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U1 L1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Loyalists | Americans that were against the war and wanted America to continue to be controlled by England |
Battle of Saratoga | The first major victory for the Continental Army. After winning this battle, America began winning more often. |
Middle Passage | Voyage of the slaves from Africa to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean |
Triangle Trade | Exchange of goods between Africa, the Americas and Europe |
Adams-Onis Treaty | The 1819 treaty between the United States and Spain in which Spain gave Florida to the United States |
The Underground Railroad | An escape route to the North for runaway slaves |
Abraham Lincoln | A Republican, elected as President of the United States in the election of 1860 |
Telegraph | Invention by Samuel Morse in 1837 that allowed for faster communication which linked different parts of the country together |
Nationalism | A strong feeling of pride and devotion to one's country |
Tenant Farming | Landowners rented land to former slaves and poor whites who planted, tended, and harvested crops to pay off rent and debts |
Secession | The act of breaking away from a group |
Battle of Antietam | The single bloodiest day of the Civil War in 1862 |