An Emerging New Nation 1783-1855
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| 81318567 | abolitionist movement | the movement concentrated on ending slavery in the United States | |
| 81318568 | boom town | a town enjoying sudden prosperity, especially out west | |
| 81318569 | capital | wealth than can be invested to produce goods and make money | |
| 81318570 | discrimination | unequal treatment of a group of people because of their nationality, race, sex, or religion | |
| 81318571 | emancipation | freeing of enslaved people | |
| 81318572 | industrialization | growth of industry and cities | |
| 81318573 | labor union | organization of workers formed to protect the interest of its members | |
| 81318574 | manifest destiny | argument that America was destined to expand across America; God ordained westward expansion | |
| 81318575 | naturalize | to apply for and be granted American citizenship | |
| 81318576 | presidio | fort built in the southwest by the Spanish | |
| 81318577 | secede | to withdraw formally from membership in a group or organization | |
| 81318578 | segregation | forced separation, especially concerning different races | |
| 81318579 | spoils system | practice of giving appointed offices as rewards from the successful party in elections; named after Andrew Jackson | |
| 81318580 | strike | work stoppage to get an employer to meet certain demands | |
| 81318581 | suffrage | the right to vote | |
| 81318582 | Tariff of Abominations | Tariff passed by Congress in 1828 that favored manufacturing in the North and was hated by the South | |
| 81318583 | temperance movement | organized campaign to eliminate alcohol in the US; made the entire nation "dry" | |
| 81318584 | transcendentalism | philosophical movement of the mid-1800's that emphasized spiritual discovery/insight rather than reason | |
| 81318585 | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million | |
| 81318586 | underground railroad | a system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada | |
| 81318587 | urban | relating to a city | |
| 81318588 | utopian community | an experimental community designed to be a perfect society, in which its members could live together in harmony |