2. Abolitionism- the movement to end slavery. Anti-Federalist- Support the ratification of the Constitution.

3. B rown, John- Militant Abolonist who led raid at Harper’s Ferry. Bleeding Kansas- Conflict between proslavery and anti-slavery people in Kansas from 1854-1859.

4. Calhoun, John C.- Vice president of U.S; created a doctrine of nullification which said that a state could decide if a law was Constitutional. Confederation- Untied in a league, alliance or Conspiracy

5. Dortheia Dix- Reformer who fought to improve the care of the mentally ill. Dawes Act- Indian policy that broke up reservations into individual land plots.

6. Eli Whitney- Invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts. Establishing Colonies- Religious and Political Freedom.

7. Federalist- Support the ratification of the constitution. Federalism- Power of the government.

8. Gadsden Purchase- Land purchased from Mexico In used to complete the transcontinental railroad. Gibbous v. Odgen- Said that federal government had the power to regulate trade between states.

9. Hutchinson, Anne- Banished form Massachusetts colony; one of the founders of Rhode Island. Homestead Act- Law that a person could Claim 160 acres of land in the western territory.

10. Individual Rights- the first 10 amendments of the constitution protect individual rights against the power of the government Industrialization- An economy that begins to be based on factories rather than farming.

11. John Peter Zenger- Journalist; his trail helped establish idea of freedom of the press. John Deere- Inventor of the steel plow.

12. Kansas Nebraska act- All were examples of the government compromises that actually spread slavery Further in the country. King George III- King of England during the American Revolution.

13. Limited Government- placed strict limits on government to protect the people. Lincoln, Abraham- President of the United States during the Civil War.

14. Morril Act- land grant that established agricultural universities. Mercantilism- Economic system in which England controlled trade of the colonies.

15. Northwest Ordinance- established government for the Northwest Territory and described how a territory becomes a state. Nullification Compromise- Henry Clays compromise to end the nullification crisis when the tariff would be lowered over a 10 year period.

16. Ordinance- a law or regulation. Override- to overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in congress.

17. Popular Sovereignty- Means the government was created by the people in order to govern themselves. Public Education- Between 1830-1850 many northern states opened free public schools.

18. Quakers- Anti-Slavery movement of women rights and individuals. Quincy Adams, John- 6 th President member of congress & Favored strong Nationalism against states rights and opposed the pro slavery messages of John C. Calhoun.

19. Ralph Waldo Emerson- Writer and poet; popularized the idea of transcendentalism. Reconstruction- The reorganization and rebuilding of the former confederate states after the Civil War.

20. Suffrage- the right to Vote. Secession- to withdraw formally from an alliance federalization or association as from a political union a religious organization etc.

21. Transcendentalism- a philosophy emphasizing the spiritual importance in life over the material importance. Transcontinial Railroad- Railroad line that linked the well developed railway network of the east coast with rapidly growing California.

22. Urbanization- Social process where cities grow and societies become more urban.