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The Gilded Age
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The man who coined the statement 'The Gilded Age'.. Political positions rewarded for favors. This city suffered from a great fire in 1871. Housing that developed outside the city . These people that flooded to the U.S in mass numbers were looked at as enemies of the American man .
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French Revolution Newspaper
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A device for execution during the French Revolution. How to prevent an enemy from living off the land. By burning crops and killing livestocks. The alliance formed by Russia, Austria and Prussia. The use of troops or ships to prevent commercial traffic from entering a port. Napoleons last attempt to gain power in french by defeating the French king and becoming the emperor.
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World War 2
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detention center where Japanese Americans were moved and confined . large prison camps used to hold people for political reasons. attack on the U.S. from the Japanese . lightning war. leaders who control their nation by force.
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Black History
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when people gather to protest . An American state. The leader of the Civil Rights Mouvement. synonym of separation. To refuse to buy or use something as a protest.
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Pilgrim
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people make own laws. settlement. animals raised for eggs, milk, meat. gun. promise written down.
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Fur Trade
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person whose first language is French. disease which killed many Huron. very popular fashion trend in 17th century Europe. French fur traders and adventurers who made canoe trips between the trading posts and the inland forts. disease which killed many Huron.
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The French Revolution
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revolutionary war that encouraged this one. machine used for execution. oath taken when the third estate had been locked out of the meeting. 12 man commitee to decide if the person triedis guilty (commitee of _____). A government spending more money than it takes in.
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Romantic Period
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the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice. the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.. the Romantic style or movement in literature and art, or adherence to its principles. an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets.. also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire and various other names, was a Scottish poet and lyricist..
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The Louisiana Purchase
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Land west of the Mississippi River belonged to this country in 1800.. Pike's expedition gave detailed description of these plains.. Leader of rebels who forced the French out of Santo Domingo.. Lewis and Clark expedition started from this city, where Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet.. Last name of explorer who led two expeditions to explore the upper Mississippi and Colorado Rivers..
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The New Frontier and the Great Society
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health insurance for welfare recipients living below the poverty line. LBJ's ambitious vision of over 60 programs intiated between 1965-1968. President Kennedy's legislative agenda that aimed to increase aid to education and provide health insurance to the elderly. 1st American to orbit Earth. health insurance for all senior citizens.
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The Cold War Begins
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Soviet. name of couple charged with espionage and executed. lying when one has sworn under oath to tell the truth. political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after WWII. the practice of pushing a dangerous situation to the limit to force an opponent to back down.
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The Colonies in America
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involved the slave trade to Americas for raw materials to Europe. a dutch colony now called New York. countries that are on the euroasian continent. bought Manhattan Island from the Indians for 24 dollars. Spanish fortresses in the New World.
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Ancient Egypt
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Pharaoh that practiced monotheism and worshipped Aton. Place where kings and queens were buried without individual pyramids. Jars that held organs of a dead body, the jars were stored in the tombs. Name of of step pyramid, it was essentially six Mastabas stacked on top of eachother. The Egyptians form of writign.
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The Early Middle Ages
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sacred ritual of the Roman Catholic Church. artisitic decoration of books. appointment of bishops by anyone who is not a member of the clergy. the school of thought that used logic and reason to support Christian beliefs. someone who would pay rent to a lard to farm part of the land.
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Jamestown to American Revolution
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major battle during the American Revolution that was a turning point in the North. Ohio River Valley. buffer between the Indians and Colonist. people who had money to invest in new businesses. Join, or Die.
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High and Late Middle Ages
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The school of thought that used logic and reason to support Christian belief. It limited royal power and established certain rights of English Freeman. He claimed supremacy over all other rulers. Epidemic of the bubonic plague that ravaged Europe in the 1300's. Clever, cruel, and untrustworthy ruler who faced powerful enemies .
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Industrial Revolution
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Market or industry is dominated by a small number of sellers. Located in New York millions of immigrants came through here . Railroad that goes from Pacific to Atlantic . Period from 1870-1890 when prices of goods, materials, and labor decreased. Housing were the working class lived.
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Bronze Age
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Looks like a hook but cuts. You have to do this to fit into a Cist Grave. Looks like the moon. How metal is melted. Large cooking pot.
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Medieval Period
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Sacred ritual of the Roman Catholic Church. Someone who would pay rent to a lord to farm part of the lords land. Loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military support and other support to a greater lord.. King who established one of the many Germanic kingdoms that replaced the unifying force of the Roman Empire in Western Europe.. Exchange of pledges between lords and vassals.
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The American Revolution
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Who pushed soldiers forward during what they called the American crisis?. Who was Virginia's governor in 1777?. Who was the Spanish governor of Louisiana in 1779?. What do you call a professional solider who fights in a foreign country?. What did they call Burgoyne's final surrender?.
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Agrarian Revolution
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new machinery for sugar estates vacuum . fertilizer replacing manure . invented the reaper machine. store in form like condensed milk. store food at low temperatures .
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Black Power Movement
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political slogan and a name for various ideologies aimed as achieved self-determination for African Americans.. Peaceful student committee which took a radical turn in 1966. His enraged speech kick-started the movement Black Power. His ideas lay the foundation for Black Power. 1968, saw the African American protest reach a world wide stage.
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Age of Exploration
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an instrument containing a magnetized pointer that shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it. A period in history when explorers traveled west to claim land in the Americas. a Spanish naval invasion force sent against England by Philip II of Spain in 1588. It was defeated by the English fleet and almost completely destroyed by storms off the Hebrides. Ora fleet of warships. a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country. the process or activity of accurately ascertaining one's position and planning and following a route.
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Progressive Era
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muckraker that investigated the meat packing industry. was there to protect from the consumption of spoiled and disease carrying meats . almost stopped all winter fuel to go to major cities . muckraker that wrote about child labor and helped with child labor laws. when people vote for people to run for a certain election.
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The Roaring Twenties
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This Minnesota boy made history with his solo flight over the Atlantic. Probably the most famous Chicago _______________ of the 20s was Al Capone. purchasing something and promising to pay later is buying on ________________. The Great _________________ was a mass movement of blacks from South to North. the U.S. president whose reputation was soiled by his corrupt associates.
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American Revoultion
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Endowed at birth that may not be taken away or violated by the government. People who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice. A formal written request . The quality of not being depend on someone or something . The action of taxing revolution.
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Native Americans
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Continent of Native American settlements. The other name for Lakota. This tribe had Adobe house. Which tribe lived in the Coatal Range Region. The house the Inuit lived in.
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Colonization
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English colony established by people who wanted religious freedom (1620). Catholic priests who controlled religion, schools, and hospitals in New France. women who helped spread the Catholic religion in New France. move from your country and live in another country. foreign land owned and controlled by a country.
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The Roman Republic
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Nobles. The Roman's language. Former Roman soldier who led thousands of slaves in a fight for freedom. Twin brothers who founded Rome. prohibit.
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Harriet Tubman
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harriet tubman died in 1913 in -. harriet was a - in the civil war. when there was a _ on a house that meant it was safe to come in and hide. abarham lincoln signed the - to free all slaves.. harriet's mother called her - when she was little.
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Lessor Known Figures of the Civil Rights Era
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A political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party.His 1968 book Soul On Ice is a collection of essays, praised by The New York Times Book Review at the time of its publication as 'brilliant and revealing'.. Her efforts included the first successful civil rights campaign to integrate lunch counters (Nashville); the Freedom Riders, co-founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC); and co-initiating the Alabama Voting Rights Project.. He is noted for being part of the defense team for 25 black men charged in attempted murder for the Columbia race riot of 1946 and winning acquittals for most. He was a lawyer in Nashville, Tennessee and taught at Fisk. . One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century, perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement. A critic of professionalized, charismatic leadership and a promoter of grassroots organizing.. Helped found numerous civil rights organizations, including Vision, the National Anti-Klan Network and the Center for Democratic Renewal. In the words of Martin L. King Jr. 'the greatest preacher to ever live.”.
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WWII
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Allowing the President to aid any nation believed vital to U.S. defense.. A U.S. naval fleet in Hawaii. The extermination of an entire group of people. Became chancellor of Germany in 1933.. Hitler's National Socialist Party.
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Albert Einstein
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About Albert's life and facts
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in English meaning miracle year. death place of Albert Einstein. know as general theory of relativity . school that albert failed to get into the first time. school at which Einstein taught as a professor in 1909.
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Jamestown
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He was a leader of the Jamestown colony. A crop that is grown for selling. A group of merchants who raised money for the settlement of Jamestown. Documents granting the right to organize settlements in an area. A defensive wall; a fort or a fence.
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The Age of Discovery
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a period of time from the 15th to the 17th century in which Europeans explored and mapped the world. people conquered by Hernan Cortes. a group of people who settle far from home and maintain ties with their home country. to defeat in combat. mapmaker.
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Wicked History of Hitler
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German Nazi secret police. Nazi army symbol. wooden frame used to kill people. deadly poison used by Hitler. Germany's Nazi leader during WWII.
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The Jackson Era
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a region or former territory of the south-central U.S.,it was set aside by the government as a homeland for moving the Native American's in 1834. state banks selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive surplus government funds in 1833. is one of two former political parties in the U.S. . a political convention held every four years in the U.S. by the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the future U.S. presidential election. the race for the White House in 1824,with the winner engaging in a crooked deal.
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Rennisaince and Reformation
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spanish knight raised in the crusading tradition. one of the first northern artists to profoundly affected the renassiance. english poet, playwright. protestants in swiss city state asked calvin to lead . financial supporter of the arts.
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The English Colonies
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System in which goods and slaves were traded among the Americans, Britain, and Africa.. He bettered Jamestown when he took control and built a fort in 1608. Director General that led the beginning of a colony in 1647 (New Netherlands). Act that required colonists to pay for an official stamp or seal when they bought paper items.. Protestant group that wanted to purify, or reform, the Anglican Church..
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The English Colonies
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He bettered Jamestown when he took control and built a fort in 1608. The First Permanent English Settlement in North America and is located 40 miles up the James River.. This happened when the governor tried to stop Bacon...Bacon and his followers attacked and burned down Jamestown.. She is the daughter of the Powhatan Leader. When she married John Rolfe, it helped the colonists be more peaceful with the Powhatan until she dies.. Servants that signed a contract to work for 4-7 years for those who paid for their journey to America..
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Early Humans
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In this age, people started farming, building communities, producing goods, and trading. Pottery and wood carvings. Painting cave walls. In this age, people invented many tools to help them survive. Early humans spent most of their time looking for food.
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Early Explorers
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Explored the Caribbean and Panama. Soldier-Adventurers. Aztec capital. Portugese explorer who was looking for a Atlantic-Pacific passage. One of Columbus's ships.
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First People of the Plains
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had lived on the Great Plains for centuries . Sioux chief and military leader. in 1867 the federal goverement set up this commission. main source of food, clothing, shelter and tools. managed Indian reservations.
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The American Colonies
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The trade route between the Americas, Europe, and Africa. . This document was written in 1215 and was seen by colonists as a movement towards protected rights. . Two groups that were against slavery were Quakers and _____. . The two principals of English government were protected rights and _____ government. . This type of colony had granted permission to settle in America from the English Monarch and was usually a business. .
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Slavery and Civil War
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Abandon in way considered disloyal or tracherous.. A state of the US in which slavery was illegal.. A person not in the armed sevices or the police force.. A place with temporary accommodations of huts,tents,or other structures,typically used by soldiers,refugees,prisoners,or other travelers.. The state of being a slave..
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Utah History
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remaining; leftover.. he vast or indefinite entirety of a space or area, or something compared to one:. a line where two tectonic plates meet. the weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds.. indigenous to or produced or made within one's own country; not foreign; native:.
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Persians War
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Who was well-trained and did not break the formation as they charged the Persian lines?. Where did the Greeks sail to?. Ran to Athens from?. Who conquered the colonies?. Who took on the mighty Persian Empire by themselves?.
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Rome
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series of battles. wealthy land owners. first emperor. river on the boarder between italy and gual. ruler with total power over a country.
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The Americas
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crops grown for sale.. the trade between South Africa, the Americas and Europe.. the first representative body in colonial America.. also known as the Seven Years' War.. children of mix Spanish and Indian ancestry..
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French Revolution
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A device used to behead guilty citizens.. People took this oath to stick together until a constitution was made.. Third estate pays most of these.. The only people who could have a sword on their person.. New type of government established by Napoleon..
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