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8SS_EOG Prep Terms
EOG Prep Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abolition | to oppose and abolish (as in slavery) |
| antebellum reformers | antebellum: belonging to the period prior to Civil War Reform: to improve by correcting errors or removing defects |
| Angel Island | Federal Immigration Station on the West Coast located in San Francisco, CA |
| antifederalist | those who opposed ratification of the constitution in 1787; party who was against the federal government; wanted more power for the states rather than the federal government |
| Articles of Confederation | an agreement that governed the United States until the constitution was adopted in 1789 |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution |
| budget | an amount of money available for spending that is based on a plan for how it will be spent |
| Civil War | a war between the North and the South in the US between 1861 - 1865. Lincoln was President |
| compromise | a way of reaching an agreement |
| 3/5ths Compromise | an agreement between Southern & Northern states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. on 3/5ths of the slaves were counted for the purpose of taxation & representation. 5 slave votes = 3 votes |
| Compromise of 1877 | A political compromise in an effort to hold the US together peacefully. It took place after the Civil War in an attempt to prevent a 2nd outbreak of violence |
| democracy | a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting |
| Declaration of Independence | In 1776, it was a founding document of the American political tradition. The unanimous decision of the 13 colonies to separate themselves from Great Britain |
| distribution of power | the decisions for the people and laws made are decided by central government and states |
| domestic policy | concerns laws, government programs and administrative decisions within a nations borders |
| Edenton Tea Party | Occurred on October 25, 1774, when 51 ladies of the town of Edenton, NC met and resolved not to drink tea or wear clothes supporting the American cause, Taxation without Representation |
| Ellis Island | Federal Immigration Station for the East Coast located in New York City, NY |
| emancipation | the act of freeing or liberation |
| expansionism | the belief that a country should grow larger by expanding its territory |
| federalism | the distribution of power in an organization between a central authority and the constituent units |
| Federalist | a supporter of the Federal government and US Constitution |
| forced migration | any person who migrates to escape persecution or other situations that endanger their lives |
| foreign policy | general objectives that guide the activities and relationships of interaction between one state and another country |
| founding fathers | delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787; 70 were selected, 50 attended and only 39 signed |
| Freedman's Bureau | assisted ex-slaves to gain employment and become independent |
| Great Compromise | A compromise stating there would be two houses of Congress - one with equal representation regardless of size (Senate) and one determined by population (House of Representatives) |
| Greensboro Four | On February 1, 1960, four African-American students sat at a white-only lunch counter inside a Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth’s store. |
| historical interpretation | The act, process, explanation or expression of the life or events associated with a particular person, place or time |
| immigration | the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country |
| innovation | a new method, idea, product, etc |
| industrialization | The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services |
| Jacksonian Democracy | the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man symbolized by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters |
| Jim Crow Laws | racial segregation laws enacted between 1876 and 1965 in the United States at the state and local level |
| judicial review | review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act |
| limited government | A political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers. |
| Manifest Destiny | the people of the US felt they were part of a special nation which had a mandate from God to spread across the continent |
| nativism | the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants |
| nationalism | patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts |
| neutrality | the position of taking neither side |
| New Deal | The set of programs and policies designed to promote economic recovery and social reform introduced during the 1930s by President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| political conflict | a battle that occurs between two or more sides with different beliefs. |
| political corruption | the use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain |
| popular sovereignty | the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power. |
| primary source | something made or written by someone who was there at the time; an original record |
| racism | prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior |
| radicalism | the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society |
| reconstruction | the time after the Civil War when the country was being rebuilt |
| reform | make changes in (something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice) in order to improve it. |
| regionalism | the theory or practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic, cultural, or political affiliation |
| Regulators | a person or body that supervises a particular industry or business activity |
| Roaring 20's | the 1920s regarded as a boisterous era of prosperity, fast cars, jazz, speakeasies, and wild youth |
| secession | to leave one country in order to form another country |
| secondary source | something written or said by someone who studied an event |
| states' rights | the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government |
| temperance | abstinence from alcoholic drink |
| total war | William T. Sherman's fighting tactics was a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded |
| Trail of Tears | a name given to the ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830 |
| treaty | a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries |
| Wilmington Race Riots | the result of the 1898 white supremacy campaign instituted by the Democratic Party. Democrats fueled racial hatred and promised violence to win the election |
| women's rights | rights that promote a position of legal and social equality of women with men |
| Wright Brothers | Orville and Wilbur Wright, American mechanics and inventors,who achieved the first sustained flight of a heavier-than-air machine — what we today call an airplane. Their flight was made at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. |
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