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soc st review set 4
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jackson's strength as president | Andrew Jackson was the most powerful president in the 1820's and 30's. He strengthened the power of the presidency the most during that time. |
| "Hero of the common people" | Andrew Jackson was known by this nickname when he became president because he was from the west and a self-made man (rose up from poverty through his own hard work |
| Dates of the age of Jackson | from 1820 - 1840 |
| abolitionists | people working to end some practice completely. In the US people working to end slavery were called abolitionists |
| Harriet Tubman | she helped over 600 slaves escape to freedom in the north by the underground railroad |
| Seneca Falls Convention | in 1848 in Seneca Falls, NY, women call for equality between men and women at home and work |
| temperance movement | wanted people to limit or stop drinking alcohol - eventually the 18th amendment was added to the constitution, only to be repealed by the 21st amendment |
| Trail of Tears | the Cherokee Indian Nation was forced by the US government to relocate to the lands west of the Mississippi River. Thousands died from starvation, disease, and the brutal weather |
| Tariff of Abominations | the Tariff of 1828 was labeled the Tariff of abominations by the south. While the tax helped protect the industry in the northern US, it hurt the southern economy |
| Indian Removal Act | was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson. The act authorized him to pay the native americans in the southeast for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi |
| Uncle Toms's Cabin | Author Harriett Beecher Stowe wrote this novel to show the injustices of the system of slavery in the south |
| Dred Scott Decision | the Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property not citizens. It also allowed slavery everywhere in the US. Many more people in the north became abolitionists |
| Civil War | armed combat between people of the same country |
| Fort Sumter | the fort at Charleston, SC where the Civil war began when the confederates fired on the Union troops |
| Advantages of the north during the war | 1. more and bigger factories 2. bigger population 3. bigger navy |
| Advantages of the south during the war | 1. could fight a defensive war 2. better generals 3. fighting on familiar ground |
| Habeus Corpus | the right to have a hearing before a judge before being jailed |
| Monitor & Merrimac | the first battle between two ironclads - a new type of ship that was first used during the civil war. This battle made wooden battle ships obsolete |
| Emancipation Proclamation | issued by President Lincoln, stating that slaves living in states that were in rebellion were now free |
| Importance of the Battle of Gettysburg | the battle that is called the turning point of the civil war. The southern advance was stopped and the tide of the war changed in the north's favor |
| discrimination | a policy or act that denies equal rights to any group because of their race, sex, national origins, or some other distinguishing characteristics |
| The Civil War Amendments | 13th - banned slavery everywhere in the US 14th - granted citizenship to African Americans 15th - gave African American men the right to vote |
| segregation | to separate the races: to keep them apart in such situations as housing, schools, restrooms, drinking fountains, etc |
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