With Unit 3, gray means the concept was covered in a prior Unit; light blue, terms that begin in Unit 2. A term in gray may still apply in Unit 3. With concepts after 1789, also look up the concept in the searchable Constitution provided in this folder. There are pre-built definitions from an adequate dictionary and you may use them.
General Economic terms: ·
feudalism ·
mercantilism ·
coin (a verb) ·
corporation ·
debt ·
mortgage ·
foreclosure ·
national bank
·
panic (as in the panic of 1819 or the panic of
1893) ·
bubble ·
speculation ·
deflation ·
inflation ·
legal tender |
Governmental terms: ·
tribe ·
kingdom or monarchy (ruler: king and/or queen) ·
nation state ·
confederation ·
constitutional monarchy ·
republic or representative democracy ·
tyranny, oligarchy,
and aristocracy Tip:
these were all terms for governments that the framers wanted to avoid. |
Terms for developments in this era: ·
empire (ruler: emperor) and the words imperial and imperialism ·
colony ·
colonization ·
exploration ·
commander in chief ·
declaration of war ·
doctrine (as in the Monroe Doctrine) ·
foreign policy ·
treaty |
Terms about people who are not free by law: ·
servitude ·
master ·
slave ·
serf ·
bondage or bound ·
indentured servant Tip:
As I currently understand the history, the Spanish turn the Native Americans
into the legal equivalent of serfs. |
Terms about people who are
free but have a feudal relationship of land and protection: ·
feudalism ·
lord ·
subject or vassal Tip: Subject is used with feudalism but is
still used as a term today for people in a monarchy. |
Terms for
religions involved in events: ·
Roman Catholicism ·
Pope (related terms of papacy or St. Peter) ·
Protestant Reformation ·
Lutheranism ·
Calvinism ·
Anglicanism ·
Separation of church and state Tip: The links from your
instructor in the chapters can help you with Calvinism and with later
religions in the colonies. |
Government and people: ·
mob ·
rebellion ·
revolution ·
rule of law ·
Reign of Terror – Tip: associated with the French
Revolution ·
riot ·
terrorism ·
treason Tip:
In Unit 1, we have a famous rebellion and a famous revolution. What is the
difference in the terms and in what happened? What is treason? What is the
consequence for an unsuccessful rebellion or revolution? |
Government and free people
in development during Unit 1: ·
assemble “peaceably,” freedom to ·
speech, freedom of ·
the press, freedom of ·
petition, freedom of ·
jury, trial by (Note:
the results can vary from exoneration, incarceration, to execution.) ·
Vote
for representatives - who decides qualifications to vote? ·
Vote by
representatives in a legislature to determine laws (including taxes) – what
decides how many Representatives or Senators? ·
Vote by
electors in the electoral college |
Government and people: ·
legislature (creators of laws) ·
elected assemblies in colonies – a legislature (see
page 111.) ·
Parliament – a legislature ·
Prime minister ·
“due process” (5th and 14th) ·
citizenship ·
federalism, federal ·
Constitutional convention ·
separation of powers ·
Congress – a legislature ·
president – executive ·
cabinet – executive branch ·
Supreme Court - Judiciary ·
tariff, protective ·
tax (a noun, not a verb) |
Positions: ·
nationalist
·
sectionalist ·
nativist, nativism ·
racist, racism ·
nullification ·
secession, secessionists |
Internal Improvements
(infrastructure):
·
canal
·
toll road/turnpike
·
steamboat
·
railroad (later)
·
telegraph
|
Types/parts of legal documents: ·
amendment ·
article (as in the Articles of Confederation) ·
bill of rights ·
code ·
Constitution ·
law ·
ordinance (as in the Northwest Ordinances) |
Reforms ·
abolition ·
agrarian ·
commune ·
literacy ·
suffrage ·
temperance ·
utopianism |
Structures with special roles: ·
arsenal ·
capitol ·
fort |
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Last Updated: |
2016 |
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