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pilgrims
they were found on the island of plimath. they left england because of religious conflict. -
puritans
wanted to purify the cathloic church -
bacons rebellion
three indentured servents who were fighting over land they couldn't gain. -
merchantalism
the measure of a nations wealth, and the measure of a nations wealth is measured by products. -
John Smith
An adventerous explorer. Founded James town. -
James town
founded by John Smith. The first time it didnt work, the second time it did. -
indentured servents
people who traveled to america in hopes to create a better life by serving the wealthy for a limited number of years. -
enlightment
john lock developed a theory of natural rights. life liberty and property. -
glorious revolution
a bloodless rebellion -
great awakening
a series of religious rivals that took place in britan -
george washington
our first president, president of the constitutional convention -
constitutional convention
a plan to fix our govt so all the states could be happy. -
constitutional convention
a convention to reform the government -
virgina plan
shifted political power away from the states. -
new jersey plan
on e vote per state. -
federalist
wanted a strong central government -
anti government
didnt want a strong central government. -
bill of rights
a list of rights that the government was inforced to give the states. -
new jersey plan
wanted one vote per state. -
john marshall judicial review
equal powers to the branches -
virginia plan
wanted population vote. -
louisiana purchase
doubled the us in size, purchased by thomas jefferson and james monroe from napolieon b. -
transportation rev
steam engine, steam boat, canals, trains. -
northern society
factory based, women and children worked in the factories, the base of their economy. -
southeren society
ag based, they used the slave system. wealthy farmers lived closest to the water. -
slave system
people working for no money, african americans. treated badly. -
steam engine
allowed boats to go upstream. and the invention on the train. -
spinning jenning
one example of factory equiptment. in the northern society -
great comprimise
a comprimise of the new jersey plan and the virginia plan. allowed a two part legislature? -
lewis and clark
traveled the louisiana purchase -
spanish american war.
was fought in cuba. -
open door policy
gave all nations equal acess to trade and investment in china. -
anx of philipenes
the us discusses annexing the phillipenes. -
platt ammendment
limited cubas trading abilities with other countries. -
electricity
made things such as the lightbulb, and telephones possible
companies were able to stay open longer so businesses made more money. -
bessemer process
making steal by injecting oxygen into iron
better effinceincy
they made more in one day than they made in weeks with other companies -
oil
made things such as the lamp and cars possible
John D Rockefeller founder of oil company. -
political machines
they influenced political voters.
they do favors for people to get more power. -
muckrakers
uncovered the political evils of campeign -
imperialism
countries wanting to settle in other unsettled lands in order to gain trading markets and money. -
boxer rebellion
boxers attacked western missionaries and raders in northern china, kiling more than 200 people. -
theodore roosevelt
president theodore roosevelt ran against mckinley -
the octopus
a novel written in the progressive era -
panama canal
a canal that connected the atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean. It cut travel time in more than half. -
roosevelt corollory
a part of the monroe doc. made in fear that the europeans would try to collect debts. -
square deal
roosevelt belived that every citizen should have a fair deal -
the jungle
a novel written about the conditions in the meat packing industries. -
meat inspection act.
inspection of meat shipped across state lines. -
pure food and drug act
forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportation of food and patent medicine containing harmful ingredients. also that the containers of food and medicine carry igredient lables. -
sixteenth ammendment
permitted congress to levy taxes based on an indivusals income. radified in 1913 -
woodrow wilson
the democrats united behind one canidate, governor woodrow wilson. he ran on a platform calling for tariff reduction, banking reform, laws benefiting wage earners and farmers -
william mckinley
verteran of the civil war and resisted the calls for war. -
progressive party
political party wanting to progress in the country. -
monroe doctorine
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dollar diplomacy
means of protecting us intrests in latin america and asia. -
william randolph hearst
funded one of the most inportant projects to start the war in cuba with yellow journalisism. -
emilio agular
the leader of a rebel army in the philipenes that helped us in the spanish war. -
rough riders
lead by rosevelt, they charged in cuba against the spanish to assist in the war. they were cowboys, athletes, and workers. -
yellow journalists
they created and elaberated on events to exagerate the situation in cuba -
ninteenth ammendment
gave women the right to vote. -
world war one
the war that we were summoned nuetral. -
uss maine
us sub that sinked. it was said it was because of spain min field, but it was really our fault due to fire and warping of metal.
