US history- Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Thomas Jefferson (significance)

John Locke (1632-1704)

John Locke (significance)

Declaration of Independence

• Def: Document in 1776 that was influenced by John Locke's ideas of natural rights
• Was the first establishment of the colonists' independence from Britain

Monroe Doctorine

• Def:1823 statement declaring that the American continents should no longer be open to colonization
• Prevented the British colonization of territories in America

Lord Baltimore (1605-1675)

Lord Baltimore (significance)

Supported the idea of religious freedom for Catholics

James Madison (1751-1836)

James Madison (significance)

Was the author of the constitution & contributed to building the government in America

John Marshall (1755-1835)

John Marshall (significance)

Contributed to the balance of the three branches

John C. Calhoun (1782-1850)

John C. Calhoun (significance)

Contributed to building the U.S government

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Abraham Lincoln (significance)

Led the U.S during the Civil War and abolished slavery as well as passing the 13th,14th, and15th Amendment

Abolitionist

• Def: People who wanted the immediate end to slavery
• It is significant as it led to the Civil war and the abolition of slavery

13th Amendment

• Def: Amendment that banned slavery
• Contributed to changing the lives of many African Americans in a positive way

14th Amendment

• Def: Amendment that granted citizenship to former slaves
• Contributed to improving the lives of all African Americans

15th Amendment

• Def: Amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote
• Allowed African Americans to have an voice and shape their country

Dred Scott (1799-1858)

Dred Scott (significance)

One of the many factors that caused the Civil War

Enlightenment

• Def: 17th and 18th century intellectual movement that prompted science, knowledge, and reason. Led colonists to question the British
• Contributed to the start of the American Revolution

First Amendment

• Amendment that includes the freedom of religion, to assemble, press, petition, and speech
• Was part of the bill of rights that allowed the ratification of the constitution

Natural Rights

• Def: A right that one is born with and cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws
• An idea by John Locke which contributed to the establishment of the Declaration of Independence

Reconstruction

• Def: The rebuilding of the South after the Civil war, along with dealing with former confederates and newly freed slaves
• Contributed to the reunion between the North & the South

Freedmen's Bureau

• Def: Government agency that provided Jobs, education, shelter, and housing for war refugees in the South especially newly freed slaves after the civil war
• Contributed to the reunion between the North & the South

Articles of Confederation

• Def: A written agreement ratified in 1781 prior to our current constitution; it provided a legal symbol of their union but made the country very weak
• Was the first constitution that united the 13 colonies after the American revolution