vocabulary

  1. idea of the U.S strecthing from ocean to ocean
    Manifest Destiny
  2. patriot
    a person who believed in complete in complete independence from England
  3. loyalist
    supported the British attitude towards the colonies
  4. aristocracy
    a government where power is given to those believed to be best qualified, usually through birth
  5. spoils system (andrew jackson)
    was a practice of giving government jobs to members of the winning political party
  6. jim crow laws
    lawz that created segregation between the races; enforced under the "seperate but equal" ruling
  7. writers who exposed the problems in the society
    muckrakers
  8. transcontinental road
    • moved people, resources and products around the country
    • united east and west
  9. monroe Doctrine
    • - European countries should stay out of America
    • - no more coloniztion
    • - U.S would stay out of European affairs
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