american history vocab by Trinity Fripp _ Student - GreenLevelHS

civilization

tefripp — 2023-08-29 14:38:20 UTC

development of a society

mercantilism

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:27:50 UTC

trading and exchanges or supplies

columbian exchange

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:31:24 UTC

the transfer of animals crops and supplies and also diseases from the old world to the new world and the other way around

indentured servant

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:39:12 UTC

a servants who doesn't get paid

chattel slavery

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:41:15 UTC

it is the the idea that a human belongs to another human and they are put to work without pay and no rights

puritans

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:43:53 UTC

people who believed in puritanism

triangular trade

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:45:10 UTC

a type of economic exchange

Encomienda System

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:47:23 UTC

a system of forced labor on to the indigenous people by the spanish colonists and a way to define society by ranking

southern colonies

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:48:45 UTC

the carolinas, maryland and virginia ,etc.

middle colonies

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:50:09 UTC

pennsylvania, new york. new jersey, and delaware

new england colonies

tefripp — 2023-09-05 22:51:46 UTC

new hampshire, connecticut, rhode island and massachusetts

proclamation line of 1763

tefripp — 2023-09-18 14:25:20 UTC

- the british created a boundary that didn't let the colonist colonize the appalachian mountains

patriot

tefripp — 2023-09-18 14:28:08 UTC

- someone who is loyal to their country and fights for independence

tory

tefripp — 2023-09-18 14:34:53 UTC

a colonist who supported the british

the articles of confederation

tefripp — 2023-09-18 14:38:06 UTC

the use of the national government that was written after the us declared independence for great britain

federalists

tefripp — 2023-09-18 14:39:31 UTC

- a person who supports a government system that is run by one country

anti-federalists

tefripp — 2023-09-18 14:40:39 UTC

opposed to the government run by the british

enlightenment

tefripp — 2023-09-18 14:42:58 UTC

- the discovery of new technology and ideas

albany plan of union

tefripp — 2023-09-18 14:44:44 UTC

a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. On July 10, 1754,

Political party

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:07:50 UTC

People in organizations that help get a candidate, elected for presidential and other elections

Marbury v. Madison

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:09:26 UTC

A Supreme Court case that helped establish judicial review

Temperance movement

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:10:36 UTC

A social movement promoting the absence of consuming alcoholic beverages

Abolition movement

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:18:42 UTC

A movement from 1783 to 1880 which was responsible for creating the emotional climate to putting an end to trans Atlantic slavery

Women’s right movement

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:19:29 UTC

Of movement responsible for giving women more freedom and the choice to be able to vote

The cotton gin

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:20:48 UTC

A machine created that remove the cotton from the fiber and their seeds, more effectively and quickly than manual removal

The steam engine

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:23:04 UTC

The steam was created by Thomas Newcomb in. 1712 it is an engine that is powered by steam

The factory system

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:25:19 UTC

Manufacturing system that developed with the help of the steam engine

Canals

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:26:27 UTC

A man-made waterway to help the passage of boats and ships

Monroe doctrine

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:27:45 UTC

A United States foreign policy, that is against the colonist of Europe in the western hemisphere

The Democratic Party

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:29:44 UTC

Believes in social equality and civil liberty

Whigs

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:31:23 UTC

A member of a British reform party, that strongly believed in parliament

The telegraph

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:32:22 UTC

Was used to enhance communication through new technologies, and two communicate more efficiently across the world

Interchangeable parts

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:33:44 UTC

Components that are identical and so specific that they can be used for everything

Impressment

tefripp — 2023-10-04 02:34:29 UTC

To force someone to serve in the army, or in the navy

Manifest destiny

tefripp — 2023-10-20 14:00:12 UTC

A belief that Americans had the right to move and spread across the country

Compromise of 1850

tefripp — 2023-10-20 14:01:59 UTC

5 laws that passed to deal with slavery

Cornelius Vanderbilt

tefripp — 2023-11-02 14:37:08 UTC

A big businessman during the gilded age he amassed a huge fortune with his cintril aver the railroad’s

Reaganomics

tefripp — 2024-01-04 15:30:02 UTC

refers to the economic policies of President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, emphasizing tax cuts, reduced government regulation, and a belief that stimulating economic growth among the wealthy would benefit the entire economy.

Liberal

tefripp — 2024-01-04 15:31:41 UTC

individuals or policies advocating for social and economic equality, government intervention in the economy, and progressive social values.

Conservative

tefripp — 2024-01-04 15:33:10 UTC

individuals or policies favoring limited government intervention, traditional values, and a free-market approach to economic issues

Moral Majority

tefripp — 2024-01-04 15:35:52 UTC

political movement in the 1980s, led by religious conservatives, advocating for socially conservative policies and seeking to influence American politics based on moral and religious principles.

Capitalism

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:07:36 UTC

Capitalism: a system of economic production based on the private ownership of property and the contractual exchange for profit of goods, labor, and money

Muckraking

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:08:10 UTC

when the writers sought to expose corruption in the big business and government

Titans of industry

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:08:34 UTC

positive name for wealthy business owners, during the gilded age, implying that they helped the United States, become strong through their business pursuits

Robber baron

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:09:01 UTC

negative term for wealthy business owners, during the gilded age who made fortunes by monopolizing huge industries through unethical business practices

Social Darwinism

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:09:27 UTC

The idea that the wealthy and powerful were naturally superior and deserved their success

Gospel of wealth

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:10:15 UTC

The idea that extremely wealthy Americans had a responsibility to spend their money in order to benefit the greater good.

Unions

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:10:31 UTC

An organized group of workers that use collective bargaining to improve working conditions

Migration

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:10:48 UTC

Patterns of movement across the country, including waves of new immigrants and formerly enslaved people moving toward urban centers

The gilded age

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:11:37 UTC

The age between the Civil War and WWI when the American economy grew rapidly and individuals were able to use monopolies to amass great wealth

John D. Rockefeller

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:12:09 UTC

Known as the steel king; he integrated every phase of his steel-making operation.He pioneered "Vertical Integration" to improve efficiency by controlling the quality of the product at all stages of production and eliminating the middleman

Andrew Carnegie

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:12:33 UTC

A man who started from meager beginnings and eventually created an oil empire. In Ohio in 1870 he organized the Standard Oil Company. By 1877 he controlled 95% of all of the refineries in the United States

JP Morgan

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:13:00 UTC

A banker who financed the reorganization of railroads, insurance companies, and banks. He bought out Carnegie and in 1901 he started the United States Steel Corporation

Women’s Suffrage

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:13:55 UTC

The campaign to allow female voters

Prohibition

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:14:10 UTC

The prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol between 1920 and 1933

Isolationism

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:14:32 UTC

The traditional belief that the United States should refrain from involvement in overseas politics, alliances, or wars, and confine its national security interest to its own borders

Alfred Thayer Mahan

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:14:53 UTC

A captain and admiral in the Navy who was a prominent supporter of Imperialism

Open Door Policy

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:15:13 UTC

The principle that all countries should have equal access to any of the ports open to trade in China

The great migration

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:17:24 UTC

The movement of African Americans from the South to the industrial centers of the Northeast and the Midwest.

Tarrifs

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:18:32 UTC

Tax on imports

The 3 Rs

tefripp — 2024-01-18 14:18:52 UTC

relief, recovery, reform

Militarism

tefripp — 2024-01-18 16:23:45 UTC

The political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

Zimmerman telegram

tefripp — 2024-01-18 16:24:36 UTC

A message from Germany to Mexico—decoded and shared by the British—that urged Mexico to invade the US to keep the US occupied in exchange for German support for Mexico taking back parts of the Mexican Cession

Treaty of Versailles

tefripp — 2024-01-18 16:26:50 UTC

The resolution to WWI that squarely blamed Germany by demanding billions in reparations and destroying German military infrastructure

League of Nations

tefripp — 2024-01-18 16:27:37 UTC

International organization founded in 1919 to promote world peace and cooperation but greatly weakened by the refusal of the United States to join. Sometimes considered a precursor to the modern UN.

Island hopping

tefripp — 2024-01-18 16:29:10 UTC

American military strategy in WWII to slowly claim territory across the Pacific, leading to the eventual defeat of Japan

Imperialism

tefripp — 2024-01-18 16:30:20 UTC

Political ideology that stresses people's membership in a nation

Nationalism

tefripp — 2024-01-18 16:31:14 UTC

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically