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ABC's us history

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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ABC's us history

By Reece Lartigue and Colton Meints

Abolition

To abolish slavery, the belief that slavery should be no more

black codes

Laws passed by the South that limited the rights of African Americans

civil war

A war fought between the north and south over states rights
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declaration of independence

A document that stated that the Colonies were an independent country
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emancipation proclamation

A document that stated that all slaves in the rebelling states were free

freedman's bureau

 A organization that helped recently freed slaves

gettysburg

The turning point battle of the civil war

harper's ferry

Arsenal raid by John Brown to arm the slaves

Industrial revolution

A time period of industrial growth

jamestown

Britain's first successful North American colony

ku klux klan

White supremacy group that terrorized others

Louisiana purchase

Land purchase that doubled the size of the US

manifest destiney

The belief that America should expand from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans

new jersey plan

Plan that favored equal representation in Legislature

oregon trail

Trail that many people followed to get Oregon

proclamation of 1763

British law that stated Americans could not go west of Appalachian mts.

quartering act

British act that forced colonists to allow troops to stay in their homes

reconsturction

Time period of rebuilding and reuniting the South

Second great awakening

Religous revival that led to many reforms

treaty of paris

Treaty that ended the Rev. War and made the US a country

underground railroad

System that escaped slaves followed to reach freedon

virginia House of burgesses

First representitive government in colonies with self rule

whiskey rebellion

Rebellion that proved the federal government was weak

x y z affair

French officials bribed US diplomats

yorktown

Battle that ended the revolutionary war

zenger trial

Peter Zenger had a unfair trial by British rule