain invaded the U.S , burned the White House ; U.S almost lost |
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