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U.S. History Final Exam

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Cabinetpeople chosen to advise the President
impressementthe act of forcing a person into public service, especially into a navy
nationalismPride in one’s country
industrythe making or producing of goods by business and factories
textileWoven cloth
cotton ginA machine that separates cotton from its seeds
interchangeable partA part that can be used in place of another part in manufactured products
mass productiona method of making large numbers of goods quickly and cheaply
civil warA war between regions or groups of people in the same country
free stateA state in which slavery was not allowed
Appomattox CourthouseThe Civil War ended at ____________________________.
Anaconda PlanBlockading southern ports was part of the ______________________.
VicksburgThe victory at _________________________ opened the Mississippi River to Union forces.
VirginiaBecause of ships like the _______________, wooden ships would no longer be used in war
Emancipation ProclamationPresident Lincoln issued the __________________________.
Bull RunAfter the battle of ______________________, the North knew it would be a long war.
GettysburgThe battle of ________________________ lasted for three days and was the bloodiest battle in the war.
bonusmoney given in addition to what is owed
reliefhelp given to poor people
depressiona time when the economy of a nation falls sharply
migrant workera worker who travels from place to place to harvest crops
forecloseto take the property of someone who has failed to pay back a loan
stock marketa place where stocks, or shares in businesses, are bought and sold
public worksconstruction projects paid for by public funds
communisman economic system in which the government owns all property and businesses.
arms raceA contest to build weapons and military power
terroristA person who uses violence for a political cause
stalematea situation in which neither side wins nor loses
armisticeAn agreement to stop fighting
propagandathe spreading of ideas, information, and beliefs to help or hurt a cause
ambassadorA person sent to another country to speak for the government of his or her own country
victory gardenwhere citizens raised their own food during World War I
bonda paper that shows debt, or money owed


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