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| 1215 | Year of Magna Carta |
| 1619 | Year of Establishment of House of Burgesses |
| 1620 | Year of Mayflower Compact |
| 1620 | Year of Mayflower Compact |
| 1639 | Year of Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| 1689 | Year of Eng. Bill of Rights |
| 1700 | Year of Age of Reason |
| 1774 | Year of First Continental Congress |
| 1776 | Year of Declaration of Independence |
| 1777 | Year of Articles of Confederation |
| 1783 | Year of Treaty of Paris |
| 1785 | Year of Land Ordinance of ____ (year) |
| 1787 | Year of Constitutional Convention |
| 1791 | Year of Bill of Rights |
| 1791 | Year of Bill of Rights |
| 1803 | Year of Marbury vs Madison |
| 1823 | Year of Monroe Doctrine |
| 1863 | Year of Emancipation Proclamation |
| 1865 | Year of 13th Amendment |
| 1866 | Year of 14th Amendment |
| 1877 | Year of End of Reconstruction |
| 1896 | Year of Plessy vs. Ferguson |
| 13'" Amendment | Banned slavery throughout nation. |
| 14'" Amendment | Gave citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S. |
| 1700's | Century of Enlightenment |
| 1787 - 88 | Years Constitution created |
| 1790's | Decade of Industrial Revolution |
| 1861- 1865 | Years of Civil War |
| Abraham Lincoln | Emancipation Proclamation. |
| Age of Reason | Use of scientific method to find out how the world worked. Ben Franklin synonymous with age of Reason/Enlightenment. |
| Amendment | An addition |
| Anti-Federalist | One who opposed ratification of the Constitution |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st American Constitution; States had too much power. |
| Benjamin Franklin | Enlightenment thinker / inventor. Oldest delegate to Constitutional Convention |
| Bias | Slanted |
| Bill of Rights | lst 10 Amendments which gauarantee individual rights. |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 Amendments support individual freedoms; gained support for the Constitution to be ratified. |
| Bill Of Rights | 1st 10 amendments, protect basic rights of Am. Citizens |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy |
| Brown Vs. Board Of Education Of Topeka - 1954 | Supreme Court - Separate is not equal in public schools |
| Capital | Money for an investment |
| Capitalism | An economic system based on private enterprise & free competition |
| Capitalist | A person believing in free enterprise & private industry. |
| Check & Balances | A system that spread power among the different branches of governmentÂ(executive, judicial and legislative). Each branch watches the other so that no one branch is able to dominate the others. |
| Civil Rights | Rights of all citizens |
| Civil War | Union (North) vs Confederacy (South). Jefferson Davis (President of Confederacy); Grant (Northern; Lee (Southern); Lincoln (Pres. Union) |
| Commerce | Buying & selling of goods |
| Constitution | A formal document that sets out powers of various branches of government. It is the highest law in the country. |
| Constitutional Convention | Meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation resulting new form of Government (constitutional); Great Compromise |
| Declaration of Independence | Colonies separate from England "When in the course of human events ... " also, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". |
| Democracy | A system of gov't by the people |
| Due Process | States that people accused or convicted of crimes must always be treated fairly and according to law - provides protection arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty, or property - 5th and 14th amendments. |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Freed slaves in the seceded states of rebellion. |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Lincoln frees slaves in the states of rebellion; changed the character of the war to include ending slavery as well as preserving the Union. |
| End of Reconstruction | Troops removed from South (President Hayes) |
| Eng. Bill of Rights | Guaranteed Eng. Citizens certain rights & stated that elections for Parliament were to be held often |
| Enlightenment | Movement in Europe that emphasized the use of reason. |
| Establishment of House of Burgesses | First representative assembly in America |
| Executive Branch | Headed by President |
| Export | To send goods to another country for trade |
| Federalism | System of government in which power is shared by a central government (the federal , government) and by state governments. |
| Federalist | Person who favored the plan of gov't created by Constitution |
| First Continental Congress | First organizing of 13 colonies |
| Frame Of Reference | The experiences a person has experienced that influence his actions. |
| Fundamental Orders of Connecticut | 1st written constitution |
| George Washington | 1st President, commander in Am. Rev. |
| Historical Context | The setting around an event (what is going on at the same time). |
| Import | A good brought from one country for sale or trade |
| Industrial Revolution | Beginning of mass production, interchangeable parts; lower cost of goods; factory system; urbanization; deplorable work conditions. |
| Inflation | Steadily rising prices |
| Jan. 1, 1863 | Date of Emancipation Proclamation |
| Judicial Branch | Interprets law |
| King George Iii | King of England during American Revolution. |
| Laissez Faire | Government should not interfere in economic affairs (business). |
| Land Ordinance of 1785 | Set up system for settling Northwest Territory |
| Legislative | Makes laws, enforces laws |
| Magna Carta | Limited the power of the King |
| Marbury vs Madison | Supreme Court can decide if a law violates the Constitution. |
| Marbury Vs. Madison – 1803 | Supreme Court - Judicial Review |
| Mayflower Compact | Rules established by Pilgrims for how to organize self-government at Plymouth |
| Mayflower Compact | Beginning of self-government by Colonists |
| Mccullough Vs. Maryland | Supreme Court - Curbed States Rights |
| Monroe Doctrine | Europe would not interfere in the affairs of Western Hemisphere. |
| Plessy vs. Ferguson | Supreme Court upheld segregation. "Separate but equal." |
| Plessy Vs. Ferguson - 1896 | Supreme Court - Separate but equal (transportation) |
| Point Of View | The way something is looked at (opinion). |
| Popular Sovereignty | The ultimate political authority rests with the people - pre Civil War policy of letting the voters who lived in a newly organized territory decided whether to allow slavery there. |
| Primary Sources | A 1st hand account or a piece of evidence (official document, letter, speech, diary, cartoon). |
| Protective Tariff | A tax on imported goods designed to protect American industry. |
| Ratify | To approve |
| Representative Government | A system of government where the people choose representatives to vote for them |
| Republicanism | A form of government in which the supreme political power resides in the electorate, and administration is exercised by representatives who are responsible to the people. |
| Rural | In the country side or farm land |
| Secondary Sources | A 2nd hand account written by someone who did not experience the event (textbook, magazine, article). |
| Separation Of Powers | The division of governmental power into executive, legislative, and judicial branches. |
| States' Rights | Powers that are reserved to the states or any powers not listed in the Constitution that are the responsibility of the federal government. Examples are education, state commerce, marriage laws. |
| Suburban | Settled areas on the out skirts of a major city |
| Suffrage | Right to vote |
| Tariff/Duty | A tax on imported goods |
| Thomas Jefferson | Declaration of Independence. |
| Treaty of Paris | Officially ended the American Revolution. |
| Unalienable Rights | Rights that cannot be given away or taken away by any government. Used in the Declaration of Independence. |
| Urban | In the city |
| Veto | To reject |
