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1942A US History
Study Guide for the Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | The idea that God predestined the United States to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
| Monroe Doctrine | Colonization and intervention in the Western Hemisphere by European Powers was over |
| President Lincoln thoughts on slavery | President Lincoln thought that the government was a union of people and not of states. Therefore, since it was a union, they should act like a union and not individual states |
| Lifestyle of the people flooding into the cities in the 1800s | In 1800 most Americans led a rural lifestyle. But by the mid 1800's, cities were increasing in population, there was an expansion of transportation systems and factories replaced small scale production. |
| Homestead Act of 1862 | The Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act were passed to develop the Midwest and western parts of the country |
| Declaration of Independence | The people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government violates natural rights. |
| Mercantilism | Placed restrictions on trading |
| Mayflower Compact | Along with the House of Burgesses and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, these are all examples of the use of democratic practices in government. |
| Progressive Movement | Increased government regulation of business |
| Industrialization | Technological advances, children and adults worked very long days, and cities grew. |
| Political Machines | Term given to describe corrupt organizations where politicians would reward people who voted for them with jobs and work contracts. |
| Progressive Era | The period in United States history where there were amendments concerning the income tax, direct election of Senators, Prohibition, and women's suffrage movement. |
| Great Society and Square Deal Similarity | They both increased the role of the Federal Government in dealing with social and economic problems |
| Progressive Movement | Increased government regulation of business |
| Age of Enlightenment | Many leaders in the fight for independence were influenced by Enlightenment Philosophies of France and England |
| Fourteen Points | Woodrow Wilson wrote them |
| Great Compromise | involved the creation of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and it involved larger states wanting a Congress based on population, whereas smaller states wanted Congress to be equal in all state |
| Common Sense | Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which aided the American cause in the Revolutionary War because it persuaded individuals who were undecided to support independence |
| Muckrakers | Investigative journalists of the Progressive Era |
| Civil War | The North had transportation advantages over the South during the war |
| Reconstruction | The period immediately following the Civil War |
| Sugar Act | Reduce colonial smuggling |
| Contributing factors to the American Revolution | Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party along with several others |
| Characterization of Industrialization | Poor working condition, Rapid growth of cities, and New technological inventions |
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