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Adams, John (1735–1826) American statesman,
he was a delegate to the Continental Congress,
a member of the committee that drafted the
Declaration of Independence, vice president to
George Washington, and the second president
of the United States. (p. 228)
Adams, John Quincy (1767–1848) Son of President
John Adams and the secretary of state to James
Monroe, he largely formulated the Monroe
Doctrine. He was the sixth president of the
United States and later became a representative
in Congress. (p. 267)
Adams, Samuel (1722–1803) American revolution-
ary who led the agitation that led to the Boston
Tea Party; he signed the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. (p. 65)
Addams, Jane (1860–1935) American social
worker and activist, she was
the co-founder of Hull House,
an organization that focused
on the needs of immigrants.
She helped found the American
Civil Liberties Union and won
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
(p. 597)
Aguinaldo (ahg-ee-NAHL-doh), Emilio (1869–1964)
Filipino leader and commander of forces in
rebellion against Spain, he led an insurrection
against the authority of the United States.
(p. 648)
Alcott, Louisa May (1832–1888) American novelist,
her revised letters written as a Civil War nurse were
published as Hospital Sketches. She is famed for the
novel Little Women and its sequels. (p. 409)
Anthony, Susan B. (1820–1906) American social
reformer, she was active in the temperance, abo-
litionist, and women’s suffrage movements and
was co-organizer and president of the National
Woman Suffrage Association. (p. 427)
Arkwright, Richard (1732–1792) English inventor,
he patented the water-powered spinning frame,
improving the production of cotton thread.
(p. 347)
Arthur, Chester A. (1829–1886) Vice-president
of the United States in 1880, he became the
twenty-first president of the United States upon
the death of James Garfield. (p. 607)
Astor, John Jacob (1763–1848) American fur trader
and financier, he founded the fur-trading post of
Astoria and the American Fur Company. (p. 308)
Austin, Stephen F. (1793–1836) American colonizer
in Texas, he was imprisoned for urging Texas
statehood after Santa Anna suspended Mexico’s
constitution. After helping Texas win indepen-
dence from Mexico, he became secretary of state
for the Texas Republic. (p. 313)
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Bagley, Sarah G. (d. 1847?) American mill worker
and union activist, she advocated the 10-hour
workday for private industry. She was elected
vice president of the New England Working
Men’s Association, becoming the first woman
to hold such high rank in the American labor
movement. (p. 357)
Banneker, Benjamin (1731–1806) African American
mathematician and astronomer, he was hired
by Thomas Jefferson to help survey land for the
new capital in Washington, D.C. (p. 202)
Barton, Clara (1821–1912) Founder of the American
Red Cross, she obtained and administered sup-
plies and care to the Union soldiers during the
American Civil War. (p. 496)
Beecher, Catharine (1800–1878) American educator
and the daughter of Lyman Beecher, she pro-
moted education for women in such writings as
An Essay on the Education of Female Teachers. She
founded the first all-female academy. (p. 413)
Beecher, Lyman (1775–1863) American clergyman,
he disapproved of the style of preaching of the
Great Awakening ministers. He served as presi-
dent of the Lane Theological Seminary and sup-
ported female higher education. (p. 410)
Bell, Alexander Graham (1847–1922)
American inventor and educator, his interest
in electrical and mechanical devices to aid the
hearing-impaired led to the development and
patent of the telephone. (p. 577)
Bidwell, Annie (1839–1918) American pioneer activ-
ist, she worked for social and moral causes and
for women’s suffrage. (p. 562)
Black Hawk (1767–1838) Native American leader of
Fox and Sauk Indians, he resisted the U.S.-ordered
removal of Indian nations from Illinois and raided
settlements and fought the U.S. Army. (p. 297)
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Bolívar, Simon (1783–1830) South American revolu-
tionary leader who was nicknamed the Liberator,
he fought many battles for independence, win-
ning the support of many U.S. leaders. (p. 262)
Brandeis, Louis (1856–1941) Progressive lawyer and
jurist, he was the first Jewish nominee to the
Supreme Court and was appointed Associate
Justice. (p. 630)
Brooks, Preston (1819–1857) American congress-
man, he assaulted and beat Senator Charles
Sumner for his antislavery speeches and for
insulting a pro-slavery relative. He was nick-
named Bully Brooks by northerners. (p. 449)
Brown, John (1800–1859) American abolitionist, he
started the Pottawatomie Massacre in Kansas to
revenge killings of abolitionists; he later seized
the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, to
encourage a slave revolt. He was later tried and
executed. (p. 455)
Bryan, William Jennings (1860–1925) American
lawyer and Populist politician,
he favored free silver coinage,
an economic policy expected
to help farmers. He was a
Democratic nominee for
president in 1896 and was
defeated by William McKinley.
(p. 564)
Buchanan, James (1791–1868) American politician
and fifteenth president of the United States, he
was chosen as the Democratic nominee for presi-
dent in 1854 for being politically experienced
and not offensive to slave states. (p. 450)
Bunau–Varilla, Philippe (1859–1940) French engi-
neer, he served as minister from Panama to the
United States and negotiated a treaty for U.S.
control of the Panama Canal Zone. (p. 653)
Burns, Anthony (1834–1862) American enslaved
African, he ran away and was arrested in Bos-
ton. His arrest became the center of violent
protests by northern opponents of the Fugitive
Slave Act. (p. 442)
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Calhoun, John C. (1782–1850) American politician
and supporter of slavery and states’ rights, he
served as vice president to Andrew Jackson and
was instrumental in the South Carolina nullifi-
cation crisis. (p. 285)
Carnegie, Andrew (1835–1919) American industri-
alist and humanitarian, he focused his attention
on steelmaking and made a fortune through his
vertical integration method. (pp. 580, 583)
Carranza, Venustiano (1859–1920) Mexican revolu-
tionist, he led revolts against Huerta and became
president of Mexico. He adopted programs of
social and economic reform, but he faced revolts
from other revolutionists. (p. 661)
Catt, Carrie Chapman (1859–1947) American educa-
tor and reformer, she led a successful fight to
obtain suffrage for women and to secure the pas-
sage of the Nineteenth Amendment. (p. 623)
Chief Joseph (c.1840–1904) Chief of Nez
Percé tribe, he led a resistance
against white settlement in
the Northwest. He even-
tually surrendered, but his
eloquent surrender speech
earned him a place in
American history.
(p. 559)
Clark, George Rogers (1752–1818) American Revo-
lutionary soldier and frontier leader, he captured
the British trading village of Kaskaskia during
the Revolution and encouraged Indian leaders to
remain neutral. (p. 97)
Clark, William (1770–1838) American soldier and
friend of Meriwether Lewis, he was invited to
explore the Louisiana Purchase and joined what
became known as the Lewis and Clark expedi-
tion. (p. 237)
Clay, Henry (1777–1852) American politician from
Kentucky, he was known as the Great Pacificator
because of his support of the Missouri Compro-
mise. He developed the Compromise of 1850 to
try to avoid civil war. (pp. 264, 266)
Cleveland, Grover (1837–1908) Twenty-second and
twenty-fourth president of the United States, he
promoted civil service reform and a merit system
of advancement for government jobs. (p. 608)
Cole, Thomas (1801–1848) American painter, he
was the founder of the Hudson River school, a
group of artists who emphasized the beauty of
the American landscape, especially the Hudson
River valley. (p. 272)
Columbus, Christopher (1451–1506) Italian explor-
er, he was convinced that he could reach Asia
by sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean.
He gained the support of Spain’s monarchs and
commanded a small fleet that reached the so-
called New World, setting off a tide of European
exploration of the area. (pp. 15, 17)
Cooper, James Fenimore (1789–1851) Well-known
Early American novelist, he wrote the Last of
Bolívar Cooper
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the Mohicans and many stories about the West.
(p. 271)
Cooper, Peter (1791–1883) American ironworks
manufacturer who designed and built Tom
Thumb, the first American locomotive. (p. 360)
Cortés, Hernán (1485–1547) Spanish conquistador,
he conquered Mexico and brought about the fall
of the Aztec Empire. (p. 20)
Crazy Horse (1842?–1877) Native American chief
of Oglala Sioux, he took part in the Battle of the
Little Bighorn, in which General Custer was sur-
rounded and killed. He was killed after surren-
dering and resisting imprisonment. (p. 555)
Crittenden, John J. (1787–1863) Kentucky senator,
he attempted to save the Union by reconcil-
ing differences between northern and southern
states in the Senate proposal known as Critten-
den’s Compromise. (p. 459)
Custer, George Armstrong (1839–1876) Ameri-
can army officer in the Civil War, he became a
Native American fighter in the West and was
killed with his troops in the Battle of the Little
Bighorn. (p. 556)
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Davis, Jefferson (1808–1889) First and only presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America after
the election of President Abraham Lincoln in
1860 led to the secession of many southern
states. (p. 458)
Deere, John (1804–1886) American industrialist; he
developed a steel plow to ease difficulty of turn-
ing thick soil on the Great Plains. (p. 366)
Dewey, John (1859–1952) American educator, psy-
chologist, and philosopher, he developed teach-
ing methods that emphasized problem-solving
skills over memorization and that became the
model for progressive public education. (p. 612)
Díaz, Porfirio (1830–1915) Mexican general and
politician, he was president and dictator of
Mexico for a total of 30 years. He ruled the peo-
ple of Mexico harshly but encouraged foreign
investment. (p. 659)
Dickinson, Emily (1830–1886) American poet, she
lived a reclusive life, and her poems were not
widely acclaimed until after her death. (p. 407)
Dix, Dorothea (1802–1887) American philanthro-
pist and social reformer, she helped change the
prison system nationwide by advocating the
development of state hospitals for treatment
for the mentally ill instead of imprisonment.
(p. 412)
Douglas, Stephen (1813–1861)
American politician and
pro-slavery nominee for
president, he debated Abra-
ham Lincoln about slavery
during the Illinois senato-
rial race. He proposed the
unpopular Kansas-Nebraska
Act, and he established the
Freeport Doctrine, uphold-
ing the idea of popular
sovereignty. (p. 446)
Douglass, Frederick (1817–1895)
American abolitionist and
writer, he escaped slavery and
became a leading African Amer-
ican spokesman and writer. He
published his biography, The
Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass, and founded the
abolitionist newspaper, the
North Star. (pp. 418, 422)
Du Bois, W. E. B. (1868–1963) Afri-
can American educator, editor,
and writer, he led the Niagara
Movement, calling for eco-
nomic and educational equal-
ity for African Americans. He
helped found the National
Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People
(NAACP). (p. 624)
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Edison, Thomas Alva (1847–1931) American inven-
tor of over 1,000 patents, he invented the light-
bulb and established a power plant that supplied
electricity to parts of New York City. (p. 576)
Edwards, Jonathan (1703–1758) Important and
influential revivalist leader in the Great Awaken-
ing religious movement, he delivered dramatic
sermons on the choice between salvation and
damnation. (p. 58)
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803–1882) American
essayist and poet, he was a supporter of the tran-
scendentalist philosophy of self-reliance. (p. 405)
Equiano, Olaudah (c.1750–1797) African American
abolitionist, he was an enslaved African who
was eventually freed and became a leader of the
abolitionist movement and writer of The Inter-
esting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano.
(pp. 41, 57)
Frederick Douglass
Cooper
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Farragut, David (1801–1870) American soldier, he
was the first commissioned American admiral,
and in the Civil War he captured New Orleans
and maintained a blockade along the Gulf Coast
against Confederate forces. (pp. 485, 486)
Finney, Charles Grandison (1792–1875) American
clergyman and educator, he became influential
in the Second Great Awakening after a dramatic
religious experience and conversion. He led long
revivals that annoyed conventional ministers.
(p. 410)
Franklin, Benjamin (1706–1790) American states-
man, he was a philosopher, scientist, inventor,
writer, publisher, first U.S. postmaster, and mem-
ber of the committee to draft the Constitution.
He invented bifocals and the lightning rod and
wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack. (p. 131)
Frémont, John C. (1813–1890) American explorer,
army officer, and politician, he was chosen as
the first Republican candidate for president. He
was against the spread of slavery, and he was
rejected by all but the free states as a “single
issue” candidate in the election of 1856. (p. 451)
Fulton, Robert (1765–1815) American engineer and
inventor, he built the first commercially success-
ful full-sized steamboat, the Clermont, which led
to the development of commercial steamboat
ferry services for goods and people. (p. 359)
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Gallaudet, Thomas (1787–1851) American educator,
he studied techniques for instructing hearing-
impaired people and established the first Ameri-
can school for the hearing impaired. (p. 413)
Gálvez, Bernardo de (1746–1786) Governor of
Spanish Louisiana, he captured key cities from
the British, greatly aiding the American Patriot
movement and enabling the Spanish acquisition
of Florida. (p. 95)
Garfield, James A. (1831–1881) Twentieth president
of the United States, he was elected in 1880 but
was assassinated only months after inaugura-
tion. (p. 607)
Garrison, William Lloyd (1805–1879) American
journalist and reformer, he published the
famous antislavery newspaper, the Liberator, and
helped found the American Anti–Slavery Society,
promoting immediate emancipation and racial
equality. (p. 417)
Geronimo (1829–1909) Chiricahua Apache leader,
he evaded capture for years and led an extraor-
dinary opposition struggle against white settle-
ments in the American Southwest until his
eventual surrender. (p. 557)
Gompers, Samuel (1850–1924) American labor
leader, he helped found the American Federation
of Labor to campaign for workers’ rights, such as
the right to organize boycotts. (p. 585)
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822–1885) Eighteenth president
of the United States, he received a
field promotion to lieutenant gen-
eral in charge of all Union forces
after leading a successful battle. He
accepted General Lee’s surrender of
Confederate forces at Appomattox
Courthouse, ending the Civil War.
(pp. 484, 489)
Grimké, Angelina (1805–1879) and Sarah (1792–
1873)
American sisters and reformers, they were
the daughters of a slaveholding family from
South Carolina who became antislavery support-
ers and lecturers for the American Anti-Slavery
Society. They also took up the women’s rights
campaign. (p. 417)
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Hamilton, Alexander (1755–1804) American states-
man and member of the Continental Congress
and the Constitutional Convention, he was an
author of the Federalist Papers, which supported
ratification of the Constitution. He was the first
secretary of treasury under George Washington
and developed the Bank of the United States.
(p. 200)
Harrison, Benjamin (1833–1901) Twenty-third
president of the United States, he was a general
in the Civil War and helped pass the Sherman
Antitrust Act, regulating monopolies. (p. 608)
Harrison, William Henry (1773–1841) American
politician, he served as the governor of Indian
Territory and fought Tecumseh in the Battle of
Tippecanoe. He was the ninth president of the
United States. (p. 293)
Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804–1864) American writ-
er, he is famous for his many stories and books,
including The Scarlet Letter, and he is recognized
as one of the first authors to write in a unique
American style. (p. 406)
Hay, John (1838–1905) American diplomat, he was
secretary of state in the Roosevelt administra-
Farragut Hay
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tion, and he negotiated treaties providing for the
United States’ construction of the Panama Canal
and put forth the Open Door policy with regard
to China. (p. 653)
Hayes, Rutherford B. (1822–1893) Nineteenth presi-
dent of the United States, he was a Civil War
general and hero and, in the disputed presiden-
tial election of 1876, he was chosen president by
a special electoral committee. (p. 607)
Hearst, William Randolph (1863–1951) American
journalist, he was famed for sensational news
stories, known as yellow journalism, that stirred
feelings of nationalism and formed public opin-
ion for the Spanish-American War. (p. 646)
Hidalgo y Costilla, Father Miguel (1753–1811) Mexi-
can priest and revolutionist, he led a rebellion
of about 80,000 impoverished Indians and
mestizos against Spain in the hope of improving
living conditions; though defeated, the rebel-
lion eventually grew and helped lead to Mexican
independence. (p. 312)
Huerta, Victoriano (1854–1916) Mexican general
and politician, he overthrew Madero as Mexican
president and faced revolts with many revolu-
tionary leaders. His government was not recog-
nized by the United States. (p. 660)
Hutchinson, Anne (1591–1643) Puritan leader who
angered other Puritans by claiming
that people’s relationship to God
did not need guidance from min-
isters; she was tried and convicted
of undermining church authorities
and was banished from Massachu-
setts colony; she later established the
colony of Portsmouth in present-
day Rhode Island. (p. 46)
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Irving, Washington (1783–1859) Early American
satirical writer, he was the first American writer
to gain international acclaim. His works include
Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
He often used American history and authentic
American settings and characters. (p. 270)
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Jackson, Andrew (1767–1845) Nicknamed Old
Hickory, he was an American hero in the Battle
of New Orleans. As commander of the Tennessee
militia, he defeated the Creek Indians, securing
23 million acres of land. His election as the sev-
enth president of the United States marked an
era of democracy called Jacksonian Democracy.
(pp. 248, 287)
Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall” (1824–1863) Ameri-
can Confederate general, he led the Shenandoah
Valley campaign and fought with Lee in the
Seven Days’ Battles and the First and Second
Battles of Bull Run. (p. 479)
Jay, John (1745–1829) American statesman and
member of the Continental Congress, he
authored some of the Federalist Papers and nego-
tiated Jay’s Treaty with Great Britain to settle
outstanding disputes. (p. 207)
Jefferson, Thomas (1743–1826) American states-
man, and member of two Continental Con-
gresses, chairman of the committee to draft the
Declaration of Independence, the Declaration’s
main author and one of its signers, and the third
president of the United States. (pp. 84, 233)
Johnson, Andrew (1808–1875) American politician
and the seventeenth president of the United
States upon the assassination of Lincoln, he was
impeached for his unpopular ideas about Recon-
struction. He held onto the office by a one-vote
margin. (p. 517)
Jones, John Paul (1747–1792) American naval
officer famed for bravery, his most famous vic-
tory was the defeat of the British warship Serapis,
during which he declared, “I have not yet begun
to fight!” (p. 97)
Jones, Mary Harris (1830–1930) Irish immigrant
and American labor leader, she was known as
Mother Jones and was a key speaker and orga-
nizer. She helped found the Industrial Workers
of the World. (p. 586)
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Kelley, Florence (1859–1932) American reformer,
she was active in the settlement house move-
ment and led progressive reforms in labor condi-
tions for women and children. (p. 616)
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Lafayette, Marquis de (1757–1834) French states-
man and officer who viewed the American
Revolution as important to the world, he helped
finance the Revolution and served as major
general. (p. 95)
Hay Lafayette
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La Follette, Robert M. (1855–1925) Progressive
American politician, he was active in local
Wisconsin issues and challenged party bosses. As
governor, he began the reform program called
the Wisconsin Idea to make state government
more professional. (p. 614)
Las Casas, Bartolomé de (1474–1566) Spanish
missionary and historian, he became the first
ordained Catholic priest in the New World and
advocated for the welfare and protection of
Native Americans as well as preached against the
slavery system. (p. 23)
Lee, Robert E. (1807–1870) American soldier, he
refused Lincoln’s offer to head the
Union army and agreed to lead
Confederate forces. He success-
fully led several major battles until
his defeat at Gettysburg, and he
surrendered to the Union’s com-
mander General Grant at Appo-
mattox Courthouse. (pp. 479, 481)
Lewis, Meriwether (1774–1809) Former army cap-
tain selected by President Jefferson to explore
the Louisiana Purchase, he led the expedition
that became known as the Lewis and Clark expe-
dition. (p. 237)
Liliuokalani (li-lee-uh-woh-kuh-LAHN-ee) (1838–
1917)
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, she
opposed annexation by the United States but
lost power in a U.S.-supported revolt by planters
that led to a new government. (p. 642)
Lincoln, Abraham (1809–1865) Sixteenth president
of the United States, he promoted equal rights
for African Americans in the famed Lincoln-
Douglas debates. He issued the Emancipation
Proclamation and set in motion the Civil War,
but he was determined to preserve the Union.
He was assassinated in 1865. (pp. 452, 477)
Little Turtle (c. 1752–1812) Miami chief who led a
Native American alliance that raided settlements
in the Northwest Territory, he was defeated and
forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville, and he
later became an advocate for peace. (p. 208)
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807–1882) Ameri-
can poet in the mid-nineteenth century, he is
best known for his story-poems, such as “Paul
Revere’s Ride” in Tales of a Wayside Inn and The
Song of Hiawatha. (p. 407)
Lowell, Francis Cabot (1775–1817) American indus-
trialist who developed the Lowell system, a mill
system that included looms that could both
weave thread and spin cloth. He hired young
women to live and work in his mill. (p. 354)
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McClellan, George B. (1826–1885) American army
general put in charge of Union troops and later
removed by Lincoln for failure to press Lee’s
Confederate troops in Richmond. (p. 479)
McCormick, Cyrus (1809–1884) American inventor
and industrialist, he invented the mechanical
reaper and harvesting machine that quickly cut
down wheat. (p. 366)
McKinley, William (1843–1901) Twenty-fifth presi-
dent of the United States, he enacted protective
tariffs in the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 and
acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phil-
ippines during his administration. He was later
assassinated. (p. 608)
Madero, Francisco (1873–1913) Mexican revolution-
ary leader, he called for the restoration of the
Mexican constitution and planned an overthrow
of Díaz. He became president of Mexico but was
overthrown by Victoriano Huerta. (p. 660)
Madison, James (1751–1836) American statesman,
he was a delegate to the Constitutional Conven-
tion, the fourth president of the United States, the
author of some of the Federalist Papers, and is called
the father of the Constitution for his proposals at
the Constitutional Convention. He led the United
States through the War of 1812. (pp. 126, 149)
Magellan (muh–JEL–uhn), Ferdinand (1480–1521)
Portuguese captain of a Spanish fleet that
sought a western route to Asia via the “South-
ern Ocean,” he found a passage through South
America, now known as the Strait of Magellan,
but died during the expedition. His crew of 18
people with one remaining ship successfully
circumnavigated the world. (p. 17)
Mann, Horace (1796 –1859) American
educator, he is considered
the father of American
public education. He was
a leader of the common-
school movement,
advocating education
for all children.
(pp. 412, 413)
Marion, Francis (1732?–1795) Revolutionary War
commander of Marion’s Brigade, a group of
guerrilla soldiers in South Carolina that used
surprise raids against British communications
and supply lines. (p. 99)
Marshall, John (1755–1835) Federalist leader who
served in the House of Representatives and as
U.S. Secretary of State, he later became the Chief
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Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, establishing in
Marbury v. Madison the Supreme Court’s power
of judicial review. (p. 232)
Marshall, Thurgood (1908–1993) First African
American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, he repre-
sented as a lawyer the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People and fought
racial segregation. (p. 148)
Meade, George G. (1815–1872) American army offi-
cer, he served as a Union general at major Civil
War battles. He forced back General Lee’s Con-
federate army at Gettysburg but failed to obtain
a decisive victory. (p. 498)
Melville, Herman (1819–1891) American writer, he
based his books on his own sailing experiences
and is famous for Moby-Dick. (p. 407)
Moctezuma II (1466–1520) Emperor of Mexico’s
Aztec Empire, he welcomed explorer Cortés as a
god but was taken prisoner by him. He was later
killed, and the Aztec capital was destroyed dur-
ing the following Aztec uprising. (p. 20)
Monroe, James (1758–1831) Leading Revolutionary
figure and negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase,
he was the fifth president of the United States.
He put forth the Monroe Doctrine establish-
ing the U.S. sphere of influence in the Western
Hemisphere that became the foundation of U.S.
foreign policy. (p. 261)
Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791–1872) American
artist and inventor, he
applied scientists’ dis-
coveries of electricity and
magnetism to develop
the telegraph, which
soon sent messages all
across the country.
(pp. 364, 365)
Mott, Lucretia (1793–1880) American reformer, she
planned the Seneca Falls Convention with Eliza-
beth Cady Stanton, the first organized meeting
for women’s rights in the United States. (p. 426)
O
O’Connor, Sandra Day (1930– ) Associate justice of
the U.S. Supreme Court, she was the first woman
appointed to the Court. (p. 148)
Osceola (c.1804–1838) Florida Seminole leader, he
resisted removal by the U.S. government despite
an earlier treaty that Seminole leaders had been
forced to sign. He was eventually captured and
died in prison. (p. 297)
P
Paine, Thomas (1737–1809) American political
philosopher and author, he urged an immediate
declaration of independence from England in
his anonymously and simply written pamphlet,
Common Sense. (p. 83)
Paul, Alice (1885–1977) American social reformer,
suffragist, and activist, she was the founder
of the organization that became the National
Woman’s Party (NWP) that worked to obtain
women’s suffrage. (p. 624)
Penn, William (1644–1718) Quaker leader who
founded a colony for Quakers in Pennsylvania;
the colony provided an important example of
representative self-government and became a
model of freedom and tolerance. (p. 50)
Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785–1819) American naval
captain who put together the fleet that defeated
the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War
of 1812. (p. 247)
Pershing, John J. (1860–1948) American army com-
mander, he commanded the expeditionary force sent
into Mexico to find Pancho Villa. He was the major
general and commander in chief of the American
Expeditionary Forces in World War I. (p. 661)
Pickett, George (1825–1875) American general in
the Confederate army, he was famed for Pickett’s
Charge, a failed but heroic effort at Cemetery
Ridge in the Battle of Gettysburg, often consid-
ered a turning point of the Civil War. (p. 499)
Pierce, Franklin (1804–1869) Democratic candidate
for president in 1852 and the fourteenth presi-
dent of the United States, he made the Gadsden
Purchase, which opened the Northwest for
settlement, and passed the unpopular Kansas-
Nebraska Act. (p. 445)
Pike, Zebulon (1779–1813) Army officer sent on
a mission to explore the West, he was ordered
to find the headwaters of the Red River. He
attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes
Peak in Colorado. (p. 238)
Pizarro (puh–ZAHR–oh), Francisco (c. 1475–1541)
Spanish conquistador who sailed with Balboa
on the discovery of the Pacific Ocean, he later
pursued rumors of golden cities in the Andes
Mountains of South America and conquered the
Inca Empire. (p. 21)
Pocahontas (c.1595–1617) American Indian prin-
cess, she saved the life of John Smith when he
was captured and sentenced to death by the
Powhatan. She was later taken prisoner by the
English, converted to Christianity, and married
colonist John Rolfe. (p. 37)
Marshall Pocahontas
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Poe, Edgar Allan (1809–1849) American writer, he
is famed for his haunting poem “The Raven,” as
well as many other chilling or romantic stories
and poems. He is credited with creating the first
detective story, The Gold Bug. (p. 407)
Polk, James K. (1795–1849) Eleventh president of
the United States, he settled the Oregon bound-
ary with Great Britain and successfully conducted
the Mexican-American War. (p. 317)
Pontiac (c.1720–1769) Ottawa chief who united
the Great Lakes’ Indians to
try to halt the advance of
European settlements, he
attacked British forts in a
rebellion known as Pontiac’s
Rebellion; he eventually
surrendered in 1766.
(p. 61)
Powderly, Terence V. (1849–1924) American labor
leader for the Knights of Labor, he removed the
secrecy originally surrounding the organization,
leading to its becoming the first truly national
American labor union. (p. 585)
Pulitzer, Joseph (1847–1911) American journalist
and newspaper publisher, he established the
Pulitzer Prize for public service and advance-
ment of education. (p. 646)
R
Revels, Hiram (1822–1901) American clergyman,
educator, and politician, he became the first
African American in the U.S. Senate. (p. 525)
Rockefeller, John D. (1839 –1937) American
industrialist and philan-
thropist, he made a fortune
in the oil business and
used vertical and hori-
zontal integration to
establish a monopoly on
the steel business.
(pp. 580, 583)
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858–1919) Twenty-sixth
president of the United States after William
McKinley was assassinated, he organized the first
volunteer cavalry regiment known as the Rough
Riders which fought in Cuba during the Spanish-
American War. As president, he acquired the Pan-
ama Canal Zone, and announced the Roosevelt
Corollary, making the United States the defender
of the Western Hemisphere. (pp. 627, 655)
S
Sacagawea (sak–uh–juh–WEE–uh) (1786?–1812)
Shoshone woman who, along with her French
fur-trapper husband, accompanied and aided
Lewis and Clark on their expedition. (p. 238)
Santa Anna, Antonio López de (1794–1876) Mexi-
can general and politician, he was president of
Mexico and became a dictator. He fought in the
Texas Revolution and seized the Alamo but was
defeated and captured by Sam Houston at San
Jacinto. (p. 313)
Scott, Dred (1795?–1858) Enslaved African who
filed suit for his freedom stating that his time
living in a free state made him a free man; the
Supreme Court ruling known as the Dred Scott
decision upheld slavery and found the Missouri
Compromise unconstitutional. (p. 451)
Scott, Winfield (1786–1866) American general, he
served as commander in the Mexican War and
used a two-part strategy against the South in
the Civil War; he wanted to destroy the South’s
economy with a naval blockade and gain con-
trol of the Mississippi River. (p. 475)
Sequoya (between 1760 and 1770–1843) Ameri-
can Indian scholar and craftsman, he created a
writing system for the Cherokee language and
taught literacy to many Cherokee. (p. 295)
Serra (ser–rah), Junípero (hoo–NEE–pay–roh) (1713–
1784) Spanish Franciscan missionary to Califor-
nia, he planned or founded numerous missions
all along the Pacific coast and founded San Fran-
cisco in an effort to spread Christianity. (p. 22)
Seward, William H. (1801–1872) American politi-
cian, who as Secretary of State was laughed at
for “Seward’s Folly,” the purchase of Alaska from
Russia for less than two cents an acre, which
added approximately 600,000 square miles of
land to the United States. (p. 641)
Shays, Daniel (1747?–1825) Revolutionary War
officer who led Shays’s Rebellion, an uprising
of farmers in western Massachusetts that shut
down the courts so that farmers would not lose
their farms for tax debts. He was defeated and
condemned to death, but pardoned. (p. 123)
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820–1891) American
Union army officer, his famous March to the Sea
captured Atlanta, Georgia, marking an impor-
tant turning point in the war. (p. 501)
Singer, Isaac (1811–1875) American inventor; he
patented an improved sewing machine and by
1860 was the largest manufacturer of sewing
machines in the country. (p. 367)
Poe Singer
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Sitting Bull (c.1831–1890) American Indian leader
who became the head chief of the entire Sioux
nation, he encouraged other Sioux leaders to
resist government demands to buy lands on the
Black Hills reservations. (p. 556)
Slater, Samuel (1768–1835) English industrialist
who brought a design for a textile mill to Ameri-
ca, he is considered the founder of the American
cotton industry. (p. 348)
Smith, John (c.1580–1631) English colonist to the
Americas who helped found Jamestown Colony
and encouraged settlers to work harder and
build better housing. (p. 37)
Squanto (?–1622) Patuxet Indian who was captured
and enslaved in Spain but later escaped to Eng-
land and then America; he taught the Pilgrims
native farming methods and helped them estab-
lish relations with the Wampanoag, the Indians
at the feast later known as Thanksgiving. (p. 43)
Stanford, Leland (1824–1893) American railroad
builder and politician, he established the Califor-
nia Central Pacific Railroad and founded Stan-
ford University. (pp. 581, 583)
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady (1815–1902) American
woman suffrage leader, she
organized the Seneca Falls
Convention with Lucretia Mott.
The convention was the first
organized meeting for women’s
rights in the United States, which
launched the suffrage movement.
(pp. 426, 429)
Stevens, Thaddeus (1792–1868) American lawyer
and politician, he was the leader of the Radical
Republicans in the Reconstruction effort and
was an opponent and critic of Andrew Johnson’s
policies. He sought economic justice for freed-
men and poor southerners. (p. 519)
Stone, Lucy (1818–1893) American woman suf-
fragist, she was a well-known and accomplished
antislavery speaker who supported the women’s
rights movement. (p. 427)
Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811–1896) American
author and daughter of Lyman Beecher, she was
an abolitionist and author of the famous anti-
slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (p. 443)
Stuyvesant (STY–vuh–suhnt), Peter (c.1610–1672)
Director general of the Dutch New Netherland
colony, he was forced to surrender New Nether-
land to the English. (p. 37)
Sutter, John (1803–1880) American pioneer who
built Sutter’s Fort, a trading post on the Califor-
nia frontier; gold was discovered, leading to the
California gold rush. (p. 327)
T
Taft, William Howard (1857–1930) Twenty-seventh
president of the United States, he angered pro-
gressives by moving cautiously toward reforms
and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff,
which did not lower tariffs very much. He lost
Roosevelt’s support and was defeated for a sec-
ond term. (p. 629)
Taney (TAW–nee), Roger B. (1777–1864) U.S.
Supreme Court Chief Justice, he wrote the major-
ity opinion in the Dred Scott decision, stating that
African Americans were not citizens and that
the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
(p. 452)
Taylor, Frederick W. (1856–1915) American effi-
ciency engineer, he introduced the manufactur-
ing system known as scientific management that
viewed workers as mechanical parts of the pro-
duction process, not as human beings. (p. 584)
Tecumseh (1768–1813) Shawnee chief who attempt-
ed to form an Indian confederation to resist white
settlement in the Northwest Territory. (p. 242)
Thoreau, Henry David (1817–1862) American writer
and transcendentalist philosopher, he studied
nature and published a magazine article, “Civil
Disobedience,” as well as his famous book,
Walden Pond. (p. 405)
Truth, Sojourner (c.1797–1883) American evangelist
and reformer, she was born an enslaved African
but was later freed and became a speaker for
abolition and women’s suffrage. (p. 418)
Tubman, Harriet (c.1820–1913) American aboli-
tionist who escaped slavery and assisted other
enslaved Africans to escape; she is the most
famous Underground Railroad conductor and is
known as the Moses of her people. (p. 420)
Turner, Nat (1800–1831) American slave leader,
he claimed that divine inspiration had led him
to end the slavery system. Called Nat Turner’s
Rebellion, the slave revolt was the most violent
one in U.S. history; he was tried, convicted, and
executed. (p. 390)
Tweed, William Marcy (1823–1878) American politi-
cian, he gained control of New York City’s Tam-
many Hall political machine and became known
as Boss Tweed. He was convicted of stealing from
the New York City treasury. (p. 607)
V
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe (1808–1890) American
soldier and politician, he increased settlement in
Sitting Bull Vallejo
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northern California and became a rich cattle-
man. He helped in the effort to get statehood for
California. (p. 319)
Van Bur en, Martin (1782–1862) American politician
and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, he
later became the eighth president of the United
States. (p. 286)
Vesey, Denmark (c.1767–1822) American insurrec-
tionist, he was brought to America as a slave but
purchased his own freedom. He planned a large
slave uprising in South Carolina and was tried
and hanged along with 36 others accused of
plotting the rebellion. (p. 390)
V illa, Francisco “P ancho (1878–1923) Mexican
bandit and revolutionary leader, he led revolts
against Carranza and Huerta. He was pursued by
the U.S. but evaded General Pershing. (p. 661)
W
Washington, Booker T. (1856–1915) African Ameri-
can educator and civil rights leader, he was
born into slavery and later became head of the
Tuskegee Institute for career training for African
Americans. He was an advocate for conservative
social change. (p. 624)
Washington, George (1732–1799) Revolutionary
War hero and Patriot leader,
he served as a representative
to the Continental Congresses,
commanded the Continental
Army, and was unanimously
elected to two terms as presi-
dent of the United States.
(pp. 80, 82)
Webster, Daniel (1782–1852) American lawyer and
statesman, he spoke out against nullification
and states’ rights, believing that the country
should stay unified. (p. 290)
Wells, Ida B. (1862–1931) African American journal-
ist and anti-lynching activist, she was part-owner
and editor of the Memphis Free Speech. (p. 624)
Whitman, W alt (1819–1892) American poet, he
gained recognition abroad and later at home
for unrhymed works of poetry praising the
United States, Americans, democracy, and
individualism.(p. 407)
Whitney, Eli (1765–1825) American inventor whose
cotton gin changed cotton harvesting proce-
dures and enabled large increases in cotton
production; he introduced the technology of
mass production through the development of
interchangeable parts in gun-making. (p. 349)
W ilder, Laur a Ingalls (1867–1957) American writer
and frontierswoman who wrote a well-known
series of children’s books based on her own
experiences, including the classic Little House
on the Prairie. (p. 562)
W ilson, W oodro w (1856–1924) Twenty-eighth
president of the United States, his reform legisla-
tion was given the name New Freedom, and
it included three constitutional amendments:
direct election of senators, prohibition, and
women’s suffrage. He created the Federal Reserve
System, the Federal Trade Commission, and he
enacted child labor laws. (p. 629)
W innemucca, Sara h (1844–1891) Paiute Indian
reformer, she was an activist for Indian rights
and lectured specifically about the problems of
the reservation system. (p. 558)
W inthrop, John (1588–1649) Leader of the Massa-
chusetts Bay Colony who led Puritan colonists
to Massachusetts to establish an ideal Christian
community; he later became the colony’s first
governor. (p. 44)
W right , Orville (1871–1948) and W ilbur (1867–1912)
American pioneers of aviation, they went from
experiments with kites and gliders to piloting
the first successful gas-powered airplane flight
and later founded the American Wright Com-
pany to manufacture airplanes. (p. 578)
Y
Young, Brigham (1801–1877) American religious
leader who headed the Mormon Church after
the murder of Joseph Smith, he moved the com-
munity to Utah, leading thousands along what
came to be known as the Mormon Trail to the
main settlement at Salt Lake City. (p. 311)
Z
Zapata, Emiliano (1879–1919) Mexican revolution-
ary, he was a guerrilla leader helping Madera
overthrow Díaz. He was a champion of farmers
and revolted against Carranza. (p. 661)
V allejo Zapata
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English and Spanish Glossary
ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY
MARK AS IN RESPELLING EXAMPLE
a alphabet a *AL-fuh-bet
a¯ Asia ay
AY-zhuh
ä cart, top ah KAHRT, TAHP
e let, ten e LET, TEN
e¯ even, leaf ee EE-vuhn, LEEF
i it, tip, British i IT, TIP, BRIT-ish
¯
ı site, buy, Ohio y SYT, BY, oh-HY-oh
iris eye
EYE-ris
k card k KAHRD
o¯ over, rainbow oh OH-vuhr, RAYN-boh
u˙ book, wood ooh
BOOHK, WOOHD
o˙ all, orchid aw AWL, AWR-kid
o˙ i foil, coin oy
FOYL, KOYN
au˙ out ow OWT
e
cup, butter uh KUHP, BUHT-uhr
ü rule, food oo ROOL, FOOD
yü few yoo FYOO
zh vision zh VIZH-uhn
*
A syllable printed in small capital letters receives heavier emphasis than the other syllable(s) in a word.
A
ABC Powers Argentina, Brazil and Chile; nations that
offered to negotiate a dispute between the United
States and Mexico when unrest following the
Mexican Revolution brought the two countries into
confl ict (p. 661)
potencias ABC Argentina, Brasil y Chile; naciones
que se ofrecieron a resolver el desacuerdo entre Esta-
dos Unidos y México cuando el descontento poste-
rior a la Revolución mexicana provocó un confl icto
entre ambos países (pág. 661)
abolition an end to slavery (p. 416)
abolición n de la esclavitud (pág. 416)
Adams-Onís Treaty (1819) an agreement in which Spain
gave East Florida to the United States (p. 261)
tratado de Adams y Onís (1819) acuerdo en el que
España cedió el territorio del este de Florida a Estados
Unidos (pág. 261)
agrarian relating to farming and agriculture (p. 41)
agrario relacionado con los cultivos y la agricultura
(pág. 41)
Alamo Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas, that was
the site of a famous battle of the Texas Revolution in
1836 (p. 314)
El Álamo misión española en San Antonio, Texas; esce-
nario de una famosa batalla durante la Revolución
texana de 1836 (pág. 314)
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) laws passed by a Feder-
alist-dominated Congress aimed at protecting the
government from treasonous ideas, actions, and
people (p. 215)
Leyes de No Intervención Extranjera (1798) leyes
aprobadas por un Congreso mayormente federalista
con el fi n de proteger al gobierno de la infl uencia de
ideas, acciones y personas desleales (pág. 215)
amendment offi cial change, correction, or addition to a
law or constitution (p. 135)
enmienda cambio, corrección o adición realizado de
manera ofi cial a una ley o constitución (pág. 135)
American Anti-Slavery Society an organization started
by William Lloyd Garrison whose members wanted
immediate emancipation and racial equality for Afri-
can Americans (p. 417)
Sociedad Americana contra la Esclavitud organización
fundada por William Lloyd Garrison cuyos miem-
bros pedían la emancipación inmediata y la igualdad
racial de los afroamericanos (pág. 417)
American Federation of Labor an organization that
united skilled workers into national unions for spe-
cifi c industries (p. 585)
Federación Estadounidense del Trabajo organización
que agrupó obreros especializados en sindicatos
nacionales defi nidos por industrias (pág. 585)
Phonetic Respelling and
Pronunciation Guide
Many of the key terms in this
textbook have been respelled
to help you pronounce them.
The letter combinations used
in the respelling throughout
the narrative are explained in
the following phonetic respell-
ing and pronunciation guide.
The guide is adapted from
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate
Dictionary, 11th Edition;
Merriam-Webster’s Biographical
Dictionary; and Merriam-
Webster’s Geographical
Dictionary.
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American System Henry Clay’s plan for raising tariffs to
pay for internal improvements such as better roads
and canals (p. 264)
Sistema estadounidense plan de alza de impuestos
creado por Henry Clay para realizar mejoras internas
como la reparación de caminos y canales (pág. 264)
Antifederalists people who opposed ratifi cation of the
Constitution (p. 132)
antifederalistas personas que se oponían a la apro-
bación de la Constitución (pág. 132)
Anti-Imperialist League a group of citizens opposed to
imperialism, and, specifi cally, to the peace treaty that
gave the United States control of Cuba, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the Philippines (p. 650)
Liga Antiimperialista grupo de ciudadanos que se
oponían al imperialismo y, más concretamente,
al tratado de paz que otorgaba a Estados Unidos
el control de Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico y Filipinas
(pág. 650)
Appomattox Courthouse Virginia town where General
Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender, thus ending
the Civil War (p. 502)
Appomattox Courthouse poblado de Virginia donde
el general Robert E. Lee fue obligado a rendirse,
dando fi n a la Guerra Civil (pág. 502)
Articles of Confederation (1777) the document that
created the fi rst central government for the United
States; was replaced by the Constitution in 1789
(p. 116)
Artículos de la Confederación (1777) documento que
creó el primer gobierno central en Estados Uni-
dos; fue reemplazado por la Constitución en 1789
(pág. 116)
B
Bacons Rebellion (1676) an atttack led by Nathaniel
Bacon against American Indians and the colonial
government in Virginia (p. 38)
Rebelión de Bacon (1676) ataque encabezado por
Nathaniel Bacon contra los indígenas norteamerica-
nos y el gobierno colonial en Virginia (pág. 38)
Bank of the United States a national bank chartered by
Congress in 1791 to provide security for the U.S.
economy (p. 204)
Banco de Estados Unidos banco nacional constituido
por el Congreso en 1791 para dar establidad a la
economía de Estados Unidos (pág. 204)
Battle of Antietam (1862) a Union victory in the Civil
War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in
U.S. military history (p. 481)
batalla de Antietam (1862) victoria del ejército de la
Unión durante la Guerra Civil en la batalla de un solo
día más sangrienta en la historia militar de Estados
Unidos (pág. 481)
Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) a Revolutionary War battle
in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could
ght well against the British army (p. 81)
batalla de Bunker Hill (1775) batalla de la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense que tuvo lugar en
Boston; en ésta se demostró que los colonos podían
luchar bien contra el ejército británico (pág. 81)
Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794) a battle between U.S.
troops and an American Indian confederation that
ended Indian efforts to halt white settlement in the
Northwest Territory (p. 209)
batalla de Fallen Timbers (1794) batalla entre las
tropas estadounidenses y una confederación de indí-
genas norteamericanos que puso fi n a los intentos de
los indígenas para detener la emigración de personas
de raza blanca al Territorio del Noroeste (pág. 209)
Battle of Gettysburg
(1863) a Union Civil War victory
that turned the tide against the Confederates at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (p. 498)
batalla de Gettysburg
(1863) victoria del ejército de la
Unión durante la Guerra Civil que cambió el curso de
la guerra en contra de los confederados en Gettys-
burg, Pensilvania (pág. 498)
Battle of Lake Erie
(1813) U.S. victory in the War of
1812, led by Oliver Hazard Perry; broke Britain’s con-
trol of Lake Erie (p. 247)
batalla del lago Erie
(1813) victoria en la Guerra de
1812 en la que el ejército estadounidense, comandado
por Oliver Hazard Perry, puso fi n al control británico del
lago Erie (pág. 247)
Battle of New Orleans
(1815) the greatest U.S. victory in
the War of 1812; actually took place two weeks after a
peace treaty had been signed ending the war (p. 248)
batalla de Nueva Orleáns
(1815) la mayor victoria
del ejército estadounidense en la Guerra de 1812;
tuvo lugar dos semanas después de la fi rma de un
tratado de paz en el que se declaraba el fi nal de la
guerra (pág. 248)
Battle of San Jacinto
(1836) the fi nal battle of the Texas
Revolution; resulted in the defeat of the Mexican
army and independence for Texas (p. 314)
batalla de San Jacinto
(1836) batalla fi nal de la Revo-
lución texana en la que fue derrotado el ejército me-
xicano y Texas obtuvo su independencia (pág. 314)
Battle of Saratoga
(1777) a Revolutionary War battle in
New York that resulted in a major defeat of British
troops; marked the Patriots’ greatest victory up to
that point in the war (p. 94)
batalla de Saratoga
(1777) batalla de la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense que tuvo lugar en
Nueva York y en la que las fuerzas británicas sufrieron
una de sus mayores derrotas; los patriotas obtuvieron
su mayor victoria hasta ese momento (pág. 94)
Battle of Shiloh
(1862) a Civil War battle in Tennessee
in which the Union army gained greater control over
the Mississippi River valley (p. 485)
batalla de Shiloh
(1862) batalla de la Guerra Civil en
Tennessee en la que el ejército de la Unión adquirió
mayor control sobre el valle del río Mississippi
(pág. 485)
Battle of the Little Big Horn
(1876) “Custer’s Last Stand”;
battle between U.S. soldiers, led by George Armstrong
Custer, and Sioux warriors, led by Crazy Horse and
Sitting Bull, that resulted in the worst defeat for the
U.S. Army in the West (p. 556)
batalla de Little Big Horn
(1876) última batalla del
general Custer; esta batalla entre las tropas de George
Armstrong Custer y los guerreros siux al mando de
Caballo Loco y Toro Sentado produjo la mayor derrota
del ejército estadounidense en el Oeste (pág. 556)
American System/Sistema estadounidense Battle of the Little Big Horn/batalla de Little Big horn
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Battle of Tippecanoe
(1811) U.S. victory over an Indian
confederation that wanted to stop white settle-
ment in the Northwest Territory; increased tensions
between Great Britain and the United States (p. 244)
batalla de Tippecanoe
(1811) victoria del ejército
estadounidense sobre la confederación indígena que
intentaba evitar el establecimiento de poblaciones
de blancos en el Territorio del Noroeste; esta batalla
aumentó las hostilidades entre Gran Bretaña y Esta-
dos Unidos (pág. 244)
Battle of Trenton (1776) a Revolutionary War battle in
New Jersey in which Patriot forces captured more
than 900 Hessian troops (p. 93)
batalla de Trenton (1776) batalla de la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense que tuvo lugar en
Nueva Jersey; en esta batalla las fuerzas de los patri-
otas capturaron a más de 900 soldados mercenarios
hessianos (pág. 93)
Battle of Yorktown (1781) the last major battle of the
Revolutionary War; site of British general Charles
Cornwallis’s surrender to the Patriots in Virginia
(p. 100)
batalla de Yorktown (1781) la última batalla impor-
tante de la Guerra de Independencia estadounidense;
lugar donde se rindió el general británico Charles
Cornwallis ante las tropas de los patriotas en Virginia
(pág. 100)
Bear Flag Revolt (1846) a revolt against Mexico by
American settlers in California who declared the terri-
tory an independent republic (p. 320)
Revuelta de Bear Flag (1846) rebelión iniciada por
colonos estadounidenses en contra de México para
declarar al territorio de California una república inde-
pendiente (pág. 320)
benevolent society an aid organization formed by
immigrant communities (p. 591)
sociedad de benefi cencia organización de ayuda for-
mada por comunidades de inmigrantes (pág. 591)
Bessemer process a process developed in the 1850s that
led to faster, cheaper steel production (p. 575)
proceso de Bessemer proceso de producción de acero
más económico y rápido, desarrollado en la década
de 1850 (pág. 575)
Bill of Rights the fi rst 10 amendments to the Constitu-
tion; ratifi ed in 1791 (p. 135)
Declaración de Derechos primeras 10 enmien-
das hechas a la Constitución; aprobada en 1791
(pág. 135)
Black Codes laws passed in the southern states during
Reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and
rights of African Americans (p. 518)
códigos para negros decretos aprobados en los estados
sureños en la época de la Reconstrucción que limi-
taron en gran medida la libertad y los derechos de los
afroamericanos (pág. 518)
bond a certifi cate that represents money the govern-
ment has borrowed from private citizens (p. 200)
bono certifi cado que representa dinero que el go-
bierno toma prestado de los ciudadanos (pág. 200)
boomtown a Western community that grew quickly
because of the mining boom and often disappeared
when the boom ended (p. 548)
pueblo de rápido crecimiento comunidad del Oeste
que se desarrolló con gran rapidez debido a la fi ebre
del oro, pero que desapareció cuando los yacimientos
se agotaron (pág. 548)
border states Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Mis-
souri; slave states that lay between the North and the
South and did not join the Confederacy during the
Civil War (p. 474)
estados fronterizos Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland
y Missouri; estados ubicados entre el Norte y el Sur,
que practicaban la esclavitud y que no se unieron a la
Confederación durante la Guerra Civil (pág. 474)
Boston Massacre (1770) an incident in which British
soldiers fi red into a crowd of colonists, killing fi ve
people (p. 67)
matanza de Boston (1770) incidente en el que los
soldados británicos dispararon entre una multitud
de colonos, ocasionando la muerte a cinco personas
(pág. 67)
Boston Tea Party (1773) a protest against the Tea Act in
which a group of colonists boarded British tea ships
and dumped more than 340 chests of tea into Boston
Harbor (p. 68)
Motín del Té de Boston (1773) protesta en contra de
la Ley del Té en la que un grupo de colonos abordó
barcos británicos que transportaban té y arrojó al mar
alrededor de 340 baúles con este producto en el puerto
de Boston (pág. 68)
Boxer Rebellion (1900) a siege of a foreign settlement
in Beijing by Chinese nationalists who were angry at
foreign involvement in China (p. 645)
rebelión de los boxers (1900) asedio a un asentamien-
to extranjero en Beijing por parte de un grupo de
nacionalistas chinos que estaban en desacuerdo con
la participación extranjera en China (pág. 645)
Bureau of Indian Aff airs a government agency created
in the 1800s to oversee federal policy toward Native
Americans (p. 294)
Ofi cina de Asuntos Indígenas agencia creada por el
gobierno en el siglo XIX para encargarse de las políti-
cas federales sobre los indígenas norteamericanos
(pág. 294)
C
Californios Spanish colonists in California in the 1800s
(p. 319)
californios colonos españoles que vivían en Califor-
nia en el siglo XIX (pág. 319)
capital money or property that is used to earn more
money (p. 13)
capital dinero o propiedades usadas para ganar más
dinero (pág. 13)
capitalism an economic system in which private busi-
nesses run most industries (p. 619)
capitalismo sistema económico en el que las empre-
sas privadas controlan la mayoría de las industrias
(pág. 619)
Battle of Tippecanoe/batalla de Tippecanoe capitalism/capitalismo
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cattle drive a long journey on which cowboys herded
cattle to northern markets or better grazing lands
(p. 549)
arreo de ganado viaje largo en el que los vaqueros
arreaban ganado para llevarlo a los mercados del
Norte o a mejores pastizales (pág. 549)
Cattle Kingdom an area of the Great Plains on which
many ranchers raised cattle in the late 1800s (p. 549)
Reino del Ganado área de las Grandes Planicies en la
que muchos ganaderos se establecieron a fi nales de
siglo XIX (pág. 549)
charter an offi cial document that gives a person the
right to establish a colony (p. 27)
carta de constitución documento legal que da a
una persona el derecho de establecer una colonia
(pág. 27)
checks and balances a system established by the Consti-
tution that prevents any branch of government from
becoming too powerful (p. 129)
pesos y contrapesos sistema establecido por la
Constitución para evitar que cualquier poder del
gobierno adquiera demasiada autoridad en relación
con los demás (pág. 129)
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) a law passed by Congress
that banned Chinese from immigrating to the United
States for 10 years (p. 593)
Ley de Exclusión de Chinos (1882) ley aprobada por
el Congreso que prohibió la inmigración de chinos a
Estados Unidos por un período de 10 años (pág. 593)
Chisholm Trail a trail that ran from San Antonio, Texas,
to Abilene, Kansas, established by Jesse Chisholm in
the late 1860s for cattle drives (p. 549)
Camino de Chisholm camino creado por Jesse
Chisholm a fi nales de la década de 1860 que iba desde
San Antonio, Texas hasta Abilene, Kansas, para realizar
arreos de ganado (pág. 549)
Civil Rights Act of 1866 a law that gave African Ameri-
cans legal rights equal to those of white Americans
(p. 520)
Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1866 ley que daba a los
afroamericanos derechos legales similares a los que
tenían los ciudadanos de raza blanca (pág. 520)
Clermont the fi rst full-sized U.S. commercial steam-
boat; developed by Robert Fulton and tested in 1807
(p. 359)
Clermont primer barco comercial de vapor de grandes
dimensiones, diseñado por Robert Fulton y probado
en 1807 (pág. 359)
collective bargaining a technique used by labor unions
in which workers act collectively to change working
conditions or wages (p. 586)
negociación colectiva método empleado por los
sindicatos en el que los trabajadores actúan colecti-
vamente para cambiar las condiciones laborales o los
salarios (pág. 586)
Columbian Exchange the transfer of plants, animals,
and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia,
and Africa (p. 18)
intercambio colombino intercambio de plantas, ani-
males y enfermedades entre América y Europa, Asia y
África (pág. 18)
Committees of Correspondence committees created by
the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the
1760s to help towns and colonies share information
about resisting British laws (p. 65)
comités de correspondencia comités creados por la
Cámara de Representantes de Massachusetts en la
década de 1760 para que poblados y colonias com-
partieran información que los ayudara a resistirse a
las leyes británicas (pág. 65)
common-school movement a social reform effort that
began in the mid-1800s and promoted the idea of
having all children educated in a common place
regardless of social class or background (p. 412)
movimiento de escuelas comunes reforma social
iniciada a mediados del siglo XIX para fomentar la idea
de que todos los niños debían recibir educación en
un mismo lugar sin importar su origen o clase social
(pág. 412)
Common Sense (1776) a pamphlet written by Thomas
Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced
many American colonists of the need to break away
from Britain (p. 83)
Sentido común (1776) folleto escrito por Thomas
Paine en el que criticaba a las monarquías con el
n de convencer a los colonos estadounidenses de
la necesidad de independizarse de Gran Bretaña
(pág. 83)
Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay’s proposed agreement
that allowed California to enter the Union as a free
state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession
into two territories where slavery would be decided
by popular sovereignty (p. 441)
Acuerdo de 1850 acuerdo redactado por Henry Clay
en que se permitía a California ingresar en la Unión
como estado libre y se proponía la división del resto
del territorio cedido por México en dos partes donde
la esclavitud sería reglamentada por soberanía popu-
lar (pág. 441)
Compromise of 1877 an agreement to settle the disputed
presidential election of 1876; Democrats agreed to
accept Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as president
in return for the removal of federal troops from the
South (p. 527)
Acuerdo de 1877 acuerdo en el que se resolvió la
disputa de las elecciones presidenciales de 1876; los
demócratas aceptaron al republicano Rutherford B.
Hayes como presidente a cambio del retiro de las
tropas federales del Sur (pág. 527)
Comstock Lode Nevada gold and silver mine discovered
by Henry Comstock in 1859 (p. 547)
veta de Comstock yacimiento de oro y plata des-
cubierto en Nevada por Henry Comstock en 1859
(pág. 547)
Confederate States of America the nation formed by the
southern states when they seceded from the Union;
also known as the Confederacy (p. 458)
Estados Confederados de América nación formada
por los estados del Sur cuando se separaron de la
Unión; también conocida como Confederación
(pág. 458)
cattle drive/arreo de ganado Confederate States of America/Estados Confederados de América
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región algodonera zona que se extendía desde
Carolina del Sur hasta el este de Texas, en la que se
producía la mayor parte del algodón cosechado en
Estados Unidos a mediados del siglo XIX (pág. 379)
cotton diplomacy Confederate efforts to use the impor-
tance of southern cotton to Britain’s textile industry
to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in
the Civil War (p. 475)
diplomacia del algodón esfuerzos de la Confede-
ración por aprovechar la infl uencia del algodón del
Sur en la industria textil británica para convencer a
Gran Bretaña de apoyar su causa durante la Guerra
Civil (pág. 475)
cotton gin a machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
to remove seeds from short-staple cotton; revolution-
ized the cotton industry (p. 377)
desmotadora de algodón máquina inventada por Eli
Whitney en 1793 para separar las fi bras de algodón
de las semillas; revolucionó la industria del algodón
(pág. 377)
culture the common values and traditions of a society,
such as language, government, and family relation-
ships (p. 7)
cultura valores y tradiciones comunes de una socie-
dad, como el lenguaje, la forma de gobierno y las
relaciones familiares (pág. 7)
Cumberland Road the fi rst federal road project, con-
struction of which began in 1815; ran from Cum-
berland, Maryland, to present-day Wheeling, West
Virginia (p. 265)
camino de Cumberland primer proyecto federal de
construcción de carreteras, iniciado en 1815 para
crear un camino entre Cumberland, Maryland y el
poblado que actualmente lleva el nombre de Wheel-
ing, en Virginia Occidental (pág. 265)
D
Dawes General Allotment Act (1887) legislation passed
by Congress that split up Indian reservation lands
among individual Indians and promised them citi-
zenship (p. 558)
Ley de Adjudicación General de Dawes (1887) ley
aprobada por el Congreso que dividía el terreno de
las reservaciones indígenas entre sus habitantes y les
prometía otorgarles la ciudadanía estadounidense
(pág. 558)
Declaration of Independence (1776) the document
written to declare the colonies free from British rule
(p. 84)
Declaración de Independencia (1776) documento
redactado para declarar la independencia de las colo-
nias del dominio británico (pág. 84)
Declaration of Sentiments (1848) a statement writ-
ten and signed by women’s rights supporters at the
Seneca Falls Convention; detailed their beliefs about
social injustice against women (p. 426)
conquistador a Spanish soldier and explorer who led
military expeditions in the Americas and captured
land for Spain (p. 20)
conquistador soldado y explorador español que enca-
bezó expediciones militares en América y capturó
territorios en nombre de España (pág. 20)
consul general chief diplomat (p. 644)
cónsul general jefe diplomático (pág. 644)
constitution a set of basic principles that determines the
powers and duties of a government (p. 115)
constitución conjunto de principios básicos que
determina los poderes y las obligaciones de un go-
bierno (pág. 115)
Constitutional Convention (1787) a meeting held in
Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote
the Constitution (p. 126)
Convención Constitucional (1787) encuentro rea-
lizado en Filadelfi a en el que delegados de los estados
redactaron la Constitución (pág. 126)
Constitutional Union Party a political party formed in
1860 by a group of northerners and southerners who
supported the Union, its laws, and the Constitution
(p. 457)
Partido Constitucional por la Unión partido político
formado en 1860 por habitantes del Norte y del Sur
en apoyo de la Unión, sus leyes y la Constitución
(pág. 457)
Continental Army the army created by the Second Con-
tinental Congress in 1775 to defend the American
colonies from Britain (p. 80)
Ejército Continental ejército creado por el Segundo
Congreso Continental en 1775 para defender las
colonias estadounidenses del dominio británico
(pág. 80)
contraband an escaped slave who joined the Union
army during the Civil War (p. 493)
contrabando bienes introducidos en un país de for-
ma ilegal; esclavo que escapó y que se unió al ejército
de la Unión durante la Guerra Civil (pág. 493)
Convention of 1818 an agreement between the United
States and Great Britain that settled fi shing rights and
established new North American borders (p. 260)
Convención de 1818 acuerdo entre Estados Unidos
y Gran Bretaña para defi nir los derechos de pesca
y establecer las nuevas fronteras norteamericanas
(pág. 260)
Copperheads a group of northern Democrats who
opposed abolition and sympathized with the South
during the Civil War (p. 494)
copperheads grupo de demócratas del Norte que se
oponían a la abolición de la esclavitud y simpatiza-
ban con las creencias sureñas durante la Guerra Civil
(pág. 494)
corporation a business that sells portions of ownership
called stock shares (p. 579)
corporación compañía que vende partes de la misma
llamadas acciones (pág. 579)
cotton belt a region stretching from South Carolina to
east Texas where most U.S. cotton was produced dur-
ing the mid-1800s (p. 379)
conquistador/conquistador Declaration of Sentiments/Declaración de Sentimientos
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Declaración de Sentimientos (1848) declaración
redactada y fi rmada por una serie de personas en
apoyo de los derechos de la mujer durante la Con-
vención de Seneca Falls, en la que se describía con
detalle su punto de vista sobre las injusticias sociales
que afectaban a las mujeres (pág. 426)
defl ation a decrease in money supply and overall lower
prices (p. 564)
defl ación reducción de la disponibilidad del dinero y
baja general en los precios (pág. 564)
Democratic Party a political party formed by supporters
of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of
1824 (p. 285)
Partido Demócrata partido político formado por par-
tidarios de Andrew Jackson después de las elecciones
presidenciales de 1824 (pág. 285)
Democratic-Republican Party a political party founded
in the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
and other leaders who wanted to preserve the power
of the state governments and promote agriculture
(p. 212)
Partido Demócrata Republicano partido político
formado en la década de 1790 por Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison y otros líderes políticos con el fi n de
preservar el poder de los gobiernos estatales y pro-
mover la agricultura (pág. 212)
department store giant retail shop (p. 596)
tiendas por departamenentos grandes comercios de
venta al público (pág. 596)
deport to send an immigrant back to his or her country
of origin (p. 184)
deportar enviar a un inmigrante de regreso a su país
de origen (pág. 184)
depression a steep drop in economic activity combined
with rising unemployment (p. 123)
depresión descenso considerable en la actividad
económica, combinado con un alza en el desempleo
(pág. 123)
direct primary a procedure for direct selection of candi-
dates by voters instead of by party leaders (p. 613)
elecciones primarias método de elección en el que
los votantes (y no los líderes de los partidos) eligen
directamente a los candidatos (pág. 613)
dollar diplomacy President Taft’s policy of infl uencing
Latin America through economic rather than mili-
tary intervention (p. 657)
diplomacia del dólar política creada por el presidente
Taft para infl uir en los gobiernos de América Latina
mediante la intervención económica en lugar de la
militar (pág. 657)
Donner party a group of western travelers who were
stranded in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of
1846–47; only 45 of the party’s 87 members survived
(p. 327)
grupo Donner grupo de viajeros del Oeste extravia-
dos en la Sierra Nevada durante el invierno de
1846–47; sólo 45 de los 87 viajeros sobrevivieron
(pág. 327)
double jeopardy the act of trying a person twice for the
same crime (p. 180)
doble proceso acto de juzgar a una persona dos veces
por el mismo delito (pág. 180)
draft a system of required service in the armed forces
(p. 185)
conscripción sistema de servicio obligatorio en las
fuerzas armadas (pág. 185)
Dred Scott (1857) a slave whose court case led to a
U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared African
Americans were not U.S. citizens, that the Missouri
Compromise’s restriction on slavery was unconstitu-
tional, and that Congress did not have the right to
ban slavery in any federal territory (p. 451)
Dred Scott (1857) esclavo que fue encausado y cuyo
juicio concluyó con una decisión de la Corte
Suprema; en la que se declaraba que los afroameri-
canos no podían ser ciudadanos de Estados Unidos,
que las restricciones de la esclavitud impuestas en el
Acuerdo de Missouri eran inconstitucionales y que el
Congreso no tenía derecho de abolir la esclavitud en
ninguna parte del territorio federal (pág. 451)
dry farming a method of farming used by Plains farmers
in the 1890s that shifted focus from water-dependent
crops to more hardy crops (p. 561)
agricultura sin irrigación método de cultivo que
usaban los agricultores de las Planicies en la década
de 1890 que provocó un cambio de los cultivos que
dependían del agua a otros más resistentes (pág. 561)
due process the fair application of the law (p. 180)
debido proceso aplicación justa de la ley (pág. 180)
E
Eighteenth Amendment (1919) a constitutional amend-
ment that outlawed the production and sale of
alcoholic beverages in the United States; repealed in
1933 (p. 623)
Decimoctava Enmienda (1919) enmienda constitu-
cional que prohibía la producción y venta de bebidas
alcohólicas en Estados Unidos; revocada en 1933
(pág. 623)
electoral college a group of people selected from each of
the states to cast votes in presidential elections (p. 196)
colegio electoral grupo de personas elegido en cada
estado para votar en las elecciones presidenciales
(pág. 196)
emancipation freeing of the slaves (p. 491)
emancipación liberación de los esclavos (pág. 491)
Emancipation Proclamation (1862) an order issued by
President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas
rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1,
1863 (p. 491)
Declaration of Sentiments/Declaración de Sentimientos Emancipation Proclamation/Proclamación de Emancipación
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Proclamación de Emancipación (1862) decreto emitido
por el presidente Abraham Lincoln para liberar a los
esclavos en las áreas que luchaban contra la Unión;
entró en vigor el primero de enero de 1863 (pág. 491)
embargo the banning of trade with a country (p. 241)
embargo prohibición del comercio con un país
(pág. 241)
Embar go Act (1807) a law that prohibited American
merchants from trading with other countries (p. 241)
Ley de Embargo (1807) ley que prohibía a los co-
merciantes estadounidenses comerciar con otros
países (pág. 241)
eminent domain the government’s power to take per-
sonal property to benefi t the public (p. 180)
derecho de expropiación poder otorgado al go-
bierno para tomar propiedades particulares por el
bien común (pág. 180)
empr esarios agents who were contracted by the Mexi-
can republic to bring settlers to Texas in the early
l800s (p. 312)
empr esarios personas contratadas por la República
Mexicana para reclutar personas que desearan
establecer poblaciones en Texas a principios del siglo
XIX (pág. 312)
encomienda system a system in Spanish America that
gave settlers the right to tax local Indians or to
demand their labor in exchange for protecting them
and converting them to Christianity (p. 22)
sistema de enc omienda sistema adoptado en la
América española que permitía a los colonos cobrar
impuestos a los indígenas o exigirles trabajo a cambio
de su protección y de convertirlos al cristianismo
(pág. 22)
English Bill of Rights (1689) a shift of political power
from the British monarchy to Parliament (pp. 55, 114)
Declaración de Der echos inglesa (1689) cambio del
poder político de la monarquía británica al Parlamento
inglés (págs. 55, 114)
Enlight enment the Age of Reason; movement that
began in Europe in the 1700s as people began exam-
ining the natural world, society, and government
(p. 59)
Ilustración Era de la Razón; movimiento iniciado en
Europa en el siglo XVIII cuando las personas empe-
zaron a adquirir más conocimientos sobre la natura-
leza, la sociedad y el gobierno (pág. 59)
entrepreneur a person who organizes, operates, and
assumes the risk for a business venture (p. 380)
empr esario persona que organiza, opera y asume el
riesgo de un nuevo negocio (pág. 380)
envir onment the climate and landscape that surrounds
living things (p. 7)
medio ambient e el clima y paisaje donde habitan
seres vivos (pág. 7)
Era of Good F eelings a period of peace, pride, and prog-
ress for the United States from 1815 to 1825 (p. 265)
Era de los buenos sentimientos período de paz,
orgullo y progreso de los Estados Unidos de 1815 a
1825 (pág. 265)
Erie Canal the canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo,
New York; completed in 1825 (p. 265)
canal de Erie canal que va de Albany a Búfalo, en el
estado de Nueva York; completado en 1825 (pág. 265)
ex ecutive branch the division of the federal government
that includes the president and the administrative
departments; enforces the nation’s laws (p. 129)
poder ejecutivo división del gobierno federal que
incluye al presidente y a los departamentos admin-
istrativos; vigila el cumplimiento de las leyes de la
nación (pág. 129)
ex ecutive orders nonlegislative directives issued by the
U.S. president in certain circumstances; executive
orders have the force of congressional law (p. 147)
órdenes ejecutivas órdenes no legislativas dictadas
por el presidente de Estados Unidos en circunstancias
específi cas; tienen la misma validez que las leyes del
Congreso (pág. 147)
Ex odust ers African Americans who settled western lands
in the late 1800s (p. 561)
colonos del é x odo afroamericanos que se establecie-
ron en el Oeste a fi nales del siglo XIX (pág. 561)
F
factor a crop broker who managed the trade between
southern planters and their customers (p. 379)
comisionado intermediario que administraba el
intercambio comercial entre las plantaciones del Sur
y sus clientes (pág. 379)
federal system a system that divided powers between
the states and the federal government (p. 144)
sistema federal sistema en el que se distribuye el pod-
er entre los estados y el gobierno federal (pág. 144)
federalism U.S. system of government in which power
is distributed between a central government and
individual states (p. 129)
federalismo sistema de gobierno de Estados Unidos
en el que el poder está distribuido entre una autori-
dad centralizada y varios estados (pág. 129)
Federalist Papers a series of essays that defended and
explained the Constitution and tried to reassure
Americans that the states would not be overpowered
by the proposed national government (p. 133)
Federalist Papers serie de ensayos que defi enden y
explican la Constitución con el propósito de que los
ciudadanos quedaran convencidos de que el go-
bierno nacional propuesto no tendría supremacía
sobre el gobierno de los estados (pág. 133)
F ederalist Party a political party created in the 1790s
and infl uenced by Alexander Hamilton that wanted
to strengthen the federal government and promote
industry and trade (p. 212)
Partido Federalista partido político creado en la déca-
da de 1790 siguiendo las ideas de Alexander Hamil-
ton para fortalecer al gobierno federal y fomentar la
industria y el intercambio comercial (pág. 212)
F ederalists people who supported ratifi cation of the
Constitution (p. 132)
federalistas personas que apoyaban la ratifi cación de
la Constitución (pág. 132)
Emancipation Proclamation/Proclamación de Emancipación F ederalists/federalistas
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Fifteenth Amendment (1870) a constitutional amend-
ment that gave African American men the right to
vote (p. 523)
Decimoquinta Enmienda (1870) enmienda constitu-
cional que otorgaba a los hombres afroamericanos el
derecho al voto (pág. 523)
54th Massachusetts Infantry African American Civil
War regiment that captured Fort Wagner in South
Carolina (p. 493)
54º Batallón de Infantería de Massachusetts regimiento
de la Guerra Civil formado por soldados afroameri-
canos que tomó el fuerte Wagner en Carolina del Sur
(pág. 493)
First Battle of Bull Run (1861) the fi rst major battle of the
Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory; showed
that the Civil War would not be won easily (p. 479)
primera batalla de Bull Run (1861) primera batalla
importante de la Guerra Civil, en la cual el ejército
confederado obtuvo la victoria; en esta batalla se
demostró que ninguno de los bandos ganaría la
guerra con facilidad (pág. 479)
First Continental Congress (1774) a meeting of colonial
delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond
to the closing of Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and
abuses of authority by the British government; dele-
gates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms
they believed colonists should enjoy (p. 78)
Primer Congreso Continental (1774) encuentro de de-
legados de las colonias en Filadelfi a para decidir cómo
responderían al cierre del puerto de Boston, al alza de
impuestos y a los abusos de la autoridad británica; los
delegados hicieron una serie de peticiones al rey Jorge
III, incluyendo los derechos que consideraban justos
para los colonos (pág. 78)
folktale a story that often provides a moral lesson
(p. 389)
cuento popular narración que con frecuencia ofrece
una moraleja (pág. 389)
Fort Sumter a federal outpost in Charleston, South
Carolina, that was attacked by the Confederates in
April 1861, sparking the Civil War (p. 473)
fuerte Sumter puesto de avanzada federal en Charles-
ton, Carolina del Sur, cuyo ataque por parte de los
confederados en abril de 1861 dio origen a la Guerra
Civil (pág. 473)
forty-niner a gold-seeker who moved to California dur-
ing the gold rush (p. 327)
gambusino buscador de oro que emigró a California
durante la fi ebre del oro (pág. 327)
Fourteenth Amendment (1866) a constitutional amend-
ment giving full rights of citizenship to all people
born or naturalized in the United States, except for
American Indians (p. 521)
Decimocuarta Enmienda (1866) enmienda constitu-
cional que otorgaba derechos totales de ciudadanía
a todas las personas nacidas en Estados Unidos o
naturalizadas estadounidenses, con excepción de los
indígenas (pág. 521)
Freedmen’s Bureau an agency established by Congress
in 1865 to help poor people throughout the South
(p. 516)
Ofi cina de Esclavos Libertos ofi cina creada por el
Congreso en 1865 para ayudar a los pobres del Sur
del país (pág. 516)
Freeport Doctrine (1858) a statement made by Stephen
Douglas during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that
pointed out how people could use popular sover-
eignty to determine if their state or territory should
permit slavery (p. 454)
Doctrina de Freeport (1858) declaración hecha
por Stephen Douglas durante los debates Lincoln-
Douglas que señalaba que el pueblo podía usar la
soberanía popular para decidir si su estado o territorio
debía permitir la esclavitud (pág. 454)
Free-Soil Party a political party formed in 1848 by anti-
slavery northerners who left the Whig and Demo-
cratic parties because neither addressed the slavery
issue (p. 439)
Partido Tierra Libre partido político formado en 1848
por abolicionistas de los estados del Norte que habían
abandonado al Partido Whig y al Partido Demócrata
porque ninguno de los dos apoyaba esta causa
(pág. 439)
French Revolution French rebellion that began in 1789
in which the French people overthrew the monarchy
and made their country a republic (p. 205)
Revolución francesa rebelión francesa iniciada en
1789 en la que la población francesa derrocó la
monarquía y convirtió el país en una república
(pág. 205)
frontier an undeveloped area (p. 546)
frontera área sin explotar (pág. 546)
Fugitive Slave Act (1850) a law that made it a crime to
help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped
slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required
their return to slaveholders (p. 441)
Ley de Esclavos Fugitivos (1850) ley que califi caba
como delito el ayudar a un esclavo a escapar de
su amo, además de permitir la captura de esclavos
fugitivos en zonas donde la esclavitud era ilegal para
devolverlos a sus dueños (pág. 441)
G
Gadsden Purchase (1853) U.S. purchase of land from
Mexico that included the southern parts of present-
day Arizona and New Mexico (p. 323)
Compra de Gadsden (1853) compra por parte del
gobierno de Estados Unidos de territorio mexicano
que incluía la región ocupada actualmente por el sur
de Arizona y Nuevo México (pág. 323)
Gettysburg Address (1863) a speech given by Abraham
Lincoln in which he praised the bravery of Union
soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning
the Civil War (p. 500)
Discurso de Gettysburg (1863) discurso presentado
por Abraham Lincoln en el que alababa la valentía de
las tropas de la Unión y renovaba su compromiso de
triunfar en la Guerra Civil (pág. 500)
Fifteenth Amendment/Decimoquinta Enmienda Gettysburg Address/Discurso de Gettysburg
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Ghost Danc e a religious movement among Native
Americans that spread across the Plains in the 1880s
(p. 558)
Danza de los Espíritus movimiento religioso de los
indígenas norteamericanos que se extendió por la
región de las Planicies en la década de 1880 (pág. 558)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) a Supreme Court ruling that
reinforced the federal government’s authority over
the states (p. 359)
Gibbons contra Ogden (1824) decreto de la Corte
Suprema que reforzó la autoridad del gobierno federal
sobre los estados (pág. 359)
Great Awakening a religious movement that became
widespread in the American colonies in the 1730s
and 1740s (p. 58)
Gran Despertar movimiento religioso que tuvo gran
popularidad en las colonias estadounidenses en las
décadas de 1730 y 1740 (pág. 58)
Great Compromise (1787) an agreement worked out at
the Constitutional Convention establishing that a
state’s population would determine representation
in the lower house of the legislature, while each state
would have equal representation in the upper house
of the legislature (p. 127)
Gran Acuer do (1787) acuerdo redactado durante la
Convención Constitucional en el que se establece
que la población de un estado debe determinar su
representación en la cámara baja de la asamblea le-
gislativa y que cada estado debe tener igual represen-
tación en la cámara alta de ésta (pág. 127)
H
habeas corpus the constitutional protection against
unlawful imprisonment (p. 494)
hábeas corpus protección constitucional contra el
encarcelamiento ilegal (pág. 494)
Hartford Conv ention (1815) a meeting of Federalists at
Hartford, Connecticut, to protest the War of 1812
(p. 249)
Con vención de Hartfor d (1815) encuentro de federa-
listas en Hartford, Connecticut, para protestar por la
Guerra de 1812 (pág. 249)
HayBunau-Varilla Treaty (1903) an identical treaty to
the earlier Hay-Herrán Treaty except that it widened
the Panama Canal zone to 10 miles (p. 653)
tratado de Hay-Bunau-Varilla (1903) tratado idéntico
al anterior tratado Hay-Herrán, con la excepción de
que amplió la zona del canal de Panamá a 10 millas
(pág. 653)
Hay-Herr án Treaty (1903) an agreement that the
United States would pay Colombia $10 million plus
$250,000 a year for a 99-year lease on a strip of land
across the Isthmus of Panama (p. 653)
tratado de Hay-Herrán (1903) acuerdo que estableció
que Estados Unidos pagaría 10 millones de dólares
más $250,000 al año a Colombia por una concesión
de 99 años para operar en el terreno del canal que
cruza el istmo de Panamá (pág. 653)
Ha ymarket Riot a riot that broke out at Haymarket
Square in Chicago over the deaths of two strikers
(p. 586)
Revuelta de Ha ymarket revuelta que se originó en
la Plaza Haymarket de Chicago por la muerte de dos
huelguistas (pág. 586)
Homest ead Act (1862) a law passed by Congress to
encourage settlement in the West by giving govern-
ment-owned land to small farmers (p. 560)
Ley de Colonización de Tierras (1862) ley aprobada
por el Congreso para fomentar la colonización del
Oeste mediante la cesión de tierras gubernamentales
a pequeños agricultores (pág. 560)
Homest ead strike (1892) a labor-union strike at Andrew
Carnegie’s Homestead steel factory in Pennsylvania
that erupted in violence between strikers and private
detectives (p. 587)
huelga de Homest ead (1892) huelga sindical en la
fábrica de acero de Andrew Carnegie en Homestead,
Pensilvania, que originó brotes de violencia entre
huelguistas y detectives privados (pág. 587)
horizontal integration owning all the businesses in a
certain fi eld (p. 581)
integración horizontal posesión de todas las empresas
que realizan actividades comerciales en un campo
específi co (pág. 581)
Hudson Rive r school a group of American artists in the
mid-1800s whose paintings focused on the American
landscape (p. 272)
Escuela del Río Hudson grupo de artistas norteam-
ericanos a mediados del siglo XIX cuya obra mues-
tra diversos paisajes del territorio estadounidense
(pág. 272)
Hull House a settlement house founded by Jane Addams
and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889 (p. 597)
Hull Casa casa de asistencia a la comunidad fun-
dada por Jane Addams y Ellen Gates Starr en 1889
(pág. 597)
hunter-gather er a person who hunts animals and gath-
ers wild plants to provide for his or her needs (p. 6)
cazador y recolector persona que caza animales
y recolecta plantas para satisfacer sus necesidades
(pág. 6)
I
immigrant a person who moves to another country
after leaving his or her homeland (pp. 42, 184)
inmigrante persona que abandona su país para esta-
blecerse en un país diferente (págs. 42, 184)
Immigra tion Restriction League a group founded in
1894 by nativists who made demands intended to
reduce immigration (p. 593)
Liga de Restricción de Inmigr ación grupo fundado en
1894 por nativistas que exigían medidas dirigidas a la
reducción de la inmigración (pág. 593)
impeach to bring charges against (p. 146)
someter a juicio político presentar cargos en contra de
un funcionario (pág. 146)
Ghost Danc e/Danza de los Espíritus impeach/someter a juicio polític o
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impeachment the process used by a legislative body to
bring charges of wrongdoing against a public offi cial
(p. 522)
juicio político proceso por el cual se presentan cargos
en contra de un funcionario público (pág. 522)
imperialism the practice of extending a nation’s power
by gaining territories for a colonial empire (p. 640)
imperialismo práctica en la que una nación extiende
su poder mediante la adquisición de territorios para
un imperio colonial (pág. 640)
impr essment the practice of forcing people to serve in
the army or navy; led to increased tensions between
Great Britain and the United States in the early 1800s
(p. 241)
leva práctica que obligaba a las personas a servir en
el ejército o la marina; aumentó las fricciones entre
Gran Bretaña y Estados Unidos a principios del siglo
XIX (pág. 241)
indentured servant a colonist who received free passage
to North America in exchange for working without
pay for a certain number of years (p. 38)
sirviente por contrato colono que recibía un pasaje
gratuito a Norteamérica a cambio de trabajar sin
salario por varios años (pág. 38)
Indian Removal Act (1830) a congressional act that
authorized the removal of Native Americans who
lived east of the Mississippi River (p. 294)
Ley de Expulsión de Indígenas (1830) ley redactada
por el Congreso que autorizaba la expulsión de los
indígenas norteamericanos que habitaban al este del
río Mississippi (pág. 294)
Indian Territory an area covering most of present-day
Oklahoma to which most Native Americans in the
Southeast were forced to move in the 1830s (p. 294)
Territorio Indígena área que abarcaba la mayor parte
del actual estado de Oklahoma a la que la mayoría
de las tribus indígenas del sureste fueron obligadas a
trasladarse durante la década de 1830 (pág. 294)
indict to formally accuse (p. 180)
pr ocesar acusar formalmente (pág. 180)
industrialist a person owning or engaged in the man-
agement of an industry (p. 580)
industrial persona que es dueña de una industria o
que participa en su administración (pág. 580)
Industrial Revolution a period of rapid growth in the use
of machines in manufacturing and production that
began in the mid-1700s (p. 347)
rev olución industrial período de rápido desarrollo
debido al uso de maquinaria en la fabricación y
producción; comenzó a mediados del siglo XVIII
(pág. 347)
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) a union founded
in 1905 by socialists and union leaders that included
workers not welcomed in the AFL (p. 619)
Trabajadores Industriales del Mundo (IWW, por
sus siglas en inglés) sindicato fundado en 1905 por
socialistas y líderes sindicales que agrupaba a los
obreros que no admitía la Federación Estadounidense
del Trabajo (pág. 619)
in ation increased prices for goods and services com-
bined with the reduced value of money (p. 25)
in ación alza en los precios de los bienes al mismo
tiempo que se produce una devaluación del dinero
(pág. 25)
initiative a method of allowing voters to propose a new
law if enough signatures are collected on a petition
(p. 613)
iniciativa método que permite a los votantes propo-
ner una nueva ley mediante la recopilación de fi rmas
para una petición (pág. 613)
interchangeable parts a process developed by Eli Whit-
ney in the 1790s that called for making each part of a
machine exactly the same (p. 349)
piezas intercambiables proceso desarrollado por Eli
Whitney en la década de 1790 para que las piezas
de todas las máquinas similares fueran exactamente
iguales (pág. 349)
interest group a group of people who share common
interests for political action (p. 186)
grupo de interés grupo de personas que comparten
intereses comunes en lo que respecta a iniciativas
políticas (pág. 186)
interstate commerce trade between two or more states
(p. 122)
comercio interestatal intercambio comercial entre dos
o más estados (pág. 122)
Intolerable Acts (1774) laws passed by Parliament to
punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and to
tighten government control of the colonies (p. 68)
Ley de Asuntos Intolerables (1774) serie de decretos
aprobados por el Parlamento para castigar a los colo-
nos que participaron en el Motín del Té de Boston y
para aumentar su control sobre las colonias (pág. 68)
ironclad a warship that is heavily armored with iron
(p. 482)
acorazado buque de guerra fuertemente protegido
con hierro (pág. 482)
Iroquois League a political confederation of fi ve
northeastern Native American nations of the Seneca,
Oneida, Mohawk, Cayuga, and Onondaga that made
decisions concerning war and peace (p. 11)
Liga de Iroqueses confederación política formada
por cinco naciones indígenas del noreste de Estados
Unidos (los senecas, los oneidas, los mohawks, los
cayugas y los onondagas) para tomar decisiones rela-
cionadas con asuntos de guerra y de paz (pág. 11)
isolationism a national policy of avoiding involvement
in other countries’ affairs (p. 641)
aislacionismo política mediante la cual una nación
evita involucrarse en los asuntos de otras naciones
(pág. 641)
J
Jacksonian Democr acy support for an increase in
voting rights by lowering property requirements,
abolishing the infl uential National Bank, and
encouraging westward expansion (p. 285)
democracia jacksoniana apoyo de una ampliación del
derecho al voto mediante la reducción de requisitos
de propiedad, la abolición del infl uyente Banco
Nacional y la expansión hacia el oeste (pág. 285)
impeachment/juicio polític o Jacksonian Democr acy/democr acia jacksoniana
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Jamestown the fi rst colony in America; set up in 1607
along the James River in Virginia (p. 36)
Jamestown primera colonia estadounidense; fundada
en 1607 a lo largo del río James en Virginia (pág. 36)
Jay’s Treaty (1794) an agreement negotiated by John Jay
to work out problems between Britain and the United
States over northwestern lands, British seizure of U.S.
ships, and U.S. debts owed to the British (p. 207)
Tratado de Jay (1794) acuerdo negociado por John
Jay para resolver los problemas entre Gran Bretaña y
Estados Unidos por los territorios del noroeste, por
la incautación británica de barcos estadounidenses,
y por las deudas estadounidenses con los británicos
(pág. 207)
Jim Cr ow la w a law that enforced segregation in the
southern states (p. 528)
ley de Jim Crow ley que fomentaba la segregación en
los estados del Sur (pág. 528)
John Br own’ s r aid (1859) an incident in which abolition-
ist John Brown and 21 other men captured a federal
arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hope of starting
a slave rebellion (p. 455)
ataque de John Brown (1859) incidente en el que
el abolicionista John Brown y otros 21 hombres se
apropiaron de un arsenal federal en Harpers Ferry,
Virginia, con la esperanza de iniciar una rebelión de
esclavos (pág. 455)
joint-st ock company a business formed by a group of
people who jointly make an investment and share in
the profi ts and losses (p. 13)
sociedad por ac ciones negocio formado por un grupo
de personas que realizan una inversión conjuntamente
y comparten las ganancias y las pérdidas (pág. 13)
judicial br anch the division of the federal govern-
ment that is made up of the national courts; inter-
prets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes
between states (p. 129)
poder judicial división del gobierno federal confor-
mada por las cortes de justicia; interpreta las leyes,
castiga a los delincuentes y resuelve las disputas entre
estados (pág. 129)
judicial r eview the Supreme Court’s power to declare
acts of Congress unconstitutional (p. 232)
recurso de inc onstitucionalidad poder de la Corte
Suprema para declarar inconstitucionales las acciones
del Congreso (pág. 232)
Judiciary Act of 1789 legislation passed by Congress that
created the federal court system (p. 198)
Ley de Judicatura de 1789 decreto aprobado por el
Congreso para crear el sistema federal de tribunales
(pág. 198)
K
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) a law that allowed voters
in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow
slavery (p. 447)
Ley de Kansas y Nebraska (1854) ley que permitía a
los votantes de Kansas y Nebraska decidir la aproba-
ción o abolición de la esclavitud (pág. 447)
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798–99) Republican
documents that argued that the Alien and Sedition
Acts were unconstitutional (p. 215)
Resoluciones de Kentucky y Virginia (1798–99) docu-
mentos republicanos que argumentaban el carácter
inconstitucional de las Leyes de No Intervención
Extranjera (pág. 215)
Kitchen Cabinet President Andrew Jackson’s group of
informal advisers; so called because they often met in
the White House kitchen (p. 286)
gabinete de la cocina grupo informal de conse-
jeros del presidente Andrew Jackson; llamado así
porque solían reunirse en la cocina de la Casa Blanca
(pág. 286)
Knights of Labor secret society that became the fi rst
truly national labor union in the United States
(p. 585)
Knights of Labor sociedad secreta que se convirtió
en el primer sindicato verdaderamente nacional en
Estados Unidos (pág. 585)
Know-Nothing Party a political organization founded in
1849 by nativists who supported measures making it
diffi cult for foreigners to become citizens and to hold
offi ce (p. 402)
Partido de los Ignorantes organización política
fundada en 1849 por un grupo de nativistas; apoyaba
medidas que difi cultaban a los inmigrantes de otros
países la adquisición de la ciudadanía estadounidense
y su nombramiento en cargos públicos (pág. 402)
Ku Klux Klan a secret society created by white southern-
ers in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep
African Americans from obtaining their civil rights
(p. 526)
Ku Klux Klan sociedad secreta creada en 1866 por
personas de raza blanca del Sur que usaba el terror
y la violencia para impedir que los afroamericanos
obtuvieran derechos civiles (pág. 526)
L
laissez-fair e the theory that the economy works best
with as few regulations as possible (p. 606)
liberalismo económico teoría de que la economía
funciona mejor si tiene los mínimos reglamentos
posibles (pág. 606)
Land Ordinance of 1785 legislation passed by Congress
authorizing surveys and the division of public lands
in the western region of the country (p. 117)
Ordenanza de Territorios de 1785 decreto aprobado
por el Congreso en el que se autorizaban las medicio-
nes de terreno y la división de territorios públicos en
el oeste del país (pág. 117)
legislative branch the division of the government that
proposes bills and passes them into laws (p. 129)
poder legislativo división del gobierno federal que
propone proyectos de ley y los somete a aprobación
para convertirlos en leyes (pág. 129)
Jamestown/Jamestown legislative branch/poder legislativo
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Lewis and Clark expedition an expedition led by Meri-
wether Lewis and William Clark that began in 1804
to explore the Louisiana Purchase (p. 237)
expedición de Lewis y Clark expedición encabezada
por Meriwether Lewis y William Clark que partió en
1804 para explorar el territorio adquirido en la Com-
pra de Louisiana (pág. 237)
Lincoln-Douglas debates a series of debates between
Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democrat Stephen
Douglas during the 1858 U.S. Senate campaign in
Illinois (p. 453)
debates Lincoln-Douglas serie de debates entre el
republicano Abraham Lincoln y el demócrata Ste-
phen Douglas durante la campaña de 1858 para el
Senado estadounidense en Illinois (pág. 453)
Lochner v. New York (1905) Supreme Court case that
ruled that states could not restrict the rights of
employers and workers to enter into any labor agree-
ment they wished (p. 619)
Lochner contra Nueva York (1905) caso de la Corte
Suprema que resolvió que los estados no podían
restringir el derecho de los empleadores y los traba-
jadores de alcanzar el acuerdo laboral que quisieran
(pág. 619)
Long Walk (1864) a 300-mile march made by Navajo
captives to a reservation in Bosque Redondo, New
Mexico, that led to the deaths of hundreds of Navajo
(p. 557)
La Larga Marcha (1864) caminata de 300 millas que
hizo un grupo de prisioneros navajos hasta una reser-
vación indígena en Bosque Redondo, Nuevo México,
en la que murieron cientos de ellos (pág. 557)
loose construction a way of interpreting the Consti-
tution that allows the federal government to take
actions that the Constitution does not specifi cally
forbid it from taking (p. 204)
interpretación fl exible interpretación de la Consti-
tución que permite al gobierno federal tomar accio-
nes que el mismo documento no prohíbe de manera
específi ca (pág. 204)
Louisiana Purchase (1803) the purchase of French
land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky
Mountains that doubled the size of the United States
(p. 236)
Compra de Luisiana (1803) adquisición del territorio
francés localizado entre el río Mississippi y las mon-
tañas Rocallosas, que duplicó el tamaño del territorio
de Estados Unidos (pág. 236)
Lowell system the use of waterpowered textile mills that
employed young, unmarried women in the 1800s
(p. 354)
sistema de Lowell el uso de molinos de agua en la
industria textil, medida que dio empleo a muchas
mujeres jóvenes solteras en el siglo XIX (pág. 354)
Loyalists colonists who sided with Britain in the Ameri-
can Revolution (p. 84)
leales colonos que apoyaron la causa británica
durante la Guerra de Independencia estadounidense
(pág. 84)
M
Magna Carta (1215) a charter of liberties agreed to by
King John of England, it made the king obey the
same laws as citizens (p. 114)
Carta Magna (1215) carta de libertades, fi rmada por el
rey Juan de Inglaterra, que establecía que el rey debía
obedecer las mismas leyes que el resto de los ciudada-
nos (pág. 114)
majority rule the idea that policies are decided by the
greatest number of people (p. 178)
principio de la mayoría idea de que las políticas
se adoptan en función de lo que decida el mayor
número de personas (pág. 178)
manifest destiny a belief shared by many Americans in
the mid-1800s that the United States should expand
across the continent to the Pacifi c Ocean (p. 316)
destino manifi esto creencia de muchos ciudadanos
estadounidenses a mediados del siglo XIX de que
Estados Unidos debía expandirse por todo el conti-
nente hasta el océano Pacífi co (pág. 316)
Marbury v. Madison (1803) U.S. Supreme Court case that
established the principle of judicial review (p. 232)
Marbury contra Madison (1803) caso de la Corte
Suprema que dio origen al recurso de inconstitucio-
nalidad (pág. 232)
Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890) the U.S. Army’s kill-
ing of approximately 150 Sioux at Wounded Knee
Creek in South Dakota; ended U.S-Indian wars on the
Plains (p. 557)
matanza de Wounded Knee (1890) matanza de aproxi-
madamente 150 indios siux en Wounded Knee Creek,
Dakota del Sur; dio por terminadas las guerras entre
estadounidenses e indígenas en las Planicies (pág. 557)
mass culture leisure and cultural activities shared by
many people (p. 595)
cultura de masas actividades de ocio y cultura popula-
res entre mucha gente (pág. 595)
mass production the effi cient production of large num-
bers of identical goods (p. 349)
producción en masa producción efi ciente de grandes
cantidades de productos idénticos (pág. 349)
mass transit public transportation (p. 595)
transporte colectivo transporte público (pág. 595)
Mayfl ower Compact (1620) a document written by the
Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society
and setting guidelines for self-government (p. 43)
Pacto del Mayfl ower (1620) documento redactado
por los peregrinos en el que se constituían en una
sociedad política y establecían los principios para
gobernarse a sí mismos (pág. 43)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) U.S. Supreme Court case
that declared the Second Bank of the United States
was constitutional and that Maryland could not
interfere with it (p. 292)
McCulloch contra Maryland (1819) caso de la Corte
Suprema que declaraba que el Segundo Banco de la
Nación era constitucional y que Maryland no podía
intervenir en sus operaciones (pág. 292)
mercenaries hired foreign soldiers (p. 92)
mercenarios soldados extranjeros a sueldo (pág. 92)
Lewis and Clark expedition/expedición de Lewis y Clark mercenaries/mercenarios
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Mexican Revolution a revolution led by Francisco
Madero in 1910 that eventually forced the Mexican
dictator Díaz to resign (p. 660)
Revolución mexicana revolución iniciada en 1910 por
Francisco Madero, que fi nalmente obligó al dictador
mexicano Díaz a renunciar (pág. 660)
middle class the social and economic level between the
wealthy and the poor (p. 402)
clase media nivel social y económico ubicado entre
la clase rica y la clase pobre (pág. 402)
Middle Passage a voyage that brought enslaved Africans
across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the
West Indies (p. 58)
Paso Central viaje a través del océano Atlántico para
transportar esclavos africanos a Norteamérica y a las
Antillas (pág. 58)
migration the movement of people from one region to
another (p. 6)
migración desplazamiento de personas de una región
a otra (pág. 6)
minutemen American colonial militia members ready to
ght at a minute’s notice (p. 79)
milicianos miembros de la milicia norteamericana en
la época colonial que estaban preparados para com-
batir en cualquier momento si la situación lo requería
(pág. 79)
Missouri Compromise (1820) an agreement proposed by
Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union
as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and
outlawed slavery in any territories or states north of
36°30´ latitude (p. 267)
Acuerdo de Missouri (1820) acuerdo redactado por
Henry Clay en el que se aceptaba a Missouri en la
Unión como estado esclavista y a Maine como estado
libre, además de prohibir la esclavitud en los territo-
rios o estados localizados al norte del paralelo 36°30´
(pág. 267)
Monroe Doctrine (1823) President James Monroe’s state-
ment forbidding further colonization in the Americas
and declaring that any attempt by a foreign country
to colonize would be considered an act of hostility
(p. 262)
Doctrina Monroe (1823) declaración hecha por el
presidente James Monroe en la que se prohibía la
colonización adicional del continente americano a
partir de entonces, considerando cualquier intento
de colonización por parte de un país extranjero como
inicio de hostilidades (pág. 262)
Mormon a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints (p. 311)
mormón miembro de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los
Santos de los Últimos Días (pág. 311)
Morrill Act (1862) a federal law passed by Congress that
gave land to western states to encourage them to
build colleges (p. 560)
Ley de Morrill (1862) ley federal aprobada por el Con-
greso para otorgar tierras a los estados del Oeste con
el fi n de fomentar la construcción de universidades
(pág. 560)
Morse code a system developed by Alfred Lewis Vail for
the telegraph that used a certain combination of dots
and dashes to represent each letter of the alphabet
(p. 365)
clave Morse sistema desarrollado por Alfred Lewis
Vail para el telégrafo en el que una combinación
de puntos y rayas representa cada letra del alfabeto
(pág. 365)
mountain men men hired by eastern companies to trap
animals for fur in the Rocky Mountains and other
western regions of the United States (p. 308)
montañeses hombres contratados por compañías del
este para atrapar animales y obtener sus pieles en las
montañas Rocallosas y en otras regiones del oeste de
Estados Unidos (pág. 308)
muckrakers a term coined for journalists who “raked
up” and exposed corruption and problems of society
(p. 610)
muckrakers término acuñado para denominar a los
periodistas que se dedicaban a investigar y exponer la
corrupción y los problemas de la sociedad (pág. 610)
N
National American Woman Suff rage Association
(NAWSA) an organization founded by Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in 1890 to obtain
women’s right to vote (p. 623)
Asociación Nacional Estadounidense para el Sufragio
Femenino
(NAWSA, por sus siglas en inglés) orga-
nización fundada en 1890 por Elizabeth Cady Stan-
ton y Susan B. Anthony para obtener el derecho al
voto de las mujeres (pág. 623)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People
(NAACP) an organization founded in 1909 by
W. E. B. Du Bois and other reformers to bring atten-
tion to racial inequality (p. 625)
Asociación Nacional para el Progreso de la Gente de
Color
(NAACP, por sus siglas en inglés) organización
fundada en 1909 por W. E. B. Du Bois y otros refor-
madores para llamar la atención sobre la desigualdad
racial existente (pág. 625)
national debt the total amount of money owed by a
country to its lenders (p. 200)
deuda pública cantidad de dinero que un país debe a
sus acreedores (pág. 200)
National Grange a social and educational organization
for farmers (p. 563)
National Grange organización social y educativa para
los agricultores (pág. 563)
nationalism a sense of pride and devotion to a nation
(p. 264)
nacionalismo sentimiento de orgullo y lealtad a una
nación (pág. 264)
National Woman’s Party (NWP) a women’s suffrage
organization that used more aggressive means than
the National American Woman Suffrage Association
to attain its goals (p. 624)
Partido Nacional de la Mujer (NWP, por sus siglas en
inglés) organización a favor del sufragio femenino
que empleaba medios más agresivos que la Aso-
ciación Nacional Estadounidense para el Sufragio
Femenino para alcanzar sus objetivos (pág. 624)
Mexican Revolution/Revolución mexicana National Woman’s Party/Partido Nacional de la Mujer
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nativists U.S. citizens who opposed immigration
because they were suspicious of immigrants and
feared losing jobs to them (p. 402)
nativistas ciudadanos estadounidenses que se
oponían a la aceptación de inmigrantes porque sos-
pechaban de ellos y temían que se apropiaran de sus
empleos (pág. 402)
Nat Turners Rebellion (1831) a rebellion in which Nat
Turner led a group of slaves in Virginia in an unsuc-
cessful attempt to overthrow and kill planter families
(p. 390)
Rebelión de Nat Turner (1831) rebelión de un grupo
de esclavos encabezados por Nat Turner en Virginia
en un intento frustrado de derrocar y asesinar a los
dueños de plantaciones y a sus familias (pág. 390)
naturalized citizen a person born in another country
who has been granted citizenship in the United
States (p. 184)
ciudadano naturalizado persona nacida en otro país que
ha obtenido la ciudadanía estadounidense (pág. 184)
Neutrality Proclamation (1793) a statement made by
President George Washington that the United States
would not side with any of the nations at war in
Europe following the French Revolution (p. 206)
Proclamación de Neutralidad (1793) declaración en
la que el presidente George Washington anunció
que Estados Unidos no sería aliado de ninguna de las
naciones europeas en guerra después de la Revolu-
ción francesa (pág. 206)
new immigrant a term often used for an immigrant who
arrived in the United States beginning in the 1880s
(p. 588)
nuevo inmigrante término empleado a menudo para
referirse a los inmigrantes que llegaron a Estados Uni-
dos a partir de la década de 1880 (pág. 588)
New Jersey Plan a proposal to create a unicameral legis-
lature with equal representation of states rather than
representation by population; rejected at the Consti-
tutional Convention (p. 127)
Plan de Nueva Jersey propuesta para la creación de
un gobierno con una sola cámara que contara con
la misma representación por parte de cada estado,
sin basarse en el tamaño de su población; la propu-
esta fue rechazada en la Convención Constitucional
(pág. 127)
Nineteenth Amendment (1920) a constitutional amend-
ment that gave women the vote (p. 624)
Decimonovena Enmienda (1920) enmienda consti-
tucional que otorgó a la mujer el derecho al voto
(pág. 624)
nominating conventions a meeting at which a politi-
cal party selects its presidential and vice presidential
candidate; fi rst held in the 1820s (p. 285)
convenciones de nominación encuentro en el que un
partido político elige a sus candidatos a la presidencia
y la vicepresidencia; se realizaron por primera vez en
la década de 1820 (pág. 285)
Non-Intercourse Act (1809) a law that replaced the
Embargo Act and restored trade with all nations
except Britain, France, and their colonies (p. 242)
Ley de No Interacción (1809) ley que reemplazaba a la
Ley de Embargo, restableciendo el intercambio co-
mercial con todas las naciones, excepto Gran Bretaña,
Francia y sus colonias (pág. 242)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 legislation passed by Con-
gress to establish a political structure for the North-
west Territory and create a system for the admission
of new states (p. 117)
Ordenanza del Noroeste de 1787 ley aprobada por el
Congreso para establecer una estructura política en el
Territorio del Noroeste y crear un proceso de admi-
sión de nuevos estados (pág. 117)
Northwest Passage a nonexistent path through North
America that early explorers searched for that would
allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacifi c
Ocean (p. 17)
Pasaje del Noroeste ruta inexistente buscada por
muchos exploradores a lo largo de Norteamérica
para cruzar en barco del océano Atlántico al océano
Pacífi co (pág. 17)
Northwest Territory lands including present-day Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; organized
by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (p. 117)
Territorio del Noroeste organización del territorio
que incluía los actuales estados de Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio y Wisconsin; creado por la Ordenan-
za del Noroeste de 1787 (pág. 117)
nullifi cation crisis a dispute led by John C. Calhoun
that said that states could ignore federal laws if they
believed those laws violated the Constitution (p. 290)
crisis de anulación controversia iniciada por John C.
Calhoun que argumentaba que los estados podían
hacer caso omiso a las leyes federales si consideraban
que dichas leyes violaban la Constitución (pág. 290)
O
old immigrant a term often used for an immigrant who
arrived in the United States before the 1880s (p. 588)
antiguo inmigrante término empleado a menudo
para referirse a los inmigrantes que llegaron a Estados
Unidos antes de la década de 1880 (pág. 588)
Open Door Policy a policy established by the United
States in 1899 to promote equal access for all nations
to trade in China (p. 644)
política de puertas abiertas política establecida por
Estados Unidos en 1899 para promover el acceso por
igual a todas las naciones al intercambio comercial
con China (pág. 644)
Oregon Trail a 2,000-mile trail stretching through the
Great Plains from western Missouri to the Oregon
Territory (p. 310)
Camino de Oregón ruta de 2,000 millas que cruzaba
las Grandes Planicies desde el oeste de Missouri hasta
el Territorio de Oregón (pág. 310)
nativists/nativistas Oregon Trail/Camino de Oregón
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P
Paleo-lndians the fi rst Americans who crossed from Asia
into North America sometime between 38,000 and
10,000
BC (p. 6)
paleoindígenas primeros habitantes de América que
cruzaron de Asia a Norteamérica entre el 38,000 y el
10,000 a. C. (pág. 6)
Panama Canal an artifi cial waterway across the Isthmus
of Panama; completed by the United States in 1914
(p. 655)
canal de Panamá canal artifi cial que atraviesa el
istmo de Panamá; Estados Unidos completó su
construcción en 1914 (pág. 655)
Panic of 1837 a fi nancial crisis in the United States that
led to an economic depression (p. 293)
Pánico de 1837 crisis fi nanciera en Estados Unidos
que provocó una depresión económica (pág. 293)
pardon freedom from punishment (p. 147)
indulto liberación de un castigo (pág. 147)
patent an exclusive right to make or sell an invention
(p. 576)
patente derecho de exclusividad para la fabricación o
venta de un invento (pág. 576)
Patriots American colonists who fought for indepen-
dence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary
War (p. 84)
patriotas colonos estadounidenses que lucharon para
independizarse de Gran Bretaña durante la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense (pág. 84)
Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883) a law applying a merit
system controlled by the Civil Service Commission to
federal government jobs (p. 608)
Ley Pendleton de Administración Pública (1883) ley
que estableció un sistema de méritos controlado por
la Comisión de Administración Pública para otorgar
empleos en el gobierno federal (pág. 608)
petition to make a formal request of the government
(p. 179)
petición hacer una solicitud formal al gobierno
(pág. 179)
Pickett’s Charge (1863) a failed Confederate attack dur-
ing the Civil War led by General George Pickett at the
Battle of Gettysburg (p. 499)
ataque de Pickett (1863) ataque fallido del ejército
confederado, al mando del general George Pickett,
en la batalla de Gettysburg durante la Guerra Civil
(pág. 499)
Pilgrim a member of a Puritan Separatist sect that left
England in the early 1600s to settle in the Americas
(p. 42)
peregrino miembro de una secta separatista puritana
que emigró de Inglaterra a principios del siglo XVII
para establecerse en América (pág. 42)
Pinckneys Treaty (1795) an agreement between the
United States and Spain that changed Florida’s border
and made it easier for American ships to use the port
of New Orleans (p. 207)
tratado de Pinckney (1795) acuerdo entre Estados
Unidos y España que modifi có los límites de Florida y
facilitó a los barcos estadounidenses el uso del puerto
de Nueva Orleáns (pág. 207)
placer miner a person who mines for gold by using pans
or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose
rock and gravel (p. 328)
buscador de oro con batea persona que busca oro
con bateas u otros dispositivos similares para lavar las
pepitas de oro y separarlas de las piedras y la gravilla
del lecho de un río (pág. 328)
plantation a large farm that usually specialized in grow-
ing one kind of crop for profi t (p. 23)
plantación gran fi nca que por lo general se especia-
liza en un cultivo específi co para obtener ganancias
(pág. 23)
planter a large-scale farmer who held more than 20
slaves (p. 378)
hacendado agricultor a gran escala que tenía más de
20 esclavos (pág. 378)
Platt Amendment a part of the Cuban constitution
drafted under the supervision of the United States
that limited Cuba’s right to make treaties, gave the
U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs, and
required Cuba to sell or lease land to the U.S (p. 650)
Enmienda Platt parte de la constitución cubana cuyo
borrador fue redactado bajo la supervisión de Estados
Unidos y que limitaba el derecho de Cuba a fi rmar
tratados, otorgaba a Estados Unidos el derecho de
intervenir en los asuntos cubanos y exigía a Cuba
vender o arrendar tierras a Estados Unidos (pág. 650)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) U.S. Supreme Court case that
established the separate-but-equal doctrine for public
facilities (p. 529)
Plessy contra Ferguson (1896) caso en el que la Corte
Suprema estableció la doctrina de “separados pero
iguales” en los lugares públicos (pág. 529)
political action committee (PAC) an organization that
collects money to distribute to candidates who sup-
port the same issues as the contributors (p. 186)
comité de acción política (PAC, por sus siglas en
inglés) organización que recolecta dinero para distri-
buirlo entre los candidatos que apoyan los mismos
asuntos que los contribuyentes (pág. 186)
political machine a powerful organization that infl u-
enced city and county politics in the late 1800s
(p. 606)
maquinaria política organización poderosa que
infl uía en la política municipal y del condado a fi na-
les del siglo XIX (pág. 606)
political party a group of people who organize to help
elect government offi cials and infl uence government
policies (p. 212)
partido político grupo de personas que se organiza
para facilitar la elección de los funcionarios del
gobierno e infl uye en las políticas gubernamentales
(pág. 212)
poll tax a special tax that a person had to pay in order
to vote (p. 528)
impuesto electoral impuesto especial que debía pagar
una persona para poder votar (pág. 528)
Paleo-Indians/paleoindígenas poll tax/impuesto electoral
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Pony Express a system of messengers that carried mail
between relay stations on a route 2,000 miles long in
1860 and 1861 (p. 550)
Pony Express sistema de mensajeros que transportaba
el correo entre estaciones de relevo a lo largo de una
ruta de 2,000 millas entre 1860 y 1861 (pág. 550)
popular sovereignty the idea that political authority
belongs to the people (pp. 129, 438)
soberanía popular idea de que la autoridad política
pertenece al pueblo (págs. 129, 438)
Populist Party a political party formed in 1892 that sup-
ported free coinage of silver, work reforms, immigra-
tion restrictions, and government ownership of rail-
roads and telegraph and telephone systems (p. 564)
Partido Populista partido político formado en 1892
que apoyaba la libre producción de monedas de
plata, reformas laborales y restricciones inmigratorias,
además de asignar al gobierno la propiedad de los
sistemas ferroviario, telegráfi co y telefónico (pág. 564)
Pottawatomie Massacre (1856) an incident in which
abolitionist John Brown and seven other men mur-
dered pro-slavery Kansans (p. 449)
matanza de Pottawatomie (1856) incidente en el
que el abolicionista John Brown y siete hombres más
asesinaron a habitantes de Kansas que apoyaban la
esclavitud (pág. 449)
precedent an action or decision that later serves as an
example (p. 197)
precedente acción o decisión que más tarde sirve de
ejemplo (pág. 197)
printing press a machine that produces printed copies
(p. 25)
imprenta máquina que produce copias impresas
(pág. 25)
privateer a private ship authorized by a nation to attack
its enemies (p. 206)
corsario barco privado autorizado por una nación
para atacar a sus enemigos (pág. 206)
progressives a group of reformers who worked to
improve social and political problems in the late
1800s (p. 610)
progresistas grupo de reformistas que trabajaban
para resolver problemas sociales y políticos a fi nales
del siglo XIX (pág. 610)
prospect to search for gold (p. 328)
catear buscar oro (pág. 328)
Protestant Reformation a religious movement begun
by Martin Luther and others in 1517 to reform the
Catholic Church (p. 25)
Reforma protestante movimiento religioso iniciado
por Martín Lutero y otros en 1517 para reformar la
Iglesia católica (pág. 25)
Protestants reformers who protested certain practices of
the Catholic Church (p. 25)
protestantes reformistas que protestaban por ciertas
prácticas de la Iglesia católica (pág. 25)
Pullman Strike (1894) a railroad strike that ended when
President Grover Cleveland sent in federal troops
(p. 587)
huelga de Pullman (1894) huelga de los trabajadores
del ferrocarril que fi nalizó cuando el presidente Gro-
ver Cleveland envió a tropas federales (pág. 587)
Puritans Protestants who wanted to reform the Church
of England (p. 42)
puritanos protestantes que querían reformar la Igle-
sia anglicana (pág. 42)
Q
Quakers Society of Friends; Protestant sect founded
in 1640s in England whose members believed that
salvation was available to all people (p. 50)
cuáqueros Sociedad de Amigos; secta protestante
fundada en la década de 1640 en Inglaterra cuyos
miembros creían que la salvación estaba al alcance de
todos (pág. 50)
R
Radical Republicans members of Congress who felt that
southern states needed to make great social changes
before they could be readmitted to the Union
(p. 519)
republicanos radicales integrantes del Congreso
convencidos de que los estados del Sur necesitaban
realizar grandes cambios sociales antes de volver a ser
admitidos en la Unión (pág. 519)
ratifi cation an offi cial approval (p. 116)
ratifi cación aprobación formal (pág. 116)
recall a vote to remove an offi cial from offi ce (p. 613)
destitución votación para retirar a un funcionario de
su cargo (pág. 613)
Reconstruction (1865–77) the period following the
Civil War during which the U.S. government worked
to reunite the nation and to rebuild the southern
states (p. 512)
Reconstrucción (1865–77) período posterior a la
Guerra Civil en el que el gobierno de Estados Unidos
trabajó por lograr la unifi cación de la nación y la
reconstrucción de los estados del Sur (pág. 512)
Reconstruction Acts (1867–68) the laws that put the
southern states under U.S. military control and
required them to draft new constitutions upholding
the Fourteenth Amendment (p. 521)
Leyes de Reconstrucción (1867–68) leyes que decla-
raban a los estados del Sur territorio sujeto a control
militar estadounidense y los obligaban a reformar sus
constituciones, de manera que defendieran la Deci-
mocuarta Enmienda (pág. 521)
Redcoats British soldiers who fought against the colo-
nists in the American Revolution; so called because of
their bright red uniforms (p. 80)
casacas rojas soldados británicos que lucharon
contra los colonos en la Guerra de Independencia
estadounidense, llamados así por el color rojo bri-
llante de sus uniformes (pág. 80)
referendum a procedure that allows voters to approve or
reject a law already proposed or passed by govern-
ment (p. 613)
Pony Express/Pony Express referendum/referéndum
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referéndum medida que permite a los ciudadanos
votar para aprobar o rechazar una ley previamente
propuesta o aprobada por el gobierno (pág. 613)
Republican Party a political party formed in the 1850s
to stop the spread of slavery in the West (p. 450)
Partido Republicano partido político formado en
la década de 1850 para detener la expansión de la
esclavitud en el Oeste (pág. 450)
reservations federal lands set aside for American Indians
(p. 555)
reservaciones territorios federales apartados para los
indígenas norteamericanos (pág. 555)
Rhode Island system a system developed by Samuel
Slater in the mid-1800s in which whole families were
hired as textile workers and factory work was divided
into simple tasks (p. 353)
Sistema de Rhode Island sistema desarrollado por
Samuel Slater a mediados del siglo XIX mediante el
cual se contrataba a familias completas para trabajar
en la industria textil y en el que el trabajo de las fábri-
cas estaba dividido en tareas sencillas (pág. 353)
Roosevelt Corollary (1904) Theodore Roosevelt’s addi-
tion to the Monroe Doctrine warning nations in
the Americas that if they didn’t pay their debts, the
United States would get involved (p. 656)
Corolario de Roosevelt (1904) agregado del presi-
dente Theodore Roosevelt a la Doctrina Monroe
advirtiendo a las naciones de América que si no
pagaban sus deudas, el gobierno de Estados Unidos
intervendría (pág. 656)
Rush-Bagot Agreement (1817) an agreement that
limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the
United States and British Canada (p. 260)
Acuerdo de Rush-Bagot (1817) acuerdo que limitaba
el poder naval en los Grandes Lagos a embarcaciones
de Estados Unidos y de la Canadá británica (pág. 260)
S
Santa Fe Trail an important trade trail west from Inde-
pendence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico (p. 311)
Camino de Santa Fe importante ruta comercial que va
desde Independence, Missouri, hasta Santa Fe, Nuevo
México (pág. 311)
search warrant a judge’s order authorizing the search of
a person’s home or property to look for evidence of a
crime (p. 180)
orden de cateo orden de un juez que permite reg-
istrar el hogar y las propiedades de una persona en
busca de posibles pruebas de un delito (pág. 180)
secession the act of formally withdrawing from the
Union (p. 458)
secesión acto de separarse formalmente de la Unión
(pág. 458)
Second Battle of Bull Run (1862) a Civil War battle in
which the Confederate army forced most of the
Union army out of Virginia (p. 480)
segunda batalla de Bull Run (1862) batalla de la
Guerra Civil en la que el ejército confederado obligó
a gran parte de las tropas de la Unión a abandonar el
territorio de Virginia (pág. 480)
Second Continental Congress (1775) a meeting of colo-
nial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react
to fi ghting at Lexington and Concord (p. 80)
Segundo Congreso Continental (1775) reunión
de delegados coloniales realizada en Filadelfi a para
tomar decisiones acerca de la lucha en Lexington y
Concord (pág. 80)
Second Great Awakening a period of religious evange-
lism that began in the 1790s and became widespread
in the United States by the 1830s (p. 410)
Segundo Gran Despertar período de evangelización
religiosa iniciado en la década de 1790 que se
extendió por Estados Unidos para la década de 1830
(pág. 410)
Second Industrial Revolution a period of rapid growth
in manufacturing and industry in the late 1800s
(p. 575)
segunda revolución industrial período de gran creci-
miento en la manufactura y en la industria, a fi nales
del siglo XIX (pág. 575)
sectionalism a devotion to the interests of one geo-
graphic region over the interests of the country as a
whole (pp. 266, 439)
regionalismo dedicación a los intereses de una región
geográfi ca y no a los de un país (págs. 266, 439)
segregation the forced separation of people of different
races in public places (p. 528)
segregación separación obligada de personas de dife-
rentes razas en lugares públicos (pág. 528)
Seneca Falls Convention (1848) the fi rst national
women’s rights convention at which the Declaration
of Sentiments was written (p. 426)
Convención de Seneca Falls (1848) primera conven-
ción nacional a favor de los derechos de la mujer,
en la cual se redactó la Declaración de Sentimientos
(pág. 426)
settlement houses neighborhood centers staffed by pro-
fessionals and volunteers for education, recreation,
and social activities in poor areas (p. 597)
casas de la comunidad centros comunitarios aten-
didos por profesionales y voluntarios para ofrecer
educación, esparcimiento y actividades sociales en
zonas pobres (pág. 597)
Seven Days’ Battles (1862) a series of Civil War battles in
which Confederate army successes forced the Union
army to retreat from Richmond, Virginia, the Con-
federate capital (p. 480)
batallas de los Siete Días (1862) serie de batallas de
la Guerra Civil en las que las victorias del ejército
confederado obligaron a las tropas de la Unión a reti-
rarse de Richmond, Virginia, la capital confederada
(pág. 480)
Seventeenth Amendment (1913) a constitutional
amendment allowing American voters to directly
elect U.S. senators (p. 613)
Decimoséptima Enmienda (1913) enmienda consti-
tucional que permite a los votantes estadounidenses
elegir directamente a los senadores de Estados Unidos
(pág. 613)
referendum/referéndum Seventeenth Amendment/Decimoséptima Enmienda
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sharecropping a system used on southern farms after
the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned
by someone else in return for a small portion of the
crops (p. 529)
cultivo de aparceros sistema usado en las fi ncas sure-
ñas después de la Guerra Civil en el que los agricul-
tores trabajaban las tierras de otra persona a cambio
de una pequeña porción de la cosecha (pág. 529)
Shayss Rebellion (1786–87) an uprising of Massachu-
setts’s farmers, led by Daniel Shays, to protest high
taxes, heavy debt, and farm foreclosures (p. 123)
Rebelión de Shays (1786–87) rebelión de los agri-
cultores de Massachusetts, encabezados por Daniel
Shays, para protestar por los altos impuestos, el
aumento de sus deudas y la confi scación de las gran-
jas (pág. 123)
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) a law that made it illegal
to create monopolies or trusts that restrained free
trade (p. 582)
Ley Antimonopolio de Sherman (1890) ley que
prohibía la creación de monopolios o consorcios que
restringieran el libre comercio (pág. 582)
Siege of Vicksburg (1863) the Union army’s six-week
blockade of Vicksburg that led the city to surrender
during the Civil War (p. 486)
Sitio de Vicksburg (1863) bloqueo de seis semanas
realizado por el ejército de la Unión en Vicksburg
para forzar la rendición de esa ciudad durante la
Guerra Civil (pág. 486)
slave codes laws passed in the colonies to control slaves
(p. 41)
códigos de esclavos leyes aprobadas por las colonias
para el control de los esclavos (pág. 41)
social Darwinism a view of society based on Charles
Darwin’s scientifi c theory of natural selection (p. 581)
darwinismo social visión de la sociedad basada en
la teoría científi ca de la selección natural de Charles
Darwin (pág. 581)
socialism economic system in which government
owns and operates a country’s means of production
(p. 619)
socialismo sistema económico en el que el gobierno
controla y maneja los medios de producción de un
país (pág. 619)
society a group of people who live together and share a
culture (p. 7)
sociedad grupo de personas que viven juntas y com-
parten la misma cultura (pág. 7)
sodbusters the name given to Plains farmers who
worked hard to break up the region’s tough sod
(p. 561)
sodbusters nombre dado a los agricultores de las
Planicies que se esforzaron mucho para trabajar el
duro terreno de la región (pág. 561)
Spanish Armada a large Spanish fl eet defeated by Eng-
land in 1588 (p. 25)
Armada española gran fl ota española que fue de-
rrotada por las tropas de Inglaterra en 1588 (pág. 25)
speculator an investor who buys items at low prices in
hope that their values will rise (p. 201)
especulador inversionista que compra artículos a
precios bajos con la esperanza de que aumente su
valor (pág. 201)
sphere of infl uence an area where foreign countries
control trade or natural resources of another nation
or area (p. 644)
esfera de infl uencia área de un país cuyos recursos
naturales y comercio son controlados por otra nación
o área (pág. 644)
spirituals emotional Christian songs sung by enslaved
people in the South that mixed African and Euro-
pean elements and usually expressed slaves’ religious
beliefs (p. 389)
espirituales canciones religiosas cantadas con gran
emotividad por los esclavos del Sur que combinaban
elementos de origen africano y europeo y solían
expresar sus creencias religiosas (pág. 389)
spoils system a politician’s practice of giving govern-
ment jobs to his or her supporters (p. 286)
tráfi co de infl uencias práctica de los políticos de
ofrecer empleos a las personas que los apoyan
(pág. 286)
Stamp Act of 1765 a law passed by Parliament that
raised tax money by requiring colonists to pay for
an offi cial stamp whenever they bought paper items
such as newspapers, licenses, and legal documents
(p. 66)
Ley del Timbre de 1765 ley aprobada por el Parlamento
para recaudar impuestos en la que se obligaba a los
colonos a pagar un timbre ofi cial cada vez que com-
praran artículos de papel, como periódicos, licencias
y documentos legales (pág. 66)
staple crop a crop that is continuously in demand
(p. 51)
cultivo básico producto de demanda constante
(pág. 51)
states rights doctrine the belief that the power of the
states should be greater than the power of the federal
government (p. 290)
doctrina de los derechos estatales creencia de que el
poder de los estados debe ser mayor que el del go-
bierno federal (pág. 290)
steerage the area on a ship in the lower levels where
the steering mechanisms were located and where
cramped quarters were provided for people who
could only afford cheap passage (p. 589)
tercera clase área inferior del casco de un barco en
la que se encontraban los mecanismos del timón
y se ofrecían habitaciones muy reducidas para las
personas que sólo podían comprar un pasaje barato
(pág. 589)
strict construction a way of interpreting the Constitu-
tion that allows the federal government to take only
those actions the Constitution specifi cally says it can
take (p. 204)
interpretación estricta interpretación de la Consti-
tución que sólo permite al gobierno federal realizar
las acciones permitidas de manera específi ca en ella
(pág. 204)
strike the refusal of workers to perform their jobs until
employers meet their demands (p. 356)
sharecropping/cultivo de aparceros strike/huelga
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huelga negativa de los empleados a trabajar hasta que
sus empleadores satisfagan sus demandas (pág. 356)
subsidy a bonus payment (p. 642)
subsidio pago adicional (pág. 642)
suburb a neighborhood outside of a downtown area
(p. 595)
suburbio vecindario residencial en las afueras de una
ciudad (pág. 595)
suff rage voting rights (p. 115)
sufragio derecho al voto (pág. 115)
T
tariff a tax on imports or exports (p. 121)
arancel impuestos pagados por los bienes importados
o exportados (pág. 121)
Tariff of Abominations (1828) the nickname given to a
tariff by southerners who opposed it (p. 289)
Arancel de abominaciones (1828) sobrenombre dado
a un nuevo impuesto por los habitantes del Sur que
se oponían a éste (pág. 289)
Tea Act (1773) a law passed by Parliament allowing the
British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea
directly to the colonies, undermining colonial tea
merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party (p. 68)
Tea Act/Ley del Té (1773) ley aprobada por el Parla-
mento británico que le permitía a la British East India
Company vender té a bajo costo a las colonias sin
intermediarios, afectando a los comerciantes locales
de té; esta decisión dio origen al Motín del Té de
Boston (pág. 68)
technology the tools used to produce goods or to do
work (p. 349)
tecnología herramientas utilizadas para producir
bienes o realizar un trabajo (pág. 349)
telegraph a machine perfected by Samuel F. B. Morse in
1832 that uses pulses of electric current to send mes-
sages across long distances through wires (p. 364)
telégrafo máquina perfeccionada por Samuel F. B.
Morse en 1832 que emplea impulsos eléctricos trans-
mitidos por cables para enviar mensajes a grandes
distancias (pág. 364)
Teller Amendment (1898) a congressional resolution
stating that the U.S. had no interest in taking control
of Cuba (p. 647)
Enmienda Teller (1898) resolución del Congreso en
la que Estados Unidos declaraba que no tenía inten-
ción de tomar el control de Cuba (pág. 647)
temperance movement a social reform effort begun
in the mid-1800s to encourage people to drink less
alcohol (p. 411)
movimiento de abstinencia movimiento de reforma
social iniciado a mediados del siglo XIX para fomen-
tar la disminución en el consumo de bebidas alco-
hólicas (pág. 411)
Ten Percent Plan President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for
Reconstruction; once 10 percent of voters in a former
Confederate state took a U.S. loyalty oath, they could
form a new state government and be readmitted to
the Union (p. 513)
Plan del Diez por Ciento plan de Reconstrucción del
presidente Abraham Lincoln; si el 10 por ciento de
los votantes de un estado que había sido parte de la
Confederación juraba lealtad a la nación, tenían dere-
cho a formar un nuevo gobierno y ser readmitidos en
la Unión (pág. 513)
tenements poorly built, overcrowded housing where
many immigrants lived (p. 404)
barracas casas mal construidas donde vivían amon-
tonados una gran cantidad de inmigrantes (pág. 404)
textile cloth (p. 347)
textil tela (pág. 347)
Thirteenth Amendment (1865) a constitutional amend-
ment that outlawed slavery (p. 514)
Decimotercera Enmienda (1865) enmienda constitu-
cional que abolió la esclavitud (pág. 514)
Three-Fifths Compromise (1787) an agreement worked
out at the Constitutional Convention stating that
only three-fi fths of the slaves in a state would count
when determining its population for representation
in the lower house of Congress (p. 128)
Acuerdo de las Tres Quintas Partes (1787) acuerdo
negociado durante la Convención Constitucional
en el que se estableció que solamente tres quintas
de los esclavos en un estado contarían para determi-
nar la representación de ese estado en el Congreso
(pág. 128)
Toleration Act of 1649 a Maryland law that made
restricting the religious rights of Christians a crime;
the fi rst law guaranteeing religious freedom to be
passed in America (p. 39)
Ley de Tolerancia de 1649 ley de Maryland que califi -
caba como delito la restricción de los derechos reli-
giosos de los cristianos; fue la primera ley que garan-
tizó la libertad religiosa en América (pág. 39)
total war a type of war in which an army destroys its
opponent’s ability to fi ght by targeting civilian and
economic as well as military resources (p. 502)
guerra total tipo de guerra en la que un ejército
destruye la capacidad de lucha de su oponente me-
diante ataques a la población civil, la economía y los
recursos militares (pág. 502)
totems images of ancestors or animal spirits; often
carved onto tall, wooden poles by Native American
peoples of the Pacifi c Northwest (p. 10)
tótems imágenes de antepasados o animales; a
menudo talladas en troncos de árboles cortados
por los indígenas de la costa noroeste del Pacífi co
(pág. 10)
town meeting a political meeting at which people make
decisions on local issues; used primarily in New
England (p. 55)
reunión del pueblo reunión política en la que los
habitantes de una población toman decisiones sobre
temas locales; se realizan principalmente en Nueva
Inglaterra (pág. 55)
trade unions workers’ organizations that try to improve
working conditions (p. 356)
sindicatos organizaciones formadas por trabajadores
para mejorar sus condiciones laborales (pág. 356)
strike/huelga trade unions/sindicatos
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Trail of Tears (1838–39) an 800-mile forced march made
by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to
Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost one-
fourth of the Cherokee people (p. 296)
Ruta de las lágrimas (1838–39) marcha forzada de
800 millas que realizó la tribu cherokee desde su ter-
ritorio natal en Georgia hasta el Territorio Indígena,
y en la que perdió la vida casi una cuarta parte del
pueblo cherokee (pág. 296)
transcendentalism the idea that people could rise above
the material things in life; a popular movement
among New England writers and thinkers in the mid-
1800s (p. 405)
trascendentalismo creencia de que las personas
podían prescindir de los objetos materiales en la vida;
movimiento popular entre los escritores y pensa-
dores de Nueva Inglaterra a mediados del siglo XIX
(pág. 405)
transcontinental railroad a railroad system that crossed
the continental United States; construction began in
1863 (p. 550)
ferrocarril transcontinental línea ferroviaria que
cruzaba Estados Unidos de un extremo a otro; su
construcción se inició en 1863 (pág. 550)
Transportation Revolution the rapid growth in the speed
and convenience of transportation (p. 358)
revolución del transporte rápido crecimiento de la
velocidad y comodidad ofrecida por los medios de
transporte (pág. 358)
Treaty of Fort Jackson a treaty signed after the U.S.
victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend; the Creek
were forced to give up 23 million acres of their land
(p. 248)
tratado del fuerte Jackson tratado que se fi rmó tras la
victoria de Estados Unidos en la batalla de Horseshoe
Bend; los indígenas creek se vieron obligados a ceder
23 millones de acres de su territorio (pág. 248)
Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) a treaty signed in Wyo-
ming by the United States and northern Plains
nations (p. 554)
tratado del fuerte Laramie (1851) tratado fi rmado en
Wyoming por Estados Unidos y las naciones indíge-
nas de las Planicies del norte (pág. 554)
Treaty of Ghent (1814) a treaty signed by the United
States and Britain ending the War of 1812 (p. 249)
tratado de Gante (1814) tratado fi rmado por Estados
Unidos y Gran Bretaña para dar fi n a la Guerra de
1812 (pág. 249)
Treaty of Greenville (1795) an agreement between
Native American confederation leaders and the U.S.
government that gave the United States Indian lands
in the Northwest Territory and guaranteed that
U.S. citizens could safely travel through the region
(p. 209)
tratado de Greenville (1795) acuerdo entre los líderes
de la confederación de indígenas norteamericanos
y el gobierno estadounidense que otorgó a Estados
Unidos parte del Territorio del Noroeste y garantizó
la seguridad a los ciudadanos estadounidenses que
viajaran por esas tierras (pág. 209)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) a treaty that ended
the Mexican War and gave the United States much of
Mexico’s northern territory (p. 323)
tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) tratado que
daba por terminada la Guerra contra México y daba
posesión a Estados Unidos de gran parte del norte del
territorio mexicano (pág. 323)
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867) an agreement between
the U.S. government and southern Plains Indians in
which the Indians agreed to move onto reservations
(p. 555)
tratado de Medicine Lodge (1867) acuerdo entre el
gobierno de Estados Unidos y los indígenas de las
Planicies del sur en el que éstos aceptaban reubicarse
en el territorio reservado por el gobierno para ellos
(pág. 555)
Treaty of Paris of 1783 a peace agreement that offi cially
ended the Revolutionary War and established British
recognition of the independence of the United States
(p. 101)
tratado de París de 1783 acuerdo de paz que ofi cial-
mente daba por terminada la Guerra de Independen-
cia estadounidense y en el que Gran Bretaña reco-
nocía la soberanía de Estados Unidos (pág. 101)
Tredegar Iron Works a large iron factory that operated
in Richmond, Virginia, in the early to mid-1800s
(p. 381)
Tredegar Iron Works gran fábrica de acero que ope-
raba a mediados del siglo XIX en Richmond, Virginia
(pág. 381)
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire a factory fi re that killed 146
workers trapped in the building; led to new safety
standard laws (p. 618)
incendio de Triangle Shirtwaist incendio de una
fábrica en la que murieron 146 trabajadores atrapa-
dos en el edifi cio; este suceso obligó a crear nuevos
estándares legales de seguridad (pág. 618)
triangular trade trading networks in which goods and
slaves moved among England, the American colo-
nies, and Africa (p. 57)
comercio triangular redes de intercambio de esclavos
y bienes entre Inglaterra, las colonias americanas y
África (pág. 57)
trust a number of companies legally grouped under a
single board of directors (p. 581)
consorcio varias compañías agrupadas legalmente
bajo el mando de un solo consejo directivo (pág. 581)
U
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) an antislavery novel written by
Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed northerners the
violent reality of slavery and drew many people to
the abolitionists’ cause (p. 443)
La cabaña del tío Tom (1852) novela abolicionista
escrita por Harriet Beecher Stowe que mostró a los
habitantes del norte del país la cruda realidad de la
esclavitud e hizo que muchos de ellos se unieran a la
causa abolicionista (pág. 443)
Trail of Tears/Ruta de las lágrimas Uncle Tom’s Cabin/La cabaña del tio Tom
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Underground Railroad a network of people who helped
thousands of enslaved people escape to the North by
providing transportation and hiding places (p. 418)
Tren Clandestino red de personas que ayudó a miles
de esclavos a escapar al Norte ofreciéndoles trans-
porte y lugares para ocultarse (pág. 418)
USS Constitution a large warship (p. 240)
USS Constitution gran buque de guerra (pág. 240)
utopian communities places where people worked to
establish a perfect society; such communities were
popular in the United States during the late 1700s
and early to mid-1800s (p. 406)
comunidades utópicas lugares en los que un grupo
de personas trabajaba para establecer una sociedad
perfecta, como las que se popularizaron en Estados
Unidos a fi nales del siglo XVIII y principios y media-
dos del XIX (pág. 406)
V
vaqueros Mexican cowboys in the West who tended
cattle and horses (p. 319)
vaqueros arrieros mexicanos que vivían en el Oeste
y se ganaban la vida arreando ganado y caballos
(pág. 319)
vertical integration the business practice of owning all
of the businesses involved in each step of a manufac-
turing process (p. 580)
integración vertical práctica empresarial de poseer
todas las empresas implicadas en cada paso de un
proceso de manufactura (pág. 580)
veto to cancel (p. 146)
vetar cancelar (pág. 146)
Virginia Plan (1787) the plan for government proposed
at the Constitutional Convention in which the
national government would have supreme power
and a legislative branch would have two houses
with representation determined by state population
(p. 126)
Plan de Virginia (1787) plan del gobierno propuesto
en la Convención Constitucional por el que el
gobierno nacional tendría poder supremo y habría
un Poder Legislativo con dos cámaras en las que la
representación de cada estado sería determinada por
su población (pág. 126)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786) a docu-
ment that gave people in Virginia freedom of wor-
ship and prohibited tax money from being used to
fund churches (p. 115)
Estatuto de Virginia por la Libertad Religiosa
(1786) documento que reconocía a los habitantes
de Virginia la libertad de culto y prohibía utilizar el
dinero procedente de impuestos para fi nanciar igle-
sias (pág. 115)
W
War Hawks members of Congress who wanted to
declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippeca-
noe (p. 244)
halcones de guerra integrantes del Congreso que
tenían la intención de declarar la guerra a Gran
Bretaña tras la batalla de Tippecanoe (pág. 244)
Whig Party a political party formed in 1834 by oppo-
nents of Andrew Jackson and who supported a strong
legislature (p. 292)
Partido Whig partido político formado en 1834 por
oponentes de Andrew Jackson que apoyaba una
asamblea legislativa con mucha autoridad (pág. 292)
Whiskey Rebellion (1794) a protest of small farmers in
Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey (p. 209)
Rebelión del Whisky (1794) protesta de pequeños
agricultores de Pensilvania contra los nuevos impues-
tos sobre la producción de whisky (pág. 209)
Wilderness Campaign (1864) a series of battles between
Union and Confederate forces in northern and
central Virginia that delayed the Union capture of
Richmond (p. 500)
Campaña Wilderness (1864) serie de batallas entre la
Unión y los confederados en el norte y el centro de
Virginia que retrasaron la captura de Richmond por
parte de la Unión (pág. 500)
Wilmot Proviso (1846) a proposal to outlaw slavery in
the territory added to the United States by the Mexi-
can Cession; passed in the House of Representatives
but was defeated in the Senate (p. 438)
Condición de Wilmot (1846) propuesta de prohibir la
esclavitud en el territorio adherido a Estados Unidos
por la Cesión mexicana; aprobada por la Cámara
de Representantes, pero rechazada por el Senado
(pág. 438)
Wisconsin Idea a program of progressive reforms set
forth by Robert M. La Follette to reduce the power of
political machines and make state government more
professional (p. 614)
idea de Wisconsin programa de reformas progresistas
creado por Robert M. La Follette para reducir el poder
de la maquinaria política y profesionalizar el go-
bierno de los estados (pág. 614)
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) a reform
movement founded in 1874 to prohibit the produc-
tion and sale of alcohol (p. 623)
Unión de Mujeres Cristianas por la Abstinencia
(WCTU, por sus siglas en inglés) movimiento de
reforma fundado en 1874 para prohibir la produc-
ción y venta de bebidas alcohólicas (pág. 623)
Worcester v. Georgia (1832) the Supreme Court ruling
that stated that the Cherokee nation was a distinct
territory over which only the federal government
had authority; ignored by both President Andrew
Jackson and the state of Georgia (p. 296)
Underground Railroad/Tren Clandestino Worcester v. Georgia/Worcester contra Georgia
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Worcester contra Georgia (1832) resolución de la
Corte Suprema que establecía que la nación cherokee
era un territorio distinto sobre el que sólo el gobierno
federal tenía autoridad; fue ignorada por el presidente
Andrew Jackson y por el estado de Georgia (pág. 296)
workers compensation laws laws which would guaran-
tee a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the
job (p. 618)
leyes de seguro de accidentes del trabajo leyes que
garantizan que se les pague a los trabajadores una
porción de su salario si se lesionan durante el
desempeño de sus funciones laborales (pág. 618)
X
XYZ aff air (1797) an incident in which French agents
attempted to get a bribe and loans from U.S. dip-
lomats in exchange for an agreement that French
privateers would no longer attack American ships;
it led to an undeclared naval war between the two
countries (p. 214)
incidente XYZ (1797) incidente en el que funciona-
rios franceses intentaron obtener sobornos y présta-
mos de diplomáticos estadounidenses a cambio
de un acuerdo por el cual sus barcos corsarios no
atacarían más a los barcos estadounidenses; provocó
una guerra no declarada entre las fuerzas navales de
ambas naciones (pág. 214)
Y
yellow journalism the reporting of exaggerated stories in
newspapers to increase sales (p. 646)
prensa amarillista publicación de noticias exageradas
en los periódicos para aumentar las ventas (pág. 646)
yeomen owners of small farms (p. 384)
pequeños terratenientes propietarios de granjas
pequeñas (pág. 384)
Worcester v. Georgia/Worcester contra Georgia yeomen/pequeños terratenientes
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R84 INDEX
Index
c = chart m = map
f = feature p = photo
g = graph R = Reference
KEY TO INDEX
A
ABC Powers, 661
abolition, 416–21, 417p, 418p, 419m,
420p, 514–15; creation of Republican
Party and, 450; defi nition of, 416;
Emancipation Proclamation and, 492;
Fugitive Slave Act and, 442; opposi-
tion to, 420–21; women’s rights and,
423–24
accused: rights of the, 181
Achomawi, 9m
Adams, John, 126, 349, R23; Boston
Massacre and, 67; Declaration of
Independence and, 84, 89; election
of 1796, 212–13; election of 1800,
228–29, 229p; as vice president, 197;
XYZ Affair, 213–14, 214p
Adams, John Quincy, 257p, 261, 262–63,
R23; election of 1824, 267; election of
1828, 285–86; Fourth of July (1821)
Address, R44
Adams, Samuel, 63, 132; Boston Mas-
sacre and, 67; Committees of Cor-
respondence and, 68; Declaration
of Independence and, 89; Sons of
Liberty and, 65, 66; tax revolt and,
67; Townshend Acts and, 66
Adams-Onís Treaty , 261, 261m, 309
Addams, Jane, 597, 597p, 611
adobe, 318, 325
advisory council, 54, 55f
Africa: colonization of, 417; Columbian
Exchange and, 18–19, 18m; immi-
grants from, 591m; slavery and,
38–39, 57; trade with, 13–15, 14m;
triangular trade, 56m, 57–58, 57p
Africa: Political , R12m
African Americans, 384p; abolition-
ist movement and, 416–21, 417p,
418p, 419m, 420p; Black Codes and,
518–20; in Boston Massacre, 67;
civil rights of, 520–21; in the Civil
War, 492–93, 492p, 493p, 494–95;
colonization in Africa and, 417; in
Congress, 509p, 525, 525m, 525p;
Declaration of Independence and,
85; discrimination and, 385, 624–25;
Dred Scott decision and, 451–52,
452m, 453; education and, 414–15,
516, 516p; Emancipation Proclama-
tion and, 491–92, 491m; farming and,
529–30, 529p; Freedmen’s Bureau
and, 516, 516p; freedpeople, 515,
515p–16p, 516; free southern, 385;
Fugitive Slave Act and, 441–42; in
Gold Rush, 329; Great Awakening
and, 59; Homestead Act and, 560; Jim
Crow laws and, 528; Ku Klux Klan
and, 526, 526p, 527p; Middle Passage
and, 57p, 58; migration of, 590m,
594; Plessy v. Ferguson, 528f, 529; poll
taxes and, 176, 176p, 528–29; popula-
tion of, 40c; Radical Republicans
and, 519–20, 519p; Redeemers and,
528; religion and, 411, 515, 597; in
Revolutionary War, 91; in Rough Rid-
ers, 648; on the Supreme Court, 148;
Thirteenth Amendment and, 514–15;
voting rights of, 115, 171, 284, 385,
493, 521, 521m, 522p, 523; in War
of 1812, 248; Washington, D.C. and,
202, 202p
Age of Exploration, 3p, 12–19, 13p, 14m,
16m, 17p
agrarian, 41, 266, 289, 381
agriculture: in Middle Colonies, 51; in
New England colonies, 47; scientifi c,
380; slavery and, 376; in the South,
382–84; in southern colonies, 41,
288–89; staple crops, 51; supply and
demand, 563g; technology in, 366,
366p. See also farming
Aguinaldo, Emilio, 648
airplane: invention of, 577-78, 578p
Alabama, R28; cotton in, 378m; Native
Americans in, 295; during Recon-
struction, 523; secedes from the
Union, 458; slavery in, 388; voting
rights in, 284; in War of 1812, 248
Alamo, 314, 314m, 315p
Alaska, R28; Paleo-Indians in, 6, 7m;
Purchase of, 641
Albright, Madeleine, 185
alcohol abuse , 411
Alcorn, James, 525
Alcott , Louisa May, 409
Aleut people, 8, 8m
Algonquian, 9m, 11, 59
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), 215, 230
Alm y, William, 348
amendments, 135
American Anti-Sla very Society , 417, 418, 515
American Colonization Society , 417
“American Crisis, The” (P aine), 92–93
American F ederation of Labor , 571p, 586, 619
American Fur Compan y, 308
American Indians. See Native Americans;
specifi c Native American groups and
individuals
American Medical Association, 612
American Missionary Association, 516
American Revolution. See Revolutionary
War
American Slavery As It Is (Grimk é), 417
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), 141
American System, 264
American Telephone and Telegraph, 577
Americas: exploration of, 15–19, 17m,
18m; triangular trade, 56m, 57–58, 57p
“America the Beautiful(Bates), R31
amnesty: for southerners, 510, 513, 517,
527
amusement parks, 596
Anaconda Plan, 482f
Analy sis Skills: analyzing costs and ben-
efi ts, 598; analyzing diagrams, 241;
analyzing information, 147, 155, 163,
167, 171, 173, 231, 285, 350, 451,
495, 528, 553, 587; analyzing sources,
377p; analyzing visuals, 99p, 176p,
347p, 348p–49p, 355p, 361p, 381p,
390p, 403p, 407p, 452p, 480-81p,
556p, 575p, 585p, 595, 607p, 611p,
643p; California Standards, H22–H27;
continuity and change, 636, 664f;
determine content of statements,
140; determining context, 188;
different points of view, 110, 136,
140, 203, 244, 456, 520; distinguish
fact from opinion, 602; distinguish
relevant information, 140, 434, 508;
drawing conclusions, 381; explain
central issues from the past, 256,
342, 508; framing questions, 2, 28f;
human-environment interaction,
18m; identifying central issues, 276f;
interpret and analyze economic
indicators, 570; interpreting charts,
40c, 479c; interpreting political
cartoons, 214; location, 390m; move-
ment, 18m; primary sources, 38, 43,
67, 96, 128, 134, 210, 230, 238, 262,
286, 292, 296, 311, 324, 353, 356,
391, 413, 420, 426, 440, 441, 442,
453, 458, 460, 485, 493, 519, 561,
581, 612, 618, 630, 656; reading time
lines, 32, 69, 70f, 95, 169, 207, 243,
367, 425, 563, 577; recognize inter-
pretation of history can change over
time, 74; recognize role of chance,
oversight and error, 508; short and
long term causal patterns, 632; under-
stand cause and effect, 110, 342, 602;
understanding historical interpreta-
tion, 102; using maps and docu-
ments, 304, 542
Anasazi, 8, 325
Anderson, Joseph R., 373p, 381
Anderson, Robert, 473
Anderson ville , Georgia, 495
Andros , Sir Edmund, 55–56
Anglican Church, 25
Anglo-Calif ornians, 327
Annapolis Conv ention, 124
annexation, 306; of Hawaii, 643, 665;
of Mexican Cession, 323; of Oregon,
317; of Philippines, 650; of Texas,
317–18
Antebellum, 376
Anthon y, Susan B., 424p, 427, 428, 623
Antietam, Battle of, 479m, 480p, 481, 492
Antif ederalists , 132, 133, 134, 135
Anti-Imperialist League, 650
antitrust mov ement, 581f, 582, 630p
Apache, 9m, 10, 324, 553, 554, 554m, 557
Apalachee, 9m
Appalachian Mountains , 234
appeal courts, 148, 161f
Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
(Grimké), 417
Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World
(Walker), 417
Appomatto x Courthouse, 502–03, 502p
apportionment, 145
appr entices, 47, 352
Arapaho , 9m, 11, 553, 554, 554m
architecture, 271p, 273; skyscrapers, 595.
See also housing
Ar ctic, culture area, 8, 9m
Argentina, 661
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INDEX
Arizona, R28; Civil War in, 487; Gadsden
Purchase and, 323; Mexican Ameri-
cans in, 325, 592; Mexican Cession
and, 323; Native Americans in, 8, 557
Arkansas, R28; Civil War in, 474, 474m,
484, 487; cotton in, 378m; exploration
of, 26; during R econstruction, 523
Arkwright, Richard, 347
Arm y of the Potomac, 480
Arm y, U.S., 309m; Mexican War and, 320;
Native Americans and, 555, 556, 557
Arnold , Benedict, 81, 92, 94, 100
art, 271p, 272, 406, 406p, 407p; of the
Civil War, 466–67p, 480p; Declaration
of Independence, 85p; Florida, 1p
Arthur, Chester A., 607, 608p, 609, R25
Arthur, T.S., 425
Articles of Confederation, 116, 120, 124,
130f
Asia: immigrants from, 589, 592p; trade
with, 13–15, 14m
Asia: P olitical , R11m
Asian Americans , 592p, 593, 625–26
assemblies, 54
assembly , freedom of, 167, 179
assembly line , 350f
assimilation, 410
Assiniboin, 554m
Astor, John Jacob, 308–09
astrolabe, 14
Atlanta, Georgia, 501, 501m, 531p
Atlantic Oc ean, 14–15, 17–18; Panama
Canal and, 652–53, 654m, 655
Attucks, Crispus, 67
Audubon, John, 271p
Austin, Stephen F., 312–13, 315
Australia and New Zealand: Political, R13m
automobile industry , 577–78
Autry, James L., 486
Avery College, 414
Aztec, 8, 20–21
B
Bacon, Nathaniel, 39
Bacon s Rebellion, 38–39
Bagley , Sarah, 356f, 357
Bahamas, 17
bail, 182
balance of power: in Constitution, 183;
between sections, 439
Balboa, Vasco Núñez de, 17
Baldwin, Abraham, 165
Ballinger, Richard, 629
Bank of America, 590
Bank of Italy, 590
Bank of the United States: 204, 231;
Second, 291–92
banks and banking: Federal Reserve
system, 631; Hamilton and, 203–04;
reforms, 630–31
Banneker, Benjamin, 202, 202p
Bannock, 554m
Barbary States of North Africa, 240
Barton, Clara, 496, 496p
Bartlett, Josiah, 89
Bassett, Richard, 165
Bastille (Paris), 205, 205p
Bear F lag Revolt, 320, 321m
Bedford , Gunning, Jr., 165
Beecher, Catherine, 413
Beecher, Lyman, 411
Bell, Alexander Graham, 577
Bell, John, 457, 457m
benevolent societies, 590
Beothuk, 9m
Bering Land Bridge , 6, 7, 7m
Berkeley, John Lord, 50
Bessemer, Henry, 575
Bessemer process, 575
Bible, 25
bicameral, 45, 127, 295
Biddle, Nicholas, 292
Bidwell, Annie, 562
bill of exchange, 13
Bill of Rights (English). See English Bill
of Rights
Bill of Rights (U.S.), 135, 166–67, 178–83
Billy
Budd (Melville), 407
Bingham, George Caleb, 272
Biography: Addams, Jane, 597, 597p;
Banneker, Benjamin, 202, 202p;
Bryan, William Jennings, 564, 564p;
Carnegie, Andrew, 583, 583p; Chief
Joseph, 559, 559p; Clay, Henry, 266,
266p; Columbus, Christopher, 17,
17p; Douglass, Frederick, 422, 422p;
Equiano, Olaudah, 57, 57p; Farragut,
David, 487, 487p; Franklin, Benjamin,
131, 131p; Gompers, Samuel, 585,
585p; Grant, Ulysses S., 489, 489p;
Hutchinson, Anne, 46, 46p; Jackson,
Andrew, 287, 287p; Jefferson, Thom-
as, 233, 233p; Lee, Robert E., 481,
481p; Lincoln, Abraham, 477, 477p;
Madison, James, 149, 149p; Mann,
Horace, 413, 413p; Morse, Samuel B.,
365, 365p; Penn, William, 50, 50p;
Pontiac, 61, 61p; Rockefeller, John D.,
583, 583p; Roosevelt, Theodore, 593,
593p; Stanford, Leland, 583, 583p;
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 429, 429p;
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 319,
319p; Washington, George, 82, 82p;
writing a, 106–07f
Black C odes, 518–20
Black Death, 12
Blackfoot, 9m, 11, 554m
Black Hawk,
Chief, 297
Black Hawk War, 297
Blaine, James, 608
Blair, John, 165
Bleeding Kansas, 448–49, 448p
blockades, 121m, 247m, 482–83, 482p,
483m, 649, 649m
Blount, William, 165
Bolívar, Simon, 262
Bonaparte, Napoléon. See Napoléon
bonds, 200
Bonhomme Richard (warship), 97
Book of Mormon, 310
boomtowns, 548
Booth, John Wilkes, 517
borders, 101, 260, 261m, 317
border states, 474, 474m
Boston, 44; Intolerable Acts and, 69; siege
at, 80m, 81
Boston Gazette (newspa
per), 67f
Boston Manufacturing Company , 354
Boston Massacr e , 67, 67f, 67p, 69
Boston Tea Party , 68
Bowie , Jim, 314
Boxer Rebellion, 645
boyc ott, 65, 66
Bozeman Tr ail , 555
Bradford , William, 43
Bragg, Braxton, 513
Brandeis, Louis, 630, R34
Brant, Joseph. See Thayendanegea
Braxton, Carter, 89
Brazil, 661
breadbasket, 561
Brearley, David, 165
Breckinridge, John C., 457, 457m
Breed’s Hill, 80m, 81
Brief Account of the Dev astation of the Indies
(Las
Casas), 23f
Britain. See England; Great Britain
British East India Company, 68
British West Indies, 122
Brook Farm, Massachusetts, 406
Brooklyn Bridge , 576p
Brooks, Preston, 448–49
Broom, Jacob, 165
Brown, John, 447–48, 455–56, 456p
Brown, Moses, 348
Brown, Smith, 348
Brown, William Wells, 418
Brown v. Board of Education (1954), 141,
R135
Bruce, Blanche K., 525, 525p
Bryan, William Jennings, 564, 564p, 629
Buchanan, James, 450, 458, R24
Buena Vista, Battle of, 322, 322p
bu
alo , 7, 10, 551, 554, 555
Bull Moose Party, 630
Bull Run, Battle of, 479, 479m, 480
Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 653
Bunker Hill, Battle of, 80m, 81
Burgoyne , John, 94, 94m
burial mounds , 8
Burnet, David, 313
Burns, Anthony, 442, 443
Burnside, Ambrose, 498
Burr, Aaron, 212, 228–29
Bush, George W., R27; September 11,
2001, address, R50
business: corporations, 579; corrup-
tion in, 610; horizontal integration,
581; leaders in, 580–81, 583, 583p;
monopoly, 582, 631; regulation of,
628; Sherman Antitrust Act, 582;
social Darwinism, 581; trusts, 581,
582; vertical integration, 580. See also
factories; industry
Butler, Pierce, 165
C
Cabeza de Vaca, 16m
cabinet posts, 147
cable cars , 595
Cabot, John, 16m
Cabrillo , Juan Rodríguez, 21
Caddo , 9m
calendar sy stems , 8
Calhoun, John C., 244, 285, 290, 290p,
440, 441
California, R24; Adams-Onís Treaty and,
309; Bear Flag Revolt, 320, 321m;
California Trail, 326; cattle industry
in, 548–49; Civil War in, 487; as
colony, 318–19; culture areas, 9m, 10;
economy of, 329, 331; gains state-
hood, 331, 546; Gold Rush, 327–31,
327p, 328p, 329p; immigrants to, 330;
Arizona California
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Mexican Americans in, 325, 326–27,
592; Mexican Cession and, 323;
Mexican War and, 320, 321m; mining
in, 547, 547m; Native Americans in,
326–27, 331; Oregon Trail, 309–10,
309m, 326; railroad in, 550–51; slav-
ery issue and, 439, 439m, 440, 441;
Spain and, 22, 318–19, 319p
California Trail, 326
Californios , 319, 320, 331
Calvert, Cecilius, 39
Canada, 60m; in American Revolution,
92; borders, 317; in French and
Indian War, 60; Northwest Passage,
17–18; U.S. foreign policy and, 260;
War of 1812, 246–47, 247m
canals, 265–66, 265m; cotton trade and,
379
Cape of Good Hope, 14m, 15
capital , 13
capitalism, 619
capital punishment, 182
Capitol Building, 230
Caribbean: Spanish-American War in,
648–49, 649m. See also Cuba; Domini-
can Republic; Haiti; Puerto Rico
Carnegie, Andrew, 580, 581, 582, 583, 583p
Carolinas, 40, 40m, 61. See also North
Carolina; South Carolina
carpetbaggers , 524
Carranza, Venustiano, 661
Carrier, 9m
Carroll, Charles, 89
Carroll, Daniel, 165
Carteret, Sir George, 50
Cartier , Jacques, 16m, 17, 18
cash crop, 95, 101, 288, 377–78, 378m,
380, 530
Cass, Lewis, 439
Castro , Cipriano, 656
Catlin, George, 272p
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 623–24, 623p
cattle industry , 548–49
Cattle Kingdom, 549
Cayuga, 9m, 11
Cayuse , 554m
Cazenovia Fugitive Slave C onv ention, 442f
Cemetery Ridge, 498, 499, 499m
Centennial Exposition, 596
Central America: Native Americans in, 7;
Panama Canal and, 652–53, 654m,
655; Spain and, 22, 262. See also
Mesoamerica
central government, 127
Central Paci c Railroad
, 550–51, 581
Central Park, 596
Champlain, Samuel de, 16m, 17–18
Charles I, King of England, 39, 44
Charles II, King of England, 40
Charleston, South Carolina, 99, 379
charter , 27, 54
Chase, Samuel, 89
checks and balances, 130–31, 146f, 231f
Cheraw, 9m
Cherokee, 9m, 11, 295–96, 554m, 625
Chesapeake Bay , 36–37, 37m, 100
Chesapeake (ship), 241
Chesnut, Mary Boykin, 513
Chevalier, Michel, 360
Cheyenne, 9m, 553, 554, 554m
Chicago , Illinois, 363, 594; Hull House
in, 596m, 596p, 597, 611; railroad in,
575; union strikes in, 586, 586m
Chicago Exposition, 596
Chickasaw, 9m, 295, 554m
Chief Joseph, 557, 559, 559p
children:
labor and, 352–53, 354–56, 354p,
355p, 531, 581, 610, 615–19, 615p,
616p, 618p; social reforms and, 612
Chile, 661
Chimakum, 9m
China: Boxer Rebellion, 645; foreign
policy with, 644–45; immigrants
from, 330, 550, 590m, 593, 625–26;
Japan and, 644; trade with, 317
Chinese Americans, 593, 625–26
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882), 593, 626
Chinook, 9m, 10
Chipewyan, 9m
Chippewa, 554m
Chisholm Trail, 549, 550m
Choctaw, 9m, 248, 294–95, 554m
Christianity , 14m, 642; spread of, 14, 14m,
22
Chumash, 9m
church and state, 46f
Church of England , 25, 42
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
,
310–11
circuit c ourts, 147
circuit riding , 147f
cities: growth of, 363, 402, 403p, 404;
immigrants and, 402, 403p, 404;
mass culture in, 595–96; planning of,
611; problems in, 596–97; settlement
houses in, 597; of the South, 384;
tenements in, 404, 590, 596, 611;
transportation in, 595, 611; urban
growth of, 594–95, 610
citizenship: duties of, 185, 186p, 187p;
gaining, 184–85, 185p; Puerto Rico
and, 651
city council , 614
city gov ernment, 614
civil court, 181
civil engineering , 611
civil liberties, 117
civil rights: of African Americans, 520–21;
Black Codes and, 518–20; Ku Klux
Klan and, 526, 526p, 527p
Civil Rights Act (1866), 520–21
Civil Rights Act (1875), 527, 528
civil service, 608–09
Civil Service C ommission, 609
Civil War: African Americans in, 492–93,
492p, 493p, 494–95; art of, 466–67p,
480p; battles of, 478–83, 479m, 480p,
481p, 482m, 483m, 486, 487m, 497–
500, 497p, 498p, 499m, 499p, 500–02,
501, 501m; casualties of, 500, 502g;
daily life in, 490–96, 491m, 491p,
492p, 493p, 494p, 495p, 496p; disease
in, 495; in the East, 478–83, 479m,
480p, 481p, 482m, 483m, 500; effects
of, 502c, 503; medicine in, 495, 496,
496p; navies in, 482–83, 482p, 483m;
opposition to, 494–95; prisoners of
war, 495; soldiers of, 495, 495p; in the
South, 501–02, 501m; in the West,
484–87, 485p, 486m; women in,
496, 496p
Clark, Abraham, 89
Clark, George Rogers, 97
Clark, William, 222–23p, 235–38
Clay, Henry, 243p, 244, 264, 317, 440–41
Clayton Antitrust Act (1914), 631
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850), 652
Clermont (steamship), 359
Cleveland, Grover, 584, 608, 609p, 643,
R25; Hawaii and, 581; Pullman Strike
and, 587
climate, 6, 7
Clinton, Bill, 146, R27
Clinton, Henry, 98
closed markets , 122
Clotel (Bro
wn), 418
Clymer, George, 89, 165
coal, 362–63; miners’ strike, 627–28
Coast Salish, 9m
Cochimi, 9m
Cody, William, 551
Coerciv e Acts (1774), 69
Co n, Charles, 479
Cold Harbor, Battle of, 500
Cole , Thomas, 272, 272p, 406
collective bar gaining , 585
Colombia, 653
colonial courts, 56
colony. See company colony; proprietary
colony; royal colony
Colorado, R28; cattle industry in, 549;
Mexican Cession and, 323; mining
in, 555; Native Americans in, 8; Pike’s
expedition to, 239
Columbian Ex change , 18–19, 18m
Columbia Riv e r, 238, 309, 309m
Columbus, Christopher, 3p, 15, 16m, 17;
Native Americans and, 17
Colville , 554m
Comanche , 9m, 11, 553, 554, 554m, 555
commerce clause: Native Americans
and,
155f
Commercial Revolution, 12, 13
commission form of government, 614
Committee of Thirteen, 116
Committees of Correspondence, 65,
67, 68
common-school mov ement, 412
Common Sense (P aine), 83, 316
communications: battlefi eld, 495f;
inventions in, 577
community service, 186–87, 187p
company colony , 36, 45, 54
company stores, 353
compass, 14
compensation, 515
Compromise of 1850, 440–41, 446
Compromise of 1877, 527
Comstock
, Henry, 547
Comstock Lode, 547
Concor d, Massachusetts, 79
concurrent powers, 144
Coney Island, 596
Confeder ate States of America, 458–59,
473, 473p, 474, 474m, 479m, 501m;
battles in the West, 484–87, 485p,
486m; casualties of, 500, 502g; at
Gettysburg, 497–500, 497p, 498p,
499m, 499p; naval strategies of,
482–83, 482p, 483m; soldiers of the,
475–76, 475p, 495, 495p
Confeder ation Congress, 122, 125
Congress , U.S.: African Americans in,
509p, 525, 525m, 525p; Alien and
Sedition Acts, 215; Articles of Con-
federation and, 116, 120; Bank of
the United States, 204; Constitution
and the, 151–57; declaration of war,
147; delegated powers of, 144; elastic
California Congr ess, U.S.
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clause, 144, 156; Land Ordinances
and, 117; Missouri Compromise,
266–67; organization of, 145; vetoes
and, 146–47; Wade-Davis Bill,
513–14. See also House of Representa-
tives, U.S.; Senate, U.S.
Connecticut, R28; colonial, 46, 47; con-
stitution of, 115; government in, 54,
55–56; labor laws in, 357; ratifi cation
of the Constitution, 165
conquistadores, 20, 21, 21p
conscription, 490
conservation, 628, 628p, 629m
constitution, state, 115
Constitution, U.S.: amendments to, 135,
164, 166–77; Bill of Rights and, 135,
178–83; checks and balances, 130–31;
creation of, 126–30; education and,
182–83; loose construction of, 204;
ratifi cation of, 132–35, 165; strengths
of, 130f; strict construction of, 204;
text of, 150–77. See also individual
amendments
Constitution, USS (warship), 240, 241p,
246
Constitutional Con vention, 124, 125–26,
125p, 126p; Great Compromise,
126–27; New Jersey Plan, 127; Three-
Fifths Compromise, 128; Virginia
Plan, 126–27
Constitutional Union Party , 457, 457m
Continental Arm y, 80, 80m, 81, 90–91,
91m, 91p, 95, 120
Continental Congress , First, 78; Second, 80,
84, 116
Continental Navy , 97
Con vention of 1818, 260, 261m
Cook, James, 642
Cooke , Jay, 552
Cooper , James Fenimore, 271, 274f
Cooper , Peter, 360
cooperativ e, 560
Copeland, John A., 456
Copperheads, 494
Corn wallis, Charles, 93, 100
Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de, 16m, 21
corporations, 579
Corps of Discov ery , 236–38
Cortés, Hernán, 16m, 20–21, 322
Costanoan, 9m
cotton, 288–89, 376, 377–78, 378g, 378m,
379g, 530, 531
cotton belt, 378–79, 378m, 379g
cotton diplomacy, 475
cotton gin, 372p, 377, 377p
council-manager government, 614
Council of State, 55
Council of the Indies, 22
county meetings , 55
court systems , 129, 147, 161f, 197–98;
colonial, 56; labor laws and, 618–19
cowboy s , 318p, 549, 549p
Crazy Horse, 555
Creek, 9m, 11, 244, 295, 554m, 565
Creek War, 247m, 248
crime, 596–97, 610
criminal court, 181
Critical Thinking Skills: analyzing, 578;
categorizing, 589, 596; determining
context, 188f; different points of
view, 136f; distinguishing fact from
opinion, 460f; evaluating; framing
historical questions, 28, 28f; general-
izing, 583; solving problems, 300f;
understanding historical interpreta-
tion, 102f
Crittenden, John J., 459
Crockett, Davy, 314
crop rotation, 380
Crow, 9m, 554m
Cuba: Spain and, 646–47; Spanish-
American War in, 648–49, 649m, 650
Cuban Americans: population of, 22c
Culp’s Hill, 498, 499m
culture, 8–11, 8p, 9m, 10p, 270–75,
405–06, 406p, 407p; in cities, 595–96;
defi nition of, 7; Mexican American,
325; themes of, 278
Cumberland Road, 265, 265m
currency , 80, 109p, 111p, 564; in Revolu-
tionary War, 123. See also money
Cusabo , 9m
Custer, George Armstrong, 556
Czolgosz, Leon, 627
D
Da Gama, Vasco, 14m, 15
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., 319
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, 165
Dare, Virginia, 27
Darwin, Charles, 581
Daughters of Liberty , 66
Davis, Henry, 513
Davis, Jefferson, 439, 458, 475, 488, 496,
501, 525
Dawes, William, 79
Dawes General Allotment Act (1887), 558,
625
Dayton, Jonathan, 165
death penalty , 182
Debs, Eugene V., 587, 630
Declaration of Independence , 115, 135;
creation of, 84–85, 84p, 85p; signing
of, 84p; text of, 86–89, R2–5
Declaration of Rights, 78
Declaration of Rights for Women, R50
Declaration of Sentiments, 426, R45
Declaratory Act, 66
Deere, John, 365p, 366
de ation, 564
deforestation, 363
Delano , Alonzo, 329
Delaware, R28; Civil War in, 474, 474m;
colonial, 50; ratifi cation of the
Constitution, 134, 165
Delaware, 9m, 61
Delaware River, 27, 92–93, 93p
delegated powers, 144
democracy , 118f; demonstrations and,
285f; in Latin America, 657f, 658; rep-
resentative, 144; Tocqueville and, 186
Democratic Party , 349; election of 1852,
445–46; election of 1860, 457, 457m;
election of 1868, 522–23; election
of 1876, 527, 607; election of 1884,
608; election of 1888, 608; election of
1896, 608; election of 1912, 629–30;
Emancipation Proclamation and, 491;
formation of Republican Party and,
450; in Reconstruction, 525
Democratic-Republican Party , 212; election
of 1800, 228–29
Denmark Vesey Document, R46
department
stor es, 596
deportation, 184
depression, economic, 123, 292
De Sot o, Hernando, 16m, 21
Detroit, 26, 247, 247m
Dewey , George, 647–48
Dewey , John, 612
Dias, Bartolomeu, 14m, 15
Díaz, Porfi rio, 659–60
Dickinson, Emily, 407
Dickinson, John, 165
direct primary, 613
disabled Americans, 413
discrimination, 323, 385, 525, 560, 594,
622, 624–25, R37
diseases, 610; in cities, 404; in Civil War,
495; Native Americans and, 19, 23,
319; progressive reforms and, 612,
613p; in tenements, 596; yellow fever,
650, 655
dissenters, 44
district courts, 147, 161f
District of C olumbia, 202, R28;
Compromise of 1850 and, 441. See
also Washington, D.C.
division of labor , 349p
Dix, Dorothea, 412
Dogrib
, 8, 9m
Dole, Sanford B., 643
dollar diplomacy, 657, 657f, 658
Dominican Republic, 656, 658
Dominion of New England, 55–56
Donner party, 327
double jeopardy, 180
Douglas, Stephen, 450; debates and,
453–54, 454p; election of 1860, 457,
457m; Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854),
446–47
Douglass, Frederick, 418, 422, 422p, 426,
492, 493, 515
draft, military, 185, 494–95
Drake , Edwin L., 576
Drake , Sir Francis, 25
Dred Scott decision, 451–52, 451f, 453
dual sov ereignty. See federalism
Du Bois , W.E.B., 624–25, 624p
Dunny, Patrick, 400
Duryea, Charles and Frank, 577–78
Dutch. See Netherlands
Dutch East India Company, 643
Dutch West India Company, 27
E
East: Civil War in, 478–83, 479m, 480p,
481p, 482m, 483m, 500; culture areas
of the, 9m, 11
economics, 293; capital, 13; capitalism,
619; of cotton, 381p; defl ation, 564;
depression, 123, 292; of farming, 562;
infl ation, 25, 122–23, 292, 329; inter-
est, 13; mass production, 348–49p;
national debt, 292; Panic of 1837,
292, 356, 527, 552; Panic of 1893,
564; reading skills for, 4–5f, 34–35f,
194–95f, 282–83f, 306–07f, 344–45f,
374–75f, 572–73f, 638–39f; social-
ism, 619; supply and demand, 563g;
themes of, 302, 336, 394
economy: American System, 264; of
California, 331; of Europe, 12–13;
Congr ess, U.S. econom y
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interstate commerce and the, 122;
of Jamestown, 38–39; of Middle
Colonies, 51; national debt, 200–01,
201c; of New England, 47; railroad
and, 575; of the South, 380p, 513; of
southern colonies, 41; states’ debts,
201–02, 201c
Edison, Thomas Alva, 576, 577
education: African Americans and,
414–15, 516, 516p; civil liberties and,
116m, 117; colonial, 48; common
school movement, 412; Constitu-
tion and, 182–83; culture and, 273;
of Native Americans, 295–96; in New
England, 412; reforms in, 610, 612;
slavery and, 388; women and, 48,
413, 413p, 424, 622. See also higher
education
Edwards, Jonathan, 58
egalitarian, 114
Eighteenth Amendment, 172, 623, 631f
Eighth Amendment, 167, 180, 182
Einstein, Albert, 185
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 176, R26
elastic clause , 144, 156, 204
El Camino Real , 22
election: of 1796, 212–13, 213m; of 1800,
228–29, 229p; of 1804, 241; of 1808,
245; of 1812, 245; of 1824, 267; of
1828, 272, 285–86; of 1832, 290, 292;
of 1836, 292; of 1840, 293; of 1844,
317, 317p, 365; of 1848, 322; of 1852,
445–46; of 1854, 450–51; of 1860,
457, 457m; of 1864, 493,495, 501; of
1866, 521; of 1868, 522–23; of 1876,
527, 607; of 1880, 607; of 1884, 608;
of 1888, 608; of 1890, 564; of 1896,
564, 608; of 1904, 628; of 1908, 629;
of 1912, 629–30; of 1916, 631; func-
tion of an, 186, 187p; presidential,
158; reforms, 613, 614c
electoral college , 158, 158m, 197, 284, 608
electricity, 576, 577
elevator , 595
Elev enth Amendment, 168
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 25
Ellery , William, 89
Ellis Island , 589
Ellison, William, 385, 387
Ellsworth, Oliver, 128
emancipation, 416
Emancipation Proclamation, 469p, 491–92,
491m, 503, 514
embargo , 241
Embargo Act (1807), 241–42, 243f
Emerson, John, 451
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 405
eminent domain, 180
empresarios, 312
encomienda sy stem, 22–23
England: colonies of, 27, 36–41, 37m, 39p,
40m, 42–48, 45m, 45p, 50, 54–61,
55p, 56m, 57p, 58p, 60m; economy
of, 56–57; English Bill of Rights, 55,
114, 119; exploration by, 16m; Great
Migration, 44; Navigation Acts,
56–57; political change in, 55–56,
55p; religion in, 39; Spain and, 25,
26p; trade laws of, 56–57. See also
Great Britain
English Bill of Rights, 55, 114, 119, R42
Enlightenment, 59, 83, 114f
entrepr eneur, 380, 579, 580
environment: in the Ice Age, 7; plants and
animals in the, 18m. See also human-
environment interaction
equal rights , 520–21
Equiano, Olaudah, 41, 57, 57p
Era of Good Feelings , 266
Ericsson, John, 483
Erie Canal, 265–66, 265m, 268f–69f
Esselen, 9m
Estev anico, 16m
Europe: Columbian Exchange and,
18–19, 18m; economy of, 12–13;
immigrants from, 588; trade with,
13–15, 14m
Europe: Political, R10m
executiv e branch, 129; checks and bal-
ances, 146f; Constitution and the,
158–60; organization of, 146–47;
separation of powers, 145. See also
President, U.S.; Vice President, U.S.
executiv e orders, 147
Ex odusters , 560
Eyak, 9m
F
factories, 350, 366, 373p; child labor and,
615–19, 615p, 616p, 617p; families
and, 352–53, 353p, 531; immigrants
and, 356, 592; labor unions and,
585–86, 585p, 587, 587c; in the New
South, 530–31, 530p; safety in, 618;
in the South, 380–81; specialization
in, 584; steam power and, 366; trade
unions and, 356–57. See also business;
industry
F air Employment Act (1942), 141
F allen Timbers, Battle of, 208m, 209
families: factories and, 352–53, 353p, 531;
Mexican Americans, 301p; Pilgrim,
44; slavery and, 388–89; social classes
and, 402
F armers Alliance, 564
farming: dry, 561; equipment, 366, 561,
562p; free silver debate, 564; on the
Great Plains, 561–64, 563g; meth-
ods of, 561, 562p; National Grange,
562–63; organizations, 562–63, 564;
in the South, 529–30, 529p. See also
agriculture
F arr agut, David, 485–86, 485f, 487,
487p, 493
federal courts, 147, 198
federal government, 133, 144; branches
of, 145; concurrent powers and, 144;
delegated powers of, 144; functions
of, 231; organizing the, 197–98;
Tenth Amendment and, 183
federalism, 129, 144, 163f
Federalist Papers, 133, 134f
Feder alist
Party , 132–33, 212; election of
1800, 228–29; Embargo Act and, 242
Feder al Judiciary Act (1789), 147
federal regulatory powers, 628
Feder al Reserve Act (1913), 631
Feder al Reserve system, 631
Fer dinand, King of Spain, 15
Fett erman Massacre, 554m
Few, William, 165
Fifteenth Amendment, 171, 522f, 523
Fifth Amendment, 119, 166, 180, 181, 452
Fillmor e, Millard, 446, 450, 581, R24
Finney, Charles Grandison, 410–11, 416
First Amendment, 119, 166, 178–79, 179p,
421
First Seminole War, 261
shing industry , 47
FitzSimons , Thomas, 165
Flathead , 554m
Florenc e, Italy, 12, 13
Florida,
1p, R28; cotton in, 378m; explo-
ration of, 16m, 21; and French and
Indian War, 60; Native Americans in,
261, 297, 297m; during Reconstruc-
tion, 523; secedes from the Union,
458; Second Seminole War, 297,
297m; Spain and, 40, 101, 207, 207m,
261, 261m
Floyd, William, 89
folk music, 272
folktales, 389
Foraker Act (1900), 651
Ford, Henry, 577
Ford’s Theater , 517
foreign policy , 595p; with Britain, 260,
261m, 262; with Canada, 260; with
China, 582–83; imperialism, 578–79;
isolationism, 579; with Japan, 581–
82, 582p; of Jefferson, 234–35; with
Mexico, 659–61, 659p, 660m; Monroe
Doctrine, 262–63; with Spain, 261,
261m; of Taft, 657; of Theodore Roos-
evelt, 655–56, 656p; of Wilson, 661
forest service, 628
Fort Detroit , 61, 97, 247, 247m
Fort Donelson, 484
Fort Green ville , 208
Fort Henry, 484
Fort McHenry, 247m, 248
Fort Mims, 247m,
248
Fort Moultrie , 472p, 473m
Fort Necessity, 60
Fort Sumter, 459, 473, 473m, 473p
Fort Ticonderoga, 81, 94, 94m
Fort Wagner, 493
Forty-niners, 327–30, 327p, 328p, 329p, 439
Fountain of Youth, 21
Four Corners, 8
Fourteenth Amendment, 170–71, 520–21,
522f, 523, 529, 618
Fourth Amendment, 166, 180
Fr ance: American Revolution and, 95,
100, 100m; empire of, 26, 26m, 60m;
England and, 205, 205p, 206, 240;
exploration by, 16m; French and Indi-
an War, 60; Louisiana and, 235–36; in
North America, 101m; revolution in,
205, 205p, 206; XYZ Affair, 214
Fr anklin, Benjamin, 84, 85, 89, 95, 101,
131, 131p, 132, 165
Fr azier, William, 356
Fr eedmen s Bureau, 516, 516p, 520–21
freedpeople, 515, 515p–16p, 516
free ent erprise, 329
Freeport Doctrine, 453–54
free silv er debate, 564
Free Soil Party , 439, 450
Free Speech (newspaper), 624
free states, 266–67, 266m, 419m, 438–39,
439m
free tr ade , 351
Frémont , John C., 320, 451
Fr ench and Indian War, 60, 64
Fr ench Revolution, 205, 205p, 206
Fr ench West Indies, 207
econom y Fr ench W est Indies
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frontier, 546, 547m, 565; literature of the,
274–75f. See also Northwest Territory
F ugitive Slave Act , 441–42, 443, 446
F ugitive Slave Law, 440
F uller, Margaret, 405
F ulton, Robert, 342p, 359
fundamental liberties, 166–67
F undamental Orders of Connecticut, 46,
115, R41
fur trade , 49, 50, 308
F utrell , Mary Hatwood, 183
G
Gadsden, James, 323
Gadsden Pur chase, 323
Gage, Thomas, 69, 79
gag rule , 420–21
Gallatin, Albert, 213p, 230, 231, 350
Gallaudet, Thomas, 413
Gálvez, Bernardo de, 95, 95p
gam saan haak, 330
gang-labor system, 386
Gar eld, James A., 603p, 607, 608p, 609,
R25
Garrison, William Lloyd, 397, 417, 417p,
492, 515, 523
gasoline, 577–78
Gates, Horatio, 94, 99
General Amnesty Act (1872), 527
General Court of Massachusetts , 45–46, 48
Genet, Edmond, 206
Geography Skills: human-environment
interaction, 9m, 14m, 26m, 37m,
45m, 60m, 80m, 91m, 100m, 321m,
362m, 521m; interpreting maps, 45m,
56m, 60m, 78m, 91m, 100m, 101m,
116m, 121m, 158m, 208m, 213m,
247m, 261m, 265m, 266m, 289m,
297m, 309m, 321m, 362m, 401m,
419m, 439m, 447m, 448m, 457m,
499m, 501m, 521m, 525m, 547m,
550m, 554m, 596m, 649m, 650m,
654m, 660m; location, 116m, 235m,
297m, 321m, 525m; movement, 14m,
37m, 56m, 80m, 91m, 100m, 121m,
265m, 309m; place, 26m, 45m, 56m,
101m, 261m; reading skills for, 4–5f,
76–77f, 226–27f, 306–07f, 544–45f;
region, 9m, 16m, 60m, 116m, 121m,
235m, 261m, 265m, 266m, 289m,
521m, 525m
geography themes, 254, 336
George II, King of England, 40
George III, King of England, 61, 78, 84
Georgia, R28; Civil War in, 495, 501,
501m, 502; colony of, 40, 40m; cot-
ton in, 378m; Native Americans in,
296; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
165; during Reconstruction, 523; in
Revolutionary War, 98, 99; secedes
from the Union, 458; slavery in, 388
German, Obadiah, 245
Germany: American Revolution and, 92,
95; immigrants from, 330, 401, 560,
588; Samoa and, 641
Geronimo , 557
Gerry, Elbridge, 89
Gettysburg, Battle of, 497–500, 497p,
498p, 499m, 499p
Gettysburg Address , 500, R48
Ghost Danc e, 558
Giannini, Peter, 590
Gibbons, Thomas , 359
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), 266, 359, R32
Gilded Age, 606–09, 608p, 609p
Gilman, Nicholas, 165
Goethals
, George W., 655
gold, 296, 546–48
golden spike, 551
Gold Rush, 327–31, 327p, 328p, 329p
Goliad, Texas, 314, 314m
Gompers, Samuel, 585, 586, 585p, 619
Gorgas, William C., 655
Gorham, Nathaniel, 165
government: branches of, 129; colonial,
54–55, 55f, 55p, 66; federalism, 129;
formation of, 115–16; General Court
of Massachusetts, 45–46; infl uencing,
186; models of, 115; in Pennsylvania,
50; religion and, 46f. See also city gov-
ernment; federal government; state
government
Grady, Henry, 528, 530, 530p
Grangerism, 560
Grant, Ulysses S., 469p, R25; at Appo-
mattox, 502–03, 502p; battles in the
West, 484–85; biography of, 489,
489p; election of 1868, 522–23; presi-
dency of, 607; at Vicksburg, 486, 500
graphs , 392f
Great Awakening, 58–59, 58p, 83
Great Awakening, Second, 410–11, 412, 416
Great Basin, culture area, 9m, 10
Great Britain: American Revolution and,
78–81, 79m, 80m, 84, 91m, 92–97,
100–01, 100m;
colonial policy of, 57,
61, 64–66, 68–69f; colonial taxation
by, 64–66; Declaration of Indepen-
dence and, 84; Embargo Act and,
241–42; France and, 205, 206, 240;
French and Indian War and, 59–60,
62; immigrants from, 588; Industrial
Revolution in, 346–47, 350; and Jay’s
Treaty, 207; North American empire
of, 60m; Oregon Country and, 235m,
309, 317; and Proclamation of 1763,
61; railroad in, 360; and Treaty of
Paris (1763), 60, 60m; and Treaty of
Paris (1783), 101, 101m, 120; U.S.
Civil War and, 468, 475; and triangu-
lar trade, 56m, 57; and U.S.-Canadian
border, 250–51m, 260, 261m, 310;
U.S. foreign policy and, 241–42, 260,
262, 310; U.S. trade with, 120–21,
121m, 122; and War of 1812, 240–41,
242–45, 242–43f, 246–48, 247m. See
also England
Great Compromise, 126–27
Great Lakes , 16m, 18, 101, 260
Great Migration, 44
Great Plains, 237, 238, 550m, 551; culture
area, 9m, 10–11; farming the, 561–64,
563g; immigrants on the, 560; Native
Americans on the, 553–56, 553p,
554m, 556p; settling the, 560
Greece , 273, 588
Greeley, Horace, 417
Greene, Catherine, 377
Greene, Nathanael, 99, 100
Grenville , George, 64, 66
Grimké, Angelina and Sarah, 417, 421, 424
Grundy , Felix, 244
Guachichil, 9m
guerrilla warfare, 99, 99p
Guinn v
. United States (1915), 625
Guiteau, Charles, 607
Gulf of Mexico, 26
gun contr ol, 180
Gwinnett, Button, 89
H
habeas corpus , 494
Haida, 9m
Haisle , 9m
Haiti, 235, 658
Hall , Lyman, 89
Hamilton, Alexander, 124, 132, 133, 133p,
134, 165; Federalist Party and, 212;
Jefferson and, 201, 202–04, 203p;
national bank and, 203–04; national
debt and, 200–02, 201c; as secretary
of the treasury, 197, 197p; Washing-
ton and, 211; Whiskey Rebellion and,
209; Zenger and, 56
Hamlet, James, 441, 443
Hancock, John, 66, 85p, 89
Han, 9m
Harmar, Josiah, 208, 208m
Harpers Ferry , Virginia, 455–56
Harris , Townsend, 643
Harrison, Benjamin, 89, 608, 609p, R25
Harrison, William Henry, 446, R24; Battle
of Tippecanoe and, 243–44; death
of, 317; election of 1840, 293; War of
1812, 247–48
Hart, John, 89
Hartford Con vention, 249, 290
Harvard, John, 48
Harvard College, 48, 414
harvesting machine, 366
Hawaii, 636p, R28; territory of, 642–43,
642m, 642p
Hawthorne, Nathaniel , 406
Hay , John, 644, 645, 653
Hayes, John W., 582
Hayes, Rutherford B., 527, 607, 608p, 609,
R25
Hay-Herrán Treaty (1903), 653
Ha ymarket Riot, 586, 586m
Hay-Paunc efot e Treaty (1901), 653
Hays, Mary Ludwig, 91
Haywood , William, 619
headright sy stem, 38
health programs, 610, 612
hearing-impaired, 413
Hearst, William Randolph, 646, 647
“Heavenly Road, The” (spiritual), 389
Heitsuk, 9m
Helper , Hinton Rowan, 381
Henrietta Maria, Queen of England, 39
Henry , Patrick, 66, 78, 79, 84–85, 126,
132, 201
Henry the Navigator, 15
Henry VIII, King of England, 25
Henson, Josiah, 388
Herrán, Thomas, 653
Hessians , 92, 93
Hewes, George, 68, 89
Heyward, Thomas, Jr., 89
Hiaw atha (Longfellow), 407
Hidalgo y Costilla, Father Miguel, 312
higher education, 48, 414
Hill, D.H., 480
frontier Hill
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Illinois, 9m
immigrants, 590m–91m; adjustments for,
591; Asian, 592p; Chinese, 330, 550,
590m, 593; cities and, 402, 403p, 404,
611; factories and, 356; German, 330,
401; on the Great Plains, 560; Irish,
266, 400, 588, 591m; labor unions
and, 593; from Mexico, 660; nativists
and, 402; neighborhoods of, 590;
new, 588; newspapers and, 596; old,
588; opposition to, 593; patterns of,
591c; Pilgrim, 42–43; population of,
400, 401, 591g; religious persecution
and, 588–89; rights of, 184–85; work
and, 591–92
Immigration Restriction League, 593
impeachment, 146, 160, 509p, 522
imperialism, 640–41
impressment , 240
inaugural addr ess: of Jefferson, 230, 255,
R44; of Lincoln (fi rst), 459, 472, R47;
of Lincoln (second), 477, R49; of
McKinley, 638; of Pierce, 446; of
Wilson, 630
Inca, 8, 21
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Jacobs),
418
income tax, 630
indentured servants, 38–39, 51
Independence Hall, 125p, 126
Indiana, R28; in Northwest Territory,
116m, 117; voting rights in, 284
Indian A airs, Bureau of, 294
Indiana Territory, 243–44
Indian Removal Act (1830), 294–96, 295p,
297, 297m
Indians. See Native Americans
Indian Territory, 294, 309m
indict, 180
Indies, 15
indigo , 41
individualism, 407, 424
Industrial Revolution: beginning of,
346–47; in Great Britain, 346–47, 350;
inventions during, 349, 349p; manu-
facturing in the, 348p, 349–51, 349p,
350p; Second, 574–78, 574p, 575p,
576p, 577, 577p, 584; textile industry,
347–48, 347p
Industrial Workers of the World, 619
industry: child labor and, 615–19, 615p,
616p, 617p; growth of, 574–76, 575p.
See also business; factories
in ation, 25, 122–23, 292, 329
In uence of Se a Power Upon History, The
(Mahan), 641
Ingersoll, Jared, 165
initiative proc edure , 613
Institute for C olor ed Youth, 414
interchangeable parts, 348p, 349
interest, 13
interest groups, 186
interstate commerce, 122, 266
Interstate C ommer ce Act (1887), 563
Interstate C ommer ce Commission, 563
Intolerable Acts (1774), 68–69, 69, 78
Inuit, 8, 8m, 9m
inventions , 364–67, 576–77,
576p, 577p,
595; electricity, 577; telegraph,
364–65, 365p, 550, 577; telephone,
577, 577p; at World’s Fair, 596. See
also science and technology
Iowa, R28; farming and, 561; Oregon
Trail and, 310
Iowa, 9m
Ireland: immigrants from, 266, 400, 588,
591m; potato famine in, 400
ironclads, 482-83, 488p
iron or e , 363, 381
Iroquois , 9m, 11
Iroquois League, 10p, 11, 59, 60m
Irving, Washington, 270, 275f
Isabella, Queen of Spain, 15
Islam, 14m
isolationism, 641
Italy, 14m; immigrants from, 588, 590,
591m
J
Jackson, Andrew, 248, 261, 267, 281p,
R23; biography, 287; election of 1828,
272, 285–86; election of 1832, 290;
inauguration of, 286; Indian Removal
Act and, 294, 296; nullifi cation crisis
and, 290–91; regional differences and,
288–89, 289m, 289p; Second Bank of
the United States and, 291–92; states’
rights doctrine and, 290–91; Tariff of
Abominations and, 289; Texas and,
315; in War of 1812, 248
Jackson, Helen Hunt, 558
Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall”, 478, 498
Jackson, William, 165
Jacksonian Democr acy , 285
Jacobs, Harriet, 418, 418p
James II, King of England, 55–56
Jamestown, 36–37, 37m, 38
Japan, 644; trade with, 643–44, 644p
Jay , John, 132, 133, 134, 207
Jay Cooke and Company, 527
Jay’s Treaty (1794), 207
Je erson, Thomas, 126, R23; architecture
and, 273; Articles of Confederation
and, 116; biography, 233; Declaration
of Independence and, 84, 89; Demo-
cratic-Republican Party, 212; election
of 1800, 228–29, 229p; Embargo Act
(1807), 241–42; foreign policy of,
234–35; France and, 206; freedom of
religion and, 179; Hamilton and, 201,
202–04, 203p; inauguration of, 230;
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions,
215; manufacturing and, 351; policies
of, 230–31; as secretary of state, 197,
197p; spoils system and, 608; state
constitutions and, 115; states’ rights
doctrine and, 290; Supreme Court
and, 231–32, 232p; as vice president,
212
Jews, immigrants, 588–89
Jim Cro w laws, 528
Johnson, Andrew, R24; Black Codes
and, 518–20; election of 1866, 521;
impeachment of, 146, 509p, 522;
Reconstruction and, 517
Johnson, William Samuel, 165
Johnston, A.S., 485
Johnston, Joseph, 501
joint-stock companies, 13, 43, 579
Jolliet, Louis, 26
Jones, John Paul, 97
Jones Act (1917), 651
Jones, Mary Harris, 586
Hispanic Americans: poll tax and, 176;
population of, 22c. See also Cuban
Americans; Mexican Americans;
Puerto Rican Americans
Hispaniola, 17, 19, 235
History and Geography: America’s Growth
1760, 52–53; The Atlantic Slave
Trade, 62–63; Origins of the Constitu-
tion, 118–19; America’s Growth 1820,
250–51; The Erie Canal, 268–69; The
Indian Removal Treaties, 298–99;
America’s Growth 1850, 332–33; The
Vicksburg Strategy, 488–89; America’s
Growth 1900, 662–63
Holmes , Oliver Wendell, 179
Homestead Act (1862), 560
homesteaders, 565, 565m, 565p
Homestead Strike, 587
Honduras , 657
Hood , John, 501
Hooker, Thomas, 46
Hooper , William, 89
Hope, James, 480p
Hope Leslie (Sedgwick), 271, 272p
Hopewell, 8
Hopi, 9m, 554m
Hopkins, Stephen, 89
Hopkinson, Francis, 89
horizontal integr ation, 581
Horseshoe Bend, Battle of, 247m, 248
Horton, James, 352
House of Burgesses, 55, 66, 68, 79, 115
House of Representa tives , U.S., 129, 145;
Constitution and the, 151; gag rule,
420–21; impeachment and, 146; term
of offi ce, 152f; Ways and Means Com-
mittee, 145. See also Congress, U.S.
housing: factory, 353, 354; Native Ameri-
can, 10p; slum, 610; tenements, 404,
590, 596, 611
Houston, Sam, 313, 315, 459
Howard, Oliver O., 516
Howe, Elias, 367
Howe, Samuel Gridley, 413
Howe, William, 81, 92, 94
How the Other Half Lives (Riis), 620f
Hudson, Henry, 16m, 18
Hudson Bay, 16m, 18
Hudson River, 359
Hudson River school, 272, 272p
Huerta, Victoriano, 661
Huguenots , 25, 50
Hull House , 596m, 596p, 597, 611
human-environment interaction, 9m, 14m,
26m, 37m, 45m, 60m, 80m, 91m,
100m, 321m, 362m, 521m
Humphrey, H., 353
hunter-gather ers, 6
Huntington, Samuel, 89
Hupa, 9m, 10, 554m
Huron, 9m, 59, 61
Hutchinson, Anne, 46, 46p, 47
I
Ice Age , 6–7, 7m
Idaho, R28; Oregon Trail and, 326
Ignacíeno, 9m
Illinois, R28; coal mining in, 362; labor in,
587; Mormons in, 311; Native Ameri-
cans in, 297; in Northwest Territory,
116m, 117; voting rights in, 284
Hispanic A mericans Jones
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judicial branch, 129; checks and balances,
146f; Constitution and the, 161–62;
organization of, 147–48; separation
of powers, 145. See also court system;
Supreme Court, U.S.
judicial r eview, 232
Judiciary Act (1789), 197
Judiciary Act (1801), 231
Jumano , 9m
Jungle, The (Sinclair), 621f, 628
jury duty , 185, 186p
jury trial, 181, 185
K
Kalakaua, King of Hawaii, 580, 636p, 642
Kansa, 9m
Kansas, R28; African Americans in, 560;
Bleeding Kansas, 448–49, 448p; cattle
industry in, 548–49, 549; Civil War
in, 487; slavery issue in, 446–47,
446m, 447m
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), 446–47,
446m, 447m, 450–51
Kansas P aci c Railroad , 548–49
Karankawa, 9m
Kaskaskia, 97
Kawaiisu, 9m
Kearny, Stephen, 320
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act (1916), 631
Kelley, Florence, 616
Kelley, Oliver Hudson, 563
Kemble, Frances, 265
Kennedy, John F., 176, R26
Kentucky , R28; admitted to the Union,
234; Civil War in, 474, 474m; Second
Great Awakening in, 410
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, 215
Key, Francis Scott, 248, R31
Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, A (Stowe), 443
Kickapoo , 9m, 554m
King, Rufus, 165, 266
King Philip, 59
King Philip’s War, 59
Kiowa, 9m
Kitchen C abinet, 286
Klickitat, 9m
Knights of Labor, 585, 586
Know-Nothing Party, 402, 450
Knox, Henry, 197p
Knox, Philander Chase, 657
Ku Klux Klan, 526, 526p, 527p
Kwakiutl, 9m, 10
L
labor la ws, 357; children and, 615–19,
615p, 616p, 618p; court system and,
618–19; reforms and, 618; women
and, 618, 619
labor organiza tions, 619
labor strikes , 356
labor unions , 585–86, 585p, 587, 587c;
immigrants and, 593; membership in,
586g; women in, 586. See also trade
unions
Labrador, 260
Lady at Home, The (magazine), 425
Lafa yett e, Marquis de, 94p, 95, 100, 100m
La tte , Jean, 248
La Follette , Robert M., 614
Lagunero, 9m
laissez-faire , 606
Lake Erie , 265m, 266
Lake Erie , Battle of, 247, 247m
Lakota Sioux, 556
land
grants, 315, 550, 560
Land Ordinances (1785 and 1787), 116m,
117
land rush, 565, 565m, 565p
Langdon, John, 165
language: of Mexican Americans, 592;
sign, 553; Spanish, 325
Larcom, Lucy, 354, 356
La Salle, René-Robert de, 26
Las Casas, Bartolomé de, 23
Last of the Mohicans , The (Cooper), 271, 274f
Latin America, 652–58, 654m; dollar
diplomacy in, 657; Monroe Doctrine
and, 655
Latr obe , John, 360
laws, bills become, 154
Leaves of Gr ass (Whitman), 407
Lee, Ann, 406
Lee, Charles, 91
Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 89
Lee, Richard Henry, 89, 132
Lee, Robert E., 455–56, 469p, 498; battles
in the East, 480; biography of, 481,
481p; surrender of, 502–03, 502p
legal sy stems: British, 64. See also court
systems
“Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The” (Irving), 271,
275f
legislative branch, 129; checks and bal-
ances, 146f; Constitution and the,
151–57; organization of, 145; separa-
tion of powers, 145. See also Congress,
U.S.; House of Representatives, U.S.;
Senate, U.S.
legislatures, 127
Leopard (ship), 241
Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 653
Lewis, Francis, 89
Lewis, Meriwether, 222-23p, 235–38
Lewis and Clark expedition, 222-23p, 235m,
236–38
Lexington, Battle of, 79–80, 79m, 79p
libel, 179
Liberator , The (newspaper), 397, 417
Liberia, 417
Liberty (ship), 66
Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 642–43,
642p
limited go vernment , 115
limited powers, 116
Lincoln, Abraham, 490p, R24; assassina-
tion of, 508p, 517; biography of,
477, 477p; Civil War and, 474, 478,
480, 484–87, 485p, 486m, 494, 501;
debates and, 453–54, 454p; Dred
Scott decision and, 452, 453; election
of 1860, 457, 457m; Emancipation
Proclamation and, 491–92, 491m,
R48; Gettysburg Address, 500, R48;
inaugural address (first), 459, 472,
R47; inaugural address (second),
R49; on John Brown, 456; secession
and, 458–59; slavery and, 473; Stowe
and, 443; Ten Percent Plan and, 513;
Wade-Davis Bill and, 514
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 474
Lincolns First Inaugural Address, 459, 472,
R47
Lincoln s Second Inaugural Address, 477, R49
Linking to Today
: commerce clause and
Native Americans, 155f; commu-
nications, 495f; democracy, 285f;
Hispanics, 22f; Louisiana Purchase,
239f; manufacturing, 350f; Mexican
Americans, 324f; Native American
tribal councils, 555f
Linotype, 595
literacy tests , 593
literatur e, 270–71, 274–75; African Ameri-
can, 418; American romanticists,
406–07; frontier, 274f–75f; muckrak-
ing, 620f, 621f; of the Progressives,
620f, 621f; of slaves, 389; transcen-
dentalism, 405–06; Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(Stowe), 444f; utopian, 406
Liter atur e in History: frontier, 274f–75f;
How the Other Half Lives (Riis), 620f;
Jungle, The (Sinclair), 621f; Last of
the Mohicans, The (Cooper), 274f;
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (Irving),
275f; muckraking, 620f, 621f; of the
Progressives, 620f, 621f
Little Bighorn, Battle of, 554m, 556
Little Round Top, 498, 499, 499m
Little Turtle, 206p, 208, 209
Little
W omen (Alcott), 409
Livingston, Philip, 89
Livingston, Robert R., 84, 235–36
Livingston, William, 165
Lochner, Joseph, 618–19
Lochner v. New York (1905), 619, R34
Locke, John, 59, 115
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 641
London Company, 36–38, 55
Lone Star Republic , 314m
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 407, 408
longhouses, 10p
Longstreet, James, 502
Long Walk, 557
Los Angeles, California, 320
Louisiana, R28; Civil War in, 484; cot-
ton in, 378m; France and, 26, 60m,
235–36; and French and Indian War,
60; during Reconstruction, 523;
secedes from the Union, 458; Spain
and, 60m, 235–36; Ten Percent Plan
and, 513
Louisiana Pur chase , 234–39, 235m, 236p,
237p, 239m; Kansas-Nebraska Act
(1854), 446–47, 446m, 447m
Louis XIV, King of France, 26
Louis XVI, King of France, 206
Lovejoy, Elijah, 420
Lowell, Francis Cabot, 354
Lowell, Massachusetts, 354
Lowell F emale Labor Reform Association, 357
Lowell girls, 354–56, 354p, 355p
Lowell O ering (magazine), 354
Lowell syst em, 354
Loyalists, 84, 85, 98
Luther, Martin, 24–25, 25p
Lynch, Thomas, Jr., 89
lynching, 624
M
Macon, Nathaniel, 266–67
Madero , Francisco, 660, 661
judicial br anch Madero
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Madison, Dolley, 149, 248p
Madison, James, 124, 126, 126p, 132, 133,
134, 135, 165, 197, 206, R23; Bill of
Rights and, 178; biography of, 149,
149p; closed markets and, 122; Demo-
cratic-Republican Party, 212; election
of 1808, 245; election of 1812, 245;
Federalist Papers, 134f; Kentucky and
Virginia Resolutions, 215; national
bank and, 204; as secretary of state,
230; states’ debts and, 201–02; states’
rights doctrine and, 290; War of 1812,
245; Washington and, 211
Magellan, Ferdinand, 17
Magna Carta, 114, 119, R40
Mahan, Alfred T., 641
Maidu, 9m
Maine, R28; Missouri Compromise and,
266m, 267; labor laws in, 357
Maine, USS (battleship), 647, 647p
maize, 10, 19
majority party, 145
majority rule, 178
Makah, 9m
Malintzin, 20
mammoths, 7p
Mandan, 9m, 11, 238, 554m
Manhattan Island, 27, 49
manifest destiny, 316–17, 320
Mann, Horace, 412, 413, 413f, 413p
Manuel, King of Portugal, 15
manufacturing: in Industrial Revolution,
348p, 349–51, 349p, 350p
maps: expansion, 334f; interpreting, 45m,
56m, 60m, 78m, 91m, 100m, 101m,
116m, 121m, 158m, 208m, 213m,
247m, 261m, 265m, 266m, 289m,
297m, 309m, 321m, 362m, 401m,
419m, 439m, 447m, 448m, 457m,
521m, 525m, 547m, 550m, 554m,
596m, 649m, 650m, 654m, 660m;
migration, 566f
Marbury, William, 231
Marbury v. Madison (1803), 231–32, 232p,
R32
March to the Se a, 502
Marco Polo, 14
Maricopa, 554m
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, 206
Marion, Francis, 99, 99p
Marquette , Jacques, 26
Marshall, John, 232, 232p, 296
Marshall, Thurgood, 148
martial law, 658
Maryland, R28; Articles of Confederation
and, 116; Civil War in, 474, 474m,
498-500; colony of, 39; labor reforms
in, 618; ratifi cation of the Constitu-
tion, 165; roads in, 265, 265m; slav-
ery in, 379; voting rights in, 284
Mason, Biddy, 329–30
Mason, George, 132, 133p
Massachuset, 9m
Massachusetts, R28; Boston Massacre, 67,
67f; colonial, 44–45, 47; education in,
273, 412, 413; General Court, 45–46,
48; government in, 55–56; immi-
grants in, 400; minimum wage law,
616; Pilgrims in, 43; ratifi cation of
the Constitution, 165; reform groups
in, 412; in Revolutionary War, 78–81,
79m, 80m; tax revolt in, 65, 67
Massachusetts Ba y Colon y, 44–45, 48
Massachusetts Infantry (54th), 493
Massacre at Wounded Knee, 543p, 554m,
558
Massasoit, 43
mass cultur e, 595–96
mass production, 348p–49p, 349, 367
mass tr ansit, 595
matrilineal societies , 11
Mayan culture, 7p, 8
May ower (ship), 43, 118, 188p
May ower Compact, 43, 43f, 114f, 115,
118, R41
McClellan, George B., 480, 484, 495
McCord , Louisa, 443
McCormack, Joseph, 612
McCormick, Cyrus, 366, 561
McCo y, Joseph, 548
McCulloch, James, 291–92
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), 266, 291–92,
R32
McDowell, Irvin, 478
McGu ey , William Holmes, 412
McHenry , James, 165
McKean, Thomas, 89
McKinley , William, 564, 584, 585, 608,
609p, 647, 651, R25; assassination
of, 627
McKinley Tari (1890), 637, 642
McMillan, Harry, 386, 388
Meade, George G., 498, 500
Medici family, 13
medicine, 476, 495, 496, 496p
Meiji Restor ation, 644
Melville, Herman, 407
Memphis , Tennessee, 521
Menominee, 554m
mercantilism, 56–57
mercenaries, 92
merchants, 47
Merrimack (warship), 482
Mesoamerica: farming societies in, 7;
migration to, 7m; Native Americans
in, 8. See also Central America
mestizos, 312
Metacomet, 59
Methodists, 411
Mexican Americans, 301p, 323, 592, 598,
625p, 626; in California, 326–27;
effects of Mexican War on, 324;
mining and, 547; population of, 22c,
324f; property rights of, 324
Mexican C ession, 323, 438, 440, 441
Mexican Rev olution, 659–61, 659p, 660m
Mexican-American War, 320–25, 321m,
322p, 323p, 438, 446; effects of,
324–25
Mexico: foreign policy with, 659–61,
659p, 660m; Gadsden Purchase and,
323; independence of, 312; Mexican
Cession, 323; Mexican Revolution,
659–61, 659p, 660m; Spain and, 22,
262; Texas and, 312–15, 313p, 314m,
315p; war in, 320–25, 321m, 322p,
323p
Miami, 9m
Michigan, R28; immigrants in, 401; in
Northwest Territory, 116m, 117
Micmac, 9m
Middle Ages, 12–13
middle class , 402, 412
Middle Colonies , 49–51, 49p; characteris-
tics of, 50f; economy of, 51; govern-
ment in, 55; in Revolutionary War,
91m; women in, 51
Middle P assage, 57p, 58
Middleton, Arthur, 89
midnight judges , 231
Midnight Ride of P aul Revere, The” (Longfel-
low), 408
Midway Islands , 641
Mi in, Thomas, 165
migration, 590m, 594; to the Americas,
6–7, 7m; maps, 566f
military service, 185, 186p
militia, 59, 79, 166, 180, 475, 494–95
minimum wage la w, 616, 618
mining, 546–48; coal, 362–63, 362m;
gold, 328–31, 328p; Native Americans
and, 554–55
Minnesota, R28; Native Americans in,
554m
minority party, 145
Mint , U.S., 203
Minuit, Peter, 27
minutemen, 79, 80, 80m, 81
missionaries, 642
missions, 22, 318–19
Mississippi, R29; Civil War in, 485, 500;
cotton in, 378m; Native Americans
in, 295; secedes from the Union, 458
Mississippian culture , 8
Mississippi Riv e r, 16m, 26, 26m, 101, 294,
359p; in Civil War, 485-86, 486m;
trade along the, 121, 121m
Missouri, R29; becomes a state, 266–67;
Civil War in, 474, 474m, 487; Mor-
mons in, 311; Oregon Trail, 309,
309m; as a slave state, 438
Missouri Compromise (1820), 266–67,
266m, 438; Dred Scott decision
and, 452
Missouri, 9m
Missouri River, 237
Miwok, 9m, 10
Mobile, 9m
Moby-Dick (Melville), 407
Moctezuma II, 20–21
Modoc, 9m, 10
Mohave , 9m, 554m
Mohawk, 9m, 11, 91
Mohegan, 9m
Molala, 9m
Molasses Act (1733), 57
molasses, 58
Molly P itcher, 91
monarchy, 55f, 642–43, 642p
money , 564, 579. See also currency
Monitor (warship), 483
Mono , 9m
monopoly, 14, 203, 359, 579, 582, 583,
584, 608, 629, 630, R32
Monroe, James, 256p, 655, R23; Florida
and, 261; Louisiana Purchase and,
235–36
Monroe, John T., 485
Monroe Doctrine, 262–63, 655, 656, 657f,
R45
Montagnais, 8, 9m
Montana, R29; Native Americans in, 554m
Montesquieu, Baron de, 115
Montgomery, Richard, 92
Monticello , 225p
Montreal, Canada, 92
Morgan, John T., 528
Mormons, 310–11, 311, 325
Mormon Trail , 309m, 311
Madison Mormon T r ail
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Morrill Act (1862), 560
Morris, Gouverneur, 128, 128p, 165
Morris, Lewis, 89
Morris, Robert, 89, 165
Morrow, Edwin P., 173p
Morse, Samuel B., 364–65, 365p
Morse c ode, 365
Morton, John, 89
Mott, Lucretia, 426
mountain men, 308
Mount Holyoke College, 413
muckrakers, 610, 616
mugwumps, 606
Muir, John, 628, 628p
Muller v. Oregon (1908), 619, R34
Munsee, 554m
Murray, Judith Sargent, 197
music, 270p, 272, 389
Muslims: trade with, 14m, 15
N
Nakipa, 9m
Napoléon, 235–36
Narranganset, 9m
Nation, Carry, 623
National American Woman Su r age
Association, 623–24
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, 625
national bank, 203–04, 266
National Child Labor Committee, 616
National C onsumers League, 616
national debt , 200–02, 201c, 292
national go vernment , 116, 129, 163f;
supremacy of, 164
National Gr ange , 562–63
National Guar d, 180
nationalism, 264–66, 267, 272, 277, 664
National Road , 265, 265m
National Urban League , 625
National Woman s Party, 624
Native Americans , 8; buffalo and, 554,
555; in California, 326–27, 331;
in Civil War, 487; colonists and,
59; Columbian Exchange and,
19; Columbus and, 17; commerce
clause and, 155f; Creek War, 247m,
248; disease and, 19, 23, 319; educa-
tion of, 295–96; Great Awakening
and, 59; Great Plains, 553–56,
553p, 554m, 556p; horses and, 554;
housing of, 10p; Indian Removal
Act and, 294–96, 295p, 297, 297m;
Jackson and, 261; labor of, 319;
land loss of, 554m; languages of,
553; Lewis and Clark expedition,
238; in literature, 271; Manhat-
tan Island and, 27; Mexican War
and, 324; mining and, 554–55; in
Northwest Territory, 208–09, 208m;
Paleo-Indians, 5, 6, 7; Pilgrims and,
43; Powhatan Confederacy, 37; pro-
gressive reforms and, 625–26; prop-
erty rights of, 324; religion and, 10,
22; reservations and, 555, 558; in
Revolutionary War, 91; slavery and,
23; in South America, 20–21; in the
Southwest, 557; Spain and, 22–23;
Treaty of Greenville and, 242; tribal
councils of, 555f; U.S. Army and,
555, 556, 557; women, 11, 20, 558,
558p. See also specifi c Native Ameri-
can groups and individuals
nativists, 402, 593
Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 390–91, 390m,
390p, 421
naturalized citizens, 184, 185
natural law, 114
natural resources, 628, 628p, 629m; coal,
362–63, 362m; wood, 362, 363
natural rights, 437, 491
natural selection, 581
Navajo , 9m, 10, 324, 554m, 557
Navigation Acts, 56–57
Navy , U.S., 97; Mexico and, 661; in Span-
ish-American War, 641; War of 1812,
246–48, 247m, 248p
Nebraska, R29; Native Americans in, 554,
554m; railroad in, 550–51; slavery
issue in, 446–47, 446m, 447m
Nebraska Territory, 309m
necessary and proper clause, 144, 156
Nelson, Thomas, Jr., 89
Netherlands: colonies of, 27, 49–51, 49p;
empire of, 26m, 27; exploration by,
16m; Pilgrims in, 42–43
neutrality , 240
Neutrality P roclama tion, 206–07, 207m
Nevada, R29; Mexican Cession and, 323;
mining in, 547, 547m
New Amsterdam, 27, 49–50, 49p
New England: colonies in, 42–48, 45m,
45p; economy of, 47; education in,
48, 412; factories in, 366; government
in, 55; slavery and, 85; textile mills
in, 348
New England Primer, 48
New-England Tale, A (Sedgwick), 271
New England Working Men s Association, 357
Newf oundland, 260
New Fr ance , 26, 26m, 60m
New Fr eedom, 630
New Hampshir e, R29; colonial, 44, 47;
government in, 55–56; labor laws in,
357; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
134, 165
New Jersey , R29; in Civil War, 474, 474m;
colonial, 49–50; government in, 55–
56; immigrants in, 400; ratifi cation of
the Constitution, 165; in Revolution-
ary War, 92–93; technology in, 576;
voting rights in, 115
New Jersey Plan, 127
New Mexico, R29; in Civil War, 487; Com-
promise of 1850 and, 441; Gadsden
Purchase and, 323; Mexican Ameri-
cans in, 325; Mexican Cession and,
323; Mexican War and, 320; Native
Americans in, 8, 557; Santa Fe Trail,
309m, 310; Spain and, 318
New Mexico Territory, 309m
New Nationalism, 629
New Netherlands, 27, 49–50
New Orleans, 26, 60, 121m, 207, 207m,
521; Civil War in, 485-86, 486m; Jef-
ferson and, 234–35
New Orleans, Battle of, 248, 248m, 272
New South, 530–31, 530p
New Spain, 22, 60m, 318, 319
newspapers, 320, 363, 401, 417; yellow
journalism, 646
New Sweden, 27
New World, 18
New York, 18, R29; colonial, 49–50;
First Continental Congress and, 78;
government in, 55–56; immigrants
in, 400; labor reforms in, 618–19;
ratifi cation of the Constitution, 134,
165; in Revolutionary War, 92, 100;
Stamp Act Congress in, 66; state debt
of, 201; transportation in, 265m, 266;
women’s movement in, 428
New York African Free School, 414
New York City , 50; ethnic groups in, 402m;
as nation’s capital, 199, 199p; political
machine in, 607; population density,
403m; public space in, 596; in Revo-
lutionary War, 92; transportation in,
595; workplace safety in, 618
New York Journal (newspaper), 646
New York State Tenement House Act (1901),
611
New York Stock Exchange , 199, 579
New York World (newspaper), 646
Nez P ercé, 9m, 10, 238, 554m, 557
Nicaragua, 657
Nickerson, A.H., 481
Niña (ship), 15
Nineteenth Amendment, 141, 173, 173p,
603p, 624, 631f
Ninth Amendment, 167, 182–83
Non-Intercourse Act (1809), 242
Nooksack, 9m
Nootka, 9m
North: African Americans in the, 414;
Civil War in, 474–75, 474m; economy
of, 288, 289m; election of 1860, 457,
457m; resources of, 474–75, 474c;
response to secession, 459; slavery
and the, 438–39, 439m
North America: Columbian Exchange and,
18–19, 18m; culture areas in, 8–11,
8p, 9m, 10p; migration to, 6–7, 7m,
7p; Native Americans in, 8; Northwest
Passage, 17–18
North America: Political, R8m
North Carolina, R29; Civil War in, 474,
474m, 475, 501m, 502; colony of, 40;
cotton in, 378m; as English colony,
27; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
165; during Reconstruction, 523; in
Revolutionary War, 98; state debt of,
201. See also Carolinas
North Dakota, R29
Northeast: culture area, 9m
Northern Paiute , 9m
Northern Shoshone, 9m
Northup, Solomon, 387–88
Northwest Coast: culture area, 9m
Northwest Ordinance (1787), 117
Northwest Passage, 16m, 17–18
Northwest Territory, 116m, 117; confl ict
in, 208–09, 208m; Treaty of Green-
ville and, 242
Nueces River, 320
nulli cation crisis, 290–91
number sy stems , 8
O
Oberlin C ollege , 413, 414
Objections to This Constitution
of Gov ernment (G. Mason), R43
Obregón, Álvaro, 661
O’C onnor, Sandra Day, 148
Ogden, Aaron, 359
Morrill Act (1862) Ogden
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Oglethorpe, James, 40
Ohio , R29; admitted to the Union, 234;
education in, 413; election of 1890,
564; immigrants in, 401; labor laws
in, 357; Mormons in, 310–11; Native
Americans in, 208; in Northwest Ter-
ritory, 116m, 117; oil in, 576; roads
in, 265, 265m; Second Great Awaken-
ing in, 410
oil, 576, 580–81, 580p
Oklahoma, R29; land rush, 565, 565m,
565p; Native Americans in, 553–54,
554m, 557, 565
Old Thr ee Hundred , 312–13
Old World, 18
Olive Branch Petition, 80
Olmec society, 8
Olmstead, Frederick Law, 596
Omaha, 9m, 554m
Oneida, 9m, 11, 554m
Onís, Luis de, 261
Onondaga, 9m, 11
Open Door P olicy, 644–45
oral hist ory , 74, 104
Oregon, 318, R29; annexation of, 317;
election of 1876 in, 527; gains state-
hood, 317; Native Americans in, 557;
Oregon Trail, 309–10, 309m; voting
in, 613
Oregon Country , 235m, 309, 317
Oregon Territory, 309m, 317
Oregon Tr ail, 309–10, 309m, 326
Osage, 9m, 554m
Osceola, 297, 297m
O’Sullivan, John, 316
Otis, Elisha, 595
Otis, James, 65
Ottawa, 9m, 61
overproduction, 562
Oviedo, Fernández de, 19
P
Paca, William, 89
Paci c C oast: culture area, 9m, 10
Paci c Northwest, 309, 309m
Paci c Ocean, 16m, 17–18, 238; Panama
Canal and, 652–53, 654m, 655
Paci c Railway Acts, 550
PACs. See political action committees
Paine , Robert Treat, 89
Paine , Thomas, 83, 92–93, 316
Paiute , 9m, 10, 554m, 558
Paleo-Indians, 5, 6, 7
Panama Canal, 652–53, 654m, 655
Panic of 1837, 292, 311, 356
Panic of 1873, 527, 552
Panic of 1893, 564
Papago, 554m
paper industry , 363
pardons , 147
parks , 596, 611, 628, 628p, 629m
Participation Skills: accepting social
responsibility, 430f; group decisions,
216f; personal conviction and bias,
368f; working in groups to solve
issues, 252f
patents, 576
Pat erson, William, 165
Patriots , 81, 84, 85, 98
Paul , Alice, 624
Pawnee, 9m, 11, 553, 554, 554m
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 348, 352
Pawtuxet , 43, 45m
Payne-Aldrich Tari (1909), 629
Peac e Democrats, 494
Pea Ridge, Battle of, 487
Pemberton, John C., 486
Pendlet on Civil Service Act
(1883), 609
Penn, John, 89
Penn, William, 50, 50p
Pennsylv ania, R29; Civil War in, 474,
474m, 498–500; coal mining in, 362;
colonial, 50–51; economy of, 51;
First Continental Congress in, 78;
immigrants in, 400; labor in, 587;
labor laws in, 357; oil in, 576; ratifi ca-
tion of the Constitution, 165; slavery
protest in, 58
Pequot , 9m
Perry , Benjamin F., 518
Perry , Matthew, 301p, 643
Perry , Oliver Hazard, 247
Pershing , John J., 661
Peru: Spain and, 22
petition, freedom to, 167, 179
petroleum, 576
Philadelphia, 50, 91m, 199, 596; Consti-
tutional Convention in, 124, 125–26,
125p, 126p; Constitutional Hall,
111p; First Continental Congress in,
78; as nation’s capital, 202; Second
Continental Congress, 80
philanthr opy, 581
Philippine Gov ernment Act (1902), 651
Philippines, 637, 647–48, 650–51, 650m
Pickett, George, 499
Pickett’s Charge , 499, 499m, 499p
Pierce, Franklin, 445–46, 450, R24; Fugi-
tive Slave Act and, 442
Pike, Zebulon, 235m,
238–39
Pikes Peak, 238
Pilgrims, 42–43; life of, 44; Native Ameri-
cans and, 43; women, 44
Pima, 9m, 554m
Pinchot, Gifford, 628, 629
Pinckney , Charles, 165
Pinckney , Charles Cotesworth, 165, 228
Pinckney , Thomas, 207, 212
Pinckney’s Treaty (1795), 207–08, 207m
Pinkerton Agency , 587
Pinta (ship), 15
pioneers , 61
Pioneers , The (Cooper), 271
pirates, 240
Pizarro, Francisco, 21
placer mining, 329
Plains Cree , 9m
Plains Indians, 237, 553–56, 553p, 554m,
556p
Plains Ojibway, 9m
plantations , 23, 38, 41, 289, 373p, 376,
381, 382–83, 383p, 386, 509p
planters , 383
plants , 18m
Plateau: culture area, 9m, 10
Platt Amendment, 650
plea bargain, 181
Pledge of Allegiance , R30
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), 528f, 529, R33–34
Plymouth C olon y, 33p, 45p
Plymouth Rock, 43
Pocahontas , 37
Poe, Edgar Allan, 407
police , 596–97
political action committees (PACs), 186
political cartoons, 214, 243, 482, 504, 519,
581, 594, 656
political machines, 606–07, 607p, 613
political partici
pation, 186
political parties, 145, 212; changes in,
450–51; nominating conventions,
285; in 1800s, 284–85. See also Bull
Moose Party; Democrat Party;
Democrat-Republican Party;
Do-Nothing Party; Federalist Party;
Free Soil Party; Know-Nothing Party;
Populist Party; Progressive Party;
Republican Party; Socialist Party;
Whig Party
politics: corruption in, 606–09; explaining
the process of, 220–21f; reading skills
for, 34–35f, 76–77f, 112–13f, 142–43f,
226–27f, 258–59f, 282–83f, 436–37f,
470–71f, 510–11f, 638–39f; under-
standing assumptions, 194–95f
Polk, James K., 322, R24; Gold Rush and,
327; Mexican-American War and,
320; new territory and, 317–18;
slavery and, 438
poll taxes, 176, 176p, 528–29
pollution, 611
poly gamy, 310
Ponca, 554m
Ponc e de León, Juan, 16m, 21
Pontiac , 33p, 61, 61p
Pony Express, 542p, 550
Pope, John, 480
popular sov ereignty, 129, 439, 441, 446,
453
population: of African Americans, 40c; of
California, 331; of cities, 594; farm,
562; Hispanic, 22c; House of Repre-
sentatives and, 145; immigrant, 400,
401, 591g; Mexican American,
324f;
rural, 198, 198c; urban, 198–99, 198c
population density, 403m
populism, 562–63
Populist Party, 564
Portugal: exploration by, 14m, 15
Pory, John, 38f
Pota watomi, 9m, 554m
Potta watomie Massacre , 448, 455
poverty , 610
Powderly, Terence V., 585
Powhatan, 9m, 37
Preamble to the Constitution, 119, 150
prec edent, 197
Presc ott, Samuel, 79
President, U.S., 129, 146, R23–27; as
commander in chief, 147; Constitu-
tion and the, 158–60; disability of,
176–77; executive orders, 147; in
Gilded Age, 607–09, 608p, 609p;
pardons and the, 147, 517; during
progressive movement, 627–31, 628p;
term of offi ce, 152f; veto power of,
146–47
pr esident pro tempore, 145
presidios ,
22, 318
press , freedom of the, 167, 179
Preston, Thomas, 67
Primary Sources, 292, 296, 311, 426, 453,
456, 612; assessing, 460f; book, 23f;
historical document, 43f, 134f, 210f,
230f, 262f, 440f, 441f, 442f, 458f;
journal entry, 96f, 238f; letters, 38f,
Oglethorpe Primary Sourc es
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Red Ri ver, 238
Reed, Walter, 650, 655
referendum pr ocedur e , 613
reform movements, 597, 603p; abolition
of slavery, 416–421; child labor and,
612, 615–19, 615p, 616p, 617p; civil
service, 608–09; progressives and,
610–14, 611p, 612p, 613p, 614c;
voting and, 613, 614c; women’s
rights, 425–28, 426p
religion: African Americans and, 411, 515,
597; in England, 39; freedom of, 115,
166, 179; government and, 46f; Great
Awakening, 58–59, 58p; immigrants
and, 588–89; in Middle Colonies,
49–50; Mormons, 310–11; music
and, 270p, 272; Native American, 10,
22; in New England colonies, 42–43,
45–46; in Pennsylvania, 50; Protes-
tant Reformation, 24–25, 25p; Puri-
tan, 46; reading skills for, 398–99f;
Second Great Awakening, 410–11; in
slave culture, 389–90; in the South,
384; Toleration Act and, 39. See also
individual religions
Republican Motherhood, 197
Republican Party: creation of, 450; elec-
tion of 1860, 457, 457m; election of
1868, 522–23; election of 1876, 527,
607; election of 1880, 607; election of
1884, 608; election of 1888, 608; elec-
tion of 1896, 608; election of 1912,
629–30; Emancipation Proclama-
tion and, 491; Radical Republicans,
519–20, 519p, 521, 523; in Recon-
struction, 525. See also Democratic-
Republican Party
reservations, 555, 558
reserved powers, 144
Revels, Hiram, 509p, 525, 525p
Revere , Paul, 67, 79, 134
revivals, 58–59, 58p, 272, 384
Revolutionary War: allies in, 95; Conti-
nental Army and, 90–91, 91m, 91p,
95; early battles, 78–81, 79m, 80m;
economics of, 200–01; England and,
91m, 92–97, 100–01, 100m; French
Revolution and, 206; Middle Colonies
in, 91m; sea battles of, 97; soldiers in,
90–91, 91p; in the South, 98–99, 99p;
Treaty of Paris, 101; Valley Forge, 96,
96p; war debts, 122–23
Reynolds, Mary, 386
Rhode Island, R29; colonial, 46–47, 47;
Constitutional Convention, 126;
government in, 55–56; ratifi cation of
the Constitution, 134
Rhode Island system, 353
Richmond, Virginia, 381, 513p, 475, 478,
480
Riis, Jacob, 596, 620f
Rio Grande, 320
Ri p Van Winkle ” (Irving), 271
roads, 22, 265–66, 265m, 289, 379
Roanoke Island, 27
Rochambeau, Comte de, 100
Rockefeller, John D., 580–81, 582, 583,
583p
Rocky Mountains, 260, 309m
Rodney , Caesar, 89
Rolfe, John, 37
Roman Ca tholic Church, 22, 39, 313, 402;
Protestant Reformation and, 25
separation of powers, 145f; Shays’
Rebellion, 124f; terms of offi ce, 152f;
Texas, 313f; U.S. Constitution, 130f;
War of 1812, 249f
Quinalt, 554m
Quincy , Josiah, 67, 242, 412
R
Radical Republicans, 519–20, 519p, 521,
523
railroad, 331, 343p, 360–63, 360p, 361p,
362m, 562p, 581; cattle industry and,
548–49; economy and the, 575; effect
of, 363, 552, 552p; regulation of,
563; steel and, 575; transcontinental,
550–52, 550m, 551p, 552p
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 27
Randolph, Edmund, 126–27, 197p
rati cation, 116, 165
Raven, The” (Poe), 407
Read, George, 89, 165
Readers (McGu ey), 412
Reading Skills, 34, 76, 112, 142, 194, 226,
258, 282, 302f, 344f, 374f, 398–99,
510f, 544f, 572, 576, 604–05, 638;
compare and contrast, 436–37;
economics, 4–5f, 34–35f, 194–95f,
282–83f, 306–07f, 344–45f, 374–75f,
572–73f, 638–39f; evaluating
web-based information, 374–75f;
geography, 4–5f, 76–77f, 226–27f,
306–07f, 544–45f; politics, 34–35f,
76–77f, 112–13f, 142–43f, 194–95f,
226–27f, 258–59f, 282–83f, 398,
436–37f, 470–71f, 510–11f, 638–39f;
reading for essential information,
510–11f; religion, 398–99f; science
and technology, 344–45f, 544–45f;
society and culture, 258–59f, 374–75f,
398–99f, 436–37f, 470–71f, 510–11f,
572–73f; specialized vocabulary, 4–5f;
understanding assumptions, 194–95f;
understanding cause and effect, 344–
45f, 398–99f, 436–37f; understand-
ing chronological order, 112–13f;
understanding comparison-contrast,
638–39f; understanding drawing
conclusions, 282–83f; understanding
propaganda, 226–27f; understanding
proposition and support, 470–71f;
understanding semantic slanting,
258–59f; understanding structural
patterns, 572–73f; understanding
summarizing, 142–43f, 306–07f;
understanding through question-
ing, 544–45f; understanding words
through context, 34–35f, 76–77f
Reagan, Ronald, 148, R27
reaper, 366
Reconstruction: Black Codes and, 518–20;
cotton and, 530, 531; different views
of, 512–14; Ku Klux Klan and, 526,
526p, 527p; military districts, 521m;
in the New South, 530–31, 530p;
Panic of 1873 and, 527; Redeemers
and, 528; in the South, 524–25, 525p
Reconstruction Acts, 521–22, 522p
Reconstruction amendments, 171
Redcoats, 80, 80m, 81
Redeemers, 528
286f, 391f, 493f; magazine article,
356f; newspaper advertisement, 353f;
newspaper article, 67f; points of
view, 128f, 203f, 244f, 520f; political
cartoons, 214f, 243f, 482f, 519f, 581f,
594f, 656f; speech, 413f, 485f
Principles of Scienti c Management, The
(Taylor), 584
printing pr ess, 24p,
25
prisoners of war , 495
prison reform, 412
priva teers , 206, 214
Privy C ouncil, 54
Proclamation of 1763, 61
Progr essive Movement, 610–14, 611p,
612p, 613p, 614c
Progr essive Party, 630
Prohibition, 172
Promontory , Utah, 551
propaganda, 67, 186, 226–27f
property rights, 324; women’s rights
and, 428
proprietary colony, 39, 54
prospecting, 328
Prosser, Gabriel, 390
Protestant Reformation, 24–25, 25p
Protestant religion, 25, 39, 402
Providenc e , Rhode Island, 46
Prussia: American Revolution and, 95
public
space, 596, 611
publishing , 595–96; yellow journalism,
584
Publius, 133
Pueblo , 10, 318, 325, 554m
pueblos , 22
Puerto Rican Americans, 184, 651; popula-
tion of, 22c
Puerto Rico, 575p; Spanish-American War
in, 649, 649m; as U.S. territory, 651
Pulitzer, Joseph, 646
Pullman, George, 575, 587
Pullman Palace Car Company , 587
Pullman Strike, 587
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906), 628
Puritans, 42–43, 44–45, 45–46, 46;
self-government and, 45–46
push-pull factor, 30, 401f
Q
Quakers, 50, 58, 414, 416
Quebec, Canada, 18; in American Revolu-
tion, 92; in French and Indian War,
60
Quick Facts, 595; African Americans, 529f;
Andrew Johnson, 517f; checks and
balances, 146f; church and state,
46f; Civil War soldiers, 475f; colonial
government, 55f; Constitution, 130;
Dred Scott decision, 452f; election
of 1800, 229f; federalism, 129f,
163f; Federalists and Antifederalists,
133f; foreign policy, 657f; free states
and slave states, 439f; government
sources, 114f; Great Compromise,
127f; Hamilton’s economic plan,
201f; judicial system, 161f; Middle
Colonies, 50f; Patriots, 94f; political
machines, 607f; Progressive amend-
ments, 631f; Progressives, 611f;
Reconstruction Amendments, 522f;
Primary Sources Roman C atholic Church
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Roosevelt, Franklin D., R26; term of
offi ce, 146, 174
Roosevelt, Theodore, 627–30, 628p, R25;
biography, 655, 655p; foreign policy
of, 655–56, 656p; Panama Canal and,
653, 655; Rough Riders and, 648,
648p, 649p
Roosevelt Corollary , 656, 657f
Rosebud, Battle of the, 554m
Ross, George, 89
Ross, John, 295
Rough Riders, 648, 648p, 649p
royal colon y, 37, 40, 54
royal governor, 54
Rush, Benjamin, 89
Rush-Bagot Agreement, 260
Russia: empire of, 60m; immigrants from,
588; in North America, 101m; Oregon
Country and, 309, 317
Rutledge, Edward, 89
Rutledge, John, 128, 128p, 165
S
Sacagawea, 222-23p, 238
Sack of Lawrence , 447–48
Sacramento Ri ver, 327
St. Clair, Arthur, 208
St. Lawr ence River, 17, 18, 26
St. Louis, 26, 236f
Salem, Massachusetts, 47
Salt Lake City, 309m, 311
Sam, Guillaume, 658
Samoa, 641
Samoset, 43
Sampson, Deborah, 91
Sand Creek Massacre, 554m, 555
San Diego, California, 320
San Francisc o, California, 320, 328, 331g,
331p, 570p
Sanitary Commission, U.S., 476
sanitation, 611
San Jacinto , Battle of, 314, 314m
San Juan Hill, 649
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 313–14,
314m, 322
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 309m, 310, 318
Santa Fe Trail, 309m, 310
Santa María (ship), 15
Santee Sioux, 9m
Saratoga, Battle of, 94, 94m, 95
Saschutkenne, 9m
satire, 271
Sauk, 9m, 297
Savannah, Georgia, 40, 379, 501m, 502
scalawags, 524–25
Scandinavia, 588
Scarlet Letter, The (Hawthorne), 397p, 406
science and technology , 349; in Age of
Exploration, 14–15; factories, 366;
farm equipment, 366, 561, 562p;
icebox, 367; during Industrial Revo-
lution, 349, 349p; Panama Canal,
590–91, 592m, 593; reading skills for,
344–45f, 544–45f; sewing machine,
366p, 367; spinning machine, 347,
347p; steam power, 359, 360, 366;
telegraph, 364–65, 365p; themes of,
568; USS Constitution, 241p; water
frame, 347, 347p; at World’s Fair, 596.
See also inventions
scienti c agricultur e , 380
scienti c management , 584
Scienti c Rev olution, 59
Scott, Dred, 451–52, 452m
Scott, Winfi eld, 321m, 322, 323, 446,
475, 482f
Scott v. Sandford (1857), R33. See also
Dred Scott decision
sea dogs , 25
secession, 458–59
Second Amendment, 166, 180
Second Seminole War, 297, 297m
sectionalism, 267, 439
segregation, 528, 529
Selective Service, 185
self-gov ernment: for Californios, 319f; for
Cubans, 646; in English colonies, 43,
45, 50, 102, 118, R41
Seminary Ridge, 498, 499m
Seminole, 9m, 11, 261, 297, 297m, 565
Senate, U.S., 129, 145; Constitution and
the, 152; Louisiana Purchase and,
236; president of the, 145; Seven-
teenth Amendment and, 172; term
of offi ce, 152f. See also Congress, U.S.;
legislative branch
Seneca, 9m, 11
Seneca Falls Con v ention, 397p, 426–27,
426p
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, 426,
R45
separate but equal, 529
separa tion of powers , 145f
Separ atists , 42
Sequoya, 295
Serapis (warship), 97
Seri, 9m
Serra, Junípero, 22
settlement houses , 597
Seve n Days’ Battles , 479m, 480
Seventeenth Amendment, 172, 613, 631f
Seventh Amendment, 166, 167, 180, 181
Seve n Years’ War, 60
Seward, William, 440, 447, 457, 641
Seward’s Folly , 641
sewing machine, 366p, 367
sharecropping , 529–30
Shawnee, 9m, 61, 242–44
Shawnee Trail, 550m
Shays, Daniel, 122p, 123–24, 123p
Shays s Rebellion, 122p, 123, 123p
Sherman, Roger, 84, 89, 126p, 165
Sherman, William Tecumseh, 501-02,
501m, 515
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), 582, 608, 628
Sherman Silv er Purchase Act (1888), 564
Shiloh, Battle of, 485
Shoemaker, David R.P., 476
Shoshone, 9m, 10, 222–23p, 238, 554m
Shot Hear dRound the World,” 79–80
Shuswap, 9m
Sierra Nev ada, 326, 327, 550m, 551
Signal Corps, 495f
Silet, 554m
Silk Road , 13–14, 14m
silver, 546–48, 564
Silvester, Naomi, 44
Sinclair, Upton, 621f, 628
Singer, Isaac, 367
Sioux, 9m, 553, 554, 554m, 555, 556
Sirius (steamship), 343p
Sitting Bull , 556
Sixteenth Amendment, 172, 630, 631f
Sixth Amendment, 166, 167, 180, 181, 185
skyscrapers, 595
slander, 179
Slater, John, 353
Slater, Samuel, 348, 352, 353
Slatersville, 353
slave auctions, 387, 388
slave codes, 41, 388, 391
slave narratives, 418, 443
slave revolts, 390–91, 390m, 390p, 455–56
slavery , 289, 373p; abolition of, 416–21,
417p, 418p, 419m, 420p; Africa and,
57; agriculture and, 376; buying
freedom, 387; compensation for, 515;
daily life under, 388–90, 388p, 389p;
Declaration of Independence and, 85;
domestic, 387; Dred Scott decision
and, 451–52, 452m, 453; education
and, 388; Emancipation Proclama-
tion and, 491-92, 491m, 503; families
and, 388–89; Fugitive Slave Act and,
441–42; gang-labor system, 386;
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 446–47, 446m,
447m; Lincoln and, 473; living condi-
tions and, 387; manifest destiny and,
317; in Middle Colonies, 51; Middle
Passage, 57p, 58; Native Americans
and, 23; New England colonies and,
85; in Northwest Territory, 116m,
117; regional differences about,
438–39, 439m; religion and, 389–90;
skilled jobs and, 387; in southern
colonies, 39, 40, 41; in Texas, 313;
Thirteenth Amendment, 170; Thir-
teenth Amendment and, 514–15;
Three-Fifths Compromise, 128;
Underground Railroad and, 341p,
418–20, 419m; in Virginia, 38–39
slave states, 266–67, 266m, 419m,
438–39, 439m
slave trade, 128, 379, 440
Slidell, John, 320
slums, 610
smelting process, 363
Smith, James, 89
Smith, John, 36–37
Smith, Joseph, 310–11
Smith, Margaret Bayard, 286f
Smith, Margaret Chase, 179
Smith, Sophia, 622
Smith C ollege , 622
smuggling, 57, 64, 66, 68
Snake Ri ver, 326
social classes , 402
social Darwinism, 581
socialism, 619
Socialist Party, 630
social problems, 610–14, 611p, 612p,
613p, 614c
social ref orms , 612
Social Studies Skills, 532f; accepting social
responsibility, 430f; analysis, 28f,
102f, 136f, 188f, 276f, 460f, 598f,
632f, 664f; analyzing costs and bene-
ts, 598f; comparing migration maps,
566f; continuity and change, 664f;
critical thinking, 28f, 102f, 136f, 188f,
300f, 460, 460f; determining context,
188f; different points of view, 136f;
framing historical questions, 28f;
group decisions, 216f; identifying
central issues, 276f; interpreting
graphs, 392f; interpreting maps, 334f;
interpreting political cartoons, 504f;
Roosevelt Social Studies Skills
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interpreting time lines, 70f; participa-
tion, 216f, 252f, 368f, 430f; personal
conviction and bias, 368f; primary
and secondary sources, 460f; short
and long term causal patterns, 632f;
solving problems, 300f; study, 334f,
392f, 504f, 566f; understanding his-
torical interpretation, 102f; working
in groups to solve issues, 252f
society and culture: defi nition of, 7;
reading skills for, 258–59f, 374–75f,
398–99f, 436–37f, 470–71f, 510–11f,
572–73f
Society of Friends, 50. See also Quakers
sodbusters, 561, 561p
Sons of Liberty, 66, 68, 79, 209
South: African Americans in, 384p; Civil
War in the, 474-75, 474m, 501-02,
501m; colonies in the, 36–41, 37m,
39p, 40m, 55; cotton in, 377–78,
378m, 380p; economy of, 41, 288–89,
289m, 380p, 513; education in the,
415; election of 1860, 457, 457m;
factories in, 380–81; farming in,
288–89, 380, 382–84, 529–30, 529p;
Freedmen’s Bureau in, 516, 516p; Ku
Klux Klan and, 526, 526p, 527p; New
South, 530–31, 530p; nullifi cation
crisis and, 290–91; Reconstruction
in the, 524–25, 525p; religion in,
384; resources of the, 474-75, 474c;
Revolutionary War in the, 98–99, 99p;
slavery in, 39, 40, 41, 128, 438–39,
439m; state government in the, 517,
524–25, 525p; urban life in the, 384
South America: migration to, 7m; Monroe
Doctrine and, 262–63; Native Ameri-
cans in, 20–21; Spain and, 262
South America: Political, R9m
South Car olina: agriculture in, 41; Black
Codes in, 519; Civil War in, 473,
473m, 473p, 493; colony of, 40;
cotton in, 378m; economy of, 290;
freedpeople in, 515; nullifi cation
crisis and, 290–91; plantations, 373p;
ratifi cation of the Constitution, 165;
during Reconstruction, 523; in Revo-
lutionary War, 98, 99, 99p; secedes
from the Union, 435p, 456, 458;
Second Great Awakening in, 410. See
also Carolinas
South Dakota, R29
Southeast: culture area, 9m
Southwest, 318–19; culture area, 9m, 10;
Mexican Americans in, 325, 592, 626;
Native Americans in the, 557
Spaight, Richard Dobbs, 165
Spain: Adams-Onís Treaty, 309; American
Revolution and, 95; California and,
318–19, 319p; Central America and,
22, 262; colonies of, 22–23; Cuba
and, 584–85; empire of, 26m, 27,
60m; England and, 25, 26p; explora-
tion by, 16m, 20–21, 21p; Florida and,
101, 207, 207m, 261, 261m; Louisiana
and, 235–36; Mexico and, 262; Native
Americans and, 22–23; New Mexico
and, 318; in North America, 101m;
Oregon Country and, 317; Pinckney’s
Treaty, 207–08, 207m; South America
and, 262; Spanish-American War,
646–51, 647p, 648p, 649m, 649p,
650m, 650p; Texas and, 312; trade
with, 121, 121m; U.S. foreign policy
and, 261, 261m
Spanish-American War , 646–51, 647p,
648p, 649m, 649p, 650m, 650p
Spanish Armada, 25, 25p
Spanish Florida, 40
Spanish language, 325
Speaker of the House , 145
Speaking Skills: oral history, 74; thinking,
81
specialization, 584
speculators, 201
speech, freedom of, 166, 179
spheres of in uence , 644
spinning machine, 347, 347p
spirituals, 272, 389
spoils system, 286, 608–09
Spokane , 9m, 554m
Spy, The (Cooper), 271
Squamish, 9m
Squanto, 43
Square Deal , 627–28
Stamp Act (1765), 66, 68
Stamp Act Congress, 66
Standard Oil Compan y, 580–81, 580p
Stanford, Leland, 550, 581, 583, 583p
Stanford Univ ersity, 581
Stanton, Edwin, 491, 522
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 426, 427, 428,
429, 429p, 623
staple crops, 51
Starr, Ellen Gates, 597
Star-Spangled Banner , The (Key), 248, R31
state constitutions, 115
state courts, 198
state government, 129, 163f; concurrent
powers and, 144; Constitution and,
162–63; delegated powers of, 144;
nullifi cation crisis and, 290–91; pow-
ers denied, 157; Redeemers and, 528;
reserved powers of, 144; in the South,
517, 524–25, 525p; Tenth Amend-
ment and, 183; Thirteenth Amend-
ment and, 517; Wisconsin Idea, 614
states’ rights doctrine, 290–91
Statue of Liberty , 589p
steamboat, 359, 359p; cotton trade and,
379
steam power, 366
steel industry , 363, 574–75, 580
steerage, 589
Stephens , Alexander, 383, 458
Stephens , Ann Sophia, 406
Stevens, John L., 642
Stevens, Thaddeus, 520, 520p, 522
stockholders, 579, 580p
Stockton, Richard, 89
Stockton, Robert, 320
Stone, Lucy, 427–28
Stone, Thomas, 89
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 424, 435p, 443,
444f
Strauss, Levi, 330
strict construction, 204
strikes
, 356, 586m, 587, 627–28
Strong, George Templeton, 361
Stuart, Jeb, 498
Study Skills: comparing migration maps,
566f; interpreting graphs, 392f;
interpreting maps, 334f; interpreting
political cartoons, 504f
Stuyvesant, Peter, 27, 49p, 50
Subarctic, culture area, 8, 8m, 9m
subsidy , 642
suburbs, 595
subways, 595
su rage, 115, 173, 173p. See also voting
rights
sugar, 642
Sugar Act (1764), 64, 68
sugarcane, 381
Sullivan, Louis, 595
Suma, 9m
Sumner, Charles, 448–49, 520
supply and demand, 563g
Supreme Court, U.S., 130, R34–35p; deci-
sions, 147, 148, 231, 266, 291–92,
296, 359, 451, 452, 453, 528, R32–39;
Jefferson and, 231–32, 232p; judicial
review, 232; term of offi ce, 152f. See
also
judicial branch; individual cases
Susquehanna, 9m
Sutter, John, 327
Sutter’s Fort, 327
Swamp Fox. See Marion, Francis
Swampy Cr ee, 9m
sweatshops, 592
Sweden, 27; empire of, 26m, 27; immi-
grants from, 591m
symbolic speech, 179
T
Taft, William Howard, 629–30, R26; for-
eign policy of, 657, 657f, 658
Tagish, 9m
Taino, 9m, 17
Talleyrand-P érigor d, Charles-Maurice de,
214, 236
Tammany Hall, 607
Taney , Roger B., 452
Tarahumara, 9m
Tari of Abominations, 289
tari s: British, 121; Confederation Con-
gress and, 122; Hamilton and, 209;
progressives and, 629; protective,
203; regional differences and, 288–89;
transportation and, 264. See also taxes
Tarlton, Banastre, 98–99
taxation without representation, 67
taxes: Boston Tea Party and, 68; House
Ways and Means Committee, 145;
income, 630; in Massachusetts Bay
Colony, 44–45. See also tariffs
Taylor, Frederick W., 584
Taylor, George, 89
Taylor, Zachary, 439, 446, R24;
Mexican-American War and, 320,
322, 322p
Tea Act (1773), 68
tea tax, 68
technology. See inventions; science and
technology
Tecumseh, 242–44, 247, 248
telegraph, 364–65, 365p, 550, 577
telephone , 577, 577p
Teller Amendment, 647, 650
temperance movement, 411, 426, 623
tenant farmers , 562
tenements, 404, 590, 596, 611
Tennessee, R29; admitted to the Union,
234; Civil War in, 474, 474m, 484-85;
cotton in, 378m; during Reconstruc-
tion, 523; Second Great Awakening
in, 410
Social Studies Skills Tennessee
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Tenochtitlán, 20–21
Ten P ercent Plan, 513
Tenth Amendment, 167, 182, 183
terms of o ce, 152f, 174
Teton Sioux, 9m
Texas, 309, 309m, R29; Alamo, 314,
314m, 315p; annexation of, 317,
318; cattle industry in, 548–49, 549;
Civil War in, 484, 487; as a colony,
312–13; Compromise of 1850 and,
440, 441; cotton in, 378m; frontier,
318; independence of, 313; Mexican
Americans in, 592; Mexican-Ameri-
can War and, 321m; Mexican Cession
and, 323; Mexico and, 312–15, 313p,
314m, 315p; Native Americans in,
553; Reconstruction in, 517; as repub-
lic, 313–15, 314m, 318; secedes from
the Union, 458, 459; slavery in, 313;
Spain and, 312
Texas Rangers, 315, 555
Texas Revolution, 313–15, 314m
textile industry , 347–48, 347p, 354–56,
355p, 475, 530–31
Thacher, James, 80, 94
Thames River, Battle of, 247, 247m
Thanksgiving, 43
Thayendanegea, 91
Third Amendment, 166, 180
Thirteenth Amendment, 170, 171, 514–15,
517, 522f
Thoreau, Henry David, 405
Thornton, Matthew, 89
Three-Fifths Compromise , 128
Tilden, Samuel J., 527, 607
Time Lines: amendments, 168–69; culture,
270–72; European history, 24–25;
farming, 562–63; interpreting, 70f;
inventions, 364–67, 576–77; Lewis
and Clark expedition, 236–37; neutral-
ity, 206–07; Patriots, 94–95; populism,
562–63; Road to Revolution, 68–69;
Road to War, 242–43; suffrage, 424–25
time zones , 360
Tippecanoe, Battle of, 243–44
Tlingit, 9m
tobacco, 19, 37, 41, 289, 380
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 186, 367
Toleration Act (1649), 39
Tolowa, 9m
Tompkins, Sally Louisa, 496
Tom Thumb (locomotive), 343p, 360
Tongas, 9m
Tonkawa, 9m
Toponce, Alexander, 551
Tories, 76, 84
totems, 10
town meeting, 55, 55f, 114f, 115
Townshend Acts (1767), 66, 68, 69
townships, 116m
trade, 50; with Africa, 13–15, 14m; with
Asia, 13–15, 14m; barriers to, 121m;
with Britain, 121, 121m, 122; with
China, 317; closed markets, 122; cot-
ton, 379; with Japan, 643–44, 644p;
in Middle Colonies, 51; overland,
13–14, 14m; with Spain, 121, 121m.
See also free trade; triangular trade
trade la ws, 56–57
trade unions , 356. See also labor unions
Trail of Tears, 295p, 296
transcendentalism, 405–06
Transcontinental Railroad, 331, 550–52,
550m, 551p, 552p
transportation, 264; animals used for, 19;
canals, 265–66, 265m, 379; in cities,
595, 611; El Camino Real, 22; inven-
tions in, 577-78; railroad, 331, 343p,
360–63, 360p, 361p, 362m, 550–52,
550m, 551p, 552p; revolution in, 358;
roads, 265–66, 265m, 289, 379; ships,
37m; steamboat, 359, 359p; tariffs
and, 264
Travis, Jim, 314
treaties, 116, 120, 164, 310, 593, 693,
R32; and Congress, 145c, 146c; and
courts, 161; with Native Americans,
298, 553–55, 554m; and president,
145c, 147, 160. See also specifi c treaties
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, 295
Treaty of Fort Jackson (1814), 248
Treaty of Fort Lar amie (1851), 554, 554m
Treaty of Fort Lar amie (1868), 555
Treaty of Ghent (1814), 249, 260
Treaty of Greenville (1795), 209, 242
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), 323,
324
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867), 554m, 555
Treaty of Paris (1763), 60
Treaty of Paris (1783), 101, 120
Tredegar Iron Works, 373p, 381
Trenton, Battle of, 93
trials, 181
Triangle Shirtwaist Company , 618
triangular trade , 56m, 57–58, 57p
tribal councils , 555f
tricksters, 389
trolleys , 595
trusts, 581, 582, 628
Truth, Sojourner, 418, 424
Tubman, Harriet, 420, 420p
Tule Rive r culture ar ea, 554m
Turner , Nat, 390–91, 390m, 390p, 421
Tuskegee, 9m
Tweed , William Marcy, 607, 607p
Twelfth Amendment, 168–69
Twentieth Amendment, 173–74
Twenty- fth Amendment, 176–77
Twenty- rst Amendment, 174
Twenty-fourth Amendment, 176
Twenty-second Amendment, 146, 174
Twenty-seventh Amendment, 177
Twenty-sixth Amendment, 141, 177
Twenty-third Amendment, 174
Two Years Before the Mast (Dana), 319
Tyler , John, 293, R24; westward expan-
sion and, 317
tyranny, 83
U
Umpqua, 9m
unalienable, 84
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Stowe), 443, 444f
Undergr ound Railroad , 341p, 418–20, 419m
Underwood Tari Act (1913), 630
unicameral legisla ture , 127
Union Arm y, 501m; African Americans in,
492–93; battles in the West, 484–87,
485p, 486m; casualties of, 500, 502g;
at Gettysburg, 497–500, 497p, 498p,
499m, 499p; naval strategies of,
482–83, 482p, 483m; soldiers of the,
475–76, 475p, 495, 495p
Union Paci c Railr oad, 550–51
unions. See labor unions; trade unions
Union States, 474, 474m, 479m
United States of America: Phy sical, R4–5m
United States of America: P olitical, R2–3m
Utah, R29; Compromise of 1850 and,
441; Mexican Cession and, 323; Mor-
mons in, 311; Native Americans in, 8;
railroad in, 551
Utah Territory, 309m
Ute, 9m, 10, 554m
V
Vail, Alfred Lewis, 365
Vallandigham, Clement L., 494
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 319, 319p,
321m, 331
Valley Forge, 96, 96p
Van Buren, Martin, 281p, 286, 290, 439,
R23; election of 1836, 292; labor and,
357
Van Vorst, Marie, 616
vaqueros, 318p, 549, 549p
Vassar College , 622
Veiller, Lawrence, 611
Venezuela, 655–56
Venice, Italy, 13p, 14
Veracruz, Mexico, 321, 322
Vermont, R29
vertical integration, 580
Vesey , Denmark, 390. See also Denmark
Vesey Document
Vespucci, Amerigo, 17
veto, 146–47
Vice President , U.S., 146; as president of
the Senate, 145; term of offi ce, 152f
Vicksburg, Siege of, 486, 486m, 488, 500
Villa, Francisco “Pancho,” 661
Vincennes, Battle of, 97
Virginia , R29; agriculture in, 41, 378m;
Articles of Confederation and, 124;
Civil War in, 474, 474m, 475, 478–81,
479m, 480p, 500; daily life in, 38–39;
education in, 48; as English colony,
27; government in, 55; House of Bur-
gesses, 115; Jamestown, 36–37, 37m,
38; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
134, 165; in Revolutionary War, 98,
100, 100m; slave revolts in, 455–56;
slavery in, 38–39, 379, 385, 388; state
debt of, 201; tax revolt in, 66, 68;
western frontier and, 61
Virginia (warship), 482-83
Virginia and K entucky Resolutions , 290
Virginia Company. See London Company
Virginia Declaration of Rights, 135
Virginia Plan, 126–27
Virginia Statute for Religious F r eedom, 115,
118, 179, R42
visually impaired, 413
volunteer groups, 186–87, 187p
Von Steuben, Friedrich, 95, 96
voting: age, 177; elections and, 186;
reforms in, 613, 614c
voting rights, 115; of African Americans,
171, 385, 493, 521, 521m, 522p, 523;
poll taxes and, 528–29; in 1800s,
284–85; in Washington, D.C., 174;
of women, 173, 173p, 523, 603p,
623–24, 623p
Tenochtitlán voting rights
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Americans in, 557; Oregon Coun-
try and, 309, 309m; Oregon Trail,
309–10, 309m; Pike’s expedition,
238–39; Revolutionary War in the,
97; water-use laws, 325
Western Shoshone , 9m
Western Trail, 550m
West Indies, 17; trade with, 121m
Westinghouse, George, 575, 577
West Virginia, R29; Civil War in, 474,
474m, 479m; coal mining in, 362; oil
in, 576; roads in, 265, 265m
whaling , 47
Whig Party, 292, 450; election of 1852,
446
Whipple , William, 89
Whisk ey Rebellion, 209
Whit e, John, 27
Whit e eld, George, 58p, 59
Whit e House, 230, 286
Whitman, Walt, 407
Whitney, Eli, 349, 372p, 377, 377p
Wichita, 9m
Wilder , Laura Ingalls, 562
Wilderness Campaign, 500
Willard, Frances, 623
William and Mary C ollege, 48
Williams, Joseph E., 493f
Williams, Roger, 46–47
Williams, William, 89
Williamson, Hugh, 165
Wilmot, David, 438
Wilmot Proviso, 438–39
Wilson, James, 89, 126p, 165
Wilson, Woodrow, 629, 630–31, R26;
foreign policy of, 657f, 658, 661
Winnemucca, Sarah, 558, 558p
Winthrop, John, 44, 45
Wisconsin, R29; immigrants in, 401; in
Northwest Territory, 116m, 117; Wis-
consin Idea, 614
Wisconsin Idea, 614
witchcr aft trials , 47
Witherspoon, John, 89
Wolcott, Oliver, 89
Woman’s Christian Temperanc e Union, 623
women: in Civil War, 496, 496p; Daugh-
ters of Liberty, 62; Declaration of
Independence and, 85; education
and, 48, 413, 413p, 424, 622; fi rst
ladies, 197; in Gold Rush, 328, 329,
329p; Great Awakening and, 59;
Homestead Act and, 560; immi-
grant, 592; labor reform and, 357,
619; in labor unions, 586; in Middle
Colonies, 51; in the military, 185;
mill workers, 343p, 531; minimum
wage law and, 618; Mormon, 310;
Native American, 11, 20; Pilgrim,
44; on plantations, 383; Progressive
movement and, 622; Quaker, 50;
reform groups and, 412, 603p; in
Revolutionary War, 91; slaves, 387p;
on the Supreme Court, 148; temper-
ance movement and, 623; in textile
industry, 354–56, 355p; voting rights
of, 115, 173, 173p, 284, 523, 603p,
623–24, 623p; on wagon trains, 310,
311p
women’s rights, 397p, 423–24; leaders,
427–28; property rights and, 428;
Seneca Falls Convention, 426–27,
426p; voting rights, 115, 173, 173p,
284, 523, 603p, 623–24, 623p
Wood, Leonard, 650
Woodward , Charlotte, 426, 428
W orcester v. Georgia (1832), 296, R32–33
workers’ compensation, 618
workplace safety , 618
World: Political, R6–7m
World’s F air, 596
Wovoka, 558
Wright, Orville and Wilbur, 578
Writing Skills: biographical narrative,
106–07f; biographical sketch, 372;
cause and effect, 338–39f; character
sketch, 256, 278; comparing people
and events, 464–65f; explaining a
political process, 220–21f; infomer-
cials, 32; interviews, 280; job history,
508; letter of recommendation, 224;
letters, 2; newspaper advertisement,
342, 372; newspaper article, 468;
newspaper editorial, 110; Nobel
nomination, 192, 216; outline, 300;
pamphlets, 140, 190; persuasive essay,
668–69f; social studies report, 536–39f
writing systems, 8, 295
Wyoming, R29; cattle industry in, 549;
Mexican Cession and, 323; Native
Americans in, 554, 554m
Wythe, George, 89
X
XYZ A air , 213–14, 214p
Y
Yakima, 9m, 554m
Yaqui, 9m
Yaquina, 9m
yellow fever , 650, 655
yellow journalism, 646
yeomen, 384
Yokuts, 9m, 10
Yorktown, Battle of, 100, 100m
Young, Brigham, 311, 325
Yuki, 9m
Yuma, 9m
Z
Zapata, Emiliano, 661
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 313
Zenger, John Peter, 56
zoning la ws, 611
Zuni, 9m
Voting Rights Act (1970), 177
W
Wabash River, 244
Wade, Benjamin, 513, 522
Wade-Davis Bill, 513–14
wagon trains, 309–10, 310p, 311p
Waicura, 9m
Wailaki, 554m
Waldo, Albigence, 96
Walker, David, 417
Walla Walla, 9m, 554m
Wall Street, 199
Waltham, Massachusetts, 354
Walton, George, 89
Wampanoag, 9m, 43, 59
Wappo, 9m
war debts, 122–23
War Hawks, 244–45
War of 1812, 245; battles of, 246–48,
247m, 248p; causes and effects of,
249f; manufacturing and the, 351;
Rush-Bagot Agreement, 260
War of Independenc e . See Revolutionary
War
Washington, R29
Washington, Booker T., 624, 624p
Washington, D.C.: Civil War in, 474, 474m,
478, 479; corruption in, 607; design
of, 202, 202p; as nation’s capital, 202,
202p, 230; voting rights in, 174; in
War of 1812, 247m, 248, 248p. See
also District of Columbia
Washington, George, 210p, R23; biogra-
phy of, 82, 82p; cabinet of, 197p; at
Constitutional Convention, 126,
126p; Continental Army and, 80,
80m, 81, 91m, 92–93, 93p, 96, 96p,
100, 100m, 101; court system and,
197–98; farewell address of, 210f, 211,
R43; as Federalist, 132; foreign policy
of, 641; in French and Indian War,
60; inauguration of, 196p, 197; Jay’s
Treaty, 207; national bank and, 204;
Neutrality Proclamation, 206–07;
Northwest Territory and, 208–09,
208m; Pinckney’s Treaty, 207–08,
207m; as president, 197–98, 197p;
Whiskey Rebellion and, 209
Washington, Martha, 197
Washington’s Farewell Address, 210f, 211,
R43
Washington Territory, 309m
Washo, 9m
water frame, 347, 347p
water-use laws, 325
Wayne, Anthony, 208
Webster, Daniel, 291, 291p, 361, 440f, 441
Weems, Maria, 341p
Weld, Charles Richard, 361
Weld, Theodore, 416, 424
Wells, Ida B., 624
West: Civil War in the, 484–87, 485p,
486m; confl icts in the, 242–44;
culture areas, 9m, 10; economy of,
289, 289m; frontier, 61; fur trade in
the, 308; Lewis and Clark expedi-
tion, 235m, 236–38; mining in,
546–48, 547m; movement to the,
308–11, 309m, 310p, 311p, 316–17,
546, 547m, 565, 565m, 565p; Native
V oting Rights Act (1970) Zuni
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Museum of Art, Arizona/ Bridgeman Art
Library; viii (l), © Dennis Degnan/CORBIS;
viii (r), American Antiquarian Society;
ix, (bdr), © Richard Cummins/CORBIS; x
(t), Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington DC/Art Resource, NY; x
(b), © Francis G. Mayer/CORBIS; xi (r),
Collection of Matthew Isenburg; xii (t),
Jack Naylor Collection; xvi, © W. Perry
Conway/CORBIS; xvii, © Joseph Sohm,
Chromosohm, Inc./CORBIS; xviii (l),
(art reference) Royal Albert Memorial
Museum, Exeter, Devon, UK/ Bridgeman
Art Library xviii (r), From the Collection
of Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
xxi (b), © Collection of the New-York
Historical Society, [neg. 41800]; xxvi
(b), © Concord Museum/Photograph by
Chip Fanelli. Chapter Opener Time lines
(tl) Photodisc Green / Getty Images; (bl)
© Stockbyte.
Chapter Opener time lines (tl) Photodisc
Green/Getty Images; (bl) © Stockbyte.
Unit One. Chapter 1: Pages 2–3 (t),
© Rebecca Marvil/Index Stock Imagery,
Inc. ; 2 (b), The Art Archive/National
Anthropological Museum Mexico/Dagli
Orti; 3 (both), Scala/Art Resource, NY; 7
(t), Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC. Photograph by Chip Clark # 90-
14563; 7 (b), Getty Images; 8 (t), The
Field Museum of Natural History, Neg.
A108557-c, Photo by Ron Testa; 9 (tl),
Ohio Historical Society; (tr), From the
Collection of Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa;
(bl), © 2000 The Art Institute of Chicago
(detail); 10 (tl), © Marilyn Wynn/
Nativestock Pictures; (tr), The Granger
Collection, New York; 13, Scala/Art
Resource, NY; 17, Art Reference: AKG-
Images; 21 tr, © Robert Frerck/Woodfi n
Camp & Associates; 23, PRC Archive; 24
(l), Saint Bride Printing Library; 24–25,
AKG-Images; 25 (br), Mary Evans Picture
Library. Chapter 2: Pages 32–33 (t), Ted
Curtin for Plimoth Plantation; 32 (bl),
© David Ball/CORBIS; 33 (c), Courtesy
of the Pilgrim Society, Plymouth,
Massachusetts; 33 (bl), © SuperStock; 33
(cr) Courtesy of the Burton Historical
Collection, Detroit Public Library; (br),
© Culver Pictures, Inc.; 39, Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation; 46 (tl), Art
Ref: PRC Archive; 49 (b), © SuperStock;
50 (bl), Art Reference: Historical Society
of Pennsylvania; 52, © SuperStock; 53
(t), NASA; (b), © SuperStock; 57 (r),
Art Reference: Royal Albert Memorial
Museum, Exeter, Devon, UK/ Bridgeman
Art Library; 57 (b), Private Collection/
www.bridgeman.co.uk; 58 (t), National
Portrait Library, London/Bridgeman Art
Library; 61 (tr), Art Reference: Courtesy
of the Burton Historical Collection,
Detroit Public Library; 62 (l) British
Library, London, UK/The Bridgeman
Art Library; 62 (r), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
63 (t), © Michael Dwyer/Alamy Photos
; 64–65 (t), Virginia Historical Society;
67, Peter Newark’s American Pictures;
68, Courtesy of the Massachusetts
Historical Society; 69 (tl), © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 69 (tr), American Antiquarian
Society. Chapter 3: Pages 74–75 (t), © James
Lemass/Index Stock Imagery; 75 (cl), The
Granger Collection, New York; 75 (cr),
North Wind Picture Archives; 75 (br),
© Christie’s Images; 78–79, The Granger
Collection, New York; 79, © Concord
Museum/Photograph by Chip Fanelli; 82
(l), (art reference) Phoenix Museum of
Art, Arizona/ Bridgeman Art Library; 82
(b), © Robert Llewellyn/SuperStock; 84,
© Bettmann/CORBIS; 91 (l), #1921.101,
© Collection of The New-York Historical
Society; 91 (r), © Collection of The New-
York Historical Society, neg. 31665;
93 (t), © SuperStock; 94 (l), Saratoga
National Historic Park; 94 (r), Chateau de
Versailles, France/Giraudon/ Bridgeman
Art Library; 95 (l), Falmouth Art Gallery,
Cornwall, UK/Bridgeman Art Library; 95
(r), Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas; 96,
© Superstock; 99, The Granger Collection,
New York.; 100 (both) © Bettmann/CORBIS.
Unit Two. Chapter 4: Pages 110–111 (t),
Joe Marquette/ AP/Wide World Photos;
110, Library of Congress/PRC Archive;
111 (c), Collection of the American
Numismatic Society, New York; 111 (bl),
© Nik Wheeler/CORBIS; (bc), © Andrea
Jemolo/CORBIS; (br), Tokyo National
Museum; 115, The Granger Collection,
New York; 119 (t), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
(c), © Michael Nicholson/CORBIS ; (br),
© Archivo Iconografi co, S.A./CORBIS;
122–123, The Granger Collection, New
York; 125, © Dennis Degnan/ CORBIS; 126
(t), Hall of Representatives, Washington,
DC/ Bridgeman Art Library; 126 (bl),
Independence National Historical Park ;
126 (bc), Stock Montage; 126 (br), Portrait
by Robert S. Susan, Collection of the
Supreme Court of the United States; 127,
© Alex Wong/Getty Images; 128 (l), South
Carolina Legal History Collection; 128 (r),
City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery/
Bridgeman Art Library; 129, © Alex
Wong/Getty Images; 131 (l), (art refer-
ence) Historical Society of Pennsylvania;
131 (br), American Antiquarian Society;
133 (l), Stock Montage, Inc.; 133 (r),
© Bettmann/CORBIS. Chapter 5: Pages
140–141 (t), Sam Dudgeon/ HRW Photo;
141 (cl), PRC Archive; 141 (cr), © Tony
Freeman/PhotoEdit; 141 (b), © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 149 (both), National Archives
(NARA); 150–177 (bdr), © Richard
Cummins/CORBIS 152 (br), Dennis
Cook/AP/Wide World Photos; 154–155
(bc), © Mark Wilson/Getty Images; 154,
© Royalty-Free/CORBIS; 154 (br) Dennis
Cook/ AP/Wide World Photos; 155,
© Brooks Kraft/CORBIS; 166 (bl), © Yang
Liu/CORBIS; (bc), Norm Detlaff, Las
Cruces Sun-News/AP/Wide World Photos;
167 (bl), © Alex Webb/Magnum Photos;
(bc), © David Young-Wolff/PhotoEdit;
(br), © Bettmann/CORBIS; 171, Library
of Congress/PRC Archive; 173, Library of
Congress; 175 (l), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
175 (r), © Oscar White/ CORBIS; 176
(tl), Dr. Hector P. Garcia Papers, Special
Collections & Archives, Texas A&M
University–Corpus Christi, Bell Library;
176 (tr), © 1978 Matt Herron/TakeStock;
176 (tc), Texas State Library & Archives
Commission; 179, © Daily News Pix;
181, © Spencer Grant/PhotoEdit; 182–
183 (b), © Ariel Skelley/CORBIS; 185,
© David Butow/CORBIS; 186 (tl), © James
Pickerell/The Image Works; 186 (tr),
© Brownie Harris/CORBIS; 187 (tl), © Ariel
Skelly/CORBIS; (tc), Janet Knott/The
Boston Globe. Republished with permis-
sion of The Globe Newspaper Company,
Inc.; (tr), © Jeff Greenberg/PhotoEdit.
Chapter 6: Pages 192–193 (t), © Miles
Ertman/Masterfi le; 192, © Christie’s
Images; 193 (bl), Giraudon/Art Resource,
NY; 193 (r), Art Resource, NY; 196–197 (b),
© SuperStock; 197, Library of Congress/
PRC Archive; 198–199 (t), © The New York
Public Library, Miriam and Ira D. Wallch
Division of Art, Prints and Photographs,
Credits and Acknowledgments
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Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations /
Art Resource, NY; 199, (inset) (#1907.32)
© Collection of The New-York Historical
Society; 202 (c), Photo © 2004 Roger
Foley; 202 (b), © Joseph Sohm;
Chromosohm, Inc./CORBIS; 203 (l), Stock
Montage, Inc.; 203 (r), Stock Montage/
Getty Images; 205, Réunion des Musées
Nationaux/Art Resource, NY; 206 (l),
Chicago Historical Society, #i35980aa; 206
(r), Library of Congress/PRC Archive; 207,
HRW Photo Library; 208, Courtesy Ohio
Historical Society; 210, © Museum of the
City of New York/CORBIS ; 213 (tl), © The
New York Historical Society, New York,
NY/ Bridgeman Art Library; 213 (tc), The
Art Archive/Chateau de Blérancourt/Dagli
Orti; 213 (tr), © The New-York Historical
Society, New York, NY/ Bridgeman Art
Library; 213 (bl), Independence National
Historical Park Collection; 213 (bc), The
Henry Luce III Center for the Study of
American Culture/ SuperStock; 213 (br),
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, DC/Art Resource,
NY; 214, Library of Congress/PRC Archive.
Unit Three. Pages 222–223 (bkgd) (Art
Ref) © Tom Bean/CORBIS. Chapter 7:
Pages 224–225 (t), Superstock; 224,
The Granger Collection, New York;
225 (bl), New Haven Colony Historical
Society, Gift of George W. Crawford,
1973. #1973.20.C; 225 (cl), Benninghoff
Collection of the American Revolution;
225 (cr), Portrait of the Founder,
Munetada Kurozumi. Image courtesy of
Kurozumikyo Shinto; 225 (cr), Library of
Congress, LC-USZC4-6466; 229 (l), The
Art Archive/Chateau de Blernacourt/Dagli
Orti; 229 (r), © Bettmann/CORBIS; 229
(bkgd), © Alan Schein Photography/
CORBIS; 231 (b), Getty Images; 232 (t),
Washington and Lee University; 233
(both) Independence National Historical
Park; 236, © Alan Majchrowicz/Getty
Images; 239, © Terry W. Eggers/CORBIS;
242 (l), The Mariners Museum; (r),
North Wind Picture Archives; 243 (t),
North Wind Picture Archives; 243 (bl),
The Granger Collection, New York; 243
(br), © 1993 Mickey Osterreischer/Black
Star; 244 (l), © The Field Museum, Neg
#A93851.1c, Chicago.; 244 (r), National
Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC; gift of Mrs. Herbert Lee
Pratt, Jr.; 248 (b), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
248(inset) © New-York Historical Society/
Bridgeman Art Library; 250, © Craig
Tuttle/CORBIS; 251 (tl) © Bettmann/
CORBIS; (b), © Tom Bean/Getty Images;
(tr),© SuperStock . Chapter 8: Pages
256–257 (t), © Lee Snider/Photo Images/
CORBIS ; 256, National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC/Art Resource, NY; 257 (tr), Library
of Congress #LC-USZC4-5801; 257 (bl),
The Granger Collection, New York; 257
(br), Courtesy PRC Archive; 265 (t),
© Bettmann/CORBIS; 265 (b), Maryland
Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland;
266 (cl), (Art Reference) Chicago
Historical Society; 270, © Andre Jenny/
Alamy Photos; 271, Library of Congress;
272 (l) American Antiquarian Society;
(b), Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington DC/Art Resource, NY; 273,
© Francis G. Mayer/CORBIS. Chapter
9: Pages 280–281, Detroit Publishing
Company Collection, from Birth of A
Century, KEA Publishing Services Ltd. ;
280 (b), The Granger Collection, New
York; 281 (tl), Janice L. and David J. Frent
Collection of Political Americana; 281 (tr),
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian
Institution/Art Resource, NY; 281 (bl), The
Stapleton Collection, UK/ Bridgeman Art
Library; 281 (br), The Art Archive; 285
(t), R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport,
LA. Used by permission; 285 (b), David
Young-Wolff/PhotoEdit; 286–287 (bl), (Art
Reference) © Board of Trustees, National
Gallery of Art, Washington; 287 (br), The
Hermitage, Home of Andrew Jackson;
289 (l), American Museum of Textile
History (c), Christie’s Images/ Bridgeman
Art Library; (r), The Fine Arts Museum
of San Francisco, Gift of Eleanor Martin,
37566; 296, The Granger Collection, New
York; 299, (all) Smithsonian American Art
Museum, Washington, DC /Art Resource,
NY. Chapter 10: Pages 304–305 (t), Seaver
Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County; 305 (cl), Panhandle-Plains
Historical Museum, Research Center,
Canyon, Texas; 305 (cr), © The Oakland
Museum, The City of Oakland; 305 (bl),
Peter Newark’s Western Americana; 305
(br), Library of Congress/PRC Archive;
309, © Bettmann/CORBIS; 310, Used by
permission, Utah State Historical Society,
all rights reserved; 313 (l) Institute of
Texan Cultures, University of Texas at San
Antonio (colorized) (r), Courtesy Texas
General Land Offi ce, HRW Photo by
Peter Van Steen; 314, Jack Lewis/ TxDOT;
315, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission; 317 (t), Janice L. and David
J. Frent Collection of Political Americana;
317 (t), Library of Congress/PRC Archive;
(b), American Antiquarian Society;
318–319 (b), James Walker, Vaqueros in
a Horse Corral, 1877, #0126.1480, From
the Collection of Gilcrease Museum,
Tulsa, Oklahoma; 319 (br), (Art Reference)
Courtesy The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley; 321 (t), Society
of California Pioneers; 322-323, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission;
324, J. Griffi ths Smith/TxDOT; 327,
(both) Collection of Matthew Isenburg;
328 (t), Courtesy of the California
History Room, California State Library,
Sacramento, California; 329 (tl), Seaver
Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County; 331, Library of Congress; 332,
© George F. Mobley/Getty Images; 333
(t), © Bettmann/CORBIS; (c), Smithsonian
American Art Museum), Washington,
DC, USA/© SuperStock; (b), Grand Teton
and Snake River; 336, HRW Photo/Sam
Dudgeon.
Unit Four. Chapter 11: Pages 342–343 (t),
© Marilyn Root/Index Stock Imagery,
Inc.; 342 (b), New York State Historical
Association, Cooperstown; 343 (inset),
George Eastman House; 343 (cl), PRC
Archive; 343 (cr), © Southeast Museum;
343 (bl), NASA; 343 (br), © CORBIS;
348 (l), Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Eli
Whitney (1765–1825), Yale University Art
Gallery. Gift of George Hoadley, B.A. 1801;
348 (r), Museum of Connecticut History;
349 (l), Museum of Connecticut History;
349 (r), New Haven Colony Historical
Society; 350, © Bob Krist/CORBIS; 353,
Rhode Island Historical Society; 354,
Jack Naylor Collection; 359, Library of
Congress, Detroit Publishing Company
Collection; 364, Museum of Connecticut
History; 365 (t), (Art Ref) Stock Montage,
Inc.; 365 (bl), Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC (Photograph by Charles
Phillips); 365 (br), Courtesy John Deere &
Company Archives; 366 (l, c), U.S. Patent
Offi ce; (r), National Museum of American
History, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC (#89-6626). Chapter
12: Pages 372–373, Penn School Papers,
Southern Historical Collection, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Wilson Library, #P.3615/0824(A); 372,
National Museum of American History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
Photo by Kim Neilson, #83-2953; 373 (bc),
© Hulton-Deutsch Collection/ CORBIS;
373 (br), Library of Congress; 384 (tl), The
Valentine Museum; 384 (tr), Collection of
the American Numismatic Society, New
York; 387 (b), The J. Paul Getty Museum,
Los Angeles; 388–389 (t), Hauling the
Whole Week’s Pickings by William Henry
Brown, The Historic New Orleans
Collection; 389 (tr), South Carolina
Historical Society; 390, North Wind
Picture Archives. Chapter 13: Pages 396-397
(t), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift
of I.N. Phelps Stokes, Edward S. Hawes,
Alice Mary Hawes, Marion Augusta Hawes,
1937.[37.14.22]. All rights reserved,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.; 397
(cl), Courtesy of the Massachusetts
Historical Society; 397 (cr), PRC Archive;
397 (bl), Photo © David Modica, cour-
tesy American Printing House for the
Blind Museum; 397 (br), Peter Newark’s
American Pictures; 401 (c), William B.
Becker Collection/ American Museum
of Photography; 405, © Royalty-Free/
CORBIS; 406–407, Brooklyn Museum of
Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences/ Bridgeman Art Library; 411
(l) The Granger Collection, New York; (r),
Hulton Archive/Getty Images; 413 (t), (Art
Reference) Library of Congress; 414–415,
Courtesy of Oberlin Archives; 415 (inset)
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of
Design. Gift of Lucy T. Aldrich; 417 (t),
Trustees of the Boston Public Library; 418,
Library of Congress; 419 (t), Courtesy
of the Levi Coffi n House Association
and Waynet; 419 (b), Courtesy of The
Brooklyn Museum of Art [40.59]; 420,
Library of Congress; 421 (c), Courtesy of
the Massachusetts Historical Society; 422
(l), (art ref) PRC Archive; 422 (r), Library
of Congress, Manuscript Division; 424 (l),
Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical
Society; 424 (r), The Granger Collection,
New York; 425 (l), Courtesy of the Susan
B. Anthony House, Rochester, NY; 425
(r), Library of Congress/PRC Archive; 427,
Stock Montage, Inc.; 428, © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 429 (bl), (Art Reference) Susan B.
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Anthony House; 429 (r), © 1973 Historical
Documents Co. Harcourt Photo by Maria
Paraskevas. Chapter 14: Pages 434–453 (t),
© Dave G. Houser; 435 (br), India Offi ce
Library & Records, The British Library;
435 (cr), Chicago Historical Society; 435
(cl), PRC Archive; 440, PRC Archive; 442,
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles;
445, Library of Congress; 448 (t), Kansas
Museum of History; 448 (b), Kansas State
Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas; 449 (t)
The Granger Collection, New York; 451,
© Getty Images, (b) Missouri Historical
Society; 453, Library of Congress/PRC
Archive; 454 (r), The Museum of American
Political Life, University of Hartford, West
Hartford, CT; 454 (tl), Picture History; 456
(t), Ohio Historical Society; 458 (b) Boston
Athenaeum; 489, Naval Historical Center.
Unit Five. Chapter 15: Pages 468–469 (t),
Library of Congress, Brady Civil War
Photo Collection; 468 (b), Confederate
Museum, United Daughters of the
Confederacy; 469 (cl), © SuperStock;
469 (cr), © SuperStock; 469 (b), Chicago
Historical Society, # i26736aa; 480,
National Park Service; 473, © Bob Krist/
CORBIS; 481 (b), Library of Congress/
PRC Archive; 486, © 1989, The Greenwich
Workshop, Inc., Reproduced with the
permission of the Greenwich Workshop,
Inc., Shelton, CT; 489, Naval Historical
Center; 490, SuperStock; 491, South
Carolina Historical Society; 492 (t)
Library of Congress; (inset), Courtesy
of the Massachusetts Historical Society;
494, © Bettmann/ CORBIS; 495 (t),
National Museum of American History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC (ID#84-9312); (b), © REUTERS/Kai
Pfaffenbach/CORBIS; 496, American
Antiquarian Society; 503, © SuperStock;
504(t), 506, The Granger Collection,
New York. Chapter 16: Pages 508–509
(t), © Paul Rocheleau; 508 (b), © Kean
Collection/Getty Images; 509 (cl), The
Granger Collection, New York; 509 (cr),
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University; 509 (bl), © Michael
Maslan Historic Photographs/ CORBIS;
512–513 (b), National Archives (NARA);
514 (t), Library of Congress; 514 (inset),
Chicago Historical Society; 515, University
of Texas at El Paso Library, Special
Collections Department, Ada Tharp
Photograph Collection; 516, © William
Gladstone Collection; 519, Library of
Congress; 520 (l), Library of Congress; 520
(r), © CORBIS; 522, North Wind Picture
Archives; 525 (both), Library of Congress;
526, The Granger Collection, New York;
527, Tennessee State Museum Collection.
Photography by June Dorman; 528, Getty
Images; 529 (t), National Archives (NARA),
RG 86-G-1B-1; (b), North Wind Picture
Archives; 530, Courtesy of The Charleston
Renaissance Gallery, Robert M. Hicklin,
Jr. Inc., Charleston, South Carolina; 531,
© Bettmann/CORBIS.
Unit Six. Chapter 17: Page 541, (Art Ref)
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody,
WY ; 542–543 (t), Library of Congress,
Grabill Collection; 542 (b), Courtesy
Wells Fargo Bank; 543 (cl), Southern
Pacifi c Lines/PRC Archive; 543 (cr),
© CORBIS; 543 (bl), The Art Archive
/Musée d’Orsay Paris/ Dagli Orti; 543
(br), The Granger Collection, New York;
547 (tr) © Collection of the New-York
Historical Society, [neg. 41800]548 (l),
Denver Public Library, Western History
Collection; 548–549 (r), Nebraska State
Historical Society, Photograph Collections;
549, Bob Boze Bell, True West Magazine;
550, © James L. Amos/CORBIS; 551,
Union Pacifi c Historical Collection; 552,
The Granger Collection, New York; 553,
SuperStock; 555, George Lane/AP/Wide
World Photos; 556–557, © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 557, Western History Division,
National Museum of American History/
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC; 558, The Granger Collection, New
York; 561, Western History Collections,
University of Oklahoma; 562 (t), Elias
Carr Papers, East Carolina Manuscript
Collection, J.Y. Joyner Library, East
Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Photo by Dewane Frutiger; 562 (bl)
Library of Congress; 562 (br) Nebraska
State Historical Society; 563 (l), Culver
Pictures; 565, © CORBIS; 569, HRW
Photo/Sam Dudgeon. Chapter 18: Pages
570–571 (t), PRC Archive; 571 (c), George
Meany Memorial Archives; 571 (bl),
© Bettmann/ CORBIS; 571 (br), Archives
Larousse, Paris, France/ Bridgeman Art
Library; 574–575, Library of Congress;
576 (l) Whittier Museum; 576 (r), [neg.
#40578] © Collection of The New-York
Historical Society; 577 (l), Property of
AT&T Archives. Printed with permis-
sion of AT&T; (r), © Hulton Archive/
Getty Images; 578 (l), © CORBIS; (r),
Library of Congress/PRC Archive; 579,
Montgomery County Historical Society;
580, © CORBIS; 580 (inset), Courtesy
of the Rockefeller Archive Center; 581,
[#71880T] © Collection of The New-
York Historical Society; 583 (l), (Art Ref)
AP/Wide World Photos & © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 583 (c), (Art Ref) AP/Wide
World Photos; 583 (r), (Art Reference)
Photo courtesy Union Pacifi c Historical
Collection; 585 (t), Brown Brothers;
585 (b), (Art Ref) © Bettmann/CORBIS;
589 (l), Copyright The New York Public
Library/Art Resource, NY; (r), © Joseph
Sohm, Chromosohm, Inc./CORBIS; 590
(l), National Archives, #90-G-152-2038;
(r), Shades of L.A. Archives/Los Angeles
Public Library; 591 (l), © CORBIS; (r), Col.
Ernest Swanson Papers, Swenson Swedish
Immigration Research Center, Augustana
College, Rock Island, IL; 592 (l) Library
of Congress, Arnold Genthe Collection;
(r), © A. Ramey/PhotoEdit; 595 , Chicago
Historical Society; 596 (l), Jane Addams
Memorial Collection (JAMC neg 227),
Special Collections, University Library,
University of Illinois at Chicago; 596
(r), Curt Teich Postcard Archives, Lake
County, IL Museum; 599, © Bettmann/
CORBIS. Chapter 19: Pages 602–603 (t),
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust; 603 (cl, cr),
Janice L. and David J. Frent Collection of
Political Americana; 603 (b), The Granger
Collection, New York; 608–609, PRC
Archive; 609 (r), The Granger Collection,
New York; 612, Museum of the City of
New York, Jacob Riis Collection 502; 613,
LifeCare Alliance/Ohio Historical Society;
615, National Archives; 616, Library of
Congress; 618, Courtesy of Steve Latham;
623, © Bettmann/CORBIS; 625, Seaver
Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County; 626, Dr. Ching Collection/ PRC
Archive; 626–627, © W. Perry Conway/
CORBIS; 628, Leroy Radanovich/Yosemite
Museum; 630, Stock Montage, Inc.;
635, Library of Congress. Chapter 20:
Pages 636–637 (t), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
636 (b), © Charles Sleicher; 637 (bl),
Press Information Bureau of India; 641,
Naval Parade, held in honor of com-
mander George Dewey (1837–1917)
1898 (oil on canvas) by Fred Pansing
(1854–1912) Museum of the City of New
York, USA / Bridgeman Art Library; 642,
© CORBIS; 643, National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution/ Art Resource,
NY; 644, Trustees of the British Museum;
647 (t), PRC Archive; (b), © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 649, Library of Congress; 650,
Keystone-Mast Collection (KU58458)/
University of California at Riverside/
California Museum of Photography; 652–
653, Library of Congress, 654, © Danny
Lehman/CORBIS; 656, The Granger
Collection, New York; 659, 660, 662,
663 (all) © Bettmann/CORBIS. Epilogue:
Page 670, © Bettmann/CORBIS; 671 (t),
© Robert W. Kelley/Time Life Pictures/
Getty Images; (b), © Najlah Feanny/
CORBIS; 672 (t), The Granger Collection,
New York; (b), © Shiho Fukada/Daily
News Pix; 673 (t), Thomas E. Franklin/The
Record (Bergen County, NJ)/Corbis SABA;
(b), Digital Vision/Getty Images.
Back Matter: Pages R0–R1 (bkgd),
© Royalty-free/CORBIS; R23–R27, White
House Historical Association (White
House Collection); R27 (last) The White
House, photo by Eric Draper; R33, © Tom
Brakefi eld/Digital Vision/Getty Images;
R34–R35 (all), © Jason Reed/Reuters/
CORBIS; R36, AP/Wide World Photos/
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Adams, John (1735–1826) American statesman,
he was a delegate to the Continental Congress,
a member of the committee that drafted the
Declaration of Independence, vice president to
George Washington, and the second president
of the United States. (p. 228)
Adams, John Quincy (1767–1848) Son of President
John Adams and the secretary of state to James
Monroe, he largely formulated the Monroe
Doctrine. He was the sixth president of the
United States and later became a representative
in Congress. (p. 267)
Adams, Samuel (1722–1803) American revolution-
ary who led the agitation that led to the Boston
Tea Party; he signed the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. (p. 65)
Addams, Jane (1860–1935) American social
worker and activist, she was
the co-founder of Hull House,
an organization that focused
on the needs of immigrants.
She helped found the American
Civil Liberties Union and won
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
(p. 597)
Aguinaldo (ahg-ee-NAHL-doh), Emilio (1869–1964)
Filipino leader and commander of forces in
rebellion against Spain, he led an insurrection
against the authority of the United States.
(p. 648)
Alcott, Louisa May (1832–1888) American novelist,
her revised letters written as a Civil War nurse were
published as Hospital Sketches. She is famed for the
novel Little Women and its sequels. (p. 409)
Anthony, Susan B. (1820–1906) American social
reformer, she was active in the temperance, abo-
litionist, and women’s suffrage movements and
was co-organizer and president of the National
Woman Suffrage Association. (p. 427)
Arkwright, Richard (1732–1792) English inventor,
he patented the water-powered spinning frame,
improving the production of cotton thread.
(p. 347)
Arthur, Chester A. (1829–1886) Vice-president
of the United States in 1880, he became the
twenty-first president of the United States upon
the death of James Garfield. (p. 607)
Astor, John Jacob (1763–1848) American fur trader
and financier, he founded the fur-trading post of
Astoria and the American Fur Company. (p. 308)
Austin, Stephen F. (1793–1836) American colonizer
in Texas, he was imprisoned for urging Texas
statehood after Santa Anna suspended Mexico’s
constitution. After helping Texas win indepen-
dence from Mexico, he became secretary of state
for the Texas Republic. (p. 313)
B
Bagley, Sarah G. (d. 1847?) American mill worker
and union activist, she advocated the 10-hour
workday for private industry. She was elected
vice president of the New England Working
Men’s Association, becoming the first woman
to hold such high rank in the American labor
movement. (p. 357)
Banneker, Benjamin (1731–1806) African American
mathematician and astronomer, he was hired
by Thomas Jefferson to help survey land for the
new capital in Washington, D.C. (p. 202)
Barton, Clara (1821–1912) Founder of the American
Red Cross, she obtained and administered sup-
plies and care to the Union soldiers during the
American Civil War. (p. 496)
Beecher, Catharine (1800–1878) American educator
and the daughter of Lyman Beecher, she pro-
moted education for women in such writings as
An Essay on the Education of Female Teachers. She
founded the first all-female academy. (p. 413)
Beecher, Lyman (1775–1863) American clergyman,
he disapproved of the style of preaching of the
Great Awakening ministers. He served as presi-
dent of the Lane Theological Seminary and sup-
ported female higher education. (p. 410)
Bell, Alexander Graham (1847–1922)
American inventor and educator, his interest
in electrical and mechanical devices to aid the
hearing-impaired led to the development and
patent of the telephone. (p. 577)
Bidwell, Annie (1839–1918) American pioneer activ-
ist, she worked for social and moral causes and
for women’s suffrage. (p. 562)
Black Hawk (1767–1838) Native American leader of
Fox and Sauk Indians, he resisted the U.S.-ordered
removal of Indian nations from Illinois and raided
settlements and fought the U.S. Army. (p. 297)
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Bolívar, Simon (1783–1830) South American revolu-
tionary leader who was nicknamed the Liberator,
he fought many battles for independence, win-
ning the support of many U.S. leaders. (p. 262)
Brandeis, Louis (1856–1941) Progressive lawyer and
jurist, he was the first Jewish nominee to the
Supreme Court and was appointed Associate
Justice. (p. 630)
Brooks, Preston (1819–1857) American congress-
man, he assaulted and beat Senator Charles
Sumner for his antislavery speeches and for
insulting a pro-slavery relative. He was nick-
named Bully Brooks by northerners. (p. 449)
Brown, John (1800–1859) American abolitionist, he
started the Pottawatomie Massacre in Kansas to
revenge killings of abolitionists; he later seized
the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, to
encourage a slave revolt. He was later tried and
executed. (p. 455)
Bryan, William Jennings (1860–1925) American
lawyer and Populist politician,
he favored free silver coinage,
an economic policy expected
to help farmers. He was a
Democratic nominee for
president in 1896 and was
defeated by William McKinley.
(p. 564)
Buchanan, James (1791–1868) American politician
and fifteenth president of the United States, he
was chosen as the Democratic nominee for presi-
dent in 1854 for being politically experienced
and not offensive to slave states. (p. 450)
Bunau–Varilla, Philippe (1859–1940) French engi-
neer, he served as minister from Panama to the
United States and negotiated a treaty for U.S.
control of the Panama Canal Zone. (p. 653)
Burns, Anthony (1834–1862) American enslaved
African, he ran away and was arrested in Bos-
ton. His arrest became the center of violent
protests by northern opponents of the Fugitive
Slave Act. (p. 442)
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Calhoun, John C. (1782–1850) American politician
and supporter of slavery and states’ rights, he
served as vice president to Andrew Jackson and
was instrumental in the South Carolina nullifi-
cation crisis. (p. 285)
Carnegie, Andrew (1835–1919) American industri-
alist and humanitarian, he focused his attention
on steelmaking and made a fortune through his
vertical integration method. (pp. 580, 583)
Carranza, Venustiano (1859–1920) Mexican revolu-
tionist, he led revolts against Huerta and became
president of Mexico. He adopted programs of
social and economic reform, but he faced revolts
from other revolutionists. (p. 661)
Catt, Carrie Chapman (1859–1947) American educa-
tor and reformer, she led a successful fight to
obtain suffrage for women and to secure the pas-
sage of the Nineteenth Amendment. (p. 623)
Chief Joseph (c.1840–1904) Chief of Nez
Percé tribe, he led a resistance
against white settlement in
the Northwest. He even-
tually surrendered, but his
eloquent surrender speech
earned him a place in
American history.
(p. 559)
Clark, George Rogers (1752–1818) American Revo-
lutionary soldier and frontier leader, he captured
the British trading village of Kaskaskia during
the Revolution and encouraged Indian leaders to
remain neutral. (p. 97)
Clark, William (1770–1838) American soldier and
friend of Meriwether Lewis, he was invited to
explore the Louisiana Purchase and joined what
became known as the Lewis and Clark expedi-
tion. (p. 237)
Clay, Henry (1777–1852) American politician from
Kentucky, he was known as the Great Pacificator
because of his support of the Missouri Compro-
mise. He developed the Compromise of 1850 to
try to avoid civil war. (pp. 264, 266)
Cleveland, Grover (1837–1908) Twenty-second and
twenty-fourth president of the United States, he
promoted civil service reform and a merit system
of advancement for government jobs. (p. 608)
Cole, Thomas (1801–1848) American painter, he
was the founder of the Hudson River school, a
group of artists who emphasized the beauty of
the American landscape, especially the Hudson
River valley. (p. 272)
Columbus, Christopher (1451–1506) Italian explor-
er, he was convinced that he could reach Asia
by sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean.
He gained the support of Spain’s monarchs and
commanded a small fleet that reached the so-
called New World, setting off a tide of European
exploration of the area. (pp. 15, 17)
Cooper, James Fenimore (1789–1851) Well-known
Early American novelist, he wrote the Last of
Bolívar Cooper
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the Mohicans and many stories about the West.
(p. 271)
Cooper, Peter (1791–1883) American ironworks
manufacturer who designed and built Tom
Thumb, the first American locomotive. (p. 360)
Cortés, Hernán (1485–1547) Spanish conquistador,
he conquered Mexico and brought about the fall
of the Aztec Empire. (p. 20)
Crazy Horse (1842?–1877) Native American chief
of Oglala Sioux, he took part in the Battle of the
Little Bighorn, in which General Custer was sur-
rounded and killed. He was killed after surren-
dering and resisting imprisonment. (p. 555)
Crittenden, John J. (1787–1863) Kentucky senator,
he attempted to save the Union by reconcil-
ing differences between northern and southern
states in the Senate proposal known as Critten-
den’s Compromise. (p. 459)
Custer, George Armstrong (1839–1876) Ameri-
can army officer in the Civil War, he became a
Native American fighter in the West and was
killed with his troops in the Battle of the Little
Bighorn. (p. 556)
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Davis, Jefferson (1808–1889) First and only presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America after
the election of President Abraham Lincoln in
1860 led to the secession of many southern
states. (p. 458)
Deere, John (1804–1886) American industrialist; he
developed a steel plow to ease difficulty of turn-
ing thick soil on the Great Plains. (p. 366)
Dewey, John (1859–1952) American educator, psy-
chologist, and philosopher, he developed teach-
ing methods that emphasized problem-solving
skills over memorization and that became the
model for progressive public education. (p. 612)
Díaz, Porfirio (1830–1915) Mexican general and
politician, he was president and dictator of
Mexico for a total of 30 years. He ruled the peo-
ple of Mexico harshly but encouraged foreign
investment. (p. 659)
Dickinson, Emily (1830–1886) American poet, she
lived a reclusive life, and her poems were not
widely acclaimed until after her death. (p. 407)
Dix, Dorothea (1802–1887) American philanthro-
pist and social reformer, she helped change the
prison system nationwide by advocating the
development of state hospitals for treatment
for the mentally ill instead of imprisonment.
(p. 412)
Douglas, Stephen (1813–1861)
American politician and
pro-slavery nominee for
president, he debated Abra-
ham Lincoln about slavery
during the Illinois senato-
rial race. He proposed the
unpopular Kansas-Nebraska
Act, and he established the
Freeport Doctrine, uphold-
ing the idea of popular
sovereignty. (p. 446)
Douglass, Frederick (1817–1895)
American abolitionist and
writer, he escaped slavery and
became a leading African Amer-
ican spokesman and writer. He
published his biography, The
Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass, and founded the
abolitionist newspaper, the
North Star. (pp. 418, 422)
Du Bois, W. E. B. (1868–1963) Afri-
can American educator, editor,
and writer, he led the Niagara
Movement, calling for eco-
nomic and educational equal-
ity for African Americans. He
helped found the National
Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People
(NAACP). (p. 624)
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Edison, Thomas Alva (1847–1931) American inven-
tor of over 1,000 patents, he invented the light-
bulb and established a power plant that supplied
electricity to parts of New York City. (p. 576)
Edwards, Jonathan (1703–1758) Important and
influential revivalist leader in the Great Awaken-
ing religious movement, he delivered dramatic
sermons on the choice between salvation and
damnation. (p. 58)
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803–1882) American
essayist and poet, he was a supporter of the tran-
scendentalist philosophy of self-reliance. (p. 405)
Equiano, Olaudah (c.1750–1797) African American
abolitionist, he was an enslaved African who
was eventually freed and became a leader of the
abolitionist movement and writer of The Inter-
esting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano.
(pp. 41, 57)
Frederick Douglass
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Farragut, David (1801–1870) American soldier, he
was the first commissioned American admiral,
and in the Civil War he captured New Orleans
and maintained a blockade along the Gulf Coast
against Confederate forces. (pp. 485, 486)
Finney, Charles Grandison (1792–1875) American
clergyman and educator, he became influential
in the Second Great Awakening after a dramatic
religious experience and conversion. He led long
revivals that annoyed conventional ministers.
(p. 410)
Franklin, Benjamin (1706–1790) American states-
man, he was a philosopher, scientist, inventor,
writer, publisher, first U.S. postmaster, and mem-
ber of the committee to draft the Constitution.
He invented bifocals and the lightning rod and
wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack. (p. 131)
Frémont, John C. (1813–1890) American explorer,
army officer, and politician, he was chosen as
the first Republican candidate for president. He
was against the spread of slavery, and he was
rejected by all but the free states as a “single
issue” candidate in the election of 1856. (p. 451)
Fulton, Robert (1765–1815) American engineer and
inventor, he built the first commercially success-
ful full-sized steamboat, the Clermont, which led
to the development of commercial steamboat
ferry services for goods and people. (p. 359)
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Gallaudet, Thomas (1787–1851) American educator,
he studied techniques for instructing hearing-
impaired people and established the first Ameri-
can school for the hearing impaired. (p. 413)
Gálvez, Bernardo de (1746–1786) Governor of
Spanish Louisiana, he captured key cities from
the British, greatly aiding the American Patriot
movement and enabling the Spanish acquisition
of Florida. (p. 95)
Garfield, James A. (1831–1881) Twentieth president
of the United States, he was elected in 1880 but
was assassinated only months after inaugura-
tion. (p. 607)
Garrison, William Lloyd (1805–1879) American
journalist and reformer, he published the
famous antislavery newspaper, the Liberator, and
helped found the American Anti–Slavery Society,
promoting immediate emancipation and racial
equality. (p. 417)
Geronimo (1829–1909) Chiricahua Apache leader,
he evaded capture for years and led an extraor-
dinary opposition struggle against white settle-
ments in the American Southwest until his
eventual surrender. (p. 557)
Gompers, Samuel (1850–1924) American labor
leader, he helped found the American Federation
of Labor to campaign for workers’ rights, such as
the right to organize boycotts. (p. 585)
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822–1885) Eighteenth president
of the United States, he received a
field promotion to lieutenant gen-
eral in charge of all Union forces
after leading a successful battle. He
accepted General Lee’s surrender of
Confederate forces at Appomattox
Courthouse, ending the Civil War.
(pp. 484, 489)
Grimké, Angelina (1805–1879) and Sarah (1792–
1873)
American sisters and reformers, they were
the daughters of a slaveholding family from
South Carolina who became antislavery support-
ers and lecturers for the American Anti-Slavery
Society. They also took up the women’s rights
campaign. (p. 417)
H
Hamilton, Alexander (1755–1804) American states-
man and member of the Continental Congress
and the Constitutional Convention, he was an
author of the Federalist Papers, which supported
ratification of the Constitution. He was the first
secretary of treasury under George Washington
and developed the Bank of the United States.
(p. 200)
Harrison, Benjamin (1833–1901) Twenty-third
president of the United States, he was a general
in the Civil War and helped pass the Sherman
Antitrust Act, regulating monopolies. (p. 608)
Harrison, William Henry (1773–1841) American
politician, he served as the governor of Indian
Territory and fought Tecumseh in the Battle of
Tippecanoe. He was the ninth president of the
United States. (p. 293)
Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804–1864) American writ-
er, he is famous for his many stories and books,
including The Scarlet Letter, and he is recognized
as one of the first authors to write in a unique
American style. (p. 406)
Hay, John (1838–1905) American diplomat, he was
secretary of state in the Roosevelt administra-
Farragut Hay
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tion, and he negotiated treaties providing for the
United States’ construction of the Panama Canal
and put forth the Open Door policy with regard
to China. (p. 653)
Hayes, Rutherford B. (1822–1893) Nineteenth presi-
dent of the United States, he was a Civil War
general and hero and, in the disputed presiden-
tial election of 1876, he was chosen president by
a special electoral committee. (p. 607)
Hearst, William Randolph (1863–1951) American
journalist, he was famed for sensational news
stories, known as yellow journalism, that stirred
feelings of nationalism and formed public opin-
ion for the Spanish-American War. (p. 646)
Hidalgo y Costilla, Father Miguel (1753–1811) Mexi-
can priest and revolutionist, he led a rebellion
of about 80,000 impoverished Indians and
mestizos against Spain in the hope of improving
living conditions; though defeated, the rebel-
lion eventually grew and helped lead to Mexican
independence. (p. 312)
Huerta, Victoriano (1854–1916) Mexican general
and politician, he overthrew Madero as Mexican
president and faced revolts with many revolu-
tionary leaders. His government was not recog-
nized by the United States. (p. 660)
Hutchinson, Anne (1591–1643) Puritan leader who
angered other Puritans by claiming
that people’s relationship to God
did not need guidance from min-
isters; she was tried and convicted
of undermining church authorities
and was banished from Massachu-
setts colony; she later established the
colony of Portsmouth in present-
day Rhode Island. (p. 46)
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Irving, Washington (1783–1859) Early American
satirical writer, he was the first American writer
to gain international acclaim. His works include
Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
He often used American history and authentic
American settings and characters. (p. 270)
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Jackson, Andrew (1767–1845) Nicknamed Old
Hickory, he was an American hero in the Battle
of New Orleans. As commander of the Tennessee
militia, he defeated the Creek Indians, securing
23 million acres of land. His election as the sev-
enth president of the United States marked an
era of democracy called Jacksonian Democracy.
(pp. 248, 287)
Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall” (1824–1863) Ameri-
can Confederate general, he led the Shenandoah
Valley campaign and fought with Lee in the
Seven Days’ Battles and the First and Second
Battles of Bull Run. (p. 479)
Jay, John (1745–1829) American statesman and
member of the Continental Congress, he
authored some of the Federalist Papers and nego-
tiated Jay’s Treaty with Great Britain to settle
outstanding disputes. (p. 207)
Jefferson, Thomas (1743–1826) American states-
man, and member of two Continental Con-
gresses, chairman of the committee to draft the
Declaration of Independence, the Declaration’s
main author and one of its signers, and the third
president of the United States. (pp. 84, 233)
Johnson, Andrew (1808–1875) American politician
and the seventeenth president of the United
States upon the assassination of Lincoln, he was
impeached for his unpopular ideas about Recon-
struction. He held onto the office by a one-vote
margin. (p. 517)
Jones, John Paul (1747–1792) American naval
officer famed for bravery, his most famous vic-
tory was the defeat of the British warship Serapis,
during which he declared, “I have not yet begun
to fight!” (p. 97)
Jones, Mary Harris (1830–1930) Irish immigrant
and American labor leader, she was known as
Mother Jones and was a key speaker and orga-
nizer. She helped found the Industrial Workers
of the World. (p. 586)
K
Kelley, Florence (1859–1932) American reformer,
she was active in the settlement house move-
ment and led progressive reforms in labor condi-
tions for women and children. (p. 616)
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Lafayette, Marquis de (1757–1834) French states-
man and officer who viewed the American
Revolution as important to the world, he helped
finance the Revolution and served as major
general. (p. 95)
Hay Lafayette
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American politician, he was active in local
Wisconsin issues and challenged party bosses. As
governor, he began the reform program called
the Wisconsin Idea to make state government
more professional. (p. 614)
Las Casas, Bartolomé de (1474–1566) Spanish
missionary and historian, he became the first
ordained Catholic priest in the New World and
advocated for the welfare and protection of
Native Americans as well as preached against the
slavery system. (p. 23)
Lee, Robert E. (1807–1870) American soldier, he
refused Lincoln’s offer to head the
Union army and agreed to lead
Confederate forces. He success-
fully led several major battles until
his defeat at Gettysburg, and he
surrendered to the Union’s com-
mander General Grant at Appo-
mattox Courthouse. (pp. 479, 481)
Lewis, Meriwether (1774–1809) Former army cap-
tain selected by President Jefferson to explore
the Louisiana Purchase, he led the expedition
that became known as the Lewis and Clark expe-
dition. (p. 237)
Liliuokalani (li-lee-uh-woh-kuh-LAHN-ee) (1838–
1917)
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, she
opposed annexation by the United States but
lost power in a U.S.-supported revolt by planters
that led to a new government. (p. 642)
Lincoln, Abraham (1809–1865) Sixteenth president
of the United States, he promoted equal rights
for African Americans in the famed Lincoln-
Douglas debates. He issued the Emancipation
Proclamation and set in motion the Civil War,
but he was determined to preserve the Union.
He was assassinated in 1865. (pp. 452, 477)
Little Turtle (c. 1752–1812) Miami chief who led a
Native American alliance that raided settlements
in the Northwest Territory, he was defeated and
forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville, and he
later became an advocate for peace. (p. 208)
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807–1882) Ameri-
can poet in the mid-nineteenth century, he is
best known for his story-poems, such as “Paul
Revere’s Ride” in Tales of a Wayside Inn and The
Song of Hiawatha. (p. 407)
Lowell, Francis Cabot (1775–1817) American indus-
trialist who developed the Lowell system, a mill
system that included looms that could both
weave thread and spin cloth. He hired young
women to live and work in his mill. (p. 354)
M
McClellan, George B. (1826–1885) American army
general put in charge of Union troops and later
removed by Lincoln for failure to press Lee’s
Confederate troops in Richmond. (p. 479)
McCormick, Cyrus (1809–1884) American inventor
and industrialist, he invented the mechanical
reaper and harvesting machine that quickly cut
down wheat. (p. 366)
McKinley, William (1843–1901) Twenty-fifth presi-
dent of the United States, he enacted protective
tariffs in the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 and
acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phil-
ippines during his administration. He was later
assassinated. (p. 608)
Madero, Francisco (1873–1913) Mexican revolution-
ary leader, he called for the restoration of the
Mexican constitution and planned an overthrow
of Díaz. He became president of Mexico but was
overthrown by Victoriano Huerta. (p. 660)
Madison, James (1751–1836) American statesman,
he was a delegate to the Constitutional Conven-
tion, the fourth president of the United States, the
author of some of the Federalist Papers, and is called
the father of the Constitution for his proposals at
the Constitutional Convention. He led the United
States through the War of 1812. (pp. 126, 149)
Magellan (muh–JEL–uhn), Ferdinand (1480–1521)
Portuguese captain of a Spanish fleet that
sought a western route to Asia via the “South-
ern Ocean,” he found a passage through South
America, now known as the Strait of Magellan,
but died during the expedition. His crew of 18
people with one remaining ship successfully
circumnavigated the world. (p. 17)
Mann, Horace (1796 –1859) American
educator, he is considered
the father of American
public education. He was
a leader of the common-
school movement,
advocating education
for all children.
(pp. 412, 413)
Marion, Francis (1732?–1795) Revolutionary War
commander of Marion’s Brigade, a group of
guerrilla soldiers in South Carolina that used
surprise raids against British communications
and supply lines. (p. 99)
Marshall, John (1755–1835) Federalist leader who
served in the House of Representatives and as
U.S. Secretary of State, he later became the Chief
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Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, establishing in
Marbury v. Madison the Supreme Court’s power
of judicial review. (p. 232)
Marshall, Thurgood (1908–1993) First African
American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, he repre-
sented as a lawyer the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People and fought
racial segregation. (p. 148)
Meade, George G. (1815–1872) American army offi-
cer, he served as a Union general at major Civil
War battles. He forced back General Lee’s Con-
federate army at Gettysburg but failed to obtain
a decisive victory. (p. 498)
Melville, Herman (1819–1891) American writer, he
based his books on his own sailing experiences
and is famous for Moby-Dick. (p. 407)
Moctezuma II (1466–1520) Emperor of Mexico’s
Aztec Empire, he welcomed explorer Cortés as a
god but was taken prisoner by him. He was later
killed, and the Aztec capital was destroyed dur-
ing the following Aztec uprising. (p. 20)
Monroe, James (1758–1831) Leading Revolutionary
figure and negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase,
he was the fifth president of the United States.
He put forth the Monroe Doctrine establish-
ing the U.S. sphere of influence in the Western
Hemisphere that became the foundation of U.S.
foreign policy. (p. 261)
Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791–1872) American
artist and inventor, he
applied scientists’ dis-
coveries of electricity and
magnetism to develop
the telegraph, which
soon sent messages all
across the country.
(pp. 364, 365)
Mott, Lucretia (1793–1880) American reformer, she
planned the Seneca Falls Convention with Eliza-
beth Cady Stanton, the first organized meeting
for women’s rights in the United States. (p. 426)
O
O’Connor, Sandra Day (1930– ) Associate justice of
the U.S. Supreme Court, she was the first woman
appointed to the Court. (p. 148)
Osceola (c.1804–1838) Florida Seminole leader, he
resisted removal by the U.S. government despite
an earlier treaty that Seminole leaders had been
forced to sign. He was eventually captured and
died in prison. (p. 297)
P
Paine, Thomas (1737–1809) American political
philosopher and author, he urged an immediate
declaration of independence from England in
his anonymously and simply written pamphlet,
Common Sense. (p. 83)
Paul, Alice (1885–1977) American social reformer,
suffragist, and activist, she was the founder
of the organization that became the National
Woman’s Party (NWP) that worked to obtain
women’s suffrage. (p. 624)
Penn, William (1644–1718) Quaker leader who
founded a colony for Quakers in Pennsylvania;
the colony provided an important example of
representative self-government and became a
model of freedom and tolerance. (p. 50)
Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785–1819) American naval
captain who put together the fleet that defeated
the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War
of 1812. (p. 247)
Pershing, John J. (1860–1948) American army com-
mander, he commanded the expeditionary force sent
into Mexico to find Pancho Villa. He was the major
general and commander in chief of the American
Expeditionary Forces in World War I. (p. 661)
Pickett, George (1825–1875) American general in
the Confederate army, he was famed for Pickett’s
Charge, a failed but heroic effort at Cemetery
Ridge in the Battle of Gettysburg, often consid-
ered a turning point of the Civil War. (p. 499)
Pierce, Franklin (1804–1869) Democratic candidate
for president in 1852 and the fourteenth presi-
dent of the United States, he made the Gadsden
Purchase, which opened the Northwest for
settlement, and passed the unpopular Kansas-
Nebraska Act. (p. 445)
Pike, Zebulon (1779–1813) Army officer sent on
a mission to explore the West, he was ordered
to find the headwaters of the Red River. He
attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes
Peak in Colorado. (p. 238)
Pizarro (puh–ZAHR–oh), Francisco (c. 1475–1541)
Spanish conquistador who sailed with Balboa
on the discovery of the Pacific Ocean, he later
pursued rumors of golden cities in the Andes
Mountains of South America and conquered the
Inca Empire. (p. 21)
Pocahontas (c.1595–1617) American Indian prin-
cess, she saved the life of John Smith when he
was captured and sentenced to death by the
Powhatan. She was later taken prisoner by the
English, converted to Christianity, and married
colonist John Rolfe. (p. 37)
Marshall Pocahontas
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Poe, Edgar Allan (1809–1849) American writer, he
is famed for his haunting poem “The Raven,” as
well as many other chilling or romantic stories
and poems. He is credited with creating the first
detective story, The Gold Bug. (p. 407)
Polk, James K. (1795–1849) Eleventh president of
the United States, he settled the Oregon bound-
ary with Great Britain and successfully conducted
the Mexican-American War. (p. 317)
Pontiac (c.1720–1769) Ottawa chief who united
the Great Lakes’ Indians to
try to halt the advance of
European settlements, he
attacked British forts in a
rebellion known as Pontiac’s
Rebellion; he eventually
surrendered in 1766.
(p. 61)
Powderly, Terence V. (1849–1924) American labor
leader for the Knights of Labor, he removed the
secrecy originally surrounding the organization,
leading to its becoming the first truly national
American labor union. (p. 585)
Pulitzer, Joseph (1847–1911) American journalist
and newspaper publisher, he established the
Pulitzer Prize for public service and advance-
ment of education. (p. 646)
R
Revels, Hiram (1822–1901) American clergyman,
educator, and politician, he became the first
African American in the U.S. Senate. (p. 525)
Rockefeller, John D. (1839 –1937) American
industrialist and philan-
thropist, he made a fortune
in the oil business and
used vertical and hori-
zontal integration to
establish a monopoly on
the steel business.
(pp. 580, 583)
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858–1919) Twenty-sixth
president of the United States after William
McKinley was assassinated, he organized the first
volunteer cavalry regiment known as the Rough
Riders which fought in Cuba during the Spanish-
American War. As president, he acquired the Pan-
ama Canal Zone, and announced the Roosevelt
Corollary, making the United States the defender
of the Western Hemisphere. (pp. 627, 655)
S
Sacagawea (sak–uh–juh–WEE–uh) (1786?–1812)
Shoshone woman who, along with her French
fur-trapper husband, accompanied and aided
Lewis and Clark on their expedition. (p. 238)
Santa Anna, Antonio López de (1794–1876) Mexi-
can general and politician, he was president of
Mexico and became a dictator. He fought in the
Texas Revolution and seized the Alamo but was
defeated and captured by Sam Houston at San
Jacinto. (p. 313)
Scott, Dred (1795?–1858) Enslaved African who
filed suit for his freedom stating that his time
living in a free state made him a free man; the
Supreme Court ruling known as the Dred Scott
decision upheld slavery and found the Missouri
Compromise unconstitutional. (p. 451)
Scott, Winfield (1786–1866) American general, he
served as commander in the Mexican War and
used a two-part strategy against the South in
the Civil War; he wanted to destroy the South’s
economy with a naval blockade and gain con-
trol of the Mississippi River. (p. 475)
Sequoya (between 1760 and 1770–1843) Ameri-
can Indian scholar and craftsman, he created a
writing system for the Cherokee language and
taught literacy to many Cherokee. (p. 295)
Serra (ser–rah), Junípero (hoo–NEE–pay–roh) (1713–
1784) Spanish Franciscan missionary to Califor-
nia, he planned or founded numerous missions
all along the Pacific coast and founded San Fran-
cisco in an effort to spread Christianity. (p. 22)
Seward, William H. (1801–1872) American politi-
cian, who as Secretary of State was laughed at
for “Seward’s Folly,” the purchase of Alaska from
Russia for less than two cents an acre, which
added approximately 600,000 square miles of
land to the United States. (p. 641)
Shays, Daniel (1747?–1825) Revolutionary War
officer who led Shays’s Rebellion, an uprising
of farmers in western Massachusetts that shut
down the courts so that farmers would not lose
their farms for tax debts. He was defeated and
condemned to death, but pardoned. (p. 123)
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820–1891) American
Union army officer, his famous March to the Sea
captured Atlanta, Georgia, marking an impor-
tant turning point in the war. (p. 501)
Singer, Isaac (1811–1875) American inventor; he
patented an improved sewing machine and by
1860 was the largest manufacturer of sewing
machines in the country. (p. 367)
Poe Singer
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Sitting Bull (c.1831–1890) American Indian leader
who became the head chief of the entire Sioux
nation, he encouraged other Sioux leaders to
resist government demands to buy lands on the
Black Hills reservations. (p. 556)
Slater, Samuel (1768–1835) English industrialist
who brought a design for a textile mill to Ameri-
ca, he is considered the founder of the American
cotton industry. (p. 348)
Smith, John (c.1580–1631) English colonist to the
Americas who helped found Jamestown Colony
and encouraged settlers to work harder and
build better housing. (p. 37)
Squanto (?–1622) Patuxet Indian who was captured
and enslaved in Spain but later escaped to Eng-
land and then America; he taught the Pilgrims
native farming methods and helped them estab-
lish relations with the Wampanoag, the Indians
at the feast later known as Thanksgiving. (p. 43)
Stanford, Leland (1824–1893) American railroad
builder and politician, he established the Califor-
nia Central Pacific Railroad and founded Stan-
ford University. (pp. 581, 583)
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady (1815–1902) American
woman suffrage leader, she
organized the Seneca Falls
Convention with Lucretia Mott.
The convention was the first
organized meeting for women’s
rights in the United States, which
launched the suffrage movement.
(pp. 426, 429)
Stevens, Thaddeus (1792–1868) American lawyer
and politician, he was the leader of the Radical
Republicans in the Reconstruction effort and
was an opponent and critic of Andrew Johnson’s
policies. He sought economic justice for freed-
men and poor southerners. (p. 519)
Stone, Lucy (1818–1893) American woman suf-
fragist, she was a well-known and accomplished
antislavery speaker who supported the women’s
rights movement. (p. 427)
Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811–1896) American
author and daughter of Lyman Beecher, she was
an abolitionist and author of the famous anti-
slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (p. 443)
Stuyvesant (STY–vuh–suhnt), Peter (c.1610–1672)
Director general of the Dutch New Netherland
colony, he was forced to surrender New Nether-
land to the English. (p. 37)
Sutter, John (1803–1880) American pioneer who
built Sutter’s Fort, a trading post on the Califor-
nia frontier; gold was discovered, leading to the
California gold rush. (p. 327)
T
Taft, William Howard (1857–1930) Twenty-seventh
president of the United States, he angered pro-
gressives by moving cautiously toward reforms
and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff,
which did not lower tariffs very much. He lost
Roosevelt’s support and was defeated for a sec-
ond term. (p. 629)
Taney (TAW–nee), Roger B. (1777–1864) U.S.
Supreme Court Chief Justice, he wrote the major-
ity opinion in the Dred Scott decision, stating that
African Americans were not citizens and that
the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
(p. 452)
Taylor, Frederick W. (1856–1915) American effi-
ciency engineer, he introduced the manufactur-
ing system known as scientific management that
viewed workers as mechanical parts of the pro-
duction process, not as human beings. (p. 584)
Tecumseh (1768–1813) Shawnee chief who attempt-
ed to form an Indian confederation to resist white
settlement in the Northwest Territory. (p. 242)
Thoreau, Henry David (1817–1862) American writer
and transcendentalist philosopher, he studied
nature and published a magazine article, “Civil
Disobedience,” as well as his famous book,
Walden Pond. (p. 405)
Truth, Sojourner (c.1797–1883) American evangelist
and reformer, she was born an enslaved African
but was later freed and became a speaker for
abolition and women’s suffrage. (p. 418)
Tubman, Harriet (c.1820–1913) American aboli-
tionist who escaped slavery and assisted other
enslaved Africans to escape; she is the most
famous Underground Railroad conductor and is
known as the Moses of her people. (p. 420)
Turner, Nat (1800–1831) American slave leader,
he claimed that divine inspiration had led him
to end the slavery system. Called Nat Turner’s
Rebellion, the slave revolt was the most violent
one in U.S. history; he was tried, convicted, and
executed. (p. 390)
Tweed, William Marcy (1823–1878) American politi-
cian, he gained control of New York City’s Tam-
many Hall political machine and became known
as Boss Tweed. He was convicted of stealing from
the New York City treasury. (p. 607)
V
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe (1808–1890) American
soldier and politician, he increased settlement in
Sitting Bull Vallejo
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northern California and became a rich cattle-
man. He helped in the effort to get statehood for
California. (p. 319)
Van Bur en, Martin (1782–1862) American politician
and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, he
later became the eighth president of the United
States. (p. 286)
Vesey, Denmark (c.1767–1822) American insurrec-
tionist, he was brought to America as a slave but
purchased his own freedom. He planned a large
slave uprising in South Carolina and was tried
and hanged along with 36 others accused of
plotting the rebellion. (p. 390)
V illa, Francisco “P ancho (1878–1923) Mexican
bandit and revolutionary leader, he led revolts
against Carranza and Huerta. He was pursued by
the U.S. but evaded General Pershing. (p. 661)
W
Washington, Booker T. (1856–1915) African Ameri-
can educator and civil rights leader, he was
born into slavery and later became head of the
Tuskegee Institute for career training for African
Americans. He was an advocate for conservative
social change. (p. 624)
Washington, George (1732–1799) Revolutionary
War hero and Patriot leader,
he served as a representative
to the Continental Congresses,
commanded the Continental
Army, and was unanimously
elected to two terms as presi-
dent of the United States.
(pp. 80, 82)
Webster, Daniel (1782–1852) American lawyer and
statesman, he spoke out against nullification
and states’ rights, believing that the country
should stay unified. (p. 290)
Wells, Ida B. (1862–1931) African American journal-
ist and anti-lynching activist, she was part-owner
and editor of the Memphis Free Speech. (p. 624)
Whitman, W alt (1819–1892) American poet, he
gained recognition abroad and later at home
for unrhymed works of poetry praising the
United States, Americans, democracy, and
individualism.(p. 407)
Whitney, Eli (1765–1825) American inventor whose
cotton gin changed cotton harvesting proce-
dures and enabled large increases in cotton
production; he introduced the technology of
mass production through the development of
interchangeable parts in gun-making. (p. 349)
W ilder, Laur a Ingalls (1867–1957) American writer
and frontierswoman who wrote a well-known
series of children’s books based on her own
experiences, including the classic Little House
on the Prairie. (p. 562)
W ilson, W oodro w (1856–1924) Twenty-eighth
president of the United States, his reform legisla-
tion was given the name New Freedom, and
it included three constitutional amendments:
direct election of senators, prohibition, and
women’s suffrage. He created the Federal Reserve
System, the Federal Trade Commission, and he
enacted child labor laws. (p. 629)
W innemucca, Sara h (1844–1891) Paiute Indian
reformer, she was an activist for Indian rights
and lectured specifically about the problems of
the reservation system. (p. 558)
W inthrop, John (1588–1649) Leader of the Massa-
chusetts Bay Colony who led Puritan colonists
to Massachusetts to establish an ideal Christian
community; he later became the colony’s first
governor. (p. 44)
W right , Orville (1871–1948) and W ilbur (1867–1912)
American pioneers of aviation, they went from
experiments with kites and gliders to piloting
the first successful gas-powered airplane flight
and later founded the American Wright Com-
pany to manufacture airplanes. (p. 578)
Y
Young, Brigham (1801–1877) American religious
leader who headed the Mormon Church after
the murder of Joseph Smith, he moved the com-
munity to Utah, leading thousands along what
came to be known as the Mormon Trail to the
main settlement at Salt Lake City. (p. 311)
Z
Zapata, Emiliano (1879–1919) Mexican revolution-
ary, he was a guerrilla leader helping Madera
overthrow Díaz. He was a champion of farmers
and revolted against Carranza. (p. 661)
V allejo Zapata
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English and Spanish Glossary
ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY
MARK AS IN RESPELLING EXAMPLE
a alphabet a *AL-fuh-bet
a¯ Asia ay
AY-zhuh
ä cart, top ah KAHRT, TAHP
e let, ten e LET, TEN
e¯ even, leaf ee EE-vuhn, LEEF
i it, tip, British i IT, TIP, BRIT-ish
¯
ı site, buy, Ohio y SYT, BY, oh-HY-oh
iris eye
EYE-ris
k card k KAHRD
o¯ over, rainbow oh OH-vuhr, RAYN-boh
u˙ book, wood ooh
BOOHK, WOOHD
o˙ all, orchid aw AWL, AWR-kid
o˙ i foil, coin oy
FOYL, KOYN
au˙ out ow OWT
e
cup, butter uh KUHP, BUHT-uhr
ü rule, food oo ROOL, FOOD
yü few yoo FYOO
zh vision zh VIZH-uhn
*
A syllable printed in small capital letters receives heavier emphasis than the other syllable(s) in a word.
A
ABC Powers Argentina, Brazil and Chile; nations that
offered to negotiate a dispute between the United
States and Mexico when unrest following the
Mexican Revolution brought the two countries into
confl ict (p. 661)
potencias ABC Argentina, Brasil y Chile; naciones
que se ofrecieron a resolver el desacuerdo entre Esta-
dos Unidos y México cuando el descontento poste-
rior a la Revolución mexicana provocó un confl icto
entre ambos países (pág. 661)
abolition an end to slavery (p. 416)
abolición n de la esclavitud (pág. 416)
Adams-Onís Treaty (1819) an agreement in which Spain
gave East Florida to the United States (p. 261)
tratado de Adams y Onís (1819) acuerdo en el que
España cedió el territorio del este de Florida a Estados
Unidos (pág. 261)
agrarian relating to farming and agriculture (p. 41)
agrario relacionado con los cultivos y la agricultura
(pág. 41)
Alamo Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas, that was
the site of a famous battle of the Texas Revolution in
1836 (p. 314)
El Álamo misión española en San Antonio, Texas; esce-
nario de una famosa batalla durante la Revolución
texana de 1836 (pág. 314)
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) laws passed by a Feder-
alist-dominated Congress aimed at protecting the
government from treasonous ideas, actions, and
people (p. 215)
Leyes de No Intervención Extranjera (1798) leyes
aprobadas por un Congreso mayormente federalista
con el fi n de proteger al gobierno de la infl uencia de
ideas, acciones y personas desleales (pág. 215)
amendment offi cial change, correction, or addition to a
law or constitution (p. 135)
enmienda cambio, corrección o adición realizado de
manera ofi cial a una ley o constitución (pág. 135)
American Anti-Slavery Society an organization started
by William Lloyd Garrison whose members wanted
immediate emancipation and racial equality for Afri-
can Americans (p. 417)
Sociedad Americana contra la Esclavitud organización
fundada por William Lloyd Garrison cuyos miem-
bros pedían la emancipación inmediata y la igualdad
racial de los afroamericanos (pág. 417)
American Federation of Labor an organization that
united skilled workers into national unions for spe-
cifi c industries (p. 585)
Federación Estadounidense del Trabajo organización
que agrupó obreros especializados en sindicatos
nacionales defi nidos por industrias (pág. 585)
Phonetic Respelling and
Pronunciation Guide
Many of the key terms in this
textbook have been respelled
to help you pronounce them.
The letter combinations used
in the respelling throughout
the narrative are explained in
the following phonetic respell-
ing and pronunciation guide.
The guide is adapted from
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate
Dictionary, 11th Edition;
Merriam-Webster’s Biographical
Dictionary; and Merriam-
Webster’s Geographical
Dictionary.
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American System Henry Clay’s plan for raising tariffs to
pay for internal improvements such as better roads
and canals (p. 264)
Sistema estadounidense plan de alza de impuestos
creado por Henry Clay para realizar mejoras internas
como la reparación de caminos y canales (pág. 264)
Antifederalists people who opposed ratifi cation of the
Constitution (p. 132)
antifederalistas personas que se oponían a la apro-
bación de la Constitución (pág. 132)
Anti-Imperialist League a group of citizens opposed to
imperialism, and, specifi cally, to the peace treaty that
gave the United States control of Cuba, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the Philippines (p. 650)
Liga Antiimperialista grupo de ciudadanos que se
oponían al imperialismo y, más concretamente,
al tratado de paz que otorgaba a Estados Unidos
el control de Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico y Filipinas
(pág. 650)
Appomattox Courthouse Virginia town where General
Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender, thus ending
the Civil War (p. 502)
Appomattox Courthouse poblado de Virginia donde
el general Robert E. Lee fue obligado a rendirse,
dando fi n a la Guerra Civil (pág. 502)
Articles of Confederation (1777) the document that
created the fi rst central government for the United
States; was replaced by the Constitution in 1789
(p. 116)
Artículos de la Confederación (1777) documento que
creó el primer gobierno central en Estados Uni-
dos; fue reemplazado por la Constitución en 1789
(pág. 116)
B
Bacons Rebellion (1676) an atttack led by Nathaniel
Bacon against American Indians and the colonial
government in Virginia (p. 38)
Rebelión de Bacon (1676) ataque encabezado por
Nathaniel Bacon contra los indígenas norteamerica-
nos y el gobierno colonial en Virginia (pág. 38)
Bank of the United States a national bank chartered by
Congress in 1791 to provide security for the U.S.
economy (p. 204)
Banco de Estados Unidos banco nacional constituido
por el Congreso en 1791 para dar establidad a la
economía de Estados Unidos (pág. 204)
Battle of Antietam (1862) a Union victory in the Civil
War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in
U.S. military history (p. 481)
batalla de Antietam (1862) victoria del ejército de la
Unión durante la Guerra Civil en la batalla de un solo
día más sangrienta en la historia militar de Estados
Unidos (pág. 481)
Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) a Revolutionary War battle
in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could
ght well against the British army (p. 81)
batalla de Bunker Hill (1775) batalla de la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense que tuvo lugar en
Boston; en ésta se demostró que los colonos podían
luchar bien contra el ejército británico (pág. 81)
Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794) a battle between U.S.
troops and an American Indian confederation that
ended Indian efforts to halt white settlement in the
Northwest Territory (p. 209)
batalla de Fallen Timbers (1794) batalla entre las
tropas estadounidenses y una confederación de indí-
genas norteamericanos que puso fi n a los intentos de
los indígenas para detener la emigración de personas
de raza blanca al Territorio del Noroeste (pág. 209)
Battle of Gettysburg (1863) a Union Civil War victory
that turned the tide against the Confederates at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (p. 498)
batalla de Gettysburg (1863) victoria del ejército de la
Unión durante la Guerra Civil que cambió el curso de
la guerra en contra de los confederados en Gettys-
burg, Pensilvania (pág. 498)
Battle of Lake Erie (1813) U.S. victory in the War of
1812, led by Oliver Hazard Perry; broke Britain’s con-
trol of Lake Erie (p. 247)
batalla del lago Erie (1813) victoria en la Guerra de
1812 en la que el ejército estadounidense, comandado
por Oliver Hazard Perry, puso fi n al control británico del
lago Erie (pág. 247)
Battle of New Orleans (1815) the greatest U.S. victory in
the War of 1812; actually took place two weeks after a
peace treaty had been signed ending the war (p. 248)
batalla de Nueva Orleáns (1815) la mayor victoria
del ejército estadounidense en la Guerra de 1812;
tuvo lugar dos semanas después de la fi rma de un
tratado de paz en el que se declaraba el fi nal de la
guerra (pág. 248)
Battle of San Jacinto (1836) the fi nal battle of the Texas
Revolution; resulted in the defeat of the Mexican
army and independence for Texas (p. 314)
batalla de San Jacinto (1836) batalla fi nal de la Revo-
lución texana en la que fue derrotado el ejército me-
xicano y Texas obtuvo su independencia (pág. 314)
Battle of Saratoga (1777) a Revolutionary War battle in
New York that resulted in a major defeat of British
troops; marked the Patriots’ greatest victory up to
that point in the war (p. 94)
batalla de Saratoga (1777) batalla de la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense que tuvo lugar en
Nueva York y en la que las fuerzas británicas sufrieron
una de sus mayores derrotas; los patriotas obtuvieron
su mayor victoria hasta ese momento (pág. 94)
Battle of Shiloh (1862) a Civil War battle in Tennessee
in which the Union army gained greater control over
the Mississippi River valley (p. 485)
batalla de Shiloh (1862) batalla de la Guerra Civil en
Tennessee en la que el ejército de la Unión adquirió
mayor control sobre el valle del río Mississippi
(pág. 485)
Battle of the Little Big Horn (1876) “Custer’s Last Stand”;
battle between U.S. soldiers, led by George Armstrong
Custer, and Sioux warriors, led by Crazy Horse and
Sitting Bull, that resulted in the worst defeat for the
U.S. Army in the West (p. 556)
batalla de Little Big Horn (1876) última batalla del
general Custer; esta batalla entre las tropas de George
Armstrong Custer y los guerreros siux al mando de
Caballo Loco y Toro Sentado produjo la mayor derrota
del ejército estadounidense en el Oeste (pág. 556)
American System/Sistema estadounidense Battle of the Little Big Horn/batalla de Little Big horn
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Battle of Tippecanoe (1811) U.S. victory over an Indian
confederation that wanted to stop white settle-
ment in the Northwest Territory; increased tensions
between Great Britain and the United States (p. 244)
batalla de Tippecanoe (1811) victoria del ejército
estadounidense sobre la confederación indígena que
intentaba evitar el establecimiento de poblaciones
de blancos en el Territorio del Noroeste; esta batalla
aumentó las hostilidades entre Gran Bretaña y Esta-
dos Unidos (pág. 244)
Battle of Trenton (1776) a Revolutionary War battle in
New Jersey in which Patriot forces captured more
than 900 Hessian troops (p. 93)
batalla de Trenton (1776) batalla de la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense que tuvo lugar en
Nueva Jersey; en esta batalla las fuerzas de los patri-
otas capturaron a más de 900 soldados mercenarios
hessianos (pág. 93)
Battle of Yorktown (1781) the last major battle of the
Revolutionary War; site of British general Charles
Cornwallis’s surrender to the Patriots in Virginia
(p. 100)
batalla de Yorktown (1781) la última batalla impor-
tante de la Guerra de Independencia estadounidense;
lugar donde se rindió el general británico Charles
Cornwallis ante las tropas de los patriotas en Virginia
(pág. 100)
Bear Flag Revolt (1846) a revolt against Mexico by
American settlers in California who declared the terri-
tory an independent republic (p. 320)
Revuelta de Bear Flag (1846) rebelión iniciada por
colonos estadounidenses en contra de México para
declarar al territorio de California una república inde-
pendiente (pág. 320)
benevolent society an aid organization formed by
immigrant communities (p. 591)
sociedad de benefi cencia organización de ayuda for-
mada por comunidades de inmigrantes (pág. 591)
Bessemer process a process developed in the 1850s that
led to faster, cheaper steel production (p. 575)
proceso de Bessemer proceso de producción de acero
más económico y rápido, desarrollado en la década
de 1850 (pág. 575)
Bill of Rights the fi rst 10 amendments to the Constitu-
tion; ratifi ed in 1791 (p. 135)
Declaración de Derechos primeras 10 enmien-
das hechas a la Constitución; aprobada en 1791
(pág. 135)
Black Codes laws passed in the southern states during
Reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and
rights of African Americans (p. 518)
códigos para negros decretos aprobados en los estados
sureños en la época de la Reconstrucción que limi-
taron en gran medida la libertad y los derechos de los
afroamericanos (pág. 518)
bond a certifi cate that represents money the govern-
ment has borrowed from private citizens (p. 200)
bono certifi cado que representa dinero que el go-
bierno toma prestado de los ciudadanos (pág. 200)
boomtown a Western community that grew quickly
because of the mining boom and often disappeared
when the boom ended (p. 548)
pueblo de rápido crecimiento comunidad del Oeste
que se desarrolló con gran rapidez debido a la fi ebre
del oro, pero que desapareció cuando los yacimientos
se agotaron (pág. 548)
border states Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Mis-
souri; slave states that lay between the North and the
South and did not join the Confederacy during the
Civil War (p. 474)
estados fronterizos Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland
y Missouri; estados ubicados entre el Norte y el Sur,
que practicaban la esclavitud y que no se unieron a la
Confederación durante la Guerra Civil (pág. 474)
Boston Massacre (1770) an incident in which British
soldiers fi red into a crowd of colonists, killing fi ve
people (p. 67)
matanza de Boston (1770) incidente en el que los
soldados británicos dispararon entre una multitud
de colonos, ocasionando la muerte a cinco personas
(pág. 67)
Boston Tea Party (1773) a protest against the Tea Act in
which a group of colonists boarded British tea ships
and dumped more than 340 chests of tea into Boston
Harbor (p. 68)
Motín del Té de Boston (1773) protesta en contra de
la Ley del Té en la que un grupo de colonos abordó
barcos británicos que transportaban té y arrojó al mar
alrededor de 340 baúles con este producto en el puerto
de Boston (pág. 68)
Boxer Rebellion (1900) a siege of a foreign settlement
in Beijing by Chinese nationalists who were angry at
foreign involvement in China (p. 645)
rebelión de los boxers (1900) asedio a un asentamien-
to extranjero en Beijing por parte de un grupo de
nacionalistas chinos que estaban en desacuerdo con
la participación extranjera en China (pág. 645)
Bureau of Indian Aff airs a government agency created
in the 1800s to oversee federal policy toward Native
Americans (p. 294)
Ofi cina de Asuntos Indígenas agencia creada por el
gobierno en el siglo XIX para encargarse de las políti-
cas federales sobre los indígenas norteamericanos
(pág. 294)
C
Californios Spanish colonists in California in the 1800s
(p. 319)
californios colonos españoles que vivían en Califor-
nia en el siglo XIX (pág. 319)
capital money or property that is used to earn more
money (p. 13)
capital dinero o propiedades usadas para ganar más
dinero (pág. 13)
capitalism an economic system in which private busi-
nesses run most industries (p. 619)
capitalismo sistema económico en el que las empre-
sas privadas controlan la mayoría de las industrias
(pág. 619)
Battle of Tippecanoe/batalla de Tippecanoe capitalism/capitalismo
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cattle drive a long journey on which cowboys herded
cattle to northern markets or better grazing lands
(p. 549)
arreo de ganado viaje largo en el que los vaqueros
arreaban ganado para llevarlo a los mercados del
Norte o a mejores pastizales (pág. 549)
Cattle Kingdom an area of the Great Plains on which
many ranchers raised cattle in the late 1800s (p. 549)
Reino del Ganado área de las Grandes Planicies en la
que muchos ganaderos se establecieron a fi nales de
siglo XIX (pág. 549)
charter an offi cial document that gives a person the
right to establish a colony (p. 27)
carta de constitución documento legal que da a
una persona el derecho de establecer una colonia
(pág. 27)
checks and balances a system established by the Consti-
tution that prevents any branch of government from
becoming too powerful (p. 129)
pesos y contrapesos sistema establecido por la
Constitución para evitar que cualquier poder del
gobierno adquiera demasiada autoridad en relación
con los demás (pág. 129)
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) a law passed by Congress
that banned Chinese from immigrating to the United
States for 10 years (p. 593)
Ley de Exclusión de Chinos (1882) ley aprobada por
el Congreso que prohibió la inmigración de chinos a
Estados Unidos por un período de 10 años (pág. 593)
Chisholm Trail a trail that ran from San Antonio, Texas,
to Abilene, Kansas, established by Jesse Chisholm in
the late 1860s for cattle drives (p. 549)
Camino de Chisholm camino creado por Jesse
Chisholm a fi nales de la década de 1860 que iba desde
San Antonio, Texas hasta Abilene, Kansas, para realizar
arreos de ganado (pág. 549)
Civil Rights Act of 1866 a law that gave African Ameri-
cans legal rights equal to those of white Americans
(p. 520)
Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1866 ley que daba a los
afroamericanos derechos legales similares a los que
tenían los ciudadanos de raza blanca (pág. 520)
Clermont the fi rst full-sized U.S. commercial steam-
boat; developed by Robert Fulton and tested in 1807
(p. 359)
Clermont primer barco comercial de vapor de grandes
dimensiones, diseñado por Robert Fulton y probado
en 1807 (pág. 359)
collective bargaining a technique used by labor unions
in which workers act collectively to change working
conditions or wages (p. 586)
negociación colectiva método empleado por los
sindicatos en el que los trabajadores actúan colecti-
vamente para cambiar las condiciones laborales o los
salarios (pág. 586)
Columbian Exchange the transfer of plants, animals,
and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia,
and Africa (p. 18)
intercambio colombino intercambio de plantas, ani-
males y enfermedades entre América y Europa, Asia y
África (pág. 18)
Committees of Correspondence committees created by
the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the
1760s to help towns and colonies share information
about resisting British laws (p. 65)
comités de correspondencia comités creados por la
Cámara de Representantes de Massachusetts en la
década de 1760 para que poblados y colonias com-
partieran información que los ayudara a resistirse a
las leyes británicas (pág. 65)
common-school movement a social reform effort that
began in the mid-1800s and promoted the idea of
having all children educated in a common place
regardless of social class or background (p. 412)
movimiento de escuelas comunes reforma social
iniciada a mediados del siglo XIX para fomentar la idea
de que todos los niños debían recibir educación en
un mismo lugar sin importar su origen o clase social
(pág. 412)
Common Sense (1776) a pamphlet written by Thomas
Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced
many American colonists of the need to break away
from Britain (p. 83)
Sentido común (1776) folleto escrito por Thomas
Paine en el que criticaba a las monarquías con el
n de convencer a los colonos estadounidenses de
la necesidad de independizarse de Gran Bretaña
(pág. 83)
Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay’s proposed agreement
that allowed California to enter the Union as a free
state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession
into two territories where slavery would be decided
by popular sovereignty (p. 441)
Acuerdo de 1850 acuerdo redactado por Henry Clay
en que se permitía a California ingresar en la Unión
como estado libre y se proponía la división del resto
del territorio cedido por México en dos partes donde
la esclavitud sería reglamentada por soberanía popu-
lar (pág. 441)
Compromise of 1877 an agreement to settle the disputed
presidential election of 1876; Democrats agreed to
accept Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as president
in return for the removal of federal troops from the
South (p. 527)
Acuerdo de 1877 acuerdo en el que se resolvió la
disputa de las elecciones presidenciales de 1876; los
demócratas aceptaron al republicano Rutherford B.
Hayes como presidente a cambio del retiro de las
tropas federales del Sur (pág. 527)
Comstock Lode Nevada gold and silver mine discovered
by Henry Comstock in 1859 (p. 547)
veta de Comstock yacimiento de oro y plata des-
cubierto en Nevada por Henry Comstock en 1859
(pág. 547)
Confederate States of America the nation formed by the
southern states when they seceded from the Union;
also known as the Confederacy (p. 458)
Estados Confederados de América nación formada
por los estados del Sur cuando se separaron de la
Unión; también conocida como Confederación
(pág. 458)
cattle drive/arreo de ganado Confederate States of America/Estados Confederados de América
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región algodonera zona que se extendía desde
Carolina del Sur hasta el este de Texas, en la que se
producía la mayor parte del algodón cosechado en
Estados Unidos a mediados del siglo XIX (pág. 379)
cotton diplomacy Confederate efforts to use the impor-
tance of southern cotton to Britain’s textile industry
to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in
the Civil War (p. 475)
diplomacia del algodón esfuerzos de la Confede-
ración por aprovechar la infl uencia del algodón del
Sur en la industria textil británica para convencer a
Gran Bretaña de apoyar su causa durante la Guerra
Civil (pág. 475)
cotton gin a machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
to remove seeds from short-staple cotton; revolution-
ized the cotton industry (p. 377)
desmotadora de algodón máquina inventada por Eli
Whitney en 1793 para separar las fi bras de algodón
de las semillas; revolucionó la industria del algodón
(pág. 377)
culture the common values and traditions of a society,
such as language, government, and family relation-
ships (p. 7)
cultura valores y tradiciones comunes de una socie-
dad, como el lenguaje, la forma de gobierno y las
relaciones familiares (pág. 7)
Cumberland Road the fi rst federal road project, con-
struction of which began in 1815; ran from Cum-
berland, Maryland, to present-day Wheeling, West
Virginia (p. 265)
camino de Cumberland primer proyecto federal de
construcción de carreteras, iniciado en 1815 para
crear un camino entre Cumberland, Maryland y el
poblado que actualmente lleva el nombre de Wheel-
ing, en Virginia Occidental (pág. 265)
D
Dawes General Allotment Act (1887) legislation passed
by Congress that split up Indian reservation lands
among individual Indians and promised them citi-
zenship (p. 558)
Ley de Adjudicación General de Dawes (1887) ley
aprobada por el Congreso que dividía el terreno de
las reservaciones indígenas entre sus habitantes y les
prometía otorgarles la ciudadanía estadounidense
(pág. 558)
Declaration of Independence (1776) the document
written to declare the colonies free from British rule
(p. 84)
Declaración de Independencia (1776) documento
redactado para declarar la independencia de las colo-
nias del dominio británico (pág. 84)
Declaration of Sentiments (1848) a statement writ-
ten and signed by women’s rights supporters at the
Seneca Falls Convention; detailed their beliefs about
social injustice against women (p. 426)
conquistador a Spanish soldier and explorer who led
military expeditions in the Americas and captured
land for Spain (p. 20)
conquistador soldado y explorador español que enca-
bezó expediciones militares en América y capturó
territorios en nombre de España (pág. 20)
consul general chief diplomat (p. 644)
cónsul general jefe diplomático (pág. 644)
constitution a set of basic principles that determines the
powers and duties of a government (p. 115)
constitución conjunto de principios básicos que
determina los poderes y las obligaciones de un go-
bierno (pág. 115)
Constitutional Convention (1787) a meeting held in
Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote
the Constitution (p. 126)
Convención Constitucional (1787) encuentro rea-
lizado en Filadelfi a en el que delegados de los estados
redactaron la Constitución (pág. 126)
Constitutional Union Party a political party formed in
1860 by a group of northerners and southerners who
supported the Union, its laws, and the Constitution
(p. 457)
Partido Constitucional por la Unión partido político
formado en 1860 por habitantes del Norte y del Sur
en apoyo de la Unión, sus leyes y la Constitución
(pág. 457)
Continental Army the army created by the Second Con-
tinental Congress in 1775 to defend the American
colonies from Britain (p. 80)
Ejército Continental ejército creado por el Segundo
Congreso Continental en 1775 para defender las
colonias estadounidenses del dominio británico
(pág. 80)
contraband an escaped slave who joined the Union
army during the Civil War (p. 493)
contrabando bienes introducidos en un país de for-
ma ilegal; esclavo que escapó y que se unió al ejército
de la Unión durante la Guerra Civil (pág. 493)
Convention of 1818 an agreement between the United
States and Great Britain that settled fi shing rights and
established new North American borders (p. 260)
Convención de 1818 acuerdo entre Estados Unidos
y Gran Bretaña para defi nir los derechos de pesca
y establecer las nuevas fronteras norteamericanas
(pág. 260)
Copperheads a group of northern Democrats who
opposed abolition and sympathized with the South
during the Civil War (p. 494)
copperheads grupo de demócratas del Norte que se
oponían a la abolición de la esclavitud y simpatiza-
ban con las creencias sureñas durante la Guerra Civil
(pág. 494)
corporation a business that sells portions of ownership
called stock shares (p. 579)
corporación compañía que vende partes de la misma
llamadas acciones (pág. 579)
cotton belt a region stretching from South Carolina to
east Texas where most U.S. cotton was produced dur-
ing the mid-1800s (p. 379)
conquistador/conquistador Declaration of Sentiments/Declaración de Sentimientos
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Declaración de Sentimientos (1848) declaración
redactada y fi rmada por una serie de personas en
apoyo de los derechos de la mujer durante la Con-
vención de Seneca Falls, en la que se describía con
detalle su punto de vista sobre las injusticias sociales
que afectaban a las mujeres (pág. 426)
defl ation a decrease in money supply and overall lower
prices (p. 564)
defl ación reducción de la disponibilidad del dinero y
baja general en los precios (pág. 564)
Democratic Party a political party formed by supporters
of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of
1824 (p. 285)
Partido Demócrata partido político formado por par-
tidarios de Andrew Jackson después de las elecciones
presidenciales de 1824 (pág. 285)
Democratic-Republican Party a political party founded
in the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
and other leaders who wanted to preserve the power
of the state governments and promote agriculture
(p. 212)
Partido Demócrata Republicano partido político
formado en la década de 1790 por Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison y otros líderes políticos con el fi n de
preservar el poder de los gobiernos estatales y pro-
mover la agricultura (pág. 212)
department store giant retail shop (p. 596)
tiendas por departamenentos grandes comercios de
venta al público (pág. 596)
deport to send an immigrant back to his or her country
of origin (p. 184)
deportar enviar a un inmigrante de regreso a su país
de origen (pág. 184)
depression a steep drop in economic activity combined
with rising unemployment (p. 123)
depresión descenso considerable en la actividad
económica, combinado con un alza en el desempleo
(pág. 123)
direct primary a procedure for direct selection of candi-
dates by voters instead of by party leaders (p. 613)
elecciones primarias método de elección en el que
los votantes (y no los líderes de los partidos) eligen
directamente a los candidatos (pág. 613)
dollar diplomacy President Taft’s policy of infl uencing
Latin America through economic rather than mili-
tary intervention (p. 657)
diplomacia del dólar política creada por el presidente
Taft para infl uir en los gobiernos de América Latina
mediante la intervención económica en lugar de la
militar (pág. 657)
Donner party a group of western travelers who were
stranded in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of
1846–47; only 45 of the party’s 87 members survived
(p. 327)
grupo Donner grupo de viajeros del Oeste extravia-
dos en la Sierra Nevada durante el invierno de
1846–47; sólo 45 de los 87 viajeros sobrevivieron
(pág. 327)
double jeopardy the act of trying a person twice for the
same crime (p. 180)
doble proceso acto de juzgar a una persona dos veces
por el mismo delito (pág. 180)
draft a system of required service in the armed forces
(p. 185)
conscripción sistema de servicio obligatorio en las
fuerzas armadas (pág. 185)
Dred Scott (1857) a slave whose court case led to a
U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared African
Americans were not U.S. citizens, that the Missouri
Compromise’s restriction on slavery was unconstitu-
tional, and that Congress did not have the right to
ban slavery in any federal territory (p. 451)
Dred Scott (1857) esclavo que fue encausado y cuyo
juicio concluyó con una decisión de la Corte
Suprema; en la que se declaraba que los afroameri-
canos no podían ser ciudadanos de Estados Unidos,
que las restricciones de la esclavitud impuestas en el
Acuerdo de Missouri eran inconstitucionales y que el
Congreso no tenía derecho de abolir la esclavitud en
ninguna parte del territorio federal (pág. 451)
dry farming a method of farming used by Plains farmers
in the 1890s that shifted focus from water-dependent
crops to more hardy crops (p. 561)
agricultura sin irrigación método de cultivo que
usaban los agricultores de las Planicies en la década
de 1890 que provocó un cambio de los cultivos que
dependían del agua a otros más resistentes (pág. 561)
due process the fair application of the law (p. 180)
debido proceso aplicación justa de la ley (pág. 180)
E
Eighteenth Amendment (1919) a constitutional amend-
ment that outlawed the production and sale of
alcoholic beverages in the United States; repealed in
1933 (p. 623)
Decimoctava Enmienda (1919) enmienda constitu-
cional que prohibía la producción y venta de bebidas
alcohólicas en Estados Unidos; revocada en 1933
(pág. 623)
electoral college a group of people selected from each of
the states to cast votes in presidential elections (p. 196)
colegio electoral grupo de personas elegido en cada
estado para votar en las elecciones presidenciales
(pág. 196)
emancipation freeing of the slaves (p. 491)
emancipación liberación de los esclavos (pág. 491)
Emancipation Proclamation (1862) an order issued by
President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas
rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1,
1863 (p. 491)
Declaration of Sentiments/Declaración de Sentimientos Emancipation Proclamation/Proclamación de Emancipación
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Proclamación de Emancipación (1862) decreto emitido
por el presidente Abraham Lincoln para liberar a los
esclavos en las áreas que luchaban contra la Unión;
entró en vigor el primero de enero de 1863 (pág. 491)
embargo the banning of trade with a country (p. 241)
embargo prohibición del comercio con un país
(pág. 241)
Embar go Act (1807) a law that prohibited American
merchants from trading with other countries (p. 241)
Ley de Embargo (1807) ley que prohibía a los co-
merciantes estadounidenses comerciar con otros
países (pág. 241)
eminent domain the government’s power to take per-
sonal property to benefi t the public (p. 180)
derecho de expropiación poder otorgado al go-
bierno para tomar propiedades particulares por el
bien común (pág. 180)
empr esarios agents who were contracted by the Mexi-
can republic to bring settlers to Texas in the early
l800s (p. 312)
empr esarios personas contratadas por la República
Mexicana para reclutar personas que desearan
establecer poblaciones en Texas a principios del siglo
XIX (pág. 312)
encomienda system a system in Spanish America that
gave settlers the right to tax local Indians or to
demand their labor in exchange for protecting them
and converting them to Christianity (p. 22)
sistema de enc omienda sistema adoptado en la
América española que permitía a los colonos cobrar
impuestos a los indígenas o exigirles trabajo a cambio
de su protección y de convertirlos al cristianismo
(pág. 22)
English Bill of Rights (1689) a shift of political power
from the British monarchy to Parliament (pp. 55, 114)
Declaración de Der echos inglesa (1689) cambio del
poder político de la monarquía británica al Parlamento
inglés (págs. 55, 114)
Enlight enment the Age of Reason; movement that
began in Europe in the 1700s as people began exam-
ining the natural world, society, and government
(p. 59)
Ilustración Era de la Razón; movimiento iniciado en
Europa en el siglo XVIII cuando las personas empe-
zaron a adquirir más conocimientos sobre la natura-
leza, la sociedad y el gobierno (pág. 59)
entrepreneur a person who organizes, operates, and
assumes the risk for a business venture (p. 380)
empr esario persona que organiza, opera y asume el
riesgo de un nuevo negocio (pág. 380)
envir onment the climate and landscape that surrounds
living things (p. 7)
medio ambient e el clima y paisaje donde habitan
seres vivos (pág. 7)
Era of Good F eelings a period of peace, pride, and prog-
ress for the United States from 1815 to 1825 (p. 265)
Era de los buenos sentimientos período de paz,
orgullo y progreso de los Estados Unidos de 1815 a
1825 (pág. 265)
Erie Canal the canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo,
New York; completed in 1825 (p. 265)
canal de Erie canal que va de Albany a Búfalo, en el
estado de Nueva York; completado en 1825 (pág. 265)
ex ecutive branch the division of the federal government
that includes the president and the administrative
departments; enforces the nation’s laws (p. 129)
poder ejecutivo división del gobierno federal que
incluye al presidente y a los departamentos admin-
istrativos; vigila el cumplimiento de las leyes de la
nación (pág. 129)
ex ecutive orders nonlegislative directives issued by the
U.S. president in certain circumstances; executive
orders have the force of congressional law (p. 147)
órdenes ejecutivas órdenes no legislativas dictadas
por el presidente de Estados Unidos en circunstancias
específi cas; tienen la misma validez que las leyes del
Congreso (pág. 147)
Ex odust ers African Americans who settled western lands
in the late 1800s (p. 561)
colonos del é x odo afroamericanos que se establecie-
ron en el Oeste a fi nales del siglo XIX (pág. 561)
F
factor a crop broker who managed the trade between
southern planters and their customers (p. 379)
comisionado intermediario que administraba el
intercambio comercial entre las plantaciones del Sur
y sus clientes (pág. 379)
federal system a system that divided powers between
the states and the federal government (p. 144)
sistema federal sistema en el que se distribuye el pod-
er entre los estados y el gobierno federal (pág. 144)
federalism U.S. system of government in which power
is distributed between a central government and
individual states (p. 129)
federalismo sistema de gobierno de Estados Unidos
en el que el poder está distribuido entre una autori-
dad centralizada y varios estados (pág. 129)
Federalist Papers a series of essays that defended and
explained the Constitution and tried to reassure
Americans that the states would not be overpowered
by the proposed national government (p. 133)
Federalist Papers serie de ensayos que defi enden y
explican la Constitución con el propósito de que los
ciudadanos quedaran convencidos de que el go-
bierno nacional propuesto no tendría supremacía
sobre el gobierno de los estados (pág. 133)
F ederalist Party a political party created in the 1790s
and infl uenced by Alexander Hamilton that wanted
to strengthen the federal government and promote
industry and trade (p. 212)
Partido Federalista partido político creado en la déca-
da de 1790 siguiendo las ideas de Alexander Hamil-
ton para fortalecer al gobierno federal y fomentar la
industria y el intercambio comercial (pág. 212)
F ederalists people who supported ratifi cation of the
Constitution (p. 132)
federalistas personas que apoyaban la ratifi cación de
la Constitución (pág. 132)
Emancipation Proclamation/Proclamación de Emancipación F ederalists/federalistas
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Fifteenth Amendment (1870) a constitutional amend-
ment that gave African American men the right to
vote (p. 523)
Decimoquinta Enmienda (1870) enmienda constitu-
cional que otorgaba a los hombres afroamericanos el
derecho al voto (pág. 523)
54th Massachusetts Infantry African American Civil
War regiment that captured Fort Wagner in South
Carolina (p. 493)
54º Batallón de Infantería de Massachusetts regimiento
de la Guerra Civil formado por soldados afroameri-
canos que tomó el fuerte Wagner en Carolina del Sur
(pág. 493)
First Battle of Bull Run (1861) the fi rst major battle of the
Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory; showed
that the Civil War would not be won easily (p. 479)
primera batalla de Bull Run (1861) primera batalla
importante de la Guerra Civil, en la cual el ejército
confederado obtuvo la victoria; en esta batalla se
demostró que ninguno de los bandos ganaría la
guerra con facilidad (pág. 479)
First Continental Congress (1774) a meeting of colonial
delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond
to the closing of Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and
abuses of authority by the British government; dele-
gates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms
they believed colonists should enjoy (p. 78)
Primer Congreso Continental (1774) encuentro de de-
legados de las colonias en Filadelfi a para decidir cómo
responderían al cierre del puerto de Boston, al alza de
impuestos y a los abusos de la autoridad británica; los
delegados hicieron una serie de peticiones al rey Jorge
III, incluyendo los derechos que consideraban justos
para los colonos (pág. 78)
folktale a story that often provides a moral lesson
(p. 389)
cuento popular narración que con frecuencia ofrece
una moraleja (pág. 389)
Fort Sumter a federal outpost in Charleston, South
Carolina, that was attacked by the Confederates in
April 1861, sparking the Civil War (p. 473)
fuerte Sumter puesto de avanzada federal en Charles-
ton, Carolina del Sur, cuyo ataque por parte de los
confederados en abril de 1861 dio origen a la Guerra
Civil (pág. 473)
forty-niner a gold-seeker who moved to California dur-
ing the gold rush (p. 327)
gambusino buscador de oro que emigró a California
durante la fi ebre del oro (pág. 327)
Fourteenth Amendment (1866) a constitutional amend-
ment giving full rights of citizenship to all people
born or naturalized in the United States, except for
American Indians (p. 521)
Decimocuarta Enmienda (1866) enmienda constitu-
cional que otorgaba derechos totales de ciudadanía
a todas las personas nacidas en Estados Unidos o
naturalizadas estadounidenses, con excepción de los
indígenas (pág. 521)
Freedmen’s Bureau an agency established by Congress
in 1865 to help poor people throughout the South
(p. 516)
Ofi cina de Esclavos Libertos ofi cina creada por el
Congreso en 1865 para ayudar a los pobres del Sur
del país (pág. 516)
Freeport Doctrine (1858) a statement made by Stephen
Douglas during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that
pointed out how people could use popular sover-
eignty to determine if their state or territory should
permit slavery (p. 454)
Doctrina de Freeport (1858) declaración hecha
por Stephen Douglas durante los debates Lincoln-
Douglas que señalaba que el pueblo podía usar la
soberanía popular para decidir si su estado o territorio
debía permitir la esclavitud (pág. 454)
Free-Soil Party a political party formed in 1848 by anti-
slavery northerners who left the Whig and Demo-
cratic parties because neither addressed the slavery
issue (p. 439)
Partido Tierra Libre partido político formado en 1848
por abolicionistas de los estados del Norte que habían
abandonado al Partido Whig y al Partido Demócrata
porque ninguno de los dos apoyaba esta causa
(pág. 439)
French Revolution French rebellion that began in 1789
in which the French people overthrew the monarchy
and made their country a republic (p. 205)
Revolución francesa rebelión francesa iniciada en
1789 en la que la población francesa derrocó la
monarquía y convirtió el país en una república
(pág. 205)
frontier an undeveloped area (p. 546)
frontera área sin explotar (pág. 546)
Fugitive Slave Act (1850) a law that made it a crime to
help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped
slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required
their return to slaveholders (p. 441)
Ley de Esclavos Fugitivos (1850) ley que califi caba
como delito el ayudar a un esclavo a escapar de
su amo, además de permitir la captura de esclavos
fugitivos en zonas donde la esclavitud era ilegal para
devolverlos a sus dueños (pág. 441)
G
Gadsden Purchase (1853) U.S. purchase of land from
Mexico that included the southern parts of present-
day Arizona and New Mexico (p. 323)
Compra de Gadsden (1853) compra por parte del
gobierno de Estados Unidos de territorio mexicano
que incluía la región ocupada actualmente por el sur
de Arizona y Nuevo México (pág. 323)
Gettysburg Address (1863) a speech given by Abraham
Lincoln in which he praised the bravery of Union
soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning
the Civil War (p. 500)
Discurso de Gettysburg (1863) discurso presentado
por Abraham Lincoln en el que alababa la valentía de
las tropas de la Unión y renovaba su compromiso de
triunfar en la Guerra Civil (pág. 500)
Fifteenth Amendment/Decimoquinta Enmienda Gettysburg Address/Discurso de Gettysburg
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Ghost Danc e a religious movement among Native
Americans that spread across the Plains in the 1880s
(p. 558)
Danza de los Espíritus movimiento religioso de los
indígenas norteamericanos que se extendió por la
región de las Planicies en la década de 1880 (pág. 558)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) a Supreme Court ruling that
reinforced the federal government’s authority over
the states (p. 359)
Gibbons contra Ogden (1824) decreto de la Corte
Suprema que reforzó la autoridad del gobierno federal
sobre los estados (pág. 359)
Great Awakening a religious movement that became
widespread in the American colonies in the 1730s
and 1740s (p. 58)
Gran Despertar movimiento religioso que tuvo gran
popularidad en las colonias estadounidenses en las
décadas de 1730 y 1740 (pág. 58)
Great Compromise (1787) an agreement worked out at
the Constitutional Convention establishing that a
state’s population would determine representation
in the lower house of the legislature, while each state
would have equal representation in the upper house
of the legislature (p. 127)
Gran Acuer do (1787) acuerdo redactado durante la
Convención Constitucional en el que se establece
que la población de un estado debe determinar su
representación en la cámara baja de la asamblea le-
gislativa y que cada estado debe tener igual represen-
tación en la cámara alta de ésta (pág. 127)
H
habeas corpus the constitutional protection against
unlawful imprisonment (p. 494)
hábeas corpus protección constitucional contra el
encarcelamiento ilegal (pág. 494)
Hartford Conv ention (1815) a meeting of Federalists at
Hartford, Connecticut, to protest the War of 1812
(p. 249)
Con vención de Hartfor d (1815) encuentro de federa-
listas en Hartford, Connecticut, para protestar por la
Guerra de 1812 (pág. 249)
HayBunau-Varilla Treaty (1903) an identical treaty to
the earlier Hay-Herrán Treaty except that it widened
the Panama Canal zone to 10 miles (p. 653)
tratado de Hay-Bunau-Varilla (1903) tratado idéntico
al anterior tratado Hay-Herrán, con la excepción de
que amplió la zona del canal de Panamá a 10 millas
(pág. 653)
Hay-Herr án Treaty (1903) an agreement that the
United States would pay Colombia $10 million plus
$250,000 a year for a 99-year lease on a strip of land
across the Isthmus of Panama (p. 653)
tratado de Hay-Herrán (1903) acuerdo que estableció
que Estados Unidos pagaría 10 millones de dólares
más $250,000 al año a Colombia por una concesión
de 99 años para operar en el terreno del canal que
cruza el istmo de Panamá (pág. 653)
Ha ymarket Riot a riot that broke out at Haymarket
Square in Chicago over the deaths of two strikers
(p. 586)
Revuelta de Ha ymarket revuelta que se originó en
la Plaza Haymarket de Chicago por la muerte de dos
huelguistas (pág. 586)
Homest ead Act (1862) a law passed by Congress to
encourage settlement in the West by giving govern-
ment-owned land to small farmers (p. 560)
Ley de Colonización de Tierras (1862) ley aprobada
por el Congreso para fomentar la colonización del
Oeste mediante la cesión de tierras gubernamentales
a pequeños agricultores (pág. 560)
Homest ead strike (1892) a labor-union strike at Andrew
Carnegie’s Homestead steel factory in Pennsylvania
that erupted in violence between strikers and private
detectives (p. 587)
huelga de Homest ead (1892) huelga sindical en la
fábrica de acero de Andrew Carnegie en Homestead,
Pensilvania, que originó brotes de violencia entre
huelguistas y detectives privados (pág. 587)
horizontal integration owning all the businesses in a
certain fi eld (p. 581)
integración horizontal posesión de todas las empresas
que realizan actividades comerciales en un campo
específi co (pág. 581)
Hudson Rive r school a group of American artists in the
mid-1800s whose paintings focused on the American
landscape (p. 272)
Escuela del Río Hudson grupo de artistas norteam-
ericanos a mediados del siglo XIX cuya obra mues-
tra diversos paisajes del territorio estadounidense
(pág. 272)
Hull House a settlement house founded by Jane Addams
and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889 (p. 597)
Hull Casa casa de asistencia a la comunidad fun-
dada por Jane Addams y Ellen Gates Starr en 1889
(pág. 597)
hunter-gather er a person who hunts animals and gath-
ers wild plants to provide for his or her needs (p. 6)
cazador y recolector persona que caza animales
y recolecta plantas para satisfacer sus necesidades
(pág. 6)
I
immigrant a person who moves to another country
after leaving his or her homeland (pp. 42, 184)
inmigrante persona que abandona su país para esta-
blecerse en un país diferente (págs. 42, 184)
Immigra tion Restriction League a group founded in
1894 by nativists who made demands intended to
reduce immigration (p. 593)
Liga de Restricción de Inmigr ación grupo fundado en
1894 por nativistas que exigían medidas dirigidas a la
reducción de la inmigración (pág. 593)
impeach to bring charges against (p. 146)
someter a juicio político presentar cargos en contra de
un funcionario (pág. 146)
Ghost Danc e/Danza de los Espíritus impeach/someter a juicio polític o
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impeachment the process used by a legislative body to
bring charges of wrongdoing against a public offi cial
(p. 522)
juicio político proceso por el cual se presentan cargos
en contra de un funcionario público (pág. 522)
imperialism the practice of extending a nation’s power
by gaining territories for a colonial empire (p. 640)
imperialismo práctica en la que una nación extiende
su poder mediante la adquisición de territorios para
un imperio colonial (pág. 640)
impr essment the practice of forcing people to serve in
the army or navy; led to increased tensions between
Great Britain and the United States in the early 1800s
(p. 241)
leva práctica que obligaba a las personas a servir en
el ejército o la marina; aumentó las fricciones entre
Gran Bretaña y Estados Unidos a principios del siglo
XIX (pág. 241)
indentured servant a colonist who received free passage
to North America in exchange for working without
pay for a certain number of years (p. 38)
sirviente por contrato colono que recibía un pasaje
gratuito a Norteamérica a cambio de trabajar sin
salario por varios años (pág. 38)
Indian Removal Act (1830) a congressional act that
authorized the removal of Native Americans who
lived east of the Mississippi River (p. 294)
Ley de Expulsión de Indígenas (1830) ley redactada
por el Congreso que autorizaba la expulsión de los
indígenas norteamericanos que habitaban al este del
río Mississippi (pág. 294)
Indian Territory an area covering most of present-day
Oklahoma to which most Native Americans in the
Southeast were forced to move in the 1830s (p. 294)
Territorio Indígena área que abarcaba la mayor parte
del actual estado de Oklahoma a la que la mayoría
de las tribus indígenas del sureste fueron obligadas a
trasladarse durante la década de 1830 (pág. 294)
indict to formally accuse (p. 180)
pr ocesar acusar formalmente (pág. 180)
industrialist a person owning or engaged in the man-
agement of an industry (p. 580)
industrial persona que es dueña de una industria o
que participa en su administración (pág. 580)
Industrial Revolution a period of rapid growth in the use
of machines in manufacturing and production that
began in the mid-1700s (p. 347)
rev olución industrial período de rápido desarrollo
debido al uso de maquinaria en la fabricación y
producción; comenzó a mediados del siglo XVIII
(pág. 347)
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) a union founded
in 1905 by socialists and union leaders that included
workers not welcomed in the AFL (p. 619)
Trabajadores Industriales del Mundo (IWW, por
sus siglas en inglés) sindicato fundado en 1905 por
socialistas y líderes sindicales que agrupaba a los
obreros que no admitía la Federación Estadounidense
del Trabajo (pág. 619)
in ation increased prices for goods and services com-
bined with the reduced value of money (p. 25)
in ación alza en los precios de los bienes al mismo
tiempo que se produce una devaluación del dinero
(pág. 25)
initiative a method of allowing voters to propose a new
law if enough signatures are collected on a petition
(p. 613)
iniciativa método que permite a los votantes propo-
ner una nueva ley mediante la recopilación de fi rmas
para una petición (pág. 613)
interchangeable parts a process developed by Eli Whit-
ney in the 1790s that called for making each part of a
machine exactly the same (p. 349)
piezas intercambiables proceso desarrollado por Eli
Whitney en la década de 1790 para que las piezas
de todas las máquinas similares fueran exactamente
iguales (pág. 349)
interest group a group of people who share common
interests for political action (p. 186)
grupo de interés grupo de personas que comparten
intereses comunes en lo que respecta a iniciativas
políticas (pág. 186)
interstate commerce trade between two or more states
(p. 122)
comercio interestatal intercambio comercial entre dos
o más estados (pág. 122)
Intolerable Acts (1774) laws passed by Parliament to
punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and to
tighten government control of the colonies (p. 68)
Ley de Asuntos Intolerables (1774) serie de decretos
aprobados por el Parlamento para castigar a los colo-
nos que participaron en el Motín del Té de Boston y
para aumentar su control sobre las colonias (pág. 68)
ironclad a warship that is heavily armored with iron
(p. 482)
acorazado buque de guerra fuertemente protegido
con hierro (pág. 482)
Iroquois League a political confederation of fi ve
northeastern Native American nations of the Seneca,
Oneida, Mohawk, Cayuga, and Onondaga that made
decisions concerning war and peace (p. 11)
Liga de Iroqueses confederación política formada
por cinco naciones indígenas del noreste de Estados
Unidos (los senecas, los oneidas, los mohawks, los
cayugas y los onondagas) para tomar decisiones rela-
cionadas con asuntos de guerra y de paz (pág. 11)
isolationism a national policy of avoiding involvement
in other countries’ affairs (p. 641)
aislacionismo política mediante la cual una nación
evita involucrarse en los asuntos de otras naciones
(pág. 641)
J
Jacksonian Democr acy support for an increase in
voting rights by lowering property requirements,
abolishing the infl uential National Bank, and
encouraging westward expansion (p. 285)
democracia jacksoniana apoyo de una ampliación del
derecho al voto mediante la reducción de requisitos
de propiedad, la abolición del infl uyente Banco
Nacional y la expansión hacia el oeste (pág. 285)
impeachment/juicio polític o Jacksonian Democr acy/democr acia jacksoniana
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Jamestown the fi rst colony in America; set up in 1607
along the James River in Virginia (p. 36)
Jamestown primera colonia estadounidense; fundada
en 1607 a lo largo del río James en Virginia (pág. 36)
Jay’s Treaty (1794) an agreement negotiated by John Jay
to work out problems between Britain and the United
States over northwestern lands, British seizure of U.S.
ships, and U.S. debts owed to the British (p. 207)
Tratado de Jay (1794) acuerdo negociado por John
Jay para resolver los problemas entre Gran Bretaña y
Estados Unidos por los territorios del noroeste, por
la incautación británica de barcos estadounidenses,
y por las deudas estadounidenses con los británicos
(pág. 207)
Jim Cr ow la w a law that enforced segregation in the
southern states (p. 528)
ley de Jim Crow ley que fomentaba la segregación en
los estados del Sur (pág. 528)
John Br own’ s r aid (1859) an incident in which abolition-
ist John Brown and 21 other men captured a federal
arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hope of starting
a slave rebellion (p. 455)
ataque de John Brown (1859) incidente en el que
el abolicionista John Brown y otros 21 hombres se
apropiaron de un arsenal federal en Harpers Ferry,
Virginia, con la esperanza de iniciar una rebelión de
esclavos (pág. 455)
joint-st ock company a business formed by a group of
people who jointly make an investment and share in
the profi ts and losses (p. 13)
sociedad por ac ciones negocio formado por un grupo
de personas que realizan una inversión conjuntamente
y comparten las ganancias y las pérdidas (pág. 13)
judicial br anch the division of the federal govern-
ment that is made up of the national courts; inter-
prets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes
between states (p. 129)
poder judicial división del gobierno federal confor-
mada por las cortes de justicia; interpreta las leyes,
castiga a los delincuentes y resuelve las disputas entre
estados (pág. 129)
judicial r eview the Supreme Court’s power to declare
acts of Congress unconstitutional (p. 232)
recurso de inc onstitucionalidad poder de la Corte
Suprema para declarar inconstitucionales las acciones
del Congreso (pág. 232)
Judiciary Act of 1789 legislation passed by Congress that
created the federal court system (p. 198)
Ley de Judicatura de 1789 decreto aprobado por el
Congreso para crear el sistema federal de tribunales
(pág. 198)
K
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) a law that allowed voters
in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow
slavery (p. 447)
Ley de Kansas y Nebraska (1854) ley que permitía a
los votantes de Kansas y Nebraska decidir la aproba-
ción o abolición de la esclavitud (pág. 447)
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798–99) Republican
documents that argued that the Alien and Sedition
Acts were unconstitutional (p. 215)
Resoluciones de Kentucky y Virginia (1798–99) docu-
mentos republicanos que argumentaban el carácter
inconstitucional de las Leyes de No Intervención
Extranjera (pág. 215)
Kitchen Cabinet President Andrew Jackson’s group of
informal advisers; so called because they often met in
the White House kitchen (p. 286)
gabinete de la cocina grupo informal de conse-
jeros del presidente Andrew Jackson; llamado así
porque solían reunirse en la cocina de la Casa Blanca
(pág. 286)
Knights of Labor secret society that became the fi rst
truly national labor union in the United States
(p. 585)
Knights of Labor sociedad secreta que se convirtió
en el primer sindicato verdaderamente nacional en
Estados Unidos (pág. 585)
Know-Nothing Party a political organization founded in
1849 by nativists who supported measures making it
diffi cult for foreigners to become citizens and to hold
offi ce (p. 402)
Partido de los Ignorantes organización política
fundada en 1849 por un grupo de nativistas; apoyaba
medidas que difi cultaban a los inmigrantes de otros
países la adquisición de la ciudadanía estadounidense
y su nombramiento en cargos públicos (pág. 402)
Ku Klux Klan a secret society created by white southern-
ers in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep
African Americans from obtaining their civil rights
(p. 526)
Ku Klux Klan sociedad secreta creada en 1866 por
personas de raza blanca del Sur que usaba el terror
y la violencia para impedir que los afroamericanos
obtuvieran derechos civiles (pág. 526)
L
laissez-fair e the theory that the economy works best
with as few regulations as possible (p. 606)
liberalismo económico teoría de que la economía
funciona mejor si tiene los mínimos reglamentos
posibles (pág. 606)
Land Ordinance of 1785 legislation passed by Congress
authorizing surveys and the division of public lands
in the western region of the country (p. 117)
Ordenanza de Territorios de 1785 decreto aprobado
por el Congreso en el que se autorizaban las medicio-
nes de terreno y la división de territorios públicos en
el oeste del país (pág. 117)
legislative branch the division of the government that
proposes bills and passes them into laws (p. 129)
poder legislativo división del gobierno federal que
propone proyectos de ley y los somete a aprobación
para convertirlos en leyes (pág. 129)
Jamestown/Jamestown legislative branch/poder legislativo
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Lewis and Clark expedition an expedition led by Meri-
wether Lewis and William Clark that began in 1804
to explore the Louisiana Purchase (p. 237)
expedición de Lewis y Clark expedición encabezada
por Meriwether Lewis y William Clark que partió en
1804 para explorar el territorio adquirido en la Com-
pra de Louisiana (pág. 237)
Lincoln-Douglas debates a series of debates between
Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democrat Stephen
Douglas during the 1858 U.S. Senate campaign in
Illinois (p. 453)
debates Lincoln-Douglas serie de debates entre el
republicano Abraham Lincoln y el demócrata Ste-
phen Douglas durante la campaña de 1858 para el
Senado estadounidense en Illinois (pág. 453)
Lochner v. New York (1905) Supreme Court case that
ruled that states could not restrict the rights of
employers and workers to enter into any labor agree-
ment they wished (p. 619)
Lochner contra Nueva York (1905) caso de la Corte
Suprema que resolvió que los estados no podían
restringir el derecho de los empleadores y los traba-
jadores de alcanzar el acuerdo laboral que quisieran
(pág. 619)
Long Walk (1864) a 300-mile march made by Navajo
captives to a reservation in Bosque Redondo, New
Mexico, that led to the deaths of hundreds of Navajo
(p. 557)
La Larga Marcha (1864) caminata de 300 millas que
hizo un grupo de prisioneros navajos hasta una reser-
vación indígena en Bosque Redondo, Nuevo México,
en la que murieron cientos de ellos (pág. 557)
loose construction a way of interpreting the Consti-
tution that allows the federal government to take
actions that the Constitution does not specifi cally
forbid it from taking (p. 204)
interpretación fl exible interpretación de la Consti-
tución que permite al gobierno federal tomar accio-
nes que el mismo documento no prohíbe de manera
específi ca (pág. 204)
Louisiana Purchase (1803) the purchase of French
land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky
Mountains that doubled the size of the United States
(p. 236)
Compra de Luisiana (1803) adquisición del territorio
francés localizado entre el río Mississippi y las mon-
tañas Rocallosas, que duplicó el tamaño del territorio
de Estados Unidos (pág. 236)
Lowell system the use of waterpowered textile mills that
employed young, unmarried women in the 1800s
(p. 354)
sistema de Lowell el uso de molinos de agua en la
industria textil, medida que dio empleo a muchas
mujeres jóvenes solteras en el siglo XIX (pág. 354)
Loyalists colonists who sided with Britain in the Ameri-
can Revolution (p. 84)
leales colonos que apoyaron la causa británica
durante la Guerra de Independencia estadounidense
(pág. 84)
M
Magna Carta (1215) a charter of liberties agreed to by
King John of England, it made the king obey the
same laws as citizens (p. 114)
Carta Magna (1215) carta de libertades, fi rmada por el
rey Juan de Inglaterra, que establecía que el rey debía
obedecer las mismas leyes que el resto de los ciudada-
nos (pág. 114)
majority rule the idea that policies are decided by the
greatest number of people (p. 178)
principio de la mayoría idea de que las políticas
se adoptan en función de lo que decida el mayor
número de personas (pág. 178)
manifest destiny a belief shared by many Americans in
the mid-1800s that the United States should expand
across the continent to the Pacifi c Ocean (p. 316)
destino manifi esto creencia de muchos ciudadanos
estadounidenses a mediados del siglo XIX de que
Estados Unidos debía expandirse por todo el conti-
nente hasta el océano Pacífi co (pág. 316)
Marbury v. Madison (1803) U.S. Supreme Court case that
established the principle of judicial review (p. 232)
Marbury contra Madison (1803) caso de la Corte
Suprema que dio origen al recurso de inconstitucio-
nalidad (pág. 232)
Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890) the U.S. Army’s kill-
ing of approximately 150 Sioux at Wounded Knee
Creek in South Dakota; ended U.S-Indian wars on the
Plains (p. 557)
matanza de Wounded Knee (1890) matanza de aproxi-
madamente 150 indios siux en Wounded Knee Creek,
Dakota del Sur; dio por terminadas las guerras entre
estadounidenses e indígenas en las Planicies (pág. 557)
mass culture leisure and cultural activities shared by
many people (p. 595)
cultura de masas actividades de ocio y cultura popula-
res entre mucha gente (pág. 595)
mass production the effi cient production of large num-
bers of identical goods (p. 349)
producción en masa producción efi ciente de grandes
cantidades de productos idénticos (pág. 349)
mass transit public transportation (p. 595)
transporte colectivo transporte público (pág. 595)
Mayfl ower Compact (1620) a document written by the
Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society
and setting guidelines for self-government (p. 43)
Pacto del Mayfl ower (1620) documento redactado
por los peregrinos en el que se constituían en una
sociedad política y establecían los principios para
gobernarse a sí mismos (pág. 43)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) U.S. Supreme Court case
that declared the Second Bank of the United States
was constitutional and that Maryland could not
interfere with it (p. 292)
McCulloch contra Maryland (1819) caso de la Corte
Suprema que declaraba que el Segundo Banco de la
Nación era constitucional y que Maryland no podía
intervenir en sus operaciones (pág. 292)
mercenaries hired foreign soldiers (p. 92)
mercenarios soldados extranjeros a sueldo (pág. 92)
Lewis and Clark expedition/expedición de Lewis y Clark mercenaries/mercenarios
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Mexican Revolution a revolution led by Francisco
Madero in 1910 that eventually forced the Mexican
dictator Díaz to resign (p. 660)
Revolución mexicana revolución iniciada en 1910 por
Francisco Madero, que fi nalmente obligó al dictador
mexicano Díaz a renunciar (pág. 660)
middle class the social and economic level between the
wealthy and the poor (p. 402)
clase media nivel social y económico ubicado entre
la clase rica y la clase pobre (pág. 402)
Middle Passage a voyage that brought enslaved Africans
across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the
West Indies (p. 58)
Paso Central viaje a través del océano Atlántico para
transportar esclavos africanos a Norteamérica y a las
Antillas (pág. 58)
migration the movement of people from one region to
another (p. 6)
migración desplazamiento de personas de una región
a otra (pág. 6)
minutemen American colonial militia members ready to
ght at a minute’s notice (p. 79)
milicianos miembros de la milicia norteamericana en
la época colonial que estaban preparados para com-
batir en cualquier momento si la situación lo requería
(pág. 79)
Missouri Compromise (1820) an agreement proposed by
Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union
as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and
outlawed slavery in any territories or states north of
36°30´ latitude (p. 267)
Acuerdo de Missouri (1820) acuerdo redactado por
Henry Clay en el que se aceptaba a Missouri en la
Unión como estado esclavista y a Maine como estado
libre, además de prohibir la esclavitud en los territo-
rios o estados localizados al norte del paralelo 36°30´
(pág. 267)
Monroe Doctrine (1823) President James Monroe’s state-
ment forbidding further colonization in the Americas
and declaring that any attempt by a foreign country
to colonize would be considered an act of hostility
(p. 262)
Doctrina Monroe (1823) declaración hecha por el
presidente James Monroe en la que se prohibía la
colonización adicional del continente americano a
partir de entonces, considerando cualquier intento
de colonización por parte de un país extranjero como
inicio de hostilidades (pág. 262)
Mormon a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints (p. 311)
mormón miembro de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los
Santos de los Últimos Días (pág. 311)
Morrill Act (1862) a federal law passed by Congress that
gave land to western states to encourage them to
build colleges (p. 560)
Ley de Morrill (1862) ley federal aprobada por el Con-
greso para otorgar tierras a los estados del Oeste con
el fi n de fomentar la construcción de universidades
(pág. 560)
Morse code a system developed by Alfred Lewis Vail for
the telegraph that used a certain combination of dots
and dashes to represent each letter of the alphabet
(p. 365)
clave Morse sistema desarrollado por Alfred Lewis
Vail para el telégrafo en el que una combinación
de puntos y rayas representa cada letra del alfabeto
(pág. 365)
mountain men men hired by eastern companies to trap
animals for fur in the Rocky Mountains and other
western regions of the United States (p. 308)
montañeses hombres contratados por compañías del
este para atrapar animales y obtener sus pieles en las
montañas Rocallosas y en otras regiones del oeste de
Estados Unidos (pág. 308)
muckrakers a term coined for journalists who “raked
up” and exposed corruption and problems of society
(p. 610)
muckrakers término acuñado para denominar a los
periodistas que se dedicaban a investigar y exponer la
corrupción y los problemas de la sociedad (pág. 610)
N
National American Woman Suff rage Association
(NAWSA) an organization founded by Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in 1890 to obtain
women’s right to vote (p. 623)
Asociación Nacional Estadounidense para el Sufragio
Femenino
(NAWSA, por sus siglas en inglés) orga-
nización fundada en 1890 por Elizabeth Cady Stan-
ton y Susan B. Anthony para obtener el derecho al
voto de las mujeres (pág. 623)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People
(NAACP) an organization founded in 1909 by
W. E. B. Du Bois and other reformers to bring atten-
tion to racial inequality (p. 625)
Asociación Nacional para el Progreso de la Gente de
Color
(NAACP, por sus siglas en inglés) organización
fundada en 1909 por W. E. B. Du Bois y otros refor-
madores para llamar la atención sobre la desigualdad
racial existente (pág. 625)
national debt the total amount of money owed by a
country to its lenders (p. 200)
deuda pública cantidad de dinero que un país debe a
sus acreedores (pág. 200)
National Grange a social and educational organization
for farmers (p. 563)
National Grange organización social y educativa para
los agricultores (pág. 563)
nationalism a sense of pride and devotion to a nation
(p. 264)
nacionalismo sentimiento de orgullo y lealtad a una
nación (pág. 264)
National Woman’s Party (NWP) a women’s suffrage
organization that used more aggressive means than
the National American Woman Suffrage Association
to attain its goals (p. 624)
Partido Nacional de la Mujer (NWP, por sus siglas en
inglés) organización a favor del sufragio femenino
que empleaba medios más agresivos que la Aso-
ciación Nacional Estadounidense para el Sufragio
Femenino para alcanzar sus objetivos (pág. 624)
Mexican Revolution/Revolución mexicana National Woman’s Party/Partido Nacional de la Mujer
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nativists U.S. citizens who opposed immigration
because they were suspicious of immigrants and
feared losing jobs to them (p. 402)
nativistas ciudadanos estadounidenses que se
oponían a la aceptación de inmigrantes porque sos-
pechaban de ellos y temían que se apropiaran de sus
empleos (pág. 402)
Nat Turners Rebellion (1831) a rebellion in which Nat
Turner led a group of slaves in Virginia in an unsuc-
cessful attempt to overthrow and kill planter families
(p. 390)
Rebelión de Nat Turner (1831) rebelión de un grupo
de esclavos encabezados por Nat Turner en Virginia
en un intento frustrado de derrocar y asesinar a los
dueños de plantaciones y a sus familias (pág. 390)
naturalized citizen a person born in another country
who has been granted citizenship in the United
States (p. 184)
ciudadano naturalizado persona nacida en otro país que
ha obtenido la ciudadanía estadounidense (pág. 184)
Neutrality Proclamation (1793) a statement made by
President George Washington that the United States
would not side with any of the nations at war in
Europe following the French Revolution (p. 206)
Proclamación de Neutralidad (1793) declaración en
la que el presidente George Washington anunció
que Estados Unidos no sería aliado de ninguna de las
naciones europeas en guerra después de la Revolu-
ción francesa (pág. 206)
new immigrant a term often used for an immigrant who
arrived in the United States beginning in the 1880s
(p. 588)
nuevo inmigrante término empleado a menudo para
referirse a los inmigrantes que llegaron a Estados Uni-
dos a partir de la década de 1880 (pág. 588)
New Jersey Plan a proposal to create a unicameral legis-
lature with equal representation of states rather than
representation by population; rejected at the Consti-
tutional Convention (p. 127)
Plan de Nueva Jersey propuesta para la creación de
un gobierno con una sola cámara que contara con
la misma representación por parte de cada estado,
sin basarse en el tamaño de su población; la propu-
esta fue rechazada en la Convención Constitucional
(pág. 127)
Nineteenth Amendment (1920) a constitutional amend-
ment that gave women the vote (p. 624)
Decimonovena Enmienda (1920) enmienda consti-
tucional que otorgó a la mujer el derecho al voto
(pág. 624)
nominating conventions a meeting at which a politi-
cal party selects its presidential and vice presidential
candidate; fi rst held in the 1820s (p. 285)
convenciones de nominación encuentro en el que un
partido político elige a sus candidatos a la presidencia
y la vicepresidencia; se realizaron por primera vez en
la década de 1820 (pág. 285)
Non-Intercourse Act (1809) a law that replaced the
Embargo Act and restored trade with all nations
except Britain, France, and their colonies (p. 242)
Ley de No Interacción (1809) ley que reemplazaba a la
Ley de Embargo, restableciendo el intercambio co-
mercial con todas las naciones, excepto Gran Bretaña,
Francia y sus colonias (pág. 242)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 legislation passed by Con-
gress to establish a political structure for the North-
west Territory and create a system for the admission
of new states (p. 117)
Ordenanza del Noroeste de 1787 ley aprobada por el
Congreso para establecer una estructura política en el
Territorio del Noroeste y crear un proceso de admi-
sión de nuevos estados (pág. 117)
Northwest Passage a nonexistent path through North
America that early explorers searched for that would
allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacifi c
Ocean (p. 17)
Pasaje del Noroeste ruta inexistente buscada por
muchos exploradores a lo largo de Norteamérica
para cruzar en barco del océano Atlántico al océano
Pacífi co (pág. 17)
Northwest Territory lands including present-day Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; organized
by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (p. 117)
Territorio del Noroeste organización del territorio
que incluía los actuales estados de Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio y Wisconsin; creado por la Ordenan-
za del Noroeste de 1787 (pág. 117)
nullifi cation crisis a dispute led by John C. Calhoun
that said that states could ignore federal laws if they
believed those laws violated the Constitution (p. 290)
crisis de anulación controversia iniciada por John C.
Calhoun que argumentaba que los estados podían
hacer caso omiso a las leyes federales si consideraban
que dichas leyes violaban la Constitución (pág. 290)
O
old immigrant a term often used for an immigrant who
arrived in the United States before the 1880s (p. 588)
antiguo inmigrante término empleado a menudo
para referirse a los inmigrantes que llegaron a Estados
Unidos antes de la década de 1880 (pág. 588)
Open Door Policy a policy established by the United
States in 1899 to promote equal access for all nations
to trade in China (p. 644)
política de puertas abiertas política establecida por
Estados Unidos en 1899 para promover el acceso por
igual a todas las naciones al intercambio comercial
con China (pág. 644)
Oregon Trail a 2,000-mile trail stretching through the
Great Plains from western Missouri to the Oregon
Territory (p. 310)
Camino de Oregón ruta de 2,000 millas que cruzaba
las Grandes Planicies desde el oeste de Missouri hasta
el Territorio de Oregón (pág. 310)
nativists/nativistas Oregon Trail/Camino de Oregón
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P
Paleo-lndians the fi rst Americans who crossed from Asia
into North America sometime between 38,000 and
10,000
BC (p. 6)
paleoindígenas primeros habitantes de América que
cruzaron de Asia a Norteamérica entre el 38,000 y el
10,000 a. C. (pág. 6)
Panama Canal an artifi cial waterway across the Isthmus
of Panama; completed by the United States in 1914
(p. 655)
canal de Panamá canal artifi cial que atraviesa el
istmo de Panamá; Estados Unidos completó su
construcción en 1914 (pág. 655)
Panic of 1837 a fi nancial crisis in the United States that
led to an economic depression (p. 293)
Pánico de 1837 crisis fi nanciera en Estados Unidos
que provocó una depresión económica (pág. 293)
pardon freedom from punishment (p. 147)
indulto liberación de un castigo (pág. 147)
patent an exclusive right to make or sell an invention
(p. 576)
patente derecho de exclusividad para la fabricación o
venta de un invento (pág. 576)
Patriots American colonists who fought for indepen-
dence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary
War (p. 84)
patriotas colonos estadounidenses que lucharon para
independizarse de Gran Bretaña durante la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense (pág. 84)
Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883) a law applying a merit
system controlled by the Civil Service Commission to
federal government jobs (p. 608)
Ley Pendleton de Administración Pública (1883) ley
que estableció un sistema de méritos controlado por
la Comisión de Administración Pública para otorgar
empleos en el gobierno federal (pág. 608)
petition to make a formal request of the government
(p. 179)
petición hacer una solicitud formal al gobierno
(pág. 179)
Pickett’s Charge (1863) a failed Confederate attack dur-
ing the Civil War led by General George Pickett at the
Battle of Gettysburg (p. 499)
ataque de Pickett (1863) ataque fallido del ejército
confederado, al mando del general George Pickett,
en la batalla de Gettysburg durante la Guerra Civil
(pág. 499)
Pilgrim a member of a Puritan Separatist sect that left
England in the early 1600s to settle in the Americas
(p. 42)
peregrino miembro de una secta separatista puritana
que emigró de Inglaterra a principios del siglo XVII
para establecerse en América (pág. 42)
Pinckneys Treaty (1795) an agreement between the
United States and Spain that changed Florida’s border
and made it easier for American ships to use the port
of New Orleans (p. 207)
tratado de Pinckney (1795) acuerdo entre Estados
Unidos y España que modifi có los límites de Florida y
facilitó a los barcos estadounidenses el uso del puerto
de Nueva Orleáns (pág. 207)
placer miner a person who mines for gold by using pans
or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose
rock and gravel (p. 328)
buscador de oro con batea persona que busca oro
con bateas u otros dispositivos similares para lavar las
pepitas de oro y separarlas de las piedras y la gravilla
del lecho de un río (pág. 328)
plantation a large farm that usually specialized in grow-
ing one kind of crop for profi t (p. 23)
plantación gran fi nca que por lo general se especia-
liza en un cultivo específi co para obtener ganancias
(pág. 23)
planter a large-scale farmer who held more than 20
slaves (p. 378)
hacendado agricultor a gran escala que tenía más de
20 esclavos (pág. 378)
Platt Amendment a part of the Cuban constitution
drafted under the supervision of the United States
that limited Cuba’s right to make treaties, gave the
U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs, and
required Cuba to sell or lease land to the U.S (p. 650)
Enmienda Platt parte de la constitución cubana cuyo
borrador fue redactado bajo la supervisión de Estados
Unidos y que limitaba el derecho de Cuba a fi rmar
tratados, otorgaba a Estados Unidos el derecho de
intervenir en los asuntos cubanos y exigía a Cuba
vender o arrendar tierras a Estados Unidos (pág. 650)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) U.S. Supreme Court case that
established the separate-but-equal doctrine for public
facilities (p. 529)
Plessy contra Ferguson (1896) caso en el que la Corte
Suprema estableció la doctrina de “separados pero
iguales” en los lugares públicos (pág. 529)
political action committee (PAC) an organization that
collects money to distribute to candidates who sup-
port the same issues as the contributors (p. 186)
comité de acción política (PAC, por sus siglas en
inglés) organización que recolecta dinero para distri-
buirlo entre los candidatos que apoyan los mismos
asuntos que los contribuyentes (pág. 186)
political machine a powerful organization that infl u-
enced city and county politics in the late 1800s
(p. 606)
maquinaria política organización poderosa que
infl uía en la política municipal y del condado a fi na-
les del siglo XIX (pág. 606)
political party a group of people who organize to help
elect government offi cials and infl uence government
policies (p. 212)
partido político grupo de personas que se organiza
para facilitar la elección de los funcionarios del
gobierno e infl uye en las políticas gubernamentales
(pág. 212)
poll tax a special tax that a person had to pay in order
to vote (p. 528)
impuesto electoral impuesto especial que debía pagar
una persona para poder votar (pág. 528)
Paleo-Indians/paleoindígenas poll tax/impuesto electoral
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Pony Express a system of messengers that carried mail
between relay stations on a route 2,000 miles long in
1860 and 1861 (p. 550)
Pony Express sistema de mensajeros que transportaba
el correo entre estaciones de relevo a lo largo de una
ruta de 2,000 millas entre 1860 y 1861 (pág. 550)
popular sovereignty the idea that political authority
belongs to the people (pp. 129, 438)
soberanía popular idea de que la autoridad política
pertenece al pueblo (págs. 129, 438)
Populist Party a political party formed in 1892 that sup-
ported free coinage of silver, work reforms, immigra-
tion restrictions, and government ownership of rail-
roads and telegraph and telephone systems (p. 564)
Partido Populista partido político formado en 1892
que apoyaba la libre producción de monedas de
plata, reformas laborales y restricciones inmigratorias,
además de asignar al gobierno la propiedad de los
sistemas ferroviario, telegráfi co y telefónico (pág. 564)
Pottawatomie Massacre (1856) an incident in which
abolitionist John Brown and seven other men mur-
dered pro-slavery Kansans (p. 449)
matanza de Pottawatomie (1856) incidente en el
que el abolicionista John Brown y siete hombres más
asesinaron a habitantes de Kansas que apoyaban la
esclavitud (pág. 449)
precedent an action or decision that later serves as an
example (p. 197)
precedente acción o decisión que más tarde sirve de
ejemplo (pág. 197)
printing press a machine that produces printed copies
(p. 25)
imprenta máquina que produce copias impresas
(pág. 25)
privateer a private ship authorized by a nation to attack
its enemies (p. 206)
corsario barco privado autorizado por una nación
para atacar a sus enemigos (pág. 206)
progressives a group of reformers who worked to
improve social and political problems in the late
1800s (p. 610)
progresistas grupo de reformistas que trabajaban
para resolver problemas sociales y políticos a fi nales
del siglo XIX (pág. 610)
prospect to search for gold (p. 328)
catear buscar oro (pág. 328)
Protestant Reformation a religious movement begun
by Martin Luther and others in 1517 to reform the
Catholic Church (p. 25)
Reforma protestante movimiento religioso iniciado
por Martín Lutero y otros en 1517 para reformar la
Iglesia católica (pág. 25)
Protestants reformers who protested certain practices of
the Catholic Church (p. 25)
protestantes reformistas que protestaban por ciertas
prácticas de la Iglesia católica (pág. 25)
Pullman Strike (1894) a railroad strike that ended when
President Grover Cleveland sent in federal troops
(p. 587)
huelga de Pullman (1894) huelga de los trabajadores
del ferrocarril que fi nalizó cuando el presidente Gro-
ver Cleveland envió a tropas federales (pág. 587)
Puritans Protestants who wanted to reform the Church
of England (p. 42)
puritanos protestantes que querían reformar la Igle-
sia anglicana (pág. 42)
Q
Quakers Society of Friends; Protestant sect founded
in 1640s in England whose members believed that
salvation was available to all people (p. 50)
cuáqueros Sociedad de Amigos; secta protestante
fundada en la década de 1640 en Inglaterra cuyos
miembros creían que la salvación estaba al alcance de
todos (pág. 50)
R
Radical Republicans members of Congress who felt that
southern states needed to make great social changes
before they could be readmitted to the Union
(p. 519)
republicanos radicales integrantes del Congreso
convencidos de que los estados del Sur necesitaban
realizar grandes cambios sociales antes de volver a ser
admitidos en la Unión (pág. 519)
ratifi cation an offi cial approval (p. 116)
ratifi cación aprobación formal (pág. 116)
recall a vote to remove an offi cial from offi ce (p. 613)
destitución votación para retirar a un funcionario de
su cargo (pág. 613)
Reconstruction (1865–77) the period following the
Civil War during which the U.S. government worked
to reunite the nation and to rebuild the southern
states (p. 512)
Reconstrucción (1865–77) período posterior a la
Guerra Civil en el que el gobierno de Estados Unidos
trabajó por lograr la unifi cación de la nación y la
reconstrucción de los estados del Sur (pág. 512)
Reconstruction Acts (1867–68) the laws that put the
southern states under U.S. military control and
required them to draft new constitutions upholding
the Fourteenth Amendment (p. 521)
Leyes de Reconstrucción (1867–68) leyes que decla-
raban a los estados del Sur territorio sujeto a control
militar estadounidense y los obligaban a reformar sus
constituciones, de manera que defendieran la Deci-
mocuarta Enmienda (pág. 521)
Redcoats British soldiers who fought against the colo-
nists in the American Revolution; so called because of
their bright red uniforms (p. 80)
casacas rojas soldados británicos que lucharon
contra los colonos en la Guerra de Independencia
estadounidense, llamados así por el color rojo bri-
llante de sus uniformes (pág. 80)
referendum a procedure that allows voters to approve or
reject a law already proposed or passed by govern-
ment (p. 613)
Pony Express/Pony Express referendum/referéndum
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referéndum medida que permite a los ciudadanos
votar para aprobar o rechazar una ley previamente
propuesta o aprobada por el gobierno (pág. 613)
Republican Party a political party formed in the 1850s
to stop the spread of slavery in the West (p. 450)
Partido Republicano partido político formado en
la década de 1850 para detener la expansión de la
esclavitud en el Oeste (pág. 450)
reservations federal lands set aside for American Indians
(p. 555)
reservaciones territorios federales apartados para los
indígenas norteamericanos (pág. 555)
Rhode Island system a system developed by Samuel
Slater in the mid-1800s in which whole families were
hired as textile workers and factory work was divided
into simple tasks (p. 353)
Sistema de Rhode Island sistema desarrollado por
Samuel Slater a mediados del siglo XIX mediante el
cual se contrataba a familias completas para trabajar
en la industria textil y en el que el trabajo de las fábri-
cas estaba dividido en tareas sencillas (pág. 353)
Roosevelt Corollary (1904) Theodore Roosevelt’s addi-
tion to the Monroe Doctrine warning nations in
the Americas that if they didn’t pay their debts, the
United States would get involved (p. 656)
Corolario de Roosevelt (1904) agregado del presi-
dente Theodore Roosevelt a la Doctrina Monroe
advirtiendo a las naciones de América que si no
pagaban sus deudas, el gobierno de Estados Unidos
intervendría (pág. 656)
Rush-Bagot Agreement (1817) an agreement that
limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the
United States and British Canada (p. 260)
Acuerdo de Rush-Bagot (1817) acuerdo que limitaba
el poder naval en los Grandes Lagos a embarcaciones
de Estados Unidos y de la Canadá británica (pág. 260)
S
Santa Fe Trail an important trade trail west from Inde-
pendence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico (p. 311)
Camino de Santa Fe importante ruta comercial que va
desde Independence, Missouri, hasta Santa Fe, Nuevo
México (pág. 311)
search warrant a judge’s order authorizing the search of
a person’s home or property to look for evidence of a
crime (p. 180)
orden de cateo orden de un juez que permite reg-
istrar el hogar y las propiedades de una persona en
busca de posibles pruebas de un delito (pág. 180)
secession the act of formally withdrawing from the
Union (p. 458)
secesión acto de separarse formalmente de la Unión
(pág. 458)
Second Battle of Bull Run (1862) a Civil War battle in
which the Confederate army forced most of the
Union army out of Virginia (p. 480)
segunda batalla de Bull Run (1862) batalla de la
Guerra Civil en la que el ejército confederado obligó
a gran parte de las tropas de la Unión a abandonar el
territorio de Virginia (pág. 480)
Second Continental Congress (1775) a meeting of colo-
nial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react
to fi ghting at Lexington and Concord (p. 80)
Segundo Congreso Continental (1775) reunión
de delegados coloniales realizada en Filadelfi a para
tomar decisiones acerca de la lucha en Lexington y
Concord (pág. 80)
Second Great Awakening a period of religious evange-
lism that began in the 1790s and became widespread
in the United States by the 1830s (p. 410)
Segundo Gran Despertar período de evangelización
religiosa iniciado en la década de 1790 que se
extendió por Estados Unidos para la década de 1830
(pág. 410)
Second Industrial Revolution a period of rapid growth
in manufacturing and industry in the late 1800s
(p. 575)
segunda revolución industrial período de gran creci-
miento en la manufactura y en la industria, a fi nales
del siglo XIX (pág. 575)
sectionalism a devotion to the interests of one geo-
graphic region over the interests of the country as a
whole (pp. 266, 439)
regionalismo dedicación a los intereses de una región
geográfi ca y no a los de un país (págs. 266, 439)
segregation the forced separation of people of different
races in public places (p. 528)
segregación separación obligada de personas de dife-
rentes razas en lugares públicos (pág. 528)
Seneca Falls Convention (1848) the fi rst national
women’s rights convention at which the Declaration
of Sentiments was written (p. 426)
Convención de Seneca Falls (1848) primera conven-
ción nacional a favor de los derechos de la mujer,
en la cual se redactó la Declaración de Sentimientos
(pág. 426)
settlement houses neighborhood centers staffed by pro-
fessionals and volunteers for education, recreation,
and social activities in poor areas (p. 597)
casas de la comunidad centros comunitarios aten-
didos por profesionales y voluntarios para ofrecer
educación, esparcimiento y actividades sociales en
zonas pobres (pág. 597)
Seven Days’ Battles (1862) a series of Civil War battles in
which Confederate army successes forced the Union
army to retreat from Richmond, Virginia, the Con-
federate capital (p. 480)
batallas de los Siete Días (1862) serie de batallas de
la Guerra Civil en las que las victorias del ejército
confederado obligaron a las tropas de la Unión a reti-
rarse de Richmond, Virginia, la capital confederada
(pág. 480)
Seventeenth Amendment (1913) a constitutional
amendment allowing American voters to directly
elect U.S. senators (p. 613)
Decimoséptima Enmienda (1913) enmienda consti-
tucional que permite a los votantes estadounidenses
elegir directamente a los senadores de Estados Unidos
(pág. 613)
referendum/referéndum Seventeenth Amendment/Decimoséptima Enmienda
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sharecropping a system used on southern farms after
the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned
by someone else in return for a small portion of the
crops (p. 529)
cultivo de aparceros sistema usado en las fi ncas sure-
ñas después de la Guerra Civil en el que los agricul-
tores trabajaban las tierras de otra persona a cambio
de una pequeña porción de la cosecha (pág. 529)
Shayss Rebellion (1786–87) an uprising of Massachu-
setts’s farmers, led by Daniel Shays, to protest high
taxes, heavy debt, and farm foreclosures (p. 123)
Rebelión de Shays (1786–87) rebelión de los agri-
cultores de Massachusetts, encabezados por Daniel
Shays, para protestar por los altos impuestos, el
aumento de sus deudas y la confi scación de las gran-
jas (pág. 123)
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) a law that made it illegal
to create monopolies or trusts that restrained free
trade (p. 582)
Ley Antimonopolio de Sherman (1890) ley que
prohibía la creación de monopolios o consorcios que
restringieran el libre comercio (pág. 582)
Siege of Vicksburg (1863) the Union army’s six-week
blockade of Vicksburg that led the city to surrender
during the Civil War (p. 486)
Sitio de Vicksburg (1863) bloqueo de seis semanas
realizado por el ejército de la Unión en Vicksburg
para forzar la rendición de esa ciudad durante la
Guerra Civil (pág. 486)
slave codes laws passed in the colonies to control slaves
(p. 41)
códigos de esclavos leyes aprobadas por las colonias
para el control de los esclavos (pág. 41)
social Darwinism a view of society based on Charles
Darwin’s scientifi c theory of natural selection (p. 581)
darwinismo social visión de la sociedad basada en
la teoría científi ca de la selección natural de Charles
Darwin (pág. 581)
socialism economic system in which government
owns and operates a country’s means of production
(p. 619)
socialismo sistema económico en el que el gobierno
controla y maneja los medios de producción de un
país (pág. 619)
society a group of people who live together and share a
culture (p. 7)
sociedad grupo de personas que viven juntas y com-
parten la misma cultura (pág. 7)
sodbusters the name given to Plains farmers who
worked hard to break up the region’s tough sod
(p. 561)
sodbusters nombre dado a los agricultores de las
Planicies que se esforzaron mucho para trabajar el
duro terreno de la región (pág. 561)
Spanish Armada a large Spanish fl eet defeated by Eng-
land in 1588 (p. 25)
Armada española gran fl ota española que fue de-
rrotada por las tropas de Inglaterra en 1588 (pág. 25)
speculator an investor who buys items at low prices in
hope that their values will rise (p. 201)
especulador inversionista que compra artículos a
precios bajos con la esperanza de que aumente su
valor (pág. 201)
sphere of infl uence an area where foreign countries
control trade or natural resources of another nation
or area (p. 644)
esfera de infl uencia área de un país cuyos recursos
naturales y comercio son controlados por otra nación
o área (pág. 644)
spirituals emotional Christian songs sung by enslaved
people in the South that mixed African and Euro-
pean elements and usually expressed slaves’ religious
beliefs (p. 389)
espirituales canciones religiosas cantadas con gran
emotividad por los esclavos del Sur que combinaban
elementos de origen africano y europeo y solían
expresar sus creencias religiosas (pág. 389)
spoils system a politician’s practice of giving govern-
ment jobs to his or her supporters (p. 286)
tráfi co de infl uencias práctica de los políticos de
ofrecer empleos a las personas que los apoyan
(pág. 286)
Stamp Act of 1765 a law passed by Parliament that
raised tax money by requiring colonists to pay for
an offi cial stamp whenever they bought paper items
such as newspapers, licenses, and legal documents
(p. 66)
Ley del Timbre de 1765 ley aprobada por el Parlamento
para recaudar impuestos en la que se obligaba a los
colonos a pagar un timbre ofi cial cada vez que com-
praran artículos de papel, como periódicos, licencias
y documentos legales (pág. 66)
staple crop a crop that is continuously in demand
(p. 51)
cultivo básico producto de demanda constante
(pág. 51)
states rights doctrine the belief that the power of the
states should be greater than the power of the federal
government (p. 290)
doctrina de los derechos estatales creencia de que el
poder de los estados debe ser mayor que el del go-
bierno federal (pág. 290)
steerage the area on a ship in the lower levels where
the steering mechanisms were located and where
cramped quarters were provided for people who
could only afford cheap passage (p. 589)
tercera clase área inferior del casco de un barco en
la que se encontraban los mecanismos del timón
y se ofrecían habitaciones muy reducidas para las
personas que sólo podían comprar un pasaje barato
(pág. 589)
strict construction a way of interpreting the Constitu-
tion that allows the federal government to take only
those actions the Constitution specifi cally says it can
take (p. 204)
interpretación estricta interpretación de la Consti-
tución que sólo permite al gobierno federal realizar
las acciones permitidas de manera específi ca en ella
(pág. 204)
strike the refusal of workers to perform their jobs until
employers meet their demands (p. 356)
sharecropping/cultivo de aparceros strike/huelga
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huelga negativa de los empleados a trabajar hasta que
sus empleadores satisfagan sus demandas (pág. 356)
subsidy a bonus payment (p. 642)
subsidio pago adicional (pág. 642)
suburb a neighborhood outside of a downtown area
(p. 595)
suburbio vecindario residencial en las afueras de una
ciudad (pág. 595)
suff rage voting rights (p. 115)
sufragio derecho al voto (pág. 115)
T
tariff a tax on imports or exports (p. 121)
arancel impuestos pagados por los bienes importados
o exportados (pág. 121)
Tariff of Abominations (1828) the nickname given to a
tariff by southerners who opposed it (p. 289)
Arancel de abominaciones (1828) sobrenombre dado
a un nuevo impuesto por los habitantes del Sur que
se oponían a éste (pág. 289)
Tea Act (1773) a law passed by Parliament allowing the
British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea
directly to the colonies, undermining colonial tea
merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party (p. 68)
Tea Act/Ley del Té (1773) ley aprobada por el Parla-
mento británico que le permitía a la British East India
Company vender té a bajo costo a las colonias sin
intermediarios, afectando a los comerciantes locales
de té; esta decisión dio origen al Motín del Té de
Boston (pág. 68)
technology the tools used to produce goods or to do
work (p. 349)
tecnología herramientas utilizadas para producir
bienes o realizar un trabajo (pág. 349)
telegraph a machine perfected by Samuel F. B. Morse in
1832 that uses pulses of electric current to send mes-
sages across long distances through wires (p. 364)
telégrafo máquina perfeccionada por Samuel F. B.
Morse en 1832 que emplea impulsos eléctricos trans-
mitidos por cables para enviar mensajes a grandes
distancias (pág. 364)
Teller Amendment (1898) a congressional resolution
stating that the U.S. had no interest in taking control
of Cuba (p. 647)
Enmienda Teller (1898) resolución del Congreso en
la que Estados Unidos declaraba que no tenía inten-
ción de tomar el control de Cuba (pág. 647)
temperance movement a social reform effort begun
in the mid-1800s to encourage people to drink less
alcohol (p. 411)
movimiento de abstinencia movimiento de reforma
social iniciado a mediados del siglo XIX para fomen-
tar la disminución en el consumo de bebidas alco-
hólicas (pág. 411)
Ten Percent Plan President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for
Reconstruction; once 10 percent of voters in a former
Confederate state took a U.S. loyalty oath, they could
form a new state government and be readmitted to
the Union (p. 513)
Plan del Diez por Ciento plan de Reconstrucción del
presidente Abraham Lincoln; si el 10 por ciento de
los votantes de un estado que había sido parte de la
Confederación juraba lealtad a la nación, tenían dere-
cho a formar un nuevo gobierno y ser readmitidos en
la Unión (pág. 513)
tenements poorly built, overcrowded housing where
many immigrants lived (p. 404)
barracas casas mal construidas donde vivían amon-
tonados una gran cantidad de inmigrantes (pág. 404)
textile cloth (p. 347)
textil tela (pág. 347)
Thirteenth Amendment (1865) a constitutional amend-
ment that outlawed slavery (p. 514)
Decimotercera Enmienda (1865) enmienda constitu-
cional que abolió la esclavitud (pág. 514)
Three-Fifths Compromise (1787) an agreement worked
out at the Constitutional Convention stating that
only three-fi fths of the slaves in a state would count
when determining its population for representation
in the lower house of Congress (p. 128)
Acuerdo de las Tres Quintas Partes (1787) acuerdo
negociado durante la Convención Constitucional
en el que se estableció que solamente tres quintas
de los esclavos en un estado contarían para determi-
nar la representación de ese estado en el Congreso
(pág. 128)
Toleration Act of 1649 a Maryland law that made
restricting the religious rights of Christians a crime;
the fi rst law guaranteeing religious freedom to be
passed in America (p. 39)
Ley de Tolerancia de 1649 ley de Maryland que califi -
caba como delito la restricción de los derechos reli-
giosos de los cristianos; fue la primera ley que garan-
tizó la libertad religiosa en América (pág. 39)
total war a type of war in which an army destroys its
opponent’s ability to fi ght by targeting civilian and
economic as well as military resources (p. 502)
guerra total tipo de guerra en la que un ejército
destruye la capacidad de lucha de su oponente me-
diante ataques a la población civil, la economía y los
recursos militares (pág. 502)
totems images of ancestors or animal spirits; often
carved onto tall, wooden poles by Native American
peoples of the Pacifi c Northwest (p. 10)
tótems imágenes de antepasados o animales; a
menudo talladas en troncos de árboles cortados
por los indígenas de la costa noroeste del Pacífi co
(pág. 10)
town meeting a political meeting at which people make
decisions on local issues; used primarily in New
England (p. 55)
reunión del pueblo reunión política en la que los
habitantes de una población toman decisiones sobre
temas locales; se realizan principalmente en Nueva
Inglaterra (pág. 55)
trade unions workers’ organizations that try to improve
working conditions (p. 356)
sindicatos organizaciones formadas por trabajadores
para mejorar sus condiciones laborales (pág. 356)
strike/huelga trade unions/sindicatos
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Trail of Tears (1838–39) an 800-mile forced march made
by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to
Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost one-
fourth of the Cherokee people (p. 296)
Ruta de las lágrimas (1838–39) marcha forzada de
800 millas que realizó la tribu cherokee desde su ter-
ritorio natal en Georgia hasta el Territorio Indígena,
y en la que perdió la vida casi una cuarta parte del
pueblo cherokee (pág. 296)
transcendentalism the idea that people could rise above
the material things in life; a popular movement
among New England writers and thinkers in the mid-
1800s (p. 405)
trascendentalismo creencia de que las personas
podían prescindir de los objetos materiales en la vida;
movimiento popular entre los escritores y pensa-
dores de Nueva Inglaterra a mediados del siglo XIX
(pág. 405)
transcontinental railroad a railroad system that crossed
the continental United States; construction began in
1863 (p. 550)
ferrocarril transcontinental línea ferroviaria que
cruzaba Estados Unidos de un extremo a otro; su
construcción se inició en 1863 (pág. 550)
Transportation Revolution the rapid growth in the speed
and convenience of transportation (p. 358)
revolución del transporte rápido crecimiento de la
velocidad y comodidad ofrecida por los medios de
transporte (pág. 358)
Treaty of Fort Jackson a treaty signed after the U.S.
victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend; the Creek
were forced to give up 23 million acres of their land
(p. 248)
tratado del fuerte Jackson tratado que se fi rmó tras la
victoria de Estados Unidos en la batalla de Horseshoe
Bend; los indígenas creek se vieron obligados a ceder
23 millones de acres de su territorio (pág. 248)
Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) a treaty signed in Wyo-
ming by the United States and northern Plains
nations (p. 554)
tratado del fuerte Laramie (1851) tratado fi rmado en
Wyoming por Estados Unidos y las naciones indíge-
nas de las Planicies del norte (pág. 554)
Treaty of Ghent (1814) a treaty signed by the United
States and Britain ending the War of 1812 (p. 249)
tratado de Gante (1814) tratado fi rmado por Estados
Unidos y Gran Bretaña para dar fi n a la Guerra de
1812 (pág. 249)
Treaty of Greenville (1795) an agreement between
Native American confederation leaders and the U.S.
government that gave the United States Indian lands
in the Northwest Territory and guaranteed that
U.S. citizens could safely travel through the region
(p. 209)
tratado de Greenville (1795) acuerdo entre los líderes
de la confederación de indígenas norteamericanos
y el gobierno estadounidense que otorgó a Estados
Unidos parte del Territorio del Noroeste y garantizó
la seguridad a los ciudadanos estadounidenses que
viajaran por esas tierras (pág. 209)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) a treaty that ended
the Mexican War and gave the United States much of
Mexico’s northern territory (p. 323)
tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) tratado que
daba por terminada la Guerra contra México y daba
posesión a Estados Unidos de gran parte del norte del
territorio mexicano (pág. 323)
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867) an agreement between
the U.S. government and southern Plains Indians in
which the Indians agreed to move onto reservations
(p. 555)
tratado de Medicine Lodge (1867) acuerdo entre el
gobierno de Estados Unidos y los indígenas de las
Planicies del sur en el que éstos aceptaban reubicarse
en el territorio reservado por el gobierno para ellos
(pág. 555)
Treaty of Paris of 1783 a peace agreement that offi cially
ended the Revolutionary War and established British
recognition of the independence of the United States
(p. 101)
tratado de París de 1783 acuerdo de paz que ofi cial-
mente daba por terminada la Guerra de Independen-
cia estadounidense y en el que Gran Bretaña reco-
nocía la soberanía de Estados Unidos (pág. 101)
Tredegar Iron Works a large iron factory that operated
in Richmond, Virginia, in the early to mid-1800s
(p. 381)
Tredegar Iron Works gran fábrica de acero que ope-
raba a mediados del siglo XIX en Richmond, Virginia
(pág. 381)
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire a factory fi re that killed 146
workers trapped in the building; led to new safety
standard laws (p. 618)
incendio de Triangle Shirtwaist incendio de una
fábrica en la que murieron 146 trabajadores atrapa-
dos en el edifi cio; este suceso obligó a crear nuevos
estándares legales de seguridad (pág. 618)
triangular trade trading networks in which goods and
slaves moved among England, the American colo-
nies, and Africa (p. 57)
comercio triangular redes de intercambio de esclavos
y bienes entre Inglaterra, las colonias americanas y
África (pág. 57)
trust a number of companies legally grouped under a
single board of directors (p. 581)
consorcio varias compañías agrupadas legalmente
bajo el mando de un solo consejo directivo (pág. 581)
U
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) an antislavery novel written by
Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed northerners the
violent reality of slavery and drew many people to
the abolitionists’ cause (p. 443)
La cabaña del tío Tom (1852) novela abolicionista
escrita por Harriet Beecher Stowe que mostró a los
habitantes del norte del país la cruda realidad de la
esclavitud e hizo que muchos de ellos se unieran a la
causa abolicionista (pág. 443)
Trail of Tears/Ruta de las lágrimas Uncle Tom’s Cabin/La cabaña del tio Tom
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Underground Railroad a network of people who helped
thousands of enslaved people escape to the North by
providing transportation and hiding places (p. 418)
Tren Clandestino red de personas que ayudó a miles
de esclavos a escapar al Norte ofreciéndoles trans-
porte y lugares para ocultarse (pág. 418)
USS Constitution a large warship (p. 240)
USS Constitution gran buque de guerra (pág. 240)
utopian communities places where people worked to
establish a perfect society; such communities were
popular in the United States during the late 1700s
and early to mid-1800s (p. 406)
comunidades utópicas lugares en los que un grupo
de personas trabajaba para establecer una sociedad
perfecta, como las que se popularizaron en Estados
Unidos a fi nales del siglo XVIII y principios y media-
dos del XIX (pág. 406)
V
vaqueros Mexican cowboys in the West who tended
cattle and horses (p. 319)
vaqueros arrieros mexicanos que vivían en el Oeste
y se ganaban la vida arreando ganado y caballos
(pág. 319)
vertical integration the business practice of owning all
of the businesses involved in each step of a manufac-
turing process (p. 580)
integración vertical práctica empresarial de poseer
todas las empresas implicadas en cada paso de un
proceso de manufactura (pág. 580)
veto to cancel (p. 146)
vetar cancelar (pág. 146)
Virginia Plan (1787) the plan for government proposed
at the Constitutional Convention in which the
national government would have supreme power
and a legislative branch would have two houses
with representation determined by state population
(p. 126)
Plan de Virginia (1787) plan del gobierno propuesto
en la Convención Constitucional por el que el
gobierno nacional tendría poder supremo y habría
un Poder Legislativo con dos cámaras en las que la
representación de cada estado sería determinada por
su población (pág. 126)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786) a docu-
ment that gave people in Virginia freedom of wor-
ship and prohibited tax money from being used to
fund churches (p. 115)
Estatuto de Virginia por la Libertad Religiosa
(1786) documento que reconocía a los habitantes
de Virginia la libertad de culto y prohibía utilizar el
dinero procedente de impuestos para fi nanciar igle-
sias (pág. 115)
W
War Hawks members of Congress who wanted to
declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippeca-
noe (p. 244)
halcones de guerra integrantes del Congreso que
tenían la intención de declarar la guerra a Gran
Bretaña tras la batalla de Tippecanoe (pág. 244)
Whig Party a political party formed in 1834 by oppo-
nents of Andrew Jackson and who supported a strong
legislature (p. 292)
Partido Whig partido político formado en 1834 por
oponentes de Andrew Jackson que apoyaba una
asamblea legislativa con mucha autoridad (pág. 292)
Whiskey Rebellion (1794) a protest of small farmers in
Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey (p. 209)
Rebelión del Whisky (1794) protesta de pequeños
agricultores de Pensilvania contra los nuevos impues-
tos sobre la producción de whisky (pág. 209)
Wilderness Campaign (1864) a series of battles between
Union and Confederate forces in northern and
central Virginia that delayed the Union capture of
Richmond (p. 500)
Campaña Wilderness (1864) serie de batallas entre la
Unión y los confederados en el norte y el centro de
Virginia que retrasaron la captura de Richmond por
parte de la Unión (pág. 500)
Wilmot Proviso (1846) a proposal to outlaw slavery in
the territory added to the United States by the Mexi-
can Cession; passed in the House of Representatives
but was defeated in the Senate (p. 438)
Condición de Wilmot (1846) propuesta de prohibir la
esclavitud en el territorio adherido a Estados Unidos
por la Cesión mexicana; aprobada por la Cámara
de Representantes, pero rechazada por el Senado
(pág. 438)
Wisconsin Idea a program of progressive reforms set
forth by Robert M. La Follette to reduce the power of
political machines and make state government more
professional (p. 614)
idea de Wisconsin programa de reformas progresistas
creado por Robert M. La Follette para reducir el poder
de la maquinaria política y profesionalizar el go-
bierno de los estados (pág. 614)
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) a reform
movement founded in 1874 to prohibit the produc-
tion and sale of alcohol (p. 623)
Unión de Mujeres Cristianas por la Abstinencia
(WCTU, por sus siglas en inglés) movimiento de
reforma fundado en 1874 para prohibir la produc-
ción y venta de bebidas alcohólicas (pág. 623)
Worcester v. Georgia (1832) the Supreme Court ruling
that stated that the Cherokee nation was a distinct
territory over which only the federal government
had authority; ignored by both President Andrew
Jackson and the state of Georgia (p. 296)
Underground Railroad/Tren Clandestino Worcester v. Georgia/Worcester contra Georgia
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Worcester contra Georgia (1832) resolución de la
Corte Suprema que establecía que la nación cherokee
era un territorio distinto sobre el que sólo el gobierno
federal tenía autoridad; fue ignorada por el presidente
Andrew Jackson y por el estado de Georgia (pág. 296)
workers compensation laws laws which would guaran-
tee a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the
job (p. 618)
leyes de seguro de accidentes del trabajo leyes que
garantizan que se les pague a los trabajadores una
porción de su salario si se lesionan durante el
desempeño de sus funciones laborales (pág. 618)
X
XYZ aff air (1797) an incident in which French agents
attempted to get a bribe and loans from U.S. dip-
lomats in exchange for an agreement that French
privateers would no longer attack American ships;
it led to an undeclared naval war between the two
countries (p. 214)
incidente XYZ (1797) incidente en el que funciona-
rios franceses intentaron obtener sobornos y présta-
mos de diplomáticos estadounidenses a cambio
de un acuerdo por el cual sus barcos corsarios no
atacarían más a los barcos estadounidenses; provocó
una guerra no declarada entre las fuerzas navales de
ambas naciones (pág. 214)
Y
yellow journalism the reporting of exaggerated stories in
newspapers to increase sales (p. 646)
prensa amarillista publicación de noticias exageradas
en los periódicos para aumentar las ventas (pág. 646)
yeomen owners of small farms (p. 384)
pequeños terratenientes propietarios de granjas
pequeñas (pág. 384)
Worcester v. Georgia/Worcester contra Georgia yeomen/pequeños terratenientes
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R84 INDEX
Index
c = chart m = map
f = feature p = photo
g = graph R = Reference
KEY TO INDEX
A
ABC Powers, 661
abolition, 416–21, 417p, 418p, 419m,
420p, 514–15; creation of Republican
Party and, 450; defi nition of, 416;
Emancipation Proclamation and, 492;
Fugitive Slave Act and, 442; opposi-
tion to, 420–21; women’s rights and,
423–24
accused: rights of the, 181
Achomawi, 9m
Adams, John, 126, 349, R23; Boston
Massacre and, 67; Declaration of
Independence and, 84, 89; election
of 1796, 212–13; election of 1800,
228–29, 229p; as vice president, 197;
XYZ Affair, 213–14, 214p
Adams, John Quincy, 257p, 261, 262–63,
R23; election of 1824, 267; election of
1828, 285–86; Fourth of July (1821)
Address, R44
Adams, Samuel, 63, 132; Boston Mas-
sacre and, 67; Committees of Cor-
respondence and, 68; Declaration
of Independence and, 89; Sons of
Liberty and, 65, 66; tax revolt and,
67; Townshend Acts and, 66
Adams-Onís Treaty , 261, 261m, 309
Addams, Jane, 597, 597p, 611
adobe, 318, 325
advisory council, 54, 55f
Africa: colonization of, 417; Columbian
Exchange and, 18–19, 18m; immi-
grants from, 591m; slavery and,
38–39, 57; trade with, 13–15, 14m;
triangular trade, 56m, 57–58, 57p
Africa: Political , R12m
African Americans, 384p; abolition-
ist movement and, 416–21, 417p,
418p, 419m, 420p; Black Codes and,
518–20; in Boston Massacre, 67;
civil rights of, 520–21; in the Civil
War, 492–93, 492p, 493p, 494–95;
colonization in Africa and, 417; in
Congress, 509p, 525, 525m, 525p;
Declaration of Independence and,
85; discrimination and, 385, 624–25;
Dred Scott decision and, 451–52,
452m, 453; education and, 414–15,
516, 516p; Emancipation Proclama-
tion and, 491–92, 491m; farming and,
529–30, 529p; Freedmen’s Bureau
and, 516, 516p; freedpeople, 515,
515p–16p, 516; free southern, 385;
Fugitive Slave Act and, 441–42; in
Gold Rush, 329; Great Awakening
and, 59; Homestead Act and, 560; Jim
Crow laws and, 528; Ku Klux Klan
and, 526, 526p, 527p; Middle Passage
and, 57p, 58; migration of, 590m,
594; Plessy v. Ferguson, 528f, 529; poll
taxes and, 176, 176p, 528–29; popula-
tion of, 40c; Radical Republicans
and, 519–20, 519p; Redeemers and,
528; religion and, 411, 515, 597; in
Revolutionary War, 91; in Rough Rid-
ers, 648; on the Supreme Court, 148;
Thirteenth Amendment and, 514–15;
voting rights of, 115, 171, 284, 385,
493, 521, 521m, 522p, 523; in War
of 1812, 248; Washington, D.C. and,
202, 202p
Age of Exploration, 3p, 12–19, 13p, 14m,
16m, 17p
agrarian, 41, 266, 289, 381
agriculture: in Middle Colonies, 51; in
New England colonies, 47; scientifi c,
380; slavery and, 376; in the South,
382–84; in southern colonies, 41,
288–89; staple crops, 51; supply and
demand, 563g; technology in, 366,
366p. See also farming
Aguinaldo, Emilio, 648
airplane: invention of, 577-78, 578p
Alabama, R28; cotton in, 378m; Native
Americans in, 295; during Recon-
struction, 523; secedes from the
Union, 458; slavery in, 388; voting
rights in, 284; in War of 1812, 248
Alamo, 314, 314m, 315p
Alaska, R28; Paleo-Indians in, 6, 7m;
Purchase of, 641
Albright, Madeleine, 185
alcohol abuse , 411
Alcorn, James, 525
Alcott , Louisa May, 409
Aleut people, 8, 8m
Algonquian, 9m, 11, 59
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), 215, 230
Alm y, William, 348
amendments, 135
American Anti-Sla very Society , 417, 418, 515
American Colonization Society , 417
“American Crisis, The” (P aine), 92–93
American F ederation of Labor , 571p, 586, 619
American Fur Compan y, 308
American Indians. See Native Americans;
specifi c Native American groups and
individuals
American Medical Association, 612
American Missionary Association, 516
American Revolution. See Revolutionary
War
American Slavery As It Is (Grimk é), 417
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), 141
American System, 264
American Telephone and Telegraph, 577
Americas: exploration of, 15–19, 17m,
18m; triangular trade, 56m, 57–58, 57p
“America the Beautiful(Bates), R31
amnesty: for southerners, 510, 513, 517,
527
amusement parks, 596
Anaconda Plan, 482f
Analy sis Skills: analyzing costs and ben-
efi ts, 598; analyzing diagrams, 241;
analyzing information, 147, 155, 163,
167, 171, 173, 231, 285, 350, 451,
495, 528, 553, 587; analyzing sources,
377p; analyzing visuals, 99p, 176p,
347p, 348p–49p, 355p, 361p, 381p,
390p, 403p, 407p, 452p, 480-81p,
556p, 575p, 585p, 595, 607p, 611p,
643p; California Standards, H22–H27;
continuity and change, 636, 664f;
determine content of statements,
140; determining context, 188;
different points of view, 110, 136,
140, 203, 244, 456, 520; distinguish
fact from opinion, 602; distinguish
relevant information, 140, 434, 508;
drawing conclusions, 381; explain
central issues from the past, 256,
342, 508; framing questions, 2, 28f;
human-environment interaction,
18m; identifying central issues, 276f;
interpret and analyze economic
indicators, 570; interpreting charts,
40c, 479c; interpreting political
cartoons, 214; location, 390m; move-
ment, 18m; primary sources, 38, 43,
67, 96, 128, 134, 210, 230, 238, 262,
286, 292, 296, 311, 324, 353, 356,
391, 413, 420, 426, 440, 441, 442,
453, 458, 460, 485, 493, 519, 561,
581, 612, 618, 630, 656; reading time
lines, 32, 69, 70f, 95, 169, 207, 243,
367, 425, 563, 577; recognize inter-
pretation of history can change over
time, 74; recognize role of chance,
oversight and error, 508; short and
long term causal patterns, 632; under-
stand cause and effect, 110, 342, 602;
understanding historical interpreta-
tion, 102; using maps and docu-
ments, 304, 542
Anasazi, 8, 325
Anderson, Joseph R., 373p, 381
Anderson, Robert, 473
Anderson ville , Georgia, 495
Andros , Sir Edmund, 55–56
Anglican Church, 25
Anglo-Calif ornians, 327
Annapolis Conv ention, 124
annexation, 306; of Hawaii, 643, 665;
of Mexican Cession, 323; of Oregon,
317; of Philippines, 650; of Texas,
317–18
Antebellum, 376
Anthon y, Susan B., 424p, 427, 428, 623
Antietam, Battle of, 479m, 480p, 481, 492
Antif ederalists , 132, 133, 134, 135
Anti-Imperialist League, 650
antitrust mov ement, 581f, 582, 630p
Apache, 9m, 10, 324, 553, 554, 554m, 557
Apalachee, 9m
Appalachian Mountains , 234
appeal courts, 148, 161f
Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
(Grimké), 417
Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World
(Walker), 417
Appomatto x Courthouse, 502–03, 502p
apportionment, 145
appr entices, 47, 352
Arapaho , 9m, 11, 553, 554, 554m
architecture, 271p, 273; skyscrapers, 595.
See also housing
Ar ctic, culture area, 8, 9m
Argentina, 661
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INDEX
Arizona, R28; Civil War in, 487; Gadsden
Purchase and, 323; Mexican Ameri-
cans in, 325, 592; Mexican Cession
and, 323; Native Americans in, 8, 557
Arkansas, R28; Civil War in, 474, 474m,
484, 487; cotton in, 378m; exploration
of, 26; during R econstruction, 523
Arkwright, Richard, 347
Arm y of the Potomac, 480
Arm y, U.S., 309m; Mexican War and, 320;
Native Americans and, 555, 556, 557
Arnold , Benedict, 81, 92, 94, 100
art, 271p, 272, 406, 406p, 407p; of the
Civil War, 466–67p, 480p; Declaration
of Independence, 85p; Florida, 1p
Arthur, Chester A., 607, 608p, 609, R25
Arthur, T.S., 425
Articles of Confederation, 116, 120, 124,
130f
Asia: immigrants from, 589, 592p; trade
with, 13–15, 14m
Asia: P olitical , R11m
Asian Americans , 592p, 593, 625–26
assemblies, 54
assembly , freedom of, 167, 179
assembly line , 350f
assimilation, 410
Assiniboin, 554m
Astor, John Jacob, 308–09
astrolabe, 14
Atlanta, Georgia, 501, 501m, 531p
Atlantic Oc ean, 14–15, 17–18; Panama
Canal and, 652–53, 654m, 655
Attucks, Crispus, 67
Audubon, John, 271p
Austin, Stephen F., 312–13, 315
Australia and New Zealand: Political, R13m
automobile industry , 577–78
Autry, James L., 486
Avery College, 414
Aztec, 8, 20–21
B
Bacon, Nathaniel, 39
Bacon s Rebellion, 38–39
Bagley , Sarah, 356f, 357
Bahamas, 17
bail, 182
balance of power: in Constitution, 183;
between sections, 439
Balboa, Vasco Núñez de, 17
Baldwin, Abraham, 165
Ballinger, Richard, 629
Bank of America, 590
Bank of Italy, 590
Bank of the United States: 204, 231;
Second, 291–92
banks and banking: Federal Reserve
system, 631; Hamilton and, 203–04;
reforms, 630–31
Banneker, Benjamin, 202, 202p
Bannock, 554m
Barbary States of North Africa, 240
Barton, Clara, 496, 496p
Bartlett, Josiah, 89
Bassett, Richard, 165
Bastille (Paris), 205, 205p
Bear F lag Revolt, 320, 321m
Bedford , Gunning, Jr., 165
Beecher, Catherine, 413
Beecher, Lyman, 411
Bell, Alexander Graham, 577
Bell, John, 457, 457m
benevolent societies, 590
Beothuk, 9m
Bering Land Bridge , 6, 7, 7m
Berkeley, John Lord, 50
Bessemer, Henry, 575
Bessemer process, 575
Bible, 25
bicameral, 45, 127, 295
Biddle, Nicholas, 292
Bidwell, Annie, 562
bill of exchange, 13
Bill of Rights (English). See English Bill
of Rights
Bill of Rights (U.S.), 135, 166–67, 178–83
Billy
Budd (Melville), 407
Bingham, George Caleb, 272
Biography: Addams, Jane, 597, 597p;
Banneker, Benjamin, 202, 202p;
Bryan, William Jennings, 564, 564p;
Carnegie, Andrew, 583, 583p; Chief
Joseph, 559, 559p; Clay, Henry, 266,
266p; Columbus, Christopher, 17,
17p; Douglass, Frederick, 422, 422p;
Equiano, Olaudah, 57, 57p; Farragut,
David, 487, 487p; Franklin, Benjamin,
131, 131p; Gompers, Samuel, 585,
585p; Grant, Ulysses S., 489, 489p;
Hutchinson, Anne, 46, 46p; Jackson,
Andrew, 287, 287p; Jefferson, Thom-
as, 233, 233p; Lee, Robert E., 481,
481p; Lincoln, Abraham, 477, 477p;
Madison, James, 149, 149p; Mann,
Horace, 413, 413p; Morse, Samuel B.,
365, 365p; Penn, William, 50, 50p;
Pontiac, 61, 61p; Rockefeller, John D.,
583, 583p; Roosevelt, Theodore, 593,
593p; Stanford, Leland, 583, 583p;
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 429, 429p;
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 319,
319p; Washington, George, 82, 82p;
writing a, 106–07f
Black C odes, 518–20
Black Death, 12
Blackfoot, 9m, 11, 554m
Black Hawk,
Chief, 297
Black Hawk War, 297
Blaine, James, 608
Blair, John, 165
Bleeding Kansas, 448–49, 448p
blockades, 121m, 247m, 482–83, 482p,
483m, 649, 649m
Blount, William, 165
Bolívar, Simon, 262
Bonaparte, Napoléon. See Napoléon
bonds, 200
Bonhomme Richard (warship), 97
Book of Mormon, 310
boomtowns, 548
Booth, John Wilkes, 517
borders, 101, 260, 261m, 317
border states, 474, 474m
Boston, 44; Intolerable Acts and, 69; siege
at, 80m, 81
Boston Gazette (newspa
per), 67f
Boston Manufacturing Company , 354
Boston Massacr e , 67, 67f, 67p, 69
Boston Tea Party , 68
Bowie , Jim, 314
Boxer Rebellion, 645
boyc ott, 65, 66
Bozeman Tr ail , 555
Bradford , William, 43
Bragg, Braxton, 513
Brandeis, Louis, 630, R34
Brant, Joseph. See Thayendanegea
Braxton, Carter, 89
Brazil, 661
breadbasket, 561
Brearley, David, 165
Breckinridge, John C., 457, 457m
Breed’s Hill, 80m, 81
Brief Account of the Dev astation of the Indies
(Las
Casas), 23f
Britain. See England; Great Britain
British East India Company, 68
British West Indies, 122
Brook Farm, Massachusetts, 406
Brooklyn Bridge , 576p
Brooks, Preston, 448–49
Broom, Jacob, 165
Brown, John, 447–48, 455–56, 456p
Brown, Moses, 348
Brown, Smith, 348
Brown, William Wells, 418
Brown v. Board of Education (1954), 141,
R135
Bruce, Blanche K., 525, 525p
Bryan, William Jennings, 564, 564p, 629
Buchanan, James, 450, 458, R24
Buena Vista, Battle of, 322, 322p
bu
alo , 7, 10, 551, 554, 555
Bull Moose Party, 630
Bull Run, Battle of, 479, 479m, 480
Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 653
Bunker Hill, Battle of, 80m, 81
Burgoyne , John, 94, 94m
burial mounds , 8
Burnet, David, 313
Burns, Anthony, 442, 443
Burnside, Ambrose, 498
Burr, Aaron, 212, 228–29
Bush, George W., R27; September 11,
2001, address, R50
business: corporations, 579; corrup-
tion in, 610; horizontal integration,
581; leaders in, 580–81, 583, 583p;
monopoly, 582, 631; regulation of,
628; Sherman Antitrust Act, 582;
social Darwinism, 581; trusts, 581,
582; vertical integration, 580. See also
factories; industry
Butler, Pierce, 165
C
Cabeza de Vaca, 16m
cabinet posts, 147
cable cars , 595
Cabot, John, 16m
Cabrillo , Juan Rodríguez, 21
Caddo , 9m
calendar sy stems , 8
Calhoun, John C., 244, 285, 290, 290p,
440, 441
California, R24; Adams-Onís Treaty and,
309; Bear Flag Revolt, 320, 321m;
California Trail, 326; cattle industry
in, 548–49; Civil War in, 487; as
colony, 318–19; culture areas, 9m, 10;
economy of, 329, 331; gains state-
hood, 331, 546; Gold Rush, 327–31,
327p, 328p, 329p; immigrants to, 330;
Arizona California
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Mexican Americans in, 325, 326–27,
592; Mexican Cession and, 323;
Mexican War and, 320, 321m; mining
in, 547, 547m; Native Americans in,
326–27, 331; Oregon Trail, 309–10,
309m, 326; railroad in, 550–51; slav-
ery issue and, 439, 439m, 440, 441;
Spain and, 22, 318–19, 319p
California Trail, 326
Californios , 319, 320, 331
Calvert, Cecilius, 39
Canada, 60m; in American Revolution,
92; borders, 317; in French and
Indian War, 60; Northwest Passage,
17–18; U.S. foreign policy and, 260;
War of 1812, 246–47, 247m
canals, 265–66, 265m; cotton trade and,
379
Cape of Good Hope, 14m, 15
capital , 13
capitalism, 619
capital punishment, 182
Capitol Building, 230
Caribbean: Spanish-American War in,
648–49, 649m. See also Cuba; Domini-
can Republic; Haiti; Puerto Rico
Carnegie, Andrew, 580, 581, 582, 583, 583p
Carolinas, 40, 40m, 61. See also North
Carolina; South Carolina
carpetbaggers , 524
Carranza, Venustiano, 661
Carrier, 9m
Carroll, Charles, 89
Carroll, Daniel, 165
Carteret, Sir George, 50
Cartier , Jacques, 16m, 17, 18
cash crop, 95, 101, 288, 377–78, 378m,
380, 530
Cass, Lewis, 439
Castro , Cipriano, 656
Catlin, George, 272p
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 623–24, 623p
cattle industry , 548–49
Cattle Kingdom, 549
Cayuga, 9m, 11
Cayuse , 554m
Cazenovia Fugitive Slave C onv ention, 442f
Cemetery Ridge, 498, 499, 499m
Centennial Exposition, 596
Central America: Native Americans in, 7;
Panama Canal and, 652–53, 654m,
655; Spain and, 22, 262. See also
Mesoamerica
central government, 127
Central Paci c Railroad
, 550–51, 581
Central Park, 596
Champlain, Samuel de, 16m, 17–18
Charles I, King of England, 39, 44
Charles II, King of England, 40
Charleston, South Carolina, 99, 379
charter , 27, 54
Chase, Samuel, 89
checks and balances, 130–31, 146f, 231f
Cheraw, 9m
Cherokee, 9m, 11, 295–96, 554m, 625
Chesapeake Bay , 36–37, 37m, 100
Chesapeake (ship), 241
Chesnut, Mary Boykin, 513
Chevalier, Michel, 360
Cheyenne, 9m, 553, 554, 554m
Chicago , Illinois, 363, 594; Hull House
in, 596m, 596p, 597, 611; railroad in,
575; union strikes in, 586, 586m
Chicago Exposition, 596
Chickasaw, 9m, 295, 554m
Chief Joseph, 557, 559, 559p
children:
labor and, 352–53, 354–56, 354p,
355p, 531, 581, 610, 615–19, 615p,
616p, 618p; social reforms and, 612
Chile, 661
Chimakum, 9m
China: Boxer Rebellion, 645; foreign
policy with, 644–45; immigrants
from, 330, 550, 590m, 593, 625–26;
Japan and, 644; trade with, 317
Chinese Americans, 593, 625–26
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882), 593, 626
Chinook, 9m, 10
Chipewyan, 9m
Chippewa, 554m
Chisholm Trail, 549, 550m
Choctaw, 9m, 248, 294–95, 554m
Christianity , 14m, 642; spread of, 14, 14m,
22
Chumash, 9m
church and state, 46f
Church of England , 25, 42
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
,
310–11
circuit c ourts, 147
circuit riding , 147f
cities: growth of, 363, 402, 403p, 404;
immigrants and, 402, 403p, 404;
mass culture in, 595–96; planning of,
611; problems in, 596–97; settlement
houses in, 597; of the South, 384;
tenements in, 404, 590, 596, 611;
transportation in, 595, 611; urban
growth of, 594–95, 610
citizenship: duties of, 185, 186p, 187p;
gaining, 184–85, 185p; Puerto Rico
and, 651
city council , 614
city gov ernment, 614
civil court, 181
civil engineering , 611
civil liberties, 117
civil rights: of African Americans, 520–21;
Black Codes and, 518–20; Ku Klux
Klan and, 526, 526p, 527p
Civil Rights Act (1866), 520–21
Civil Rights Act (1875), 527, 528
civil service, 608–09
Civil Service C ommission, 609
Civil War: African Americans in, 492–93,
492p, 493p, 494–95; art of, 466–67p,
480p; battles of, 478–83, 479m, 480p,
481p, 482m, 483m, 486, 487m, 497–
500, 497p, 498p, 499m, 499p, 500–02,
501, 501m; casualties of, 500, 502g;
daily life in, 490–96, 491m, 491p,
492p, 493p, 494p, 495p, 496p; disease
in, 495; in the East, 478–83, 479m,
480p, 481p, 482m, 483m, 500; effects
of, 502c, 503; medicine in, 495, 496,
496p; navies in, 482–83, 482p, 483m;
opposition to, 494–95; prisoners of
war, 495; soldiers of, 495, 495p; in the
South, 501–02, 501m; in the West,
484–87, 485p, 486m; women in,
496, 496p
Clark, Abraham, 89
Clark, George Rogers, 97
Clark, William, 222–23p, 235–38
Clay, Henry, 243p, 244, 264, 317, 440–41
Clayton Antitrust Act (1914), 631
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850), 652
Clermont (steamship), 359
Cleveland, Grover, 584, 608, 609p, 643,
R25; Hawaii and, 581; Pullman Strike
and, 587
climate, 6, 7
Clinton, Bill, 146, R27
Clinton, Henry, 98
closed markets , 122
Clotel (Bro
wn), 418
Clymer, George, 89, 165
coal, 362–63; miners’ strike, 627–28
Coast Salish, 9m
Cochimi, 9m
Cody, William, 551
Coerciv e Acts (1774), 69
Co n, Charles, 479
Cold Harbor, Battle of, 500
Cole , Thomas, 272, 272p, 406
collective bar gaining , 585
Colombia, 653
colonial courts, 56
colony. See company colony; proprietary
colony; royal colony
Colorado, R28; cattle industry in, 549;
Mexican Cession and, 323; mining
in, 555; Native Americans in, 8; Pike’s
expedition to, 239
Columbian Ex change , 18–19, 18m
Columbia Riv e r, 238, 309, 309m
Columbus, Christopher, 3p, 15, 16m, 17;
Native Americans and, 17
Colville , 554m
Comanche , 9m, 11, 553, 554, 554m, 555
commerce clause: Native Americans
and,
155f
Commercial Revolution, 12, 13
commission form of government, 614
Committee of Thirteen, 116
Committees of Correspondence, 65,
67, 68
common-school mov ement, 412
Common Sense (P aine), 83, 316
communications: battlefi eld, 495f;
inventions in, 577
community service, 186–87, 187p
company colony , 36, 45, 54
company stores, 353
compass, 14
compensation, 515
Compromise of 1850, 440–41, 446
Compromise of 1877, 527
Comstock
, Henry, 547
Comstock Lode, 547
Concor d, Massachusetts, 79
concurrent powers, 144
Coney Island, 596
Confeder ate States of America, 458–59,
473, 473p, 474, 474m, 479m, 501m;
battles in the West, 484–87, 485p,
486m; casualties of, 500, 502g; at
Gettysburg, 497–500, 497p, 498p,
499m, 499p; naval strategies of,
482–83, 482p, 483m; soldiers of the,
475–76, 475p, 495, 495p
Confeder ation Congress, 122, 125
Congress , U.S.: African Americans in,
509p, 525, 525m, 525p; Alien and
Sedition Acts, 215; Articles of Con-
federation and, 116, 120; Bank of
the United States, 204; Constitution
and the, 151–57; declaration of war,
147; delegated powers of, 144; elastic
California Congr ess, U.S.
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clause, 144, 156; Land Ordinances
and, 117; Missouri Compromise,
266–67; organization of, 145; vetoes
and, 146–47; Wade-Davis Bill,
513–14. See also House of Representa-
tives, U.S.; Senate, U.S.
Connecticut, R28; colonial, 46, 47; con-
stitution of, 115; government in, 54,
55–56; labor laws in, 357; ratifi cation
of the Constitution, 165
conquistadores, 20, 21, 21p
conscription, 490
conservation, 628, 628p, 629m
constitution, state, 115
Constitution, U.S.: amendments to, 135,
164, 166–77; Bill of Rights and, 135,
178–83; checks and balances, 130–31;
creation of, 126–30; education and,
182–83; loose construction of, 204;
ratifi cation of, 132–35, 165; strengths
of, 130f; strict construction of, 204;
text of, 150–77. See also individual
amendments
Constitution, USS (warship), 240, 241p,
246
Constitutional Con vention, 124, 125–26,
125p, 126p; Great Compromise,
126–27; New Jersey Plan, 127; Three-
Fifths Compromise, 128; Virginia
Plan, 126–27
Constitutional Union Party , 457, 457m
Continental Arm y, 80, 80m, 81, 90–91,
91m, 91p, 95, 120
Continental Congress , First, 78; Second, 80,
84, 116
Continental Navy , 97
Con vention of 1818, 260, 261m
Cook, James, 642
Cooke , Jay, 552
Cooper , James Fenimore, 271, 274f
Cooper , Peter, 360
cooperativ e, 560
Copeland, John A., 456
Copperheads, 494
Corn wallis, Charles, 93, 100
Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de, 16m, 21
corporations, 579
Corps of Discov ery , 236–38
Cortés, Hernán, 16m, 20–21, 322
Costanoan, 9m
cotton, 288–89, 376, 377–78, 378g, 378m,
379g, 530, 531
cotton belt, 378–79, 378m, 379g
cotton diplomacy, 475
cotton gin, 372p, 377, 377p
council-manager government, 614
Council of State, 55
Council of the Indies, 22
county meetings , 55
court systems , 129, 147, 161f, 197–98;
colonial, 56; labor laws and, 618–19
cowboy s , 318p, 549, 549p
Crazy Horse, 555
Creek, 9m, 11, 244, 295, 554m, 565
Creek War, 247m, 248
crime, 596–97, 610
criminal court, 181
Critical Thinking Skills: analyzing, 578;
categorizing, 589, 596; determining
context, 188f; different points of
view, 136f; distinguishing fact from
opinion, 460f; evaluating; framing
historical questions, 28, 28f; general-
izing, 583; solving problems, 300f;
understanding historical interpreta-
tion, 102f
Crittenden, John J., 459
Crockett, Davy, 314
crop rotation, 380
Crow, 9m, 554m
Cuba: Spain and, 646–47; Spanish-
American War in, 648–49, 649m, 650
Cuban Americans: population of, 22c
Culp’s Hill, 498, 499m
culture, 8–11, 8p, 9m, 10p, 270–75,
405–06, 406p, 407p; in cities, 595–96;
defi nition of, 7; Mexican American,
325; themes of, 278
Cumberland Road, 265, 265m
currency , 80, 109p, 111p, 564; in Revolu-
tionary War, 123. See also money
Cusabo , 9m
Custer, George Armstrong, 556
Czolgosz, Leon, 627
D
Da Gama, Vasco, 14m, 15
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., 319
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, 165
Dare, Virginia, 27
Darwin, Charles, 581
Daughters of Liberty , 66
Davis, Henry, 513
Davis, Jefferson, 439, 458, 475, 488, 496,
501, 525
Dawes, William, 79
Dawes General Allotment Act (1887), 558,
625
Dayton, Jonathan, 165
death penalty , 182
Debs, Eugene V., 587, 630
Declaration of Independence , 115, 135;
creation of, 84–85, 84p, 85p; signing
of, 84p; text of, 86–89, R2–5
Declaration of Rights, 78
Declaration of Rights for Women, R50
Declaration of Sentiments, 426, R45
Declaratory Act, 66
Deere, John, 365p, 366
de ation, 564
deforestation, 363
Delano , Alonzo, 329
Delaware, R28; Civil War in, 474, 474m;
colonial, 50; ratifi cation of the
Constitution, 134, 165
Delaware, 9m, 61
Delaware River, 27, 92–93, 93p
delegated powers, 144
democracy , 118f; demonstrations and,
285f; in Latin America, 657f, 658; rep-
resentative, 144; Tocqueville and, 186
Democratic Party , 349; election of 1852,
445–46; election of 1860, 457, 457m;
election of 1868, 522–23; election
of 1876, 527, 607; election of 1884,
608; election of 1888, 608; election of
1896, 608; election of 1912, 629–30;
Emancipation Proclamation and, 491;
formation of Republican Party and,
450; in Reconstruction, 525
Democratic-Republican Party , 212; election
of 1800, 228–29
Denmark Vesey Document, R46
department
stor es, 596
deportation, 184
depression, economic, 123, 292
De Sot o, Hernando, 16m, 21
Detroit, 26, 247, 247m
Dewey , George, 647–48
Dewey , John, 612
Dias, Bartolomeu, 14m, 15
Díaz, Porfi rio, 659–60
Dickinson, Emily, 407
Dickinson, John, 165
direct primary, 613
disabled Americans, 413
discrimination, 323, 385, 525, 560, 594,
622, 624–25, R37
diseases, 610; in cities, 404; in Civil War,
495; Native Americans and, 19, 23,
319; progressive reforms and, 612,
613p; in tenements, 596; yellow fever,
650, 655
dissenters, 44
district courts, 147, 161f
District of C olumbia, 202, R28;
Compromise of 1850 and, 441. See
also Washington, D.C.
division of labor , 349p
Dix, Dorothea, 412
Dogrib
, 8, 9m
Dole, Sanford B., 643
dollar diplomacy, 657, 657f, 658
Dominican Republic, 656, 658
Dominion of New England, 55–56
Donner party, 327
double jeopardy, 180
Douglas, Stephen, 450; debates and,
453–54, 454p; election of 1860, 457,
457m; Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854),
446–47
Douglass, Frederick, 418, 422, 422p, 426,
492, 493, 515
draft, military, 185, 494–95
Drake , Edwin L., 576
Drake , Sir Francis, 25
Dred Scott decision, 451–52, 451f, 453
dual sov ereignty. See federalism
Du Bois , W.E.B., 624–25, 624p
Dunny, Patrick, 400
Duryea, Charles and Frank, 577–78
Dutch. See Netherlands
Dutch East India Company, 643
Dutch West India Company, 27
E
East: Civil War in, 478–83, 479m, 480p,
481p, 482m, 483m, 500; culture areas
of the, 9m, 11
economics, 293; capital, 13; capitalism,
619; of cotton, 381p; defl ation, 564;
depression, 123, 292; of farming, 562;
infl ation, 25, 122–23, 292, 329; inter-
est, 13; mass production, 348–49p;
national debt, 292; Panic of 1837,
292, 356, 527, 552; Panic of 1893,
564; reading skills for, 4–5f, 34–35f,
194–95f, 282–83f, 306–07f, 344–45f,
374–75f, 572–73f, 638–39f; social-
ism, 619; supply and demand, 563g;
themes of, 302, 336, 394
economy: American System, 264; of
California, 331; of Europe, 12–13;
Congr ess, U.S. econom y
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interstate commerce and the, 122;
of Jamestown, 38–39; of Middle
Colonies, 51; national debt, 200–01,
201c; of New England, 47; railroad
and, 575; of the South, 380p, 513; of
southern colonies, 41; states’ debts,
201–02, 201c
Edison, Thomas Alva, 576, 577
education: African Americans and,
414–15, 516, 516p; civil liberties and,
116m, 117; colonial, 48; common
school movement, 412; Constitu-
tion and, 182–83; culture and, 273;
of Native Americans, 295–96; in New
England, 412; reforms in, 610, 612;
slavery and, 388; women and, 48,
413, 413p, 424, 622. See also higher
education
Edwards, Jonathan, 58
egalitarian, 114
Eighteenth Amendment, 172, 623, 631f
Eighth Amendment, 167, 180, 182
Einstein, Albert, 185
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 176, R26
elastic clause , 144, 156, 204
El Camino Real , 22
election: of 1796, 212–13, 213m; of 1800,
228–29, 229p; of 1804, 241; of 1808,
245; of 1812, 245; of 1824, 267; of
1828, 272, 285–86; of 1832, 290, 292;
of 1836, 292; of 1840, 293; of 1844,
317, 317p, 365; of 1848, 322; of 1852,
445–46; of 1854, 450–51; of 1860,
457, 457m; of 1864, 493,495, 501; of
1866, 521; of 1868, 522–23; of 1876,
527, 607; of 1880, 607; of 1884, 608;
of 1888, 608; of 1890, 564; of 1896,
564, 608; of 1904, 628; of 1908, 629;
of 1912, 629–30; of 1916, 631; func-
tion of an, 186, 187p; presidential,
158; reforms, 613, 614c
electoral college , 158, 158m, 197, 284, 608
electricity, 576, 577
elevator , 595
Elev enth Amendment, 168
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 25
Ellery , William, 89
Ellis Island , 589
Ellison, William, 385, 387
Ellsworth, Oliver, 128
emancipation, 416
Emancipation Proclamation, 469p, 491–92,
491m, 503, 514
embargo , 241
Embargo Act (1807), 241–42, 243f
Emerson, John, 451
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 405
eminent domain, 180
empresarios, 312
encomienda sy stem, 22–23
England: colonies of, 27, 36–41, 37m, 39p,
40m, 42–48, 45m, 45p, 50, 54–61,
55p, 56m, 57p, 58p, 60m; economy
of, 56–57; English Bill of Rights, 55,
114, 119; exploration by, 16m; Great
Migration, 44; Navigation Acts,
56–57; political change in, 55–56,
55p; religion in, 39; Spain and, 25,
26p; trade laws of, 56–57. See also
Great Britain
English Bill of Rights, 55, 114, 119, R42
Enlightenment, 59, 83, 114f
entrepr eneur, 380, 579, 580
environment: in the Ice Age, 7; plants and
animals in the, 18m. See also human-
environment interaction
equal rights , 520–21
Equiano, Olaudah, 41, 57, 57p
Era of Good Feelings , 266
Ericsson, John, 483
Erie Canal, 265–66, 265m, 268f–69f
Esselen, 9m
Estev anico, 16m
Europe: Columbian Exchange and,
18–19, 18m; economy of, 12–13;
immigrants from, 588; trade with,
13–15, 14m
Europe: Political, R10m
executiv e branch, 129; checks and bal-
ances, 146f; Constitution and the,
158–60; organization of, 146–47;
separation of powers, 145. See also
President, U.S.; Vice President, U.S.
executiv e orders, 147
Ex odusters , 560
Eyak, 9m
F
factories, 350, 366, 373p; child labor and,
615–19, 615p, 616p, 617p; families
and, 352–53, 353p, 531; immigrants
and, 356, 592; labor unions and,
585–86, 585p, 587, 587c; in the New
South, 530–31, 530p; safety in, 618;
in the South, 380–81; specialization
in, 584; steam power and, 366; trade
unions and, 356–57. See also business;
industry
F air Employment Act (1942), 141
F allen Timbers, Battle of, 208m, 209
families: factories and, 352–53, 353p, 531;
Mexican Americans, 301p; Pilgrim,
44; slavery and, 388–89; social classes
and, 402
F armers Alliance, 564
farming: dry, 561; equipment, 366, 561,
562p; free silver debate, 564; on the
Great Plains, 561–64, 563g; meth-
ods of, 561, 562p; National Grange,
562–63; organizations, 562–63, 564;
in the South, 529–30, 529p. See also
agriculture
F arr agut, David, 485–86, 485f, 487,
487p, 493
federal courts, 147, 198
federal government, 133, 144; branches
of, 145; concurrent powers and, 144;
delegated powers of, 144; functions
of, 231; organizing the, 197–98;
Tenth Amendment and, 183
federalism, 129, 144, 163f
Federalist Papers, 133, 134f
Feder alist
Party , 132–33, 212; election of
1800, 228–29; Embargo Act and, 242
Feder al Judiciary Act (1789), 147
federal regulatory powers, 628
Feder al Reserve Act (1913), 631
Feder al Reserve system, 631
Fer dinand, King of Spain, 15
Fett erman Massacre, 554m
Few, William, 165
Fifteenth Amendment, 171, 522f, 523
Fifth Amendment, 119, 166, 180, 181, 452
Fillmor e, Millard, 446, 450, 581, R24
Finney, Charles Grandison, 410–11, 416
First Amendment, 119, 166, 178–79, 179p,
421
First Seminole War, 261
shing industry , 47
FitzSimons , Thomas, 165
Flathead , 554m
Florenc e, Italy, 12, 13
Florida,
1p, R28; cotton in, 378m; explo-
ration of, 16m, 21; and French and
Indian War, 60; Native Americans in,
261, 297, 297m; during Reconstruc-
tion, 523; secedes from the Union,
458; Second Seminole War, 297,
297m; Spain and, 40, 101, 207, 207m,
261, 261m
Floyd, William, 89
folk music, 272
folktales, 389
Foraker Act (1900), 651
Ford, Henry, 577
Ford’s Theater , 517
foreign policy , 595p; with Britain, 260,
261m, 262; with Canada, 260; with
China, 582–83; imperialism, 578–79;
isolationism, 579; with Japan, 581–
82, 582p; of Jefferson, 234–35; with
Mexico, 659–61, 659p, 660m; Monroe
Doctrine, 262–63; with Spain, 261,
261m; of Taft, 657; of Theodore Roos-
evelt, 655–56, 656p; of Wilson, 661
forest service, 628
Fort Detroit , 61, 97, 247, 247m
Fort Donelson, 484
Fort Green ville , 208
Fort Henry, 484
Fort McHenry, 247m, 248
Fort Mims, 247m,
248
Fort Moultrie , 472p, 473m
Fort Necessity, 60
Fort Sumter, 459, 473, 473m, 473p
Fort Ticonderoga, 81, 94, 94m
Fort Wagner, 493
Forty-niners, 327–30, 327p, 328p, 329p, 439
Fountain of Youth, 21
Four Corners, 8
Fourteenth Amendment, 170–71, 520–21,
522f, 523, 529, 618
Fourth Amendment, 166, 180
Fr ance: American Revolution and, 95,
100, 100m; empire of, 26, 26m, 60m;
England and, 205, 205p, 206, 240;
exploration by, 16m; French and Indi-
an War, 60; Louisiana and, 235–36; in
North America, 101m; revolution in,
205, 205p, 206; XYZ Affair, 214
Fr anklin, Benjamin, 84, 85, 89, 95, 101,
131, 131p, 132, 165
Fr azier, William, 356
Fr eedmen s Bureau, 516, 516p, 520–21
freedpeople, 515, 515p–16p, 516
free ent erprise, 329
Freeport Doctrine, 453–54
free silv er debate, 564
Free Soil Party , 439, 450
Free Speech (newspaper), 624
free states, 266–67, 266m, 419m, 438–39,
439m
free tr ade , 351
Frémont , John C., 320, 451
Fr ench and Indian War, 60, 64
Fr ench Revolution, 205, 205p, 206
Fr ench West Indies, 207
econom y Fr ench W est Indies
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frontier, 546, 547m, 565; literature of the,
274–75f. See also Northwest Territory
F ugitive Slave Act , 441–42, 443, 446
F ugitive Slave Law, 440
F uller, Margaret, 405
F ulton, Robert, 342p, 359
fundamental liberties, 166–67
F undamental Orders of Connecticut, 46,
115, R41
fur trade , 49, 50, 308
F utrell , Mary Hatwood, 183
G
Gadsden, James, 323
Gadsden Pur chase, 323
Gage, Thomas, 69, 79
gag rule , 420–21
Gallatin, Albert, 213p, 230, 231, 350
Gallaudet, Thomas, 413
Gálvez, Bernardo de, 95, 95p
gam saan haak, 330
gang-labor system, 386
Gar eld, James A., 603p, 607, 608p, 609,
R25
Garrison, William Lloyd, 397, 417, 417p,
492, 515, 523
gasoline, 577–78
Gates, Horatio, 94, 99
General Amnesty Act (1872), 527
General Court of Massachusetts , 45–46, 48
Genet, Edmond, 206
Geography Skills: human-environment
interaction, 9m, 14m, 26m, 37m,
45m, 60m, 80m, 91m, 100m, 321m,
362m, 521m; interpreting maps, 45m,
56m, 60m, 78m, 91m, 100m, 101m,
116m, 121m, 158m, 208m, 213m,
247m, 261m, 265m, 266m, 289m,
297m, 309m, 321m, 362m, 401m,
419m, 439m, 447m, 448m, 457m,
499m, 501m, 521m, 525m, 547m,
550m, 554m, 596m, 649m, 650m,
654m, 660m; location, 116m, 235m,
297m, 321m, 525m; movement, 14m,
37m, 56m, 80m, 91m, 100m, 121m,
265m, 309m; place, 26m, 45m, 56m,
101m, 261m; reading skills for, 4–5f,
76–77f, 226–27f, 306–07f, 544–45f;
region, 9m, 16m, 60m, 116m, 121m,
235m, 261m, 265m, 266m, 289m,
521m, 525m
geography themes, 254, 336
George II, King of England, 40
George III, King of England, 61, 78, 84
Georgia, R28; Civil War in, 495, 501,
501m, 502; colony of, 40, 40m; cot-
ton in, 378m; Native Americans in,
296; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
165; during Reconstruction, 523; in
Revolutionary War, 98, 99; secedes
from the Union, 458; slavery in, 388
German, Obadiah, 245
Germany: American Revolution and, 92,
95; immigrants from, 330, 401, 560,
588; Samoa and, 641
Geronimo , 557
Gerry, Elbridge, 89
Gettysburg, Battle of, 497–500, 497p,
498p, 499m, 499p
Gettysburg Address , 500, R48
Ghost Danc e, 558
Giannini, Peter, 590
Gibbons, Thomas , 359
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), 266, 359, R32
Gilded Age, 606–09, 608p, 609p
Gilman, Nicholas, 165
Goethals
, George W., 655
gold, 296, 546–48
golden spike, 551
Gold Rush, 327–31, 327p, 328p, 329p
Goliad, Texas, 314, 314m
Gompers, Samuel, 585, 586, 585p, 619
Gorgas, William C., 655
Gorham, Nathaniel, 165
government: branches of, 129; colonial,
54–55, 55f, 55p, 66; federalism, 129;
formation of, 115–16; General Court
of Massachusetts, 45–46; infl uencing,
186; models of, 115; in Pennsylvania,
50; religion and, 46f. See also city gov-
ernment; federal government; state
government
Grady, Henry, 528, 530, 530p
Grangerism, 560
Grant, Ulysses S., 469p, R25; at Appo-
mattox, 502–03, 502p; battles in the
West, 484–85; biography of, 489,
489p; election of 1868, 522–23; presi-
dency of, 607; at Vicksburg, 486, 500
graphs , 392f
Great Awakening, 58–59, 58p, 83
Great Awakening, Second, 410–11, 412, 416
Great Basin, culture area, 9m, 10
Great Britain: American Revolution and,
78–81, 79m, 80m, 84, 91m, 92–97,
100–01, 100m;
colonial policy of, 57,
61, 64–66, 68–69f; colonial taxation
by, 64–66; Declaration of Indepen-
dence and, 84; Embargo Act and,
241–42; France and, 205, 206, 240;
French and Indian War and, 59–60,
62; immigrants from, 588; Industrial
Revolution in, 346–47, 350; and Jay’s
Treaty, 207; North American empire
of, 60m; Oregon Country and, 235m,
309, 317; and Proclamation of 1763,
61; railroad in, 360; and Treaty of
Paris (1763), 60, 60m; and Treaty of
Paris (1783), 101, 101m, 120; U.S.
Civil War and, 468, 475; and triangu-
lar trade, 56m, 57; and U.S.-Canadian
border, 250–51m, 260, 261m, 310;
U.S. foreign policy and, 241–42, 260,
262, 310; U.S. trade with, 120–21,
121m, 122; and War of 1812, 240–41,
242–45, 242–43f, 246–48, 247m. See
also England
Great Compromise, 126–27
Great Lakes , 16m, 18, 101, 260
Great Migration, 44
Great Plains, 237, 238, 550m, 551; culture
area, 9m, 10–11; farming the, 561–64,
563g; immigrants on the, 560; Native
Americans on the, 553–56, 553p,
554m, 556p; settling the, 560
Greece , 273, 588
Greeley, Horace, 417
Greene, Catherine, 377
Greene, Nathanael, 99, 100
Grenville , George, 64, 66
Grimké, Angelina and Sarah, 417, 421, 424
Grundy , Felix, 244
Guachichil, 9m
guerrilla warfare, 99, 99p
Guinn v
. United States (1915), 625
Guiteau, Charles, 607
Gulf of Mexico, 26
gun contr ol, 180
Gwinnett, Button, 89
H
habeas corpus , 494
Haida, 9m
Haisle , 9m
Haiti, 235, 658
Hall , Lyman, 89
Hamilton, Alexander, 124, 132, 133, 133p,
134, 165; Federalist Party and, 212;
Jefferson and, 201, 202–04, 203p;
national bank and, 203–04; national
debt and, 200–02, 201c; as secretary
of the treasury, 197, 197p; Washing-
ton and, 211; Whiskey Rebellion and,
209; Zenger and, 56
Hamlet, James, 441, 443
Hancock, John, 66, 85p, 89
Han, 9m
Harmar, Josiah, 208, 208m
Harpers Ferry , Virginia, 455–56
Harris , Townsend, 643
Harrison, Benjamin, 89, 608, 609p, R25
Harrison, William Henry, 446, R24; Battle
of Tippecanoe and, 243–44; death
of, 317; election of 1840, 293; War of
1812, 247–48
Hart, John, 89
Hartford Con vention, 249, 290
Harvard, John, 48
Harvard College, 48, 414
harvesting machine, 366
Hawaii, 636p, R28; territory of, 642–43,
642m, 642p
Hawthorne, Nathaniel , 406
Hay , John, 644, 645, 653
Hayes, John W., 582
Hayes, Rutherford B., 527, 607, 608p, 609,
R25
Hay-Herrán Treaty (1903), 653
Ha ymarket Riot, 586, 586m
Hay-Paunc efot e Treaty (1901), 653
Hays, Mary Ludwig, 91
Haywood , William, 619
headright sy stem, 38
health programs, 610, 612
hearing-impaired, 413
Hearst, William Randolph, 646, 647
“Heavenly Road, The” (spiritual), 389
Heitsuk, 9m
Helper , Hinton Rowan, 381
Henrietta Maria, Queen of England, 39
Henry , Patrick, 66, 78, 79, 84–85, 126,
132, 201
Henry the Navigator, 15
Henry VIII, King of England, 25
Henson, Josiah, 388
Herrán, Thomas, 653
Hessians , 92, 93
Hewes, George, 68, 89
Heyward, Thomas, Jr., 89
Hiaw atha (Longfellow), 407
Hidalgo y Costilla, Father Miguel, 312
higher education, 48, 414
Hill, D.H., 480
frontier Hill
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Illinois, 9m
immigrants, 590m–91m; adjustments for,
591; Asian, 592p; Chinese, 330, 550,
590m, 593; cities and, 402, 403p, 404,
611; factories and, 356; German, 330,
401; on the Great Plains, 560; Irish,
266, 400, 588, 591m; labor unions
and, 593; from Mexico, 660; nativists
and, 402; neighborhoods of, 590;
new, 588; newspapers and, 596; old,
588; opposition to, 593; patterns of,
591c; Pilgrim, 42–43; population of,
400, 401, 591g; religious persecution
and, 588–89; rights of, 184–85; work
and, 591–92
Immigration Restriction League, 593
impeachment, 146, 160, 509p, 522
imperialism, 640–41
impressment , 240
inaugural addr ess: of Jefferson, 230, 255,
R44; of Lincoln (fi rst), 459, 472, R47;
of Lincoln (second), 477, R49; of
McKinley, 638; of Pierce, 446; of
Wilson, 630
Inca, 8, 21
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Jacobs),
418
income tax, 630
indentured servants, 38–39, 51
Independence Hall, 125p, 126
Indiana, R28; in Northwest Territory,
116m, 117; voting rights in, 284
Indian A airs, Bureau of, 294
Indiana Territory, 243–44
Indian Removal Act (1830), 294–96, 295p,
297, 297m
Indians. See Native Americans
Indian Territory, 294, 309m
indict, 180
Indies, 15
indigo , 41
individualism, 407, 424
Industrial Revolution: beginning of,
346–47; in Great Britain, 346–47, 350;
inventions during, 349, 349p; manu-
facturing in the, 348p, 349–51, 349p,
350p; Second, 574–78, 574p, 575p,
576p, 577, 577p, 584; textile industry,
347–48, 347p
Industrial Workers of the World, 619
industry: child labor and, 615–19, 615p,
616p, 617p; growth of, 574–76, 575p.
See also business; factories
in ation, 25, 122–23, 292, 329
In uence of Se a Power Upon History, The
(Mahan), 641
Ingersoll, Jared, 165
initiative proc edure , 613
Institute for C olor ed Youth, 414
interchangeable parts, 348p, 349
interest, 13
interest groups, 186
interstate commerce, 122, 266
Interstate C ommer ce Act (1887), 563
Interstate C ommer ce Commission, 563
Intolerable Acts (1774), 68–69, 69, 78
Inuit, 8, 8m, 9m
inventions , 364–67, 576–77,
576p, 577p,
595; electricity, 577; telegraph,
364–65, 365p, 550, 577; telephone,
577, 577p; at World’s Fair, 596. See
also science and technology
Iowa, R28; farming and, 561; Oregon
Trail and, 310
Iowa, 9m
Ireland: immigrants from, 266, 400, 588,
591m; potato famine in, 400
ironclads, 482-83, 488p
iron or e , 363, 381
Iroquois , 9m, 11
Iroquois League, 10p, 11, 59, 60m
Irving, Washington, 270, 275f
Isabella, Queen of Spain, 15
Islam, 14m
isolationism, 641
Italy, 14m; immigrants from, 588, 590,
591m
J
Jackson, Andrew, 248, 261, 267, 281p,
R23; biography, 287; election of 1828,
272, 285–86; election of 1832, 290;
inauguration of, 286; Indian Removal
Act and, 294, 296; nullifi cation crisis
and, 290–91; regional differences and,
288–89, 289m, 289p; Second Bank of
the United States and, 291–92; states’
rights doctrine and, 290–91; Tariff of
Abominations and, 289; Texas and,
315; in War of 1812, 248
Jackson, Helen Hunt, 558
Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall”, 478, 498
Jackson, William, 165
Jacksonian Democr acy , 285
Jacobs, Harriet, 418, 418p
James II, King of England, 55–56
Jamestown, 36–37, 37m, 38
Japan, 644; trade with, 643–44, 644p
Jay , John, 132, 133, 134, 207
Jay Cooke and Company, 527
Jay’s Treaty (1794), 207
Je erson, Thomas, 126, R23; architecture
and, 273; Articles of Confederation
and, 116; biography, 233; Declaration
of Independence and, 84, 89; Demo-
cratic-Republican Party, 212; election
of 1800, 228–29, 229p; Embargo Act
(1807), 241–42; foreign policy of,
234–35; France and, 206; freedom of
religion and, 179; Hamilton and, 201,
202–04, 203p; inauguration of, 230;
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions,
215; manufacturing and, 351; policies
of, 230–31; as secretary of state, 197,
197p; spoils system and, 608; state
constitutions and, 115; states’ rights
doctrine and, 290; Supreme Court
and, 231–32, 232p; as vice president,
212
Jews, immigrants, 588–89
Jim Cro w laws, 528
Johnson, Andrew, R24; Black Codes
and, 518–20; election of 1866, 521;
impeachment of, 146, 509p, 522;
Reconstruction and, 517
Johnson, William Samuel, 165
Johnston, A.S., 485
Johnston, Joseph, 501
joint-stock companies, 13, 43, 579
Jolliet, Louis, 26
Jones, John Paul, 97
Jones Act (1917), 651
Jones, Mary Harris, 586
Hispanic Americans: poll tax and, 176;
population of, 22c. See also Cuban
Americans; Mexican Americans;
Puerto Rican Americans
Hispaniola, 17, 19, 235
History and Geography: America’s Growth
1760, 52–53; The Atlantic Slave
Trade, 62–63; Origins of the Constitu-
tion, 118–19; America’s Growth 1820,
250–51; The Erie Canal, 268–69; The
Indian Removal Treaties, 298–99;
America’s Growth 1850, 332–33; The
Vicksburg Strategy, 488–89; America’s
Growth 1900, 662–63
Holmes , Oliver Wendell, 179
Homestead Act (1862), 560
homesteaders, 565, 565m, 565p
Homestead Strike, 587
Honduras , 657
Hood , John, 501
Hooker, Thomas, 46
Hooper , William, 89
Hope, James, 480p
Hope Leslie (Sedgwick), 271, 272p
Hopewell, 8
Hopi, 9m, 554m
Hopkins, Stephen, 89
Hopkinson, Francis, 89
horizontal integr ation, 581
Horseshoe Bend, Battle of, 247m, 248
Horton, James, 352
House of Burgesses, 55, 66, 68, 79, 115
House of Representa tives , U.S., 129, 145;
Constitution and the, 151; gag rule,
420–21; impeachment and, 146; term
of offi ce, 152f; Ways and Means Com-
mittee, 145. See also Congress, U.S.
housing: factory, 353, 354; Native Ameri-
can, 10p; slum, 610; tenements, 404,
590, 596, 611
Houston, Sam, 313, 315, 459
Howard, Oliver O., 516
Howe, Elias, 367
Howe, Samuel Gridley, 413
Howe, William, 81, 92, 94
How the Other Half Lives (Riis), 620f
Hudson, Henry, 16m, 18
Hudson Bay, 16m, 18
Hudson River, 359
Hudson River school, 272, 272p
Huerta, Victoriano, 661
Huguenots , 25, 50
Hull House , 596m, 596p, 597, 611
human-environment interaction, 9m, 14m,
26m, 37m, 45m, 60m, 80m, 91m,
100m, 321m, 362m, 521m
Humphrey, H., 353
hunter-gather ers, 6
Huntington, Samuel, 89
Hupa, 9m, 10, 554m
Huron, 9m, 59, 61
Hutchinson, Anne, 46, 46p, 47
I
Ice Age , 6–7, 7m
Idaho, R28; Oregon Trail and, 326
Ignacíeno, 9m
Illinois, R28; coal mining in, 362; labor in,
587; Mormons in, 311; Native Ameri-
cans in, 297; in Northwest Territory,
116m, 117; voting rights in, 284
Hispanic A mericans Jones
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judicial branch, 129; checks and balances,
146f; Constitution and the, 161–62;
organization of, 147–48; separation
of powers, 145. See also court system;
Supreme Court, U.S.
judicial r eview, 232
Judiciary Act (1789), 197
Judiciary Act (1801), 231
Jumano , 9m
Jungle, The (Sinclair), 621f, 628
jury duty , 185, 186p
jury trial, 181, 185
K
Kalakaua, King of Hawaii, 580, 636p, 642
Kansa, 9m
Kansas, R28; African Americans in, 560;
Bleeding Kansas, 448–49, 448p; cattle
industry in, 548–49, 549; Civil War
in, 487; slavery issue in, 446–47,
446m, 447m
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), 446–47,
446m, 447m, 450–51
Kansas P aci c Railroad , 548–49
Karankawa, 9m
Kaskaskia, 97
Kawaiisu, 9m
Kearny, Stephen, 320
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act (1916), 631
Kelley, Florence, 616
Kelley, Oliver Hudson, 563
Kemble, Frances, 265
Kennedy, John F., 176, R26
Kentucky , R28; admitted to the Union,
234; Civil War in, 474, 474m; Second
Great Awakening in, 410
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, 215
Key, Francis Scott, 248, R31
Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, A (Stowe), 443
Kickapoo , 9m, 554m
King, Rufus, 165, 266
King Philip, 59
King Philip’s War, 59
Kiowa, 9m
Kitchen C abinet, 286
Klickitat, 9m
Knights of Labor, 585, 586
Know-Nothing Party, 402, 450
Knox, Henry, 197p
Knox, Philander Chase, 657
Ku Klux Klan, 526, 526p, 527p
Kwakiutl, 9m, 10
L
labor la ws, 357; children and, 615–19,
615p, 616p, 618p; court system and,
618–19; reforms and, 618; women
and, 618, 619
labor organiza tions, 619
labor strikes , 356
labor unions , 585–86, 585p, 587, 587c;
immigrants and, 593; membership in,
586g; women in, 586. See also trade
unions
Labrador, 260
Lady at Home, The (magazine), 425
Lafa yett e, Marquis de, 94p, 95, 100, 100m
La tte , Jean, 248
La Follette , Robert M., 614
Lagunero, 9m
laissez-faire , 606
Lake Erie , 265m, 266
Lake Erie , Battle of, 247, 247m
Lakota Sioux, 556
land
grants, 315, 550, 560
Land Ordinances (1785 and 1787), 116m,
117
land rush, 565, 565m, 565p
Langdon, John, 165
language: of Mexican Americans, 592;
sign, 553; Spanish, 325
Larcom, Lucy, 354, 356
La Salle, René-Robert de, 26
Las Casas, Bartolomé de, 23
Last of the Mohicans , The (Cooper), 271, 274f
Latin America, 652–58, 654m; dollar
diplomacy in, 657; Monroe Doctrine
and, 655
Latr obe , John, 360
laws, bills become, 154
Leaves of Gr ass (Whitman), 407
Lee, Ann, 406
Lee, Charles, 91
Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 89
Lee, Richard Henry, 89, 132
Lee, Robert E., 455–56, 469p, 498; battles
in the East, 480; biography of, 481,
481p; surrender of, 502–03, 502p
legal sy stems: British, 64. See also court
systems
“Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The” (Irving), 271,
275f
legislative branch, 129; checks and bal-
ances, 146f; Constitution and the,
151–57; organization of, 145; separa-
tion of powers, 145. See also Congress,
U.S.; House of Representatives, U.S.;
Senate, U.S.
legislatures, 127
Leopard (ship), 241
Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 653
Lewis, Francis, 89
Lewis, Meriwether, 222-23p, 235–38
Lewis and Clark expedition, 222-23p, 235m,
236–38
Lexington, Battle of, 79–80, 79m, 79p
libel, 179
Liberator , The (newspaper), 397, 417
Liberia, 417
Liberty (ship), 66
Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 642–43,
642p
limited go vernment , 115
limited powers, 116
Lincoln, Abraham, 490p, R24; assassina-
tion of, 508p, 517; biography of,
477, 477p; Civil War and, 474, 478,
480, 484–87, 485p, 486m, 494, 501;
debates and, 453–54, 454p; Dred
Scott decision and, 452, 453; election
of 1860, 457, 457m; Emancipation
Proclamation and, 491–92, 491m,
R48; Gettysburg Address, 500, R48;
inaugural address (first), 459, 472,
R47; inaugural address (second),
R49; on John Brown, 456; secession
and, 458–59; slavery and, 473; Stowe
and, 443; Ten Percent Plan and, 513;
Wade-Davis Bill and, 514
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 474
Lincolns First Inaugural Address, 459, 472,
R47
Lincoln s Second Inaugural Address, 477, R49
Linking to Today
: commerce clause and
Native Americans, 155f; commu-
nications, 495f; democracy, 285f;
Hispanics, 22f; Louisiana Purchase,
239f; manufacturing, 350f; Mexican
Americans, 324f; Native American
tribal councils, 555f
Linotype, 595
literacy tests , 593
literatur e, 270–71, 274–75; African Ameri-
can, 418; American romanticists,
406–07; frontier, 274f–75f; muckrak-
ing, 620f, 621f; of the Progressives,
620f, 621f; of slaves, 389; transcen-
dentalism, 405–06; Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(Stowe), 444f; utopian, 406
Liter atur e in History: frontier, 274f–75f;
How the Other Half Lives (Riis), 620f;
Jungle, The (Sinclair), 621f; Last of
the Mohicans, The (Cooper), 274f;
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (Irving),
275f; muckraking, 620f, 621f; of the
Progressives, 620f, 621f
Little Bighorn, Battle of, 554m, 556
Little Round Top, 498, 499, 499m
Little Turtle, 206p, 208, 209
Little
W omen (Alcott), 409
Livingston, Philip, 89
Livingston, Robert R., 84, 235–36
Livingston, William, 165
Lochner, Joseph, 618–19
Lochner v. New York (1905), 619, R34
Locke, John, 59, 115
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 641
London Company, 36–38, 55
Lone Star Republic , 314m
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 407, 408
longhouses, 10p
Longstreet, James, 502
Long Walk, 557
Los Angeles, California, 320
Louisiana, R28; Civil War in, 484; cot-
ton in, 378m; France and, 26, 60m,
235–36; and French and Indian War,
60; during Reconstruction, 523;
secedes from the Union, 458; Spain
and, 60m, 235–36; Ten Percent Plan
and, 513
Louisiana Pur chase , 234–39, 235m, 236p,
237p, 239m; Kansas-Nebraska Act
(1854), 446–47, 446m, 447m
Louis XIV, King of France, 26
Louis XVI, King of France, 206
Lovejoy, Elijah, 420
Lowell, Francis Cabot, 354
Lowell, Massachusetts, 354
Lowell F emale Labor Reform Association, 357
Lowell girls, 354–56, 354p, 355p
Lowell O ering (magazine), 354
Lowell syst em, 354
Loyalists, 84, 85, 98
Luther, Martin, 24–25, 25p
Lynch, Thomas, Jr., 89
lynching, 624
M
Macon, Nathaniel, 266–67
Madero , Francisco, 660, 661
judicial br anch Madero
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Madison, Dolley, 149, 248p
Madison, James, 124, 126, 126p, 132, 133,
134, 135, 165, 197, 206, R23; Bill of
Rights and, 178; biography of, 149,
149p; closed markets and, 122; Demo-
cratic-Republican Party, 212; election
of 1808, 245; election of 1812, 245;
Federalist Papers, 134f; Kentucky and
Virginia Resolutions, 215; national
bank and, 204; as secretary of state,
230; states’ debts and, 201–02; states’
rights doctrine and, 290; War of 1812,
245; Washington and, 211
Magellan, Ferdinand, 17
Magna Carta, 114, 119, R40
Mahan, Alfred T., 641
Maidu, 9m
Maine, R28; Missouri Compromise and,
266m, 267; labor laws in, 357
Maine, USS (battleship), 647, 647p
maize, 10, 19
majority party, 145
majority rule, 178
Makah, 9m
Malintzin, 20
mammoths, 7p
Mandan, 9m, 11, 238, 554m
Manhattan Island, 27, 49
manifest destiny, 316–17, 320
Mann, Horace, 412, 413, 413f, 413p
Manuel, King of Portugal, 15
manufacturing: in Industrial Revolution,
348p, 349–51, 349p, 350p
maps: expansion, 334f; interpreting, 45m,
56m, 60m, 78m, 91m, 100m, 101m,
116m, 121m, 158m, 208m, 213m,
247m, 261m, 265m, 266m, 289m,
297m, 309m, 321m, 362m, 401m,
419m, 439m, 447m, 448m, 457m,
521m, 525m, 547m, 550m, 554m,
596m, 649m, 650m, 654m, 660m;
migration, 566f
Marbury, William, 231
Marbury v. Madison (1803), 231–32, 232p,
R32
March to the Se a, 502
Marco Polo, 14
Maricopa, 554m
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, 206
Marion, Francis, 99, 99p
Marquette , Jacques, 26
Marshall, John, 232, 232p, 296
Marshall, Thurgood, 148
martial law, 658
Maryland, R28; Articles of Confederation
and, 116; Civil War in, 474, 474m,
498-500; colony of, 39; labor reforms
in, 618; ratifi cation of the Constitu-
tion, 165; roads in, 265, 265m; slav-
ery in, 379; voting rights in, 284
Mason, Biddy, 329–30
Mason, George, 132, 133p
Massachuset, 9m
Massachusetts, R28; Boston Massacre, 67,
67f; colonial, 44–45, 47; education in,
273, 412, 413; General Court, 45–46,
48; government in, 55–56; immi-
grants in, 400; minimum wage law,
616; Pilgrims in, 43; ratifi cation of
the Constitution, 165; reform groups
in, 412; in Revolutionary War, 78–81,
79m, 80m; tax revolt in, 65, 67
Massachusetts Ba y Colon y, 44–45, 48
Massachusetts Infantry (54th), 493
Massacre at Wounded Knee, 543p, 554m,
558
Massasoit, 43
mass cultur e, 595–96
mass production, 348p–49p, 349, 367
mass tr ansit, 595
matrilineal societies , 11
Mayan culture, 7p, 8
May ower (ship), 43, 118, 188p
May ower Compact, 43, 43f, 114f, 115,
118, R41
McClellan, George B., 480, 484, 495
McCord , Louisa, 443
McCormack, Joseph, 612
McCormick, Cyrus, 366, 561
McCo y, Joseph, 548
McCulloch, James, 291–92
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), 266, 291–92,
R32
McDowell, Irvin, 478
McGu ey , William Holmes, 412
McHenry , James, 165
McKean, Thomas, 89
McKinley , William, 564, 584, 585, 608,
609p, 647, 651, R25; assassination
of, 627
McKinley Tari (1890), 637, 642
McMillan, Harry, 386, 388
Meade, George G., 498, 500
Medici family, 13
medicine, 476, 495, 496, 496p
Meiji Restor ation, 644
Melville, Herman, 407
Memphis , Tennessee, 521
Menominee, 554m
mercantilism, 56–57
mercenaries, 92
merchants, 47
Merrimack (warship), 482
Mesoamerica: farming societies in, 7;
migration to, 7m; Native Americans
in, 8. See also Central America
mestizos, 312
Metacomet, 59
Methodists, 411
Mexican Americans, 301p, 323, 592, 598,
625p, 626; in California, 326–27;
effects of Mexican War on, 324;
mining and, 547; population of, 22c,
324f; property rights of, 324
Mexican C ession, 323, 438, 440, 441
Mexican Rev olution, 659–61, 659p, 660m
Mexican-American War, 320–25, 321m,
322p, 323p, 438, 446; effects of,
324–25
Mexico: foreign policy with, 659–61,
659p, 660m; Gadsden Purchase and,
323; independence of, 312; Mexican
Cession, 323; Mexican Revolution,
659–61, 659p, 660m; Spain and, 22,
262; Texas and, 312–15, 313p, 314m,
315p; war in, 320–25, 321m, 322p,
323p
Miami, 9m
Michigan, R28; immigrants in, 401; in
Northwest Territory, 116m, 117
Micmac, 9m
Middle Ages, 12–13
middle class , 402, 412
Middle Colonies , 49–51, 49p; characteris-
tics of, 50f; economy of, 51; govern-
ment in, 55; in Revolutionary War,
91m; women in, 51
Middle P assage, 57p, 58
Middleton, Arthur, 89
midnight judges , 231
Midnight Ride of P aul Revere, The” (Longfel-
low), 408
Midway Islands , 641
Mi in, Thomas, 165
migration, 590m, 594; to the Americas,
6–7, 7m; maps, 566f
military service, 185, 186p
militia, 59, 79, 166, 180, 475, 494–95
minimum wage la w, 616, 618
mining, 546–48; coal, 362–63, 362m;
gold, 328–31, 328p; Native Americans
and, 554–55
Minnesota, R28; Native Americans in,
554m
minority party, 145
Mint , U.S., 203
Minuit, Peter, 27
minutemen, 79, 80, 80m, 81
missionaries, 642
missions, 22, 318–19
Mississippi, R29; Civil War in, 485, 500;
cotton in, 378m; Native Americans
in, 295; secedes from the Union, 458
Mississippian culture , 8
Mississippi Riv e r, 16m, 26, 26m, 101, 294,
359p; in Civil War, 485-86, 486m;
trade along the, 121, 121m
Missouri, R29; becomes a state, 266–67;
Civil War in, 474, 474m, 487; Mor-
mons in, 311; Oregon Trail, 309,
309m; as a slave state, 438
Missouri Compromise (1820), 266–67,
266m, 438; Dred Scott decision
and, 452
Missouri, 9m
Missouri River, 237
Miwok, 9m, 10
Mobile, 9m
Moby-Dick (Melville), 407
Moctezuma II, 20–21
Modoc, 9m, 10
Mohave , 9m, 554m
Mohawk, 9m, 11, 91
Mohegan, 9m
Molala, 9m
Molasses Act (1733), 57
molasses, 58
Molly P itcher, 91
monarchy, 55f, 642–43, 642p
money , 564, 579. See also currency
Monitor (warship), 483
Mono , 9m
monopoly, 14, 203, 359, 579, 582, 583,
584, 608, 629, 630, R32
Monroe, James, 256p, 655, R23; Florida
and, 261; Louisiana Purchase and,
235–36
Monroe, John T., 485
Monroe Doctrine, 262–63, 655, 656, 657f,
R45
Montagnais, 8, 9m
Montana, R29; Native Americans in, 554m
Montesquieu, Baron de, 115
Montgomery, Richard, 92
Monticello , 225p
Montreal, Canada, 92
Morgan, John T., 528
Mormons, 310–11, 311, 325
Mormon Trail , 309m, 311
Madison Mormon T r ail
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Morrill Act (1862), 560
Morris, Gouverneur, 128, 128p, 165
Morris, Lewis, 89
Morris, Robert, 89, 165
Morrow, Edwin P., 173p
Morse, Samuel B., 364–65, 365p
Morse c ode, 365
Morton, John, 89
Mott, Lucretia, 426
mountain men, 308
Mount Holyoke College, 413
muckrakers, 610, 616
mugwumps, 606
Muir, John, 628, 628p
Muller v. Oregon (1908), 619, R34
Munsee, 554m
Murray, Judith Sargent, 197
music, 270p, 272, 389
Muslims: trade with, 14m, 15
N
Nakipa, 9m
Napoléon, 235–36
Narranganset, 9m
Nation, Carry, 623
National American Woman Su r age
Association, 623–24
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, 625
national bank, 203–04, 266
National Child Labor Committee, 616
National C onsumers League, 616
national debt , 200–02, 201c, 292
national go vernment , 116, 129, 163f;
supremacy of, 164
National Gr ange , 562–63
National Guar d, 180
nationalism, 264–66, 267, 272, 277, 664
National Road , 265, 265m
National Urban League , 625
National Woman s Party, 624
Native Americans , 8; buffalo and, 554,
555; in California, 326–27, 331;
in Civil War, 487; colonists and,
59; Columbian Exchange and,
19; Columbus and, 17; commerce
clause and, 155f; Creek War, 247m,
248; disease and, 19, 23, 319; educa-
tion of, 295–96; Great Awakening
and, 59; Great Plains, 553–56,
553p, 554m, 556p; horses and, 554;
housing of, 10p; Indian Removal
Act and, 294–96, 295p, 297, 297m;
Jackson and, 261; labor of, 319;
land loss of, 554m; languages of,
553; Lewis and Clark expedition,
238; in literature, 271; Manhat-
tan Island and, 27; Mexican War
and, 324; mining and, 554–55; in
Northwest Territory, 208–09, 208m;
Paleo-Indians, 5, 6, 7; Pilgrims and,
43; Powhatan Confederacy, 37; pro-
gressive reforms and, 625–26; prop-
erty rights of, 324; religion and, 10,
22; reservations and, 555, 558; in
Revolutionary War, 91; slavery and,
23; in South America, 20–21; in the
Southwest, 557; Spain and, 22–23;
Treaty of Greenville and, 242; tribal
councils of, 555f; U.S. Army and,
555, 556, 557; women, 11, 20, 558,
558p. See also specifi c Native Ameri-
can groups and individuals
nativists, 402, 593
Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 390–91, 390m,
390p, 421
naturalized citizens, 184, 185
natural law, 114
natural resources, 628, 628p, 629m; coal,
362–63, 362m; wood, 362, 363
natural rights, 437, 491
natural selection, 581
Navajo , 9m, 10, 324, 554m, 557
Navigation Acts, 56–57
Navy , U.S., 97; Mexico and, 661; in Span-
ish-American War, 641; War of 1812,
246–48, 247m, 248p
Nebraska, R29; Native Americans in, 554,
554m; railroad in, 550–51; slavery
issue in, 446–47, 446m, 447m
Nebraska Territory, 309m
necessary and proper clause, 144, 156
Nelson, Thomas, Jr., 89
Netherlands: colonies of, 27, 49–51, 49p;
empire of, 26m, 27; exploration by,
16m; Pilgrims in, 42–43
neutrality , 240
Neutrality P roclama tion, 206–07, 207m
Nevada, R29; Mexican Cession and, 323;
mining in, 547, 547m
New Amsterdam, 27, 49–50, 49p
New England: colonies in, 42–48, 45m,
45p; economy of, 47; education in,
48, 412; factories in, 366; government
in, 55; slavery and, 85; textile mills
in, 348
New England Primer, 48
New-England Tale, A (Sedgwick), 271
New England Working Men s Association, 357
Newf oundland, 260
New Fr ance , 26, 26m, 60m
New Fr eedom, 630
New Hampshir e, R29; colonial, 44, 47;
government in, 55–56; labor laws in,
357; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
134, 165
New Jersey , R29; in Civil War, 474, 474m;
colonial, 49–50; government in, 55–
56; immigrants in, 400; ratifi cation of
the Constitution, 165; in Revolution-
ary War, 92–93; technology in, 576;
voting rights in, 115
New Jersey Plan, 127
New Mexico, R29; in Civil War, 487; Com-
promise of 1850 and, 441; Gadsden
Purchase and, 323; Mexican Ameri-
cans in, 325; Mexican Cession and,
323; Mexican War and, 320; Native
Americans in, 8, 557; Santa Fe Trail,
309m, 310; Spain and, 318
New Mexico Territory, 309m
New Nationalism, 629
New Netherlands, 27, 49–50
New Orleans, 26, 60, 121m, 207, 207m,
521; Civil War in, 485-86, 486m; Jef-
ferson and, 234–35
New Orleans, Battle of, 248, 248m, 272
New South, 530–31, 530p
New Spain, 22, 60m, 318, 319
newspapers, 320, 363, 401, 417; yellow
journalism, 646
New Sweden, 27
New World, 18
New York, 18, R29; colonial, 49–50;
First Continental Congress and, 78;
government in, 55–56; immigrants
in, 400; labor reforms in, 618–19;
ratifi cation of the Constitution, 134,
165; in Revolutionary War, 92, 100;
Stamp Act Congress in, 66; state debt
of, 201; transportation in, 265m, 266;
women’s movement in, 428
New York African Free School, 414
New York City , 50; ethnic groups in, 402m;
as nation’s capital, 199, 199p; political
machine in, 607; population density,
403m; public space in, 596; in Revo-
lutionary War, 92; transportation in,
595; workplace safety in, 618
New York Journal (newspaper), 646
New York State Tenement House Act (1901),
611
New York Stock Exchange , 199, 579
New York World (newspaper), 646
Nez P ercé, 9m, 10, 238, 554m, 557
Nicaragua, 657
Nickerson, A.H., 481
Niña (ship), 15
Nineteenth Amendment, 141, 173, 173p,
603p, 624, 631f
Ninth Amendment, 167, 182–83
Non-Intercourse Act (1809), 242
Nooksack, 9m
Nootka, 9m
North: African Americans in the, 414;
Civil War in, 474–75, 474m; economy
of, 288, 289m; election of 1860, 457,
457m; resources of, 474–75, 474c;
response to secession, 459; slavery
and the, 438–39, 439m
North America: Columbian Exchange and,
18–19, 18m; culture areas in, 8–11,
8p, 9m, 10p; migration to, 6–7, 7m,
7p; Native Americans in, 8; Northwest
Passage, 17–18
North America: Political, R8m
North Carolina, R29; Civil War in, 474,
474m, 475, 501m, 502; colony of, 40;
cotton in, 378m; as English colony,
27; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
165; during Reconstruction, 523; in
Revolutionary War, 98; state debt of,
201. See also Carolinas
North Dakota, R29
Northeast: culture area, 9m
Northern Paiute , 9m
Northern Shoshone, 9m
Northup, Solomon, 387–88
Northwest Coast: culture area, 9m
Northwest Ordinance (1787), 117
Northwest Passage, 16m, 17–18
Northwest Territory, 116m, 117; confl ict
in, 208–09, 208m; Treaty of Green-
ville and, 242
Nueces River, 320
nulli cation crisis, 290–91
number sy stems , 8
O
Oberlin C ollege , 413, 414
Objections to This Constitution
of Gov ernment (G. Mason), R43
Obregón, Álvaro, 661
O’C onnor, Sandra Day, 148
Ogden, Aaron, 359
Morrill Act (1862) Ogden
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Oglethorpe, James, 40
Ohio , R29; admitted to the Union, 234;
education in, 413; election of 1890,
564; immigrants in, 401; labor laws
in, 357; Mormons in, 310–11; Native
Americans in, 208; in Northwest Ter-
ritory, 116m, 117; oil in, 576; roads
in, 265, 265m; Second Great Awaken-
ing in, 410
oil, 576, 580–81, 580p
Oklahoma, R29; land rush, 565, 565m,
565p; Native Americans in, 553–54,
554m, 557, 565
Old Thr ee Hundred , 312–13
Old World, 18
Olive Branch Petition, 80
Olmec society, 8
Olmstead, Frederick Law, 596
Omaha, 9m, 554m
Oneida, 9m, 11, 554m
Onís, Luis de, 261
Onondaga, 9m, 11
Open Door P olicy, 644–45
oral hist ory , 74, 104
Oregon, 318, R29; annexation of, 317;
election of 1876 in, 527; gains state-
hood, 317; Native Americans in, 557;
Oregon Trail, 309–10, 309m; voting
in, 613
Oregon Country , 235m, 309, 317
Oregon Territory, 309m, 317
Oregon Tr ail, 309–10, 309m, 326
Osage, 9m, 554m
Osceola, 297, 297m
O’Sullivan, John, 316
Otis, Elisha, 595
Otis, James, 65
Ottawa, 9m, 61
overproduction, 562
Oviedo, Fernández de, 19
P
Paca, William, 89
Paci c C oast: culture area, 9m, 10
Paci c Northwest, 309, 309m
Paci c Ocean, 16m, 17–18, 238; Panama
Canal and, 652–53, 654m, 655
Paci c Railway Acts, 550
PACs. See political action committees
Paine , Robert Treat, 89
Paine , Thomas, 83, 92–93, 316
Paiute , 9m, 10, 554m, 558
Paleo-Indians, 5, 6, 7
Panama Canal, 652–53, 654m, 655
Panic of 1837, 292, 311, 356
Panic of 1873, 527, 552
Panic of 1893, 564
Papago, 554m
paper industry , 363
pardons , 147
parks , 596, 611, 628, 628p, 629m
Participation Skills: accepting social
responsibility, 430f; group decisions,
216f; personal conviction and bias,
368f; working in groups to solve
issues, 252f
patents, 576
Pat erson, William, 165
Patriots , 81, 84, 85, 98
Paul , Alice, 624
Pawnee, 9m, 11, 553, 554, 554m
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 348, 352
Pawtuxet , 43, 45m
Payne-Aldrich Tari (1909), 629
Peac e Democrats, 494
Pea Ridge, Battle of, 487
Pemberton, John C., 486
Pendlet on Civil Service Act
(1883), 609
Penn, John, 89
Penn, William, 50, 50p
Pennsylv ania, R29; Civil War in, 474,
474m, 498–500; coal mining in, 362;
colonial, 50–51; economy of, 51;
First Continental Congress in, 78;
immigrants in, 400; labor in, 587;
labor laws in, 357; oil in, 576; ratifi ca-
tion of the Constitution, 165; slavery
protest in, 58
Pequot , 9m
Perry , Benjamin F., 518
Perry , Matthew, 301p, 643
Perry , Oliver Hazard, 247
Pershing , John J., 661
Peru: Spain and, 22
petition, freedom to, 167, 179
petroleum, 576
Philadelphia, 50, 91m, 199, 596; Consti-
tutional Convention in, 124, 125–26,
125p, 126p; Constitutional Hall,
111p; First Continental Congress in,
78; as nation’s capital, 202; Second
Continental Congress, 80
philanthr opy, 581
Philippine Gov ernment Act (1902), 651
Philippines, 637, 647–48, 650–51, 650m
Pickett, George, 499
Pickett’s Charge , 499, 499m, 499p
Pierce, Franklin, 445–46, 450, R24; Fugi-
tive Slave Act and, 442
Pike, Zebulon, 235m,
238–39
Pikes Peak, 238
Pilgrims, 42–43; life of, 44; Native Ameri-
cans and, 43; women, 44
Pima, 9m, 554m
Pinchot, Gifford, 628, 629
Pinckney , Charles, 165
Pinckney , Charles Cotesworth, 165, 228
Pinckney , Thomas, 207, 212
Pinckney’s Treaty (1795), 207–08, 207m
Pinkerton Agency , 587
Pinta (ship), 15
pioneers , 61
Pioneers , The (Cooper), 271
pirates, 240
Pizarro, Francisco, 21
placer mining, 329
Plains Cree , 9m
Plains Indians, 237, 553–56, 553p, 554m,
556p
Plains Ojibway, 9m
plantations , 23, 38, 41, 289, 373p, 376,
381, 382–83, 383p, 386, 509p
planters , 383
plants , 18m
Plateau: culture area, 9m, 10
Platt Amendment, 650
plea bargain, 181
Pledge of Allegiance , R30
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), 528f, 529, R33–34
Plymouth C olon y, 33p, 45p
Plymouth Rock, 43
Pocahontas , 37
Poe, Edgar Allan, 407
police , 596–97
political action committees (PACs), 186
political cartoons, 214, 243, 482, 504, 519,
581, 594, 656
political machines, 606–07, 607p, 613
political partici
pation, 186
political parties, 145, 212; changes in,
450–51; nominating conventions,
285; in 1800s, 284–85. See also Bull
Moose Party; Democrat Party;
Democrat-Republican Party;
Do-Nothing Party; Federalist Party;
Free Soil Party; Know-Nothing Party;
Populist Party; Progressive Party;
Republican Party; Socialist Party;
Whig Party
politics: corruption in, 606–09; explaining
the process of, 220–21f; reading skills
for, 34–35f, 76–77f, 112–13f, 142–43f,
226–27f, 258–59f, 282–83f, 436–37f,
470–71f, 510–11f, 638–39f; under-
standing assumptions, 194–95f
Polk, James K., 322, R24; Gold Rush and,
327; Mexican-American War and,
320; new territory and, 317–18;
slavery and, 438
poll taxes, 176, 176p, 528–29
pollution, 611
poly gamy, 310
Ponca, 554m
Ponc e de León, Juan, 16m, 21
Pontiac , 33p, 61, 61p
Pony Express, 542p, 550
Pope, John, 480
popular sov ereignty, 129, 439, 441, 446,
453
population: of African Americans, 40c; of
California, 331; of cities, 594; farm,
562; Hispanic, 22c; House of Repre-
sentatives and, 145; immigrant, 400,
401, 591g; Mexican American,
324f;
rural, 198, 198c; urban, 198–99, 198c
population density, 403m
populism, 562–63
Populist Party, 564
Portugal: exploration by, 14m, 15
Pory, John, 38f
Pota watomi, 9m, 554m
Potta watomie Massacre , 448, 455
poverty , 610
Powderly, Terence V., 585
Powhatan, 9m, 37
Preamble to the Constitution, 119, 150
prec edent, 197
Presc ott, Samuel, 79
President, U.S., 129, 146, R23–27; as
commander in chief, 147; Constitu-
tion and the, 158–60; disability of,
176–77; executive orders, 147; in
Gilded Age, 607–09, 608p, 609p;
pardons and the, 147, 517; during
progressive movement, 627–31, 628p;
term of offi ce, 152f; veto power of,
146–47
pr esident pro tempore, 145
presidios ,
22, 318
press , freedom of the, 167, 179
Preston, Thomas, 67
Primary Sources, 292, 296, 311, 426, 453,
456, 612; assessing, 460f; book, 23f;
historical document, 43f, 134f, 210f,
230f, 262f, 440f, 441f, 442f, 458f;
journal entry, 96f, 238f; letters, 38f,
Oglethorpe Primary Sourc es
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Red Ri ver, 238
Reed, Walter, 650, 655
referendum pr ocedur e , 613
reform movements, 597, 603p; abolition
of slavery, 416–421; child labor and,
612, 615–19, 615p, 616p, 617p; civil
service, 608–09; progressives and,
610–14, 611p, 612p, 613p, 614c;
voting and, 613, 614c; women’s
rights, 425–28, 426p
religion: African Americans and, 411, 515,
597; in England, 39; freedom of, 115,
166, 179; government and, 46f; Great
Awakening, 58–59, 58p; immigrants
and, 588–89; in Middle Colonies,
49–50; Mormons, 310–11; music
and, 270p, 272; Native American, 10,
22; in New England colonies, 42–43,
45–46; in Pennsylvania, 50; Protes-
tant Reformation, 24–25, 25p; Puri-
tan, 46; reading skills for, 398–99f;
Second Great Awakening, 410–11; in
slave culture, 389–90; in the South,
384; Toleration Act and, 39. See also
individual religions
Republican Motherhood, 197
Republican Party: creation of, 450; elec-
tion of 1860, 457, 457m; election of
1868, 522–23; election of 1876, 527,
607; election of 1880, 607; election of
1884, 608; election of 1888, 608; elec-
tion of 1896, 608; election of 1912,
629–30; Emancipation Proclama-
tion and, 491; Radical Republicans,
519–20, 519p, 521, 523; in Recon-
struction, 525. See also Democratic-
Republican Party
reservations, 555, 558
reserved powers, 144
Revels, Hiram, 509p, 525, 525p
Revere , Paul, 67, 79, 134
revivals, 58–59, 58p, 272, 384
Revolutionary War: allies in, 95; Conti-
nental Army and, 90–91, 91m, 91p,
95; early battles, 78–81, 79m, 80m;
economics of, 200–01; England and,
91m, 92–97, 100–01, 100m; French
Revolution and, 206; Middle Colonies
in, 91m; sea battles of, 97; soldiers in,
90–91, 91p; in the South, 98–99, 99p;
Treaty of Paris, 101; Valley Forge, 96,
96p; war debts, 122–23
Reynolds, Mary, 386
Rhode Island, R29; colonial, 46–47, 47;
Constitutional Convention, 126;
government in, 55–56; ratifi cation of
the Constitution, 134
Rhode Island system, 353
Richmond, Virginia, 381, 513p, 475, 478,
480
Riis, Jacob, 596, 620f
Rio Grande, 320
Ri p Van Winkle ” (Irving), 271
roads, 22, 265–66, 265m, 289, 379
Roanoke Island, 27
Rochambeau, Comte de, 100
Rockefeller, John D., 580–81, 582, 583,
583p
Rocky Mountains, 260, 309m
Rodney , Caesar, 89
Rolfe, John, 37
Roman Ca tholic Church, 22, 39, 313, 402;
Protestant Reformation and, 25
separation of powers, 145f; Shays’
Rebellion, 124f; terms of offi ce, 152f;
Texas, 313f; U.S. Constitution, 130f;
War of 1812, 249f
Quinalt, 554m
Quincy , Josiah, 67, 242, 412
R
Radical Republicans, 519–20, 519p, 521,
523
railroad, 331, 343p, 360–63, 360p, 361p,
362m, 562p, 581; cattle industry and,
548–49; economy and the, 575; effect
of, 363, 552, 552p; regulation of,
563; steel and, 575; transcontinental,
550–52, 550m, 551p, 552p
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 27
Randolph, Edmund, 126–27, 197p
rati cation, 116, 165
Raven, The” (Poe), 407
Read, George, 89, 165
Readers (McGu ey), 412
Reading Skills, 34, 76, 112, 142, 194, 226,
258, 282, 302f, 344f, 374f, 398–99,
510f, 544f, 572, 576, 604–05, 638;
compare and contrast, 436–37;
economics, 4–5f, 34–35f, 194–95f,
282–83f, 306–07f, 344–45f, 374–75f,
572–73f, 638–39f; evaluating
web-based information, 374–75f;
geography, 4–5f, 76–77f, 226–27f,
306–07f, 544–45f; politics, 34–35f,
76–77f, 112–13f, 142–43f, 194–95f,
226–27f, 258–59f, 282–83f, 398,
436–37f, 470–71f, 510–11f, 638–39f;
reading for essential information,
510–11f; religion, 398–99f; science
and technology, 344–45f, 544–45f;
society and culture, 258–59f, 374–75f,
398–99f, 436–37f, 470–71f, 510–11f,
572–73f; specialized vocabulary, 4–5f;
understanding assumptions, 194–95f;
understanding cause and effect, 344–
45f, 398–99f, 436–37f; understand-
ing chronological order, 112–13f;
understanding comparison-contrast,
638–39f; understanding drawing
conclusions, 282–83f; understanding
propaganda, 226–27f; understanding
proposition and support, 470–71f;
understanding semantic slanting,
258–59f; understanding structural
patterns, 572–73f; understanding
summarizing, 142–43f, 306–07f;
understanding through question-
ing, 544–45f; understanding words
through context, 34–35f, 76–77f
Reagan, Ronald, 148, R27
reaper, 366
Reconstruction: Black Codes and, 518–20;
cotton and, 530, 531; different views
of, 512–14; Ku Klux Klan and, 526,
526p, 527p; military districts, 521m;
in the New South, 530–31, 530p;
Panic of 1873 and, 527; Redeemers
and, 528; in the South, 524–25, 525p
Reconstruction Acts, 521–22, 522p
Reconstruction amendments, 171
Redcoats, 80, 80m, 81
Redeemers, 528
286f, 391f, 493f; magazine article,
356f; newspaper advertisement, 353f;
newspaper article, 67f; points of
view, 128f, 203f, 244f, 520f; political
cartoons, 214f, 243f, 482f, 519f, 581f,
594f, 656f; speech, 413f, 485f
Principles of Scienti c Management, The
(Taylor), 584
printing pr ess, 24p,
25
prisoners of war , 495
prison reform, 412
priva teers , 206, 214
Privy C ouncil, 54
Proclamation of 1763, 61
Progr essive Movement, 610–14, 611p,
612p, 613p, 614c
Progr essive Party, 630
Prohibition, 172
Promontory , Utah, 551
propaganda, 67, 186, 226–27f
property rights, 324; women’s rights
and, 428
proprietary colony, 39, 54
prospecting, 328
Prosser, Gabriel, 390
Protestant Reformation, 24–25, 25p
Protestant religion, 25, 39, 402
Providenc e , Rhode Island, 46
Prussia: American Revolution and, 95
public
space, 596, 611
publishing , 595–96; yellow journalism,
584
Publius, 133
Pueblo , 10, 318, 325, 554m
pueblos , 22
Puerto Rican Americans, 184, 651; popula-
tion of, 22c
Puerto Rico, 575p; Spanish-American War
in, 649, 649m; as U.S. territory, 651
Pulitzer, Joseph, 646
Pullman, George, 575, 587
Pullman Palace Car Company , 587
Pullman Strike, 587
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906), 628
Puritans, 42–43, 44–45, 45–46, 46;
self-government and, 45–46
push-pull factor, 30, 401f
Q
Quakers, 50, 58, 414, 416
Quebec, Canada, 18; in American Revolu-
tion, 92; in French and Indian War,
60
Quick Facts, 595; African Americans, 529f;
Andrew Johnson, 517f; checks and
balances, 146f; church and state,
46f; Civil War soldiers, 475f; colonial
government, 55f; Constitution, 130;
Dred Scott decision, 452f; election
of 1800, 229f; federalism, 129f,
163f; Federalists and Antifederalists,
133f; foreign policy, 657f; free states
and slave states, 439f; government
sources, 114f; Great Compromise,
127f; Hamilton’s economic plan,
201f; judicial system, 161f; Middle
Colonies, 50f; Patriots, 94f; political
machines, 607f; Progressive amend-
ments, 631f; Progressives, 611f;
Reconstruction Amendments, 522f;
Primary Sources Roman C atholic Church
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Roosevelt, Franklin D., R26; term of
offi ce, 146, 174
Roosevelt, Theodore, 627–30, 628p, R25;
biography, 655, 655p; foreign policy
of, 655–56, 656p; Panama Canal and,
653, 655; Rough Riders and, 648,
648p, 649p
Roosevelt Corollary , 656, 657f
Rosebud, Battle of the, 554m
Ross, George, 89
Ross, John, 295
Rough Riders, 648, 648p, 649p
royal colon y, 37, 40, 54
royal governor, 54
Rush, Benjamin, 89
Rush-Bagot Agreement, 260
Russia: empire of, 60m; immigrants from,
588; in North America, 101m; Oregon
Country and, 309, 317
Rutledge, Edward, 89
Rutledge, John, 128, 128p, 165
S
Sacagawea, 222-23p, 238
Sack of Lawrence , 447–48
Sacramento Ri ver, 327
St. Clair, Arthur, 208
St. Lawr ence River, 17, 18, 26
St. Louis, 26, 236f
Salem, Massachusetts, 47
Salt Lake City, 309m, 311
Sam, Guillaume, 658
Samoa, 641
Samoset, 43
Sampson, Deborah, 91
Sand Creek Massacre, 554m, 555
San Diego, California, 320
San Francisc o, California, 320, 328, 331g,
331p, 570p
Sanitary Commission, U.S., 476
sanitation, 611
San Jacinto , Battle of, 314, 314m
San Juan Hill, 649
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 313–14,
314m, 322
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 309m, 310, 318
Santa Fe Trail, 309m, 310
Santa María (ship), 15
Santee Sioux, 9m
Saratoga, Battle of, 94, 94m, 95
Saschutkenne, 9m
satire, 271
Sauk, 9m, 297
Savannah, Georgia, 40, 379, 501m, 502
scalawags, 524–25
Scandinavia, 588
Scarlet Letter, The (Hawthorne), 397p, 406
science and technology , 349; in Age of
Exploration, 14–15; factories, 366;
farm equipment, 366, 561, 562p;
icebox, 367; during Industrial Revo-
lution, 349, 349p; Panama Canal,
590–91, 592m, 593; reading skills for,
344–45f, 544–45f; sewing machine,
366p, 367; spinning machine, 347,
347p; steam power, 359, 360, 366;
telegraph, 364–65, 365p; themes of,
568; USS Constitution, 241p; water
frame, 347, 347p; at World’s Fair, 596.
See also inventions
scienti c agricultur e , 380
scienti c management , 584
Scienti c Rev olution, 59
Scott, Dred, 451–52, 452m
Scott, Winfi eld, 321m, 322, 323, 446,
475, 482f
Scott v. Sandford (1857), R33. See also
Dred Scott decision
sea dogs , 25
secession, 458–59
Second Amendment, 166, 180
Second Seminole War, 297, 297m
sectionalism, 267, 439
segregation, 528, 529
Selective Service, 185
self-gov ernment: for Californios, 319f; for
Cubans, 646; in English colonies, 43,
45, 50, 102, 118, R41
Seminary Ridge, 498, 499m
Seminole, 9m, 11, 261, 297, 297m, 565
Senate, U.S., 129, 145; Constitution and
the, 152; Louisiana Purchase and,
236; president of the, 145; Seven-
teenth Amendment and, 172; term
of offi ce, 152f. See also Congress, U.S.;
legislative branch
Seneca, 9m, 11
Seneca Falls Con v ention, 397p, 426–27,
426p
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, 426,
R45
separate but equal, 529
separa tion of powers , 145f
Separ atists , 42
Sequoya, 295
Serapis (warship), 97
Seri, 9m
Serra, Junípero, 22
settlement houses , 597
Seve n Days’ Battles , 479m, 480
Seventeenth Amendment, 172, 613, 631f
Seventh Amendment, 166, 167, 180, 181
Seve n Years’ War, 60
Seward, William, 440, 447, 457, 641
Seward’s Folly , 641
sewing machine, 366p, 367
sharecropping , 529–30
Shawnee, 9m, 61, 242–44
Shawnee Trail, 550m
Shays, Daniel, 122p, 123–24, 123p
Shays s Rebellion, 122p, 123, 123p
Sherman, Roger, 84, 89, 126p, 165
Sherman, William Tecumseh, 501-02,
501m, 515
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), 582, 608, 628
Sherman Silv er Purchase Act (1888), 564
Shiloh, Battle of, 485
Shoemaker, David R.P., 476
Shoshone, 9m, 10, 222–23p, 238, 554m
Shot Hear dRound the World,” 79–80
Shuswap, 9m
Sierra Nev ada, 326, 327, 550m, 551
Signal Corps, 495f
Silet, 554m
Silk Road , 13–14, 14m
silver, 546–48, 564
Silvester, Naomi, 44
Sinclair, Upton, 621f, 628
Singer, Isaac, 367
Sioux, 9m, 553, 554, 554m, 555, 556
Sirius (steamship), 343p
Sitting Bull , 556
Sixteenth Amendment, 172, 630, 631f
Sixth Amendment, 166, 167, 180, 181, 185
skyscrapers, 595
slander, 179
Slater, John, 353
Slater, Samuel, 348, 352, 353
Slatersville, 353
slave auctions, 387, 388
slave codes, 41, 388, 391
slave narratives, 418, 443
slave revolts, 390–91, 390m, 390p, 455–56
slavery , 289, 373p; abolition of, 416–21,
417p, 418p, 419m, 420p; Africa and,
57; agriculture and, 376; buying
freedom, 387; compensation for, 515;
daily life under, 388–90, 388p, 389p;
Declaration of Independence and, 85;
domestic, 387; Dred Scott decision
and, 451–52, 452m, 453; education
and, 388; Emancipation Proclama-
tion and, 491-92, 491m, 503; families
and, 388–89; Fugitive Slave Act and,
441–42; gang-labor system, 386;
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 446–47, 446m,
447m; Lincoln and, 473; living condi-
tions and, 387; manifest destiny and,
317; in Middle Colonies, 51; Middle
Passage, 57p, 58; Native Americans
and, 23; New England colonies and,
85; in Northwest Territory, 116m,
117; regional differences about,
438–39, 439m; religion and, 389–90;
skilled jobs and, 387; in southern
colonies, 39, 40, 41; in Texas, 313;
Thirteenth Amendment, 170; Thir-
teenth Amendment and, 514–15;
Three-Fifths Compromise, 128;
Underground Railroad and, 341p,
418–20, 419m; in Virginia, 38–39
slave states, 266–67, 266m, 419m,
438–39, 439m
slave trade, 128, 379, 440
Slidell, John, 320
slums, 610
smelting process, 363
Smith, James, 89
Smith, John, 36–37
Smith, Joseph, 310–11
Smith, Margaret Bayard, 286f
Smith, Margaret Chase, 179
Smith, Sophia, 622
Smith C ollege , 622
smuggling, 57, 64, 66, 68
Snake Ri ver, 326
social classes , 402
social Darwinism, 581
socialism, 619
Socialist Party, 630
social problems, 610–14, 611p, 612p,
613p, 614c
social ref orms , 612
Social Studies Skills, 532f; accepting social
responsibility, 430f; analysis, 28f,
102f, 136f, 188f, 276f, 460f, 598f,
632f, 664f; analyzing costs and bene-
ts, 598f; comparing migration maps,
566f; continuity and change, 664f;
critical thinking, 28f, 102f, 136f, 188f,
300f, 460, 460f; determining context,
188f; different points of view, 136f;
framing historical questions, 28f;
group decisions, 216f; identifying
central issues, 276f; interpreting
graphs, 392f; interpreting maps, 334f;
interpreting political cartoons, 504f;
Roosevelt Social Studies Skills
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interpreting time lines, 70f; participa-
tion, 216f, 252f, 368f, 430f; personal
conviction and bias, 368f; primary
and secondary sources, 460f; short
and long term causal patterns, 632f;
solving problems, 300f; study, 334f,
392f, 504f, 566f; understanding his-
torical interpretation, 102f; working
in groups to solve issues, 252f
society and culture: defi nition of, 7;
reading skills for, 258–59f, 374–75f,
398–99f, 436–37f, 470–71f, 510–11f,
572–73f
Society of Friends, 50. See also Quakers
sodbusters, 561, 561p
Sons of Liberty, 66, 68, 79, 209
South: African Americans in, 384p; Civil
War in the, 474-75, 474m, 501-02,
501m; colonies in the, 36–41, 37m,
39p, 40m, 55; cotton in, 377–78,
378m, 380p; economy of, 41, 288–89,
289m, 380p, 513; education in the,
415; election of 1860, 457, 457m;
factories in, 380–81; farming in,
288–89, 380, 382–84, 529–30, 529p;
Freedmen’s Bureau in, 516, 516p; Ku
Klux Klan and, 526, 526p, 527p; New
South, 530–31, 530p; nullifi cation
crisis and, 290–91; Reconstruction
in the, 524–25, 525p; religion in,
384; resources of the, 474-75, 474c;
Revolutionary War in the, 98–99, 99p;
slavery in, 39, 40, 41, 128, 438–39,
439m; state government in the, 517,
524–25, 525p; urban life in the, 384
South America: migration to, 7m; Monroe
Doctrine and, 262–63; Native Ameri-
cans in, 20–21; Spain and, 262
South America: Political, R9m
South Car olina: agriculture in, 41; Black
Codes in, 519; Civil War in, 473,
473m, 473p, 493; colony of, 40;
cotton in, 378m; economy of, 290;
freedpeople in, 515; nullifi cation
crisis and, 290–91; plantations, 373p;
ratifi cation of the Constitution, 165;
during Reconstruction, 523; in Revo-
lutionary War, 98, 99, 99p; secedes
from the Union, 435p, 456, 458;
Second Great Awakening in, 410. See
also Carolinas
South Dakota, R29
Southeast: culture area, 9m
Southwest, 318–19; culture area, 9m, 10;
Mexican Americans in, 325, 592, 626;
Native Americans in the, 557
Spaight, Richard Dobbs, 165
Spain: Adams-Onís Treaty, 309; American
Revolution and, 95; California and,
318–19, 319p; Central America and,
22, 262; colonies of, 22–23; Cuba
and, 584–85; empire of, 26m, 27,
60m; England and, 25, 26p; explora-
tion by, 16m, 20–21, 21p; Florida and,
101, 207, 207m, 261, 261m; Louisiana
and, 235–36; Mexico and, 262; Native
Americans and, 22–23; New Mexico
and, 318; in North America, 101m;
Oregon Country and, 317; Pinckney’s
Treaty, 207–08, 207m; South America
and, 262; Spanish-American War,
646–51, 647p, 648p, 649m, 649p,
650m, 650p; Texas and, 312; trade
with, 121, 121m; U.S. foreign policy
and, 261, 261m
Spanish-American War , 646–51, 647p,
648p, 649m, 649p, 650m, 650p
Spanish Armada, 25, 25p
Spanish Florida, 40
Spanish language, 325
Speaker of the House , 145
Speaking Skills: oral history, 74; thinking,
81
specialization, 584
speculators, 201
speech, freedom of, 166, 179
spheres of in uence , 644
spinning machine, 347, 347p
spirituals, 272, 389
spoils system, 286, 608–09
Spokane , 9m, 554m
Spy, The (Cooper), 271
Squamish, 9m
Squanto, 43
Square Deal , 627–28
Stamp Act (1765), 66, 68
Stamp Act Congress, 66
Standard Oil Compan y, 580–81, 580p
Stanford, Leland, 550, 581, 583, 583p
Stanford Univ ersity, 581
Stanton, Edwin, 491, 522
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 426, 427, 428,
429, 429p, 623
staple crops, 51
Starr, Ellen Gates, 597
Star-Spangled Banner , The (Key), 248, R31
state constitutions, 115
state courts, 198
state government, 129, 163f; concurrent
powers and, 144; Constitution and,
162–63; delegated powers of, 144;
nullifi cation crisis and, 290–91; pow-
ers denied, 157; Redeemers and, 528;
reserved powers of, 144; in the South,
517, 524–25, 525p; Tenth Amend-
ment and, 183; Thirteenth Amend-
ment and, 517; Wisconsin Idea, 614
states’ rights doctrine, 290–91
Statue of Liberty , 589p
steamboat, 359, 359p; cotton trade and,
379
steam power, 366
steel industry , 363, 574–75, 580
steerage, 589
Stephens , Alexander, 383, 458
Stephens , Ann Sophia, 406
Stevens, John L., 642
Stevens, Thaddeus, 520, 520p, 522
stockholders, 579, 580p
Stockton, Richard, 89
Stockton, Robert, 320
Stone, Lucy, 427–28
Stone, Thomas, 89
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 424, 435p, 443,
444f
Strauss, Levi, 330
strict construction, 204
strikes
, 356, 586m, 587, 627–28
Strong, George Templeton, 361
Stuart, Jeb, 498
Study Skills: comparing migration maps,
566f; interpreting graphs, 392f;
interpreting maps, 334f; interpreting
political cartoons, 504f
Stuyvesant, Peter, 27, 49p, 50
Subarctic, culture area, 8, 8m, 9m
subsidy , 642
suburbs, 595
subways, 595
su rage, 115, 173, 173p. See also voting
rights
sugar, 642
Sugar Act (1764), 64, 68
sugarcane, 381
Sullivan, Louis, 595
Suma, 9m
Sumner, Charles, 448–49, 520
supply and demand, 563g
Supreme Court, U.S., 130, R34–35p; deci-
sions, 147, 148, 231, 266, 291–92,
296, 359, 451, 452, 453, 528, R32–39;
Jefferson and, 231–32, 232p; judicial
review, 232; term of offi ce, 152f. See
also
judicial branch; individual cases
Susquehanna, 9m
Sutter, John, 327
Sutter’s Fort, 327
Swamp Fox. See Marion, Francis
Swampy Cr ee, 9m
sweatshops, 592
Sweden, 27; empire of, 26m, 27; immi-
grants from, 591m
symbolic speech, 179
T
Taft, William Howard, 629–30, R26; for-
eign policy of, 657, 657f, 658
Tagish, 9m
Taino, 9m, 17
Talleyrand-P érigor d, Charles-Maurice de,
214, 236
Tammany Hall, 607
Taney , Roger B., 452
Tarahumara, 9m
Tari of Abominations, 289
tari s: British, 121; Confederation Con-
gress and, 122; Hamilton and, 209;
progressives and, 629; protective,
203; regional differences and, 288–89;
transportation and, 264. See also taxes
Tarlton, Banastre, 98–99
taxation without representation, 67
taxes: Boston Tea Party and, 68; House
Ways and Means Committee, 145;
income, 630; in Massachusetts Bay
Colony, 44–45. See also tariffs
Taylor, Frederick W., 584
Taylor, George, 89
Taylor, Zachary, 439, 446, R24;
Mexican-American War and, 320,
322, 322p
Tea Act (1773), 68
tea tax, 68
technology. See inventions; science and
technology
Tecumseh, 242–44, 247, 248
telegraph, 364–65, 365p, 550, 577
telephone , 577, 577p
Teller Amendment, 647, 650
temperance movement, 411, 426, 623
tenant farmers , 562
tenements, 404, 590, 596, 611
Tennessee, R29; admitted to the Union,
234; Civil War in, 474, 474m, 484-85;
cotton in, 378m; during Reconstruc-
tion, 523; Second Great Awakening
in, 410
Social Studies Skills Tennessee
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Tenochtitlán, 20–21
Ten P ercent Plan, 513
Tenth Amendment, 167, 182, 183
terms of o ce, 152f, 174
Teton Sioux, 9m
Texas, 309, 309m, R29; Alamo, 314,
314m, 315p; annexation of, 317,
318; cattle industry in, 548–49, 549;
Civil War in, 484, 487; as a colony,
312–13; Compromise of 1850 and,
440, 441; cotton in, 378m; frontier,
318; independence of, 313; Mexican
Americans in, 592; Mexican-Ameri-
can War and, 321m; Mexican Cession
and, 323; Mexico and, 312–15, 313p,
314m, 315p; Native Americans in,
553; Reconstruction in, 517; as repub-
lic, 313–15, 314m, 318; secedes from
the Union, 458, 459; slavery in, 313;
Spain and, 312
Texas Rangers, 315, 555
Texas Revolution, 313–15, 314m
textile industry , 347–48, 347p, 354–56,
355p, 475, 530–31
Thacher, James, 80, 94
Thames River, Battle of, 247, 247m
Thanksgiving, 43
Thayendanegea, 91
Third Amendment, 166, 180
Thirteenth Amendment, 170, 171, 514–15,
517, 522f
Thoreau, Henry David, 405
Thornton, Matthew, 89
Three-Fifths Compromise , 128
Tilden, Samuel J., 527, 607
Time Lines: amendments, 168–69; culture,
270–72; European history, 24–25;
farming, 562–63; interpreting, 70f;
inventions, 364–67, 576–77; Lewis
and Clark expedition, 236–37; neutral-
ity, 206–07; Patriots, 94–95; populism,
562–63; Road to Revolution, 68–69;
Road to War, 242–43; suffrage, 424–25
time zones , 360
Tippecanoe, Battle of, 243–44
Tlingit, 9m
tobacco, 19, 37, 41, 289, 380
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 186, 367
Toleration Act (1649), 39
Tolowa, 9m
Tompkins, Sally Louisa, 496
Tom Thumb (locomotive), 343p, 360
Tongas, 9m
Tonkawa, 9m
Toponce, Alexander, 551
Tories, 76, 84
totems, 10
town meeting, 55, 55f, 114f, 115
Townshend Acts (1767), 66, 68, 69
townships, 116m
trade, 50; with Africa, 13–15, 14m; with
Asia, 13–15, 14m; barriers to, 121m;
with Britain, 121, 121m, 122; with
China, 317; closed markets, 122; cot-
ton, 379; with Japan, 643–44, 644p;
in Middle Colonies, 51; overland,
13–14, 14m; with Spain, 121, 121m.
See also free trade; triangular trade
trade la ws, 56–57
trade unions , 356. See also labor unions
Trail of Tears, 295p, 296
transcendentalism, 405–06
Transcontinental Railroad, 331, 550–52,
550m, 551p, 552p
transportation, 264; animals used for, 19;
canals, 265–66, 265m, 379; in cities,
595, 611; El Camino Real, 22; inven-
tions in, 577-78; railroad, 331, 343p,
360–63, 360p, 361p, 362m, 550–52,
550m, 551p, 552p; revolution in, 358;
roads, 265–66, 265m, 289, 379; ships,
37m; steamboat, 359, 359p; tariffs
and, 264
Travis, Jim, 314
treaties, 116, 120, 164, 310, 593, 693,
R32; and Congress, 145c, 146c; and
courts, 161; with Native Americans,
298, 553–55, 554m; and president,
145c, 147, 160. See also specifi c treaties
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, 295
Treaty of Fort Jackson (1814), 248
Treaty of Fort Lar amie (1851), 554, 554m
Treaty of Fort Lar amie (1868), 555
Treaty of Ghent (1814), 249, 260
Treaty of Greenville (1795), 209, 242
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), 323,
324
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867), 554m, 555
Treaty of Paris (1763), 60
Treaty of Paris (1783), 101, 120
Tredegar Iron Works, 373p, 381
Trenton, Battle of, 93
trials, 181
Triangle Shirtwaist Company , 618
triangular trade , 56m, 57–58, 57p
tribal councils , 555f
tricksters, 389
trolleys , 595
trusts, 581, 582, 628
Truth, Sojourner, 418, 424
Tubman, Harriet, 420, 420p
Tule Rive r culture ar ea, 554m
Turner , Nat, 390–91, 390m, 390p, 421
Tuskegee, 9m
Tweed , William Marcy, 607, 607p
Twelfth Amendment, 168–69
Twentieth Amendment, 173–74
Twenty- fth Amendment, 176–77
Twenty- rst Amendment, 174
Twenty-fourth Amendment, 176
Twenty-second Amendment, 146, 174
Twenty-seventh Amendment, 177
Twenty-sixth Amendment, 141, 177
Twenty-third Amendment, 174
Two Years Before the Mast (Dana), 319
Tyler , John, 293, R24; westward expan-
sion and, 317
tyranny, 83
U
Umpqua, 9m
unalienable, 84
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Stowe), 443, 444f
Undergr ound Railroad , 341p, 418–20, 419m
Underwood Tari Act (1913), 630
unicameral legisla ture , 127
Union Arm y, 501m; African Americans in,
492–93; battles in the West, 484–87,
485p, 486m; casualties of, 500, 502g;
at Gettysburg, 497–500, 497p, 498p,
499m, 499p; naval strategies of,
482–83, 482p, 483m; soldiers of the,
475–76, 475p, 495, 495p
Union Paci c Railr oad, 550–51
unions. See labor unions; trade unions
Union States, 474, 474m, 479m
United States of America: Phy sical, R4–5m
United States of America: P olitical, R2–3m
Utah, R29; Compromise of 1850 and,
441; Mexican Cession and, 323; Mor-
mons in, 311; Native Americans in, 8;
railroad in, 551
Utah Territory, 309m
Ute, 9m, 10, 554m
V
Vail, Alfred Lewis, 365
Vallandigham, Clement L., 494
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 319, 319p,
321m, 331
Valley Forge, 96, 96p
Van Buren, Martin, 281p, 286, 290, 439,
R23; election of 1836, 292; labor and,
357
Van Vorst, Marie, 616
vaqueros, 318p, 549, 549p
Vassar College , 622
Veiller, Lawrence, 611
Venezuela, 655–56
Venice, Italy, 13p, 14
Veracruz, Mexico, 321, 322
Vermont, R29
vertical integration, 580
Vesey , Denmark, 390. See also Denmark
Vesey Document
Vespucci, Amerigo, 17
veto, 146–47
Vice President , U.S., 146; as president of
the Senate, 145; term of offi ce, 152f
Vicksburg, Siege of, 486, 486m, 488, 500
Villa, Francisco “Pancho,” 661
Vincennes, Battle of, 97
Virginia , R29; agriculture in, 41, 378m;
Articles of Confederation and, 124;
Civil War in, 474, 474m, 475, 478–81,
479m, 480p, 500; daily life in, 38–39;
education in, 48; as English colony,
27; government in, 55; House of Bur-
gesses, 115; Jamestown, 36–37, 37m,
38; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
134, 165; in Revolutionary War, 98,
100, 100m; slave revolts in, 455–56;
slavery in, 38–39, 379, 385, 388; state
debt of, 201; tax revolt in, 66, 68;
western frontier and, 61
Virginia (warship), 482-83
Virginia and K entucky Resolutions , 290
Virginia Company. See London Company
Virginia Declaration of Rights, 135
Virginia Plan, 126–27
Virginia Statute for Religious F r eedom, 115,
118, 179, R42
visually impaired, 413
volunteer groups, 186–87, 187p
Von Steuben, Friedrich, 95, 96
voting: age, 177; elections and, 186;
reforms in, 613, 614c
voting rights, 115; of African Americans,
171, 385, 493, 521, 521m, 522p, 523;
poll taxes and, 528–29; in 1800s,
284–85; in Washington, D.C., 174;
of women, 173, 173p, 523, 603p,
623–24, 623p
Tenochtitlán voting rights
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Americans in, 557; Oregon Coun-
try and, 309, 309m; Oregon Trail,
309–10, 309m; Pike’s expedition,
238–39; Revolutionary War in the,
97; water-use laws, 325
Western Shoshone , 9m
Western Trail, 550m
West Indies, 17; trade with, 121m
Westinghouse, George, 575, 577
West Virginia, R29; Civil War in, 474,
474m, 479m; coal mining in, 362; oil
in, 576; roads in, 265, 265m
whaling , 47
Whig Party, 292, 450; election of 1852,
446
Whipple , William, 89
Whisk ey Rebellion, 209
Whit e, John, 27
Whit e eld, George, 58p, 59
Whit e House, 230, 286
Whitman, Walt, 407
Whitney, Eli, 349, 372p, 377, 377p
Wichita, 9m
Wilder , Laura Ingalls, 562
Wilderness Campaign, 500
Willard, Frances, 623
William and Mary C ollege, 48
Williams, Joseph E., 493f
Williams, Roger, 46–47
Williams, William, 89
Williamson, Hugh, 165
Wilmot, David, 438
Wilmot Proviso, 438–39
Wilson, James, 89, 126p, 165
Wilson, Woodrow, 629, 630–31, R26;
foreign policy of, 657f, 658, 661
Winnemucca, Sarah, 558, 558p
Winthrop, John, 44, 45
Wisconsin, R29; immigrants in, 401; in
Northwest Territory, 116m, 117; Wis-
consin Idea, 614
Wisconsin Idea, 614
witchcr aft trials , 47
Witherspoon, John, 89
Wolcott, Oliver, 89
Woman’s Christian Temperanc e Union, 623
women: in Civil War, 496, 496p; Daugh-
ters of Liberty, 62; Declaration of
Independence and, 85; education
and, 48, 413, 413p, 424, 622; fi rst
ladies, 197; in Gold Rush, 328, 329,
329p; Great Awakening and, 59;
Homestead Act and, 560; immi-
grant, 592; labor reform and, 357,
619; in labor unions, 586; in Middle
Colonies, 51; in the military, 185;
mill workers, 343p, 531; minimum
wage law and, 618; Mormon, 310;
Native American, 11, 20; Pilgrim,
44; on plantations, 383; Progressive
movement and, 622; Quaker, 50;
reform groups and, 412, 603p; in
Revolutionary War, 91; slaves, 387p;
on the Supreme Court, 148; temper-
ance movement and, 623; in textile
industry, 354–56, 355p; voting rights
of, 115, 173, 173p, 284, 523, 603p,
623–24, 623p; on wagon trains, 310,
311p
women’s rights, 397p, 423–24; leaders,
427–28; property rights and, 428;
Seneca Falls Convention, 426–27,
426p; voting rights, 115, 173, 173p,
284, 523, 603p, 623–24, 623p
Wood, Leonard, 650
Woodward , Charlotte, 426, 428
W orcester v. Georgia (1832), 296, R32–33
workers’ compensation, 618
workplace safety , 618
World: Political, R6–7m
World’s F air, 596
Wovoka, 558
Wright, Orville and Wilbur, 578
Writing Skills: biographical narrative,
106–07f; biographical sketch, 372;
cause and effect, 338–39f; character
sketch, 256, 278; comparing people
and events, 464–65f; explaining a
political process, 220–21f; infomer-
cials, 32; interviews, 280; job history,
508; letter of recommendation, 224;
letters, 2; newspaper advertisement,
342, 372; newspaper article, 468;
newspaper editorial, 110; Nobel
nomination, 192, 216; outline, 300;
pamphlets, 140, 190; persuasive essay,
668–69f; social studies report, 536–39f
writing systems, 8, 295
Wyoming, R29; cattle industry in, 549;
Mexican Cession and, 323; Native
Americans in, 554, 554m
Wythe, George, 89
X
XYZ A air , 213–14, 214p
Y
Yakima, 9m, 554m
Yaqui, 9m
Yaquina, 9m
yellow fever , 650, 655
yellow journalism, 646
yeomen, 384
Yokuts, 9m, 10
Yorktown, Battle of, 100, 100m
Young, Brigham, 311, 325
Yuki, 9m
Yuma, 9m
Z
Zapata, Emiliano, 661
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 313
Zenger, John Peter, 56
zoning la ws, 611
Zuni, 9m
Voting Rights Act (1970), 177
W
Wabash River, 244
Wade, Benjamin, 513, 522
Wade-Davis Bill, 513–14
wagon trains, 309–10, 310p, 311p
Waicura, 9m
Wailaki, 554m
Waldo, Albigence, 96
Walker, David, 417
Walla Walla, 9m, 554m
Wall Street, 199
Waltham, Massachusetts, 354
Walton, George, 89
Wampanoag, 9m, 43, 59
Wappo, 9m
war debts, 122–23
War Hawks, 244–45
War of 1812, 245; battles of, 246–48,
247m, 248p; causes and effects of,
249f; manufacturing and the, 351;
Rush-Bagot Agreement, 260
War of Independenc e . See Revolutionary
War
Washington, R29
Washington, Booker T., 624, 624p
Washington, D.C.: Civil War in, 474, 474m,
478, 479; corruption in, 607; design
of, 202, 202p; as nation’s capital, 202,
202p, 230; voting rights in, 174; in
War of 1812, 247m, 248, 248p. See
also District of Columbia
Washington, George, 210p, R23; biogra-
phy of, 82, 82p; cabinet of, 197p; at
Constitutional Convention, 126,
126p; Continental Army and, 80,
80m, 81, 91m, 92–93, 93p, 96, 96p,
100, 100m, 101; court system and,
197–98; farewell address of, 210f, 211,
R43; as Federalist, 132; foreign policy
of, 641; in French and Indian War,
60; inauguration of, 196p, 197; Jay’s
Treaty, 207; national bank and, 204;
Neutrality Proclamation, 206–07;
Northwest Territory and, 208–09,
208m; Pinckney’s Treaty, 207–08,
207m; as president, 197–98, 197p;
Whiskey Rebellion and, 209
Washington, Martha, 197
Washington’s Farewell Address, 210f, 211,
R43
Washington Territory, 309m
Washo, 9m
water frame, 347, 347p
water-use laws, 325
Wayne, Anthony, 208
Webster, Daniel, 291, 291p, 361, 440f, 441
Weems, Maria, 341p
Weld, Charles Richard, 361
Weld, Theodore, 416, 424
Wells, Ida B., 624
West: Civil War in the, 484–87, 485p,
486m; confl icts in the, 242–44;
culture areas, 9m, 10; economy of,
289, 289m; frontier, 61; fur trade in
the, 308; Lewis and Clark expedi-
tion, 235m, 236–38; mining in,
546–48, 547m; movement to the,
308–11, 309m, 310p, 311p, 316–17,
546, 547m, 565, 565m, 565p; Native
V oting Rights Act (1970) Zuni
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vi (r), The Field Museum of Natural
History, Neg. A108557-c, Photo by Ron
Testa; vii (l), (art reference) Phoenix
Museum of Art, Arizona/ Bridgeman Art
Library; viii (l), © Dennis Degnan/CORBIS;
viii (r), American Antiquarian Society;
ix, (bdr), © Richard Cummins/CORBIS; x
(t), Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington DC/Art Resource, NY; x
(b), © Francis G. Mayer/CORBIS; xi (r),
Collection of Matthew Isenburg; xii (t),
Jack Naylor Collection; xvi, © W. Perry
Conway/CORBIS; xvii, © Joseph Sohm,
Chromosohm, Inc./CORBIS; xviii (l),
(art reference) Royal Albert Memorial
Museum, Exeter, Devon, UK/ Bridgeman
Art Library xviii (r), From the Collection
of Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
xxi (b), © Collection of the New-York
Historical Society, [neg. 41800]; xxvi
(b), © Concord Museum/Photograph by
Chip Fanelli. Chapter Opener Time lines
(tl) Photodisc Green / Getty Images; (bl)
© Stockbyte.
Chapter Opener time lines (tl) Photodisc
Green/Getty Images; (bl) © Stockbyte.
Unit One. Chapter 1: Pages 2–3 (t),
© Rebecca Marvil/Index Stock Imagery,
Inc. ; 2 (b), The Art Archive/National
Anthropological Museum Mexico/Dagli
Orti; 3 (both), Scala/Art Resource, NY; 7
(t), Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC. Photograph by Chip Clark # 90-
14563; 7 (b), Getty Images; 8 (t), The
Field Museum of Natural History, Neg.
A108557-c, Photo by Ron Testa; 9 (tl),
Ohio Historical Society; (tr), From the
Collection of Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa;
(bl), © 2000 The Art Institute of Chicago
(detail); 10 (tl), © Marilyn Wynn/
Nativestock Pictures; (tr), The Granger
Collection, New York; 13, Scala/Art
Resource, NY; 17, Art Reference: AKG-
Images; 21 tr, © Robert Frerck/Woodfi n
Camp & Associates; 23, PRC Archive; 24
(l), Saint Bride Printing Library; 24–25,
AKG-Images; 25 (br), Mary Evans Picture
Library. Chapter 2: Pages 32–33 (t), Ted
Curtin for Plimoth Plantation; 32 (bl),
© David Ball/CORBIS; 33 (c), Courtesy
of the Pilgrim Society, Plymouth,
Massachusetts; 33 (bl), © SuperStock; 33
(cr) Courtesy of the Burton Historical
Collection, Detroit Public Library; (br),
© Culver Pictures, Inc.; 39, Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation; 46 (tl), Art
Ref: PRC Archive; 49 (b), © SuperStock;
50 (bl), Art Reference: Historical Society
of Pennsylvania; 52, © SuperStock; 53
(t), NASA; (b), © SuperStock; 57 (r),
Art Reference: Royal Albert Memorial
Museum, Exeter, Devon, UK/ Bridgeman
Art Library; 57 (b), Private Collection/
www.bridgeman.co.uk; 58 (t), National
Portrait Library, London/Bridgeman Art
Library; 61 (tr), Art Reference: Courtesy
of the Burton Historical Collection,
Detroit Public Library; 62 (l) British
Library, London, UK/The Bridgeman
Art Library; 62 (r), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
63 (t), © Michael Dwyer/Alamy Photos
; 64–65 (t), Virginia Historical Society;
67, Peter Newark’s American Pictures;
68, Courtesy of the Massachusetts
Historical Society; 69 (tl), © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 69 (tr), American Antiquarian
Society. Chapter 3: Pages 74–75 (t), © James
Lemass/Index Stock Imagery; 75 (cl), The
Granger Collection, New York; 75 (cr),
North Wind Picture Archives; 75 (br),
© Christie’s Images; 78–79, The Granger
Collection, New York; 79, © Concord
Museum/Photograph by Chip Fanelli; 82
(l), (art reference) Phoenix Museum of
Art, Arizona/ Bridgeman Art Library; 82
(b), © Robert Llewellyn/SuperStock; 84,
© Bettmann/CORBIS; 91 (l), #1921.101,
© Collection of The New-York Historical
Society; 91 (r), © Collection of The New-
York Historical Society, neg. 31665;
93 (t), © SuperStock; 94 (l), Saratoga
National Historic Park; 94 (r), Chateau de
Versailles, France/Giraudon/ Bridgeman
Art Library; 95 (l), Falmouth Art Gallery,
Cornwall, UK/Bridgeman Art Library; 95
(r), Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas; 96,
© Superstock; 99, The Granger Collection,
New York.; 100 (both) © Bettmann/CORBIS.
Unit Two. Chapter 4: Pages 110–111 (t),
Joe Marquette/ AP/Wide World Photos;
110, Library of Congress/PRC Archive;
111 (c), Collection of the American
Numismatic Society, New York; 111 (bl),
© Nik Wheeler/CORBIS; (bc), © Andrea
Jemolo/CORBIS; (br), Tokyo National
Museum; 115, The Granger Collection,
New York; 119 (t), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
(c), © Michael Nicholson/CORBIS ; (br),
© Archivo Iconografi co, S.A./CORBIS;
122–123, The Granger Collection, New
York; 125, © Dennis Degnan/ CORBIS; 126
(t), Hall of Representatives, Washington,
DC/ Bridgeman Art Library; 126 (bl),
Independence National Historical Park ;
126 (bc), Stock Montage; 126 (br), Portrait
by Robert S. Susan, Collection of the
Supreme Court of the United States; 127,
© Alex Wong/Getty Images; 128 (l), South
Carolina Legal History Collection; 128 (r),
City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery/
Bridgeman Art Library; 129, © Alex
Wong/Getty Images; 131 (l), (art refer-
ence) Historical Society of Pennsylvania;
131 (br), American Antiquarian Society;
133 (l), Stock Montage, Inc.; 133 (r),
© Bettmann/CORBIS. Chapter 5: Pages
140–141 (t), Sam Dudgeon/ HRW Photo;
141 (cl), PRC Archive; 141 (cr), © Tony
Freeman/PhotoEdit; 141 (b), © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 149 (both), National Archives
(NARA); 150–177 (bdr), © Richard
Cummins/CORBIS 152 (br), Dennis
Cook/AP/Wide World Photos; 154–155
(bc), © Mark Wilson/Getty Images; 154,
© Royalty-Free/CORBIS; 154 (br) Dennis
Cook/ AP/Wide World Photos; 155,
© Brooks Kraft/CORBIS; 166 (bl), © Yang
Liu/CORBIS; (bc), Norm Detlaff, Las
Cruces Sun-News/AP/Wide World Photos;
167 (bl), © Alex Webb/Magnum Photos;
(bc), © David Young-Wolff/PhotoEdit;
(br), © Bettmann/CORBIS; 171, Library
of Congress/PRC Archive; 173, Library of
Congress; 175 (l), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
175 (r), © Oscar White/ CORBIS; 176
(tl), Dr. Hector P. Garcia Papers, Special
Collections & Archives, Texas A&M
University–Corpus Christi, Bell Library;
176 (tr), © 1978 Matt Herron/TakeStock;
176 (tc), Texas State Library & Archives
Commission; 179, © Daily News Pix;
181, © Spencer Grant/PhotoEdit; 182–
183 (b), © Ariel Skelley/CORBIS; 185,
© David Butow/CORBIS; 186 (tl), © James
Pickerell/The Image Works; 186 (tr),
© Brownie Harris/CORBIS; 187 (tl), © Ariel
Skelly/CORBIS; (tc), Janet Knott/The
Boston Globe. Republished with permis-
sion of The Globe Newspaper Company,
Inc.; (tr), © Jeff Greenberg/PhotoEdit.
Chapter 6: Pages 192–193 (t), © Miles
Ertman/Masterfi le; 192, © Christie’s
Images; 193 (bl), Giraudon/Art Resource,
NY; 193 (r), Art Resource, NY; 196–197 (b),
© SuperStock; 197, Library of Congress/
PRC Archive; 198–199 (t), © The New York
Public Library, Miriam and Ira D. Wallch
Division of Art, Prints and Photographs,
Credits and Acknowledgments
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Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations /
Art Resource, NY; 199, (inset) (#1907.32)
© Collection of The New-York Historical
Society; 202 (c), Photo © 2004 Roger
Foley; 202 (b), © Joseph Sohm;
Chromosohm, Inc./CORBIS; 203 (l), Stock
Montage, Inc.; 203 (r), Stock Montage/
Getty Images; 205, Réunion des Musées
Nationaux/Art Resource, NY; 206 (l),
Chicago Historical Society, #i35980aa; 206
(r), Library of Congress/PRC Archive; 207,
HRW Photo Library; 208, Courtesy Ohio
Historical Society; 210, © Museum of the
City of New York/CORBIS ; 213 (tl), © The
New York Historical Society, New York,
NY/ Bridgeman Art Library; 213 (tc), The
Art Archive/Chateau de Blérancourt/Dagli
Orti; 213 (tr), © The New-York Historical
Society, New York, NY/ Bridgeman Art
Library; 213 (bl), Independence National
Historical Park Collection; 213 (bc), The
Henry Luce III Center for the Study of
American Culture/ SuperStock; 213 (br),
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, DC/Art Resource,
NY; 214, Library of Congress/PRC Archive.
Unit Three. Pages 222–223 (bkgd) (Art
Ref) © Tom Bean/CORBIS. Chapter 7:
Pages 224–225 (t), Superstock; 224,
The Granger Collection, New York;
225 (bl), New Haven Colony Historical
Society, Gift of George W. Crawford,
1973. #1973.20.C; 225 (cl), Benninghoff
Collection of the American Revolution;
225 (cr), Portrait of the Founder,
Munetada Kurozumi. Image courtesy of
Kurozumikyo Shinto; 225 (cr), Library of
Congress, LC-USZC4-6466; 229 (l), The
Art Archive/Chateau de Blernacourt/Dagli
Orti; 229 (r), © Bettmann/CORBIS; 229
(bkgd), © Alan Schein Photography/
CORBIS; 231 (b), Getty Images; 232 (t),
Washington and Lee University; 233
(both) Independence National Historical
Park; 236, © Alan Majchrowicz/Getty
Images; 239, © Terry W. Eggers/CORBIS;
242 (l), The Mariners Museum; (r),
North Wind Picture Archives; 243 (t),
North Wind Picture Archives; 243 (bl),
The Granger Collection, New York; 243
(br), © 1993 Mickey Osterreischer/Black
Star; 244 (l), © The Field Museum, Neg
#A93851.1c, Chicago.; 244 (r), National
Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC; gift of Mrs. Herbert Lee
Pratt, Jr.; 248 (b), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
248(inset) © New-York Historical Society/
Bridgeman Art Library; 250, © Craig
Tuttle/CORBIS; 251 (tl) © Bettmann/
CORBIS; (b), © Tom Bean/Getty Images;
(tr),© SuperStock . Chapter 8: Pages
256–257 (t), © Lee Snider/Photo Images/
CORBIS ; 256, National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC/Art Resource, NY; 257 (tr), Library
of Congress #LC-USZC4-5801; 257 (bl),
The Granger Collection, New York; 257
(br), Courtesy PRC Archive; 265 (t),
© Bettmann/CORBIS; 265 (b), Maryland
Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland;
266 (cl), (Art Reference) Chicago
Historical Society; 270, © Andre Jenny/
Alamy Photos; 271, Library of Congress;
272 (l) American Antiquarian Society;
(b), Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington DC/Art Resource, NY; 273,
© Francis G. Mayer/CORBIS. Chapter
9: Pages 280–281, Detroit Publishing
Company Collection, from Birth of A
Century, KEA Publishing Services Ltd. ;
280 (b), The Granger Collection, New
York; 281 (tl), Janice L. and David J. Frent
Collection of Political Americana; 281 (tr),
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian
Institution/Art Resource, NY; 281 (bl), The
Stapleton Collection, UK/ Bridgeman Art
Library; 281 (br), The Art Archive; 285
(t), R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport,
LA. Used by permission; 285 (b), David
Young-Wolff/PhotoEdit; 286–287 (bl), (Art
Reference) © Board of Trustees, National
Gallery of Art, Washington; 287 (br), The
Hermitage, Home of Andrew Jackson;
289 (l), American Museum of Textile
History (c), Christie’s Images/ Bridgeman
Art Library; (r), The Fine Arts Museum
of San Francisco, Gift of Eleanor Martin,
37566; 296, The Granger Collection, New
York; 299, (all) Smithsonian American Art
Museum, Washington, DC /Art Resource,
NY. Chapter 10: Pages 304–305 (t), Seaver
Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County; 305 (cl), Panhandle-Plains
Historical Museum, Research Center,
Canyon, Texas; 305 (cr), © The Oakland
Museum, The City of Oakland; 305 (bl),
Peter Newark’s Western Americana; 305
(br), Library of Congress/PRC Archive;
309, © Bettmann/CORBIS; 310, Used by
permission, Utah State Historical Society,
all rights reserved; 313 (l) Institute of
Texan Cultures, University of Texas at San
Antonio (colorized) (r), Courtesy Texas
General Land Offi ce, HRW Photo by
Peter Van Steen; 314, Jack Lewis/ TxDOT;
315, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission; 317 (t), Janice L. and David
J. Frent Collection of Political Americana;
317 (t), Library of Congress/PRC Archive;
(b), American Antiquarian Society;
318–319 (b), James Walker, Vaqueros in
a Horse Corral, 1877, #0126.1480, From
the Collection of Gilcrease Museum,
Tulsa, Oklahoma; 319 (br), (Art Reference)
Courtesy The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley; 321 (t), Society
of California Pioneers; 322-323, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission;
324, J. Griffi ths Smith/TxDOT; 327,
(both) Collection of Matthew Isenburg;
328 (t), Courtesy of the California
History Room, California State Library,
Sacramento, California; 329 (tl), Seaver
Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County; 331, Library of Congress; 332,
© George F. Mobley/Getty Images; 333
(t), © Bettmann/CORBIS; (c), Smithsonian
American Art Museum), Washington,
DC, USA/© SuperStock; (b), Grand Teton
and Snake River; 336, HRW Photo/Sam
Dudgeon.
Unit Four. Chapter 11: Pages 342–343 (t),
© Marilyn Root/Index Stock Imagery,
Inc.; 342 (b), New York State Historical
Association, Cooperstown; 343 (inset),
George Eastman House; 343 (cl), PRC
Archive; 343 (cr), © Southeast Museum;
343 (bl), NASA; 343 (br), © CORBIS;
348 (l), Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Eli
Whitney (1765–1825), Yale University Art
Gallery. Gift of George Hoadley, B.A. 1801;
348 (r), Museum of Connecticut History;
349 (l), Museum of Connecticut History;
349 (r), New Haven Colony Historical
Society; 350, © Bob Krist/CORBIS; 353,
Rhode Island Historical Society; 354,
Jack Naylor Collection; 359, Library of
Congress, Detroit Publishing Company
Collection; 364, Museum of Connecticut
History; 365 (t), (Art Ref) Stock Montage,
Inc.; 365 (bl), Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC (Photograph by Charles
Phillips); 365 (br), Courtesy John Deere &
Company Archives; 366 (l, c), U.S. Patent
Offi ce; (r), National Museum of American
History, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC (#89-6626). Chapter
12: Pages 372–373, Penn School Papers,
Southern Historical Collection, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Wilson Library, #P.3615/0824(A); 372,
National Museum of American History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
Photo by Kim Neilson, #83-2953; 373 (bc),
© Hulton-Deutsch Collection/ CORBIS;
373 (br), Library of Congress; 384 (tl), The
Valentine Museum; 384 (tr), Collection of
the American Numismatic Society, New
York; 387 (b), The J. Paul Getty Museum,
Los Angeles; 388–389 (t), Hauling the
Whole Week’s Pickings by William Henry
Brown, The Historic New Orleans
Collection; 389 (tr), South Carolina
Historical Society; 390, North Wind
Picture Archives. Chapter 13: Pages 396-397
(t), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift
of I.N. Phelps Stokes, Edward S. Hawes,
Alice Mary Hawes, Marion Augusta Hawes,
1937.[37.14.22]. All rights reserved,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.; 397
(cl), Courtesy of the Massachusetts
Historical Society; 397 (cr), PRC Archive;
397 (bl), Photo © David Modica, cour-
tesy American Printing House for the
Blind Museum; 397 (br), Peter Newark’s
American Pictures; 401 (c), William B.
Becker Collection/ American Museum
of Photography; 405, © Royalty-Free/
CORBIS; 406–407, Brooklyn Museum of
Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences/ Bridgeman Art Library; 411
(l) The Granger Collection, New York; (r),
Hulton Archive/Getty Images; 413 (t), (Art
Reference) Library of Congress; 414–415,
Courtesy of Oberlin Archives; 415 (inset)
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of
Design. Gift of Lucy T. Aldrich; 417 (t),
Trustees of the Boston Public Library; 418,
Library of Congress; 419 (t), Courtesy
of the Levi Coffi n House Association
and Waynet; 419 (b), Courtesy of The
Brooklyn Museum of Art [40.59]; 420,
Library of Congress; 421 (c), Courtesy of
the Massachusetts Historical Society; 422
(l), (art ref) PRC Archive; 422 (r), Library
of Congress, Manuscript Division; 424 (l),
Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical
Society; 424 (r), The Granger Collection,
New York; 425 (l), Courtesy of the Susan
B. Anthony House, Rochester, NY; 425
(r), Library of Congress/PRC Archive; 427,
Stock Montage, Inc.; 428, © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 429 (bl), (Art Reference) Susan B.
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Anthony House; 429 (r), © 1973 Historical
Documents Co. Harcourt Photo by Maria
Paraskevas. Chapter 14: Pages 434–453 (t),
© Dave G. Houser; 435 (br), India Offi ce
Library & Records, The British Library;
435 (cr), Chicago Historical Society; 435
(cl), PRC Archive; 440, PRC Archive; 442,
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles;
445, Library of Congress; 448 (t), Kansas
Museum of History; 448 (b), Kansas State
Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas; 449 (t)
The Granger Collection, New York; 451,
© Getty Images, (b) Missouri Historical
Society; 453, Library of Congress/PRC
Archive; 454 (r), The Museum of American
Political Life, University of Hartford, West
Hartford, CT; 454 (tl), Picture History; 456
(t), Ohio Historical Society; 458 (b) Boston
Athenaeum; 489, Naval Historical Center.
Unit Five. Chapter 15: Pages 468–469 (t),
Library of Congress, Brady Civil War
Photo Collection; 468 (b), Confederate
Museum, United Daughters of the
Confederacy; 469 (cl), © SuperStock;
469 (cr), © SuperStock; 469 (b), Chicago
Historical Society, # i26736aa; 480,
National Park Service; 473, © Bob Krist/
CORBIS; 481 (b), Library of Congress/
PRC Archive; 486, © 1989, The Greenwich
Workshop, Inc., Reproduced with the
permission of the Greenwich Workshop,
Inc., Shelton, CT; 489, Naval Historical
Center; 490, SuperStock; 491, South
Carolina Historical Society; 492 (t)
Library of Congress; (inset), Courtesy
of the Massachusetts Historical Society;
494, © Bettmann/ CORBIS; 495 (t),
National Museum of American History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC (ID#84-9312); (b), © REUTERS/Kai
Pfaffenbach/CORBIS; 496, American
Antiquarian Society; 503, © SuperStock;
504(t), 506, The Granger Collection,
New York. Chapter 16: Pages 508–509
(t), © Paul Rocheleau; 508 (b), © Kean
Collection/Getty Images; 509 (cl), The
Granger Collection, New York; 509 (cr),
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University; 509 (bl), © Michael
Maslan Historic Photographs/ CORBIS;
512–513 (b), National Archives (NARA);
514 (t), Library of Congress; 514 (inset),
Chicago Historical Society; 515, University
of Texas at El Paso Library, Special
Collections Department, Ada Tharp
Photograph Collection; 516, © William
Gladstone Collection; 519, Library of
Congress; 520 (l), Library of Congress; 520
(r), © CORBIS; 522, North Wind Picture
Archives; 525 (both), Library of Congress;
526, The Granger Collection, New York;
527, Tennessee State Museum Collection.
Photography by June Dorman; 528, Getty
Images; 529 (t), National Archives (NARA),
RG 86-G-1B-1; (b), North Wind Picture
Archives; 530, Courtesy of The Charleston
Renaissance Gallery, Robert M. Hicklin,
Jr. Inc., Charleston, South Carolina; 531,
© Bettmann/CORBIS.
Unit Six. Chapter 17: Page 541, (Art Ref)
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody,
WY ; 542–543 (t), Library of Congress,
Grabill Collection; 542 (b), Courtesy
Wells Fargo Bank; 543 (cl), Southern
Pacifi c Lines/PRC Archive; 543 (cr),
© CORBIS; 543 (bl), The Art Archive
/Musée d’Orsay Paris/ Dagli Orti; 543
(br), The Granger Collection, New York;
547 (tr) © Collection of the New-York
Historical Society, [neg. 41800]548 (l),
Denver Public Library, Western History
Collection; 548–549 (r), Nebraska State
Historical Society, Photograph Collections;
549, Bob Boze Bell, True West Magazine;
550, © James L. Amos/CORBIS; 551,
Union Pacifi c Historical Collection; 552,
The Granger Collection, New York; 553,
SuperStock; 555, George Lane/AP/Wide
World Photos; 556–557, © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 557, Western History Division,
National Museum of American History/
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC; 558, The Granger Collection, New
York; 561, Western History Collections,
University of Oklahoma; 562 (t), Elias
Carr Papers, East Carolina Manuscript
Collection, J.Y. Joyner Library, East
Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Photo by Dewane Frutiger; 562 (bl)
Library of Congress; 562 (br) Nebraska
State Historical Society; 563 (l), Culver
Pictures; 565, © CORBIS; 569, HRW
Photo/Sam Dudgeon. Chapter 18: Pages
570–571 (t), PRC Archive; 571 (c), George
Meany Memorial Archives; 571 (bl),
© Bettmann/ CORBIS; 571 (br), Archives
Larousse, Paris, France/ Bridgeman Art
Library; 574–575, Library of Congress;
576 (l) Whittier Museum; 576 (r), [neg.
#40578] © Collection of The New-York
Historical Society; 577 (l), Property of
AT&T Archives. Printed with permis-
sion of AT&T; (r), © Hulton Archive/
Getty Images; 578 (l), © CORBIS; (r),
Library of Congress/PRC Archive; 579,
Montgomery County Historical Society;
580, © CORBIS; 580 (inset), Courtesy
of the Rockefeller Archive Center; 581,
[#71880T] © Collection of The New-
York Historical Society; 583 (l), (Art Ref)
AP/Wide World Photos & © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 583 (c), (Art Ref) AP/Wide
World Photos; 583 (r), (Art Reference)
Photo courtesy Union Pacifi c Historical
Collection; 585 (t), Brown Brothers;
585 (b), (Art Ref) © Bettmann/CORBIS;
589 (l), Copyright The New York Public
Library/Art Resource, NY; (r), © Joseph
Sohm, Chromosohm, Inc./CORBIS; 590
(l), National Archives, #90-G-152-2038;
(r), Shades of L.A. Archives/Los Angeles
Public Library; 591 (l), © CORBIS; (r), Col.
Ernest Swanson Papers, Swenson Swedish
Immigration Research Center, Augustana
College, Rock Island, IL; 592 (l) Library
of Congress, Arnold Genthe Collection;
(r), © A. Ramey/PhotoEdit; 595 , Chicago
Historical Society; 596 (l), Jane Addams
Memorial Collection (JAMC neg 227),
Special Collections, University Library,
University of Illinois at Chicago; 596
(r), Curt Teich Postcard Archives, Lake
County, IL Museum; 599, © Bettmann/
CORBIS. Chapter 19: Pages 602–603 (t),
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust; 603 (cl, cr),
Janice L. and David J. Frent Collection of
Political Americana; 603 (b), The Granger
Collection, New York; 608–609, PRC
Archive; 609 (r), The Granger Collection,
New York; 612, Museum of the City of
New York, Jacob Riis Collection 502; 613,
LifeCare Alliance/Ohio Historical Society;
615, National Archives; 616, Library of
Congress; 618, Courtesy of Steve Latham;
623, © Bettmann/CORBIS; 625, Seaver
Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County; 626, Dr. Ching Collection/ PRC
Archive; 626–627, © W. Perry Conway/
CORBIS; 628, Leroy Radanovich/Yosemite
Museum; 630, Stock Montage, Inc.;
635, Library of Congress. Chapter 20:
Pages 636–637 (t), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
636 (b), © Charles Sleicher; 637 (bl),
Press Information Bureau of India; 641,
Naval Parade, held in honor of com-
mander George Dewey (1837–1917)
1898 (oil on canvas) by Fred Pansing
(1854–1912) Museum of the City of New
York, USA / Bridgeman Art Library; 642,
© CORBIS; 643, National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution/ Art Resource,
NY; 644, Trustees of the British Museum;
647 (t), PRC Archive; (b), © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 649, Library of Congress; 650,
Keystone-Mast Collection (KU58458)/
University of California at Riverside/
California Museum of Photography; 652–
653, Library of Congress, 654, © Danny
Lehman/CORBIS; 656, The Granger
Collection, New York; 659, 660, 662,
663 (all) © Bettmann/CORBIS. Epilogue:
Page 670, © Bettmann/CORBIS; 671 (t),
© Robert W. Kelley/Time Life Pictures/
Getty Images; (b), © Najlah Feanny/
CORBIS; 672 (t), The Granger Collection,
New York; (b), © Shiho Fukada/Daily
News Pix; 673 (t), Thomas E. Franklin/The
Record (Bergen County, NJ)/Corbis SABA;
(b), Digital Vision/Getty Images.
Back Matter: Pages R0–R1 (bkgd),
© Royalty-free/CORBIS; R23–R27, White
House Historical Association (White
House Collection); R27 (last) The White
House, photo by Eric Draper; R33, © Tom
Brakefi eld/Digital Vision/Getty Images;
R34–R35 (all), © Jason Reed/Reuters/
CORBIS; R36, AP/Wide World Photos/
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Adams, John (1735–1826) American statesman,
he was a delegate to the Continental Congress,
a member of the committee that drafted the
Declaration of Independence, vice president to
George Washington, and the second president
of the United States. (p. 228)
Adams, John Quincy (1767–1848) Son of President
John Adams and the secretary of state to James
Monroe, he largely formulated the Monroe
Doctrine. He was the sixth president of the
United States and later became a representative
in Congress. (p. 267)
Adams, Samuel (1722–1803) American revolution-
ary who led the agitation that led to the Boston
Tea Party; he signed the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. (p. 65)
Addams, Jane (1860–1935) American social
worker and activist, she was
the co-founder of Hull House,
an organization that focused
on the needs of immigrants.
She helped found the American
Civil Liberties Union and won
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.
(p. 597)
Aguinaldo (ahg-ee-NAHL-doh), Emilio (1869–1964)
Filipino leader and commander of forces in
rebellion against Spain, he led an insurrection
against the authority of the United States.
(p. 648)
Alcott, Louisa May (1832–1888) American novelist,
her revised letters written as a Civil War nurse were
published as Hospital Sketches. She is famed for the
novel Little Women and its sequels. (p. 409)
Anthony, Susan B. (1820–1906) American social
reformer, she was active in the temperance, abo-
litionist, and women’s suffrage movements and
was co-organizer and president of the National
Woman Suffrage Association. (p. 427)
Arkwright, Richard (1732–1792) English inventor,
he patented the water-powered spinning frame,
improving the production of cotton thread.
(p. 347)
Arthur, Chester A. (1829–1886) Vice-president
of the United States in 1880, he became the
twenty-first president of the United States upon
the death of James Garfield. (p. 607)
Astor, John Jacob (1763–1848) American fur trader
and financier, he founded the fur-trading post of
Astoria and the American Fur Company. (p. 308)
Austin, Stephen F. (1793–1836) American colonizer
in Texas, he was imprisoned for urging Texas
statehood after Santa Anna suspended Mexico’s
constitution. After helping Texas win indepen-
dence from Mexico, he became secretary of state
for the Texas Republic. (p. 313)
B
Bagley, Sarah G. (d. 1847?) American mill worker
and union activist, she advocated the 10-hour
workday for private industry. She was elected
vice president of the New England Working
Men’s Association, becoming the first woman
to hold such high rank in the American labor
movement. (p. 357)
Banneker, Benjamin (1731–1806) African American
mathematician and astronomer, he was hired
by Thomas Jefferson to help survey land for the
new capital in Washington, D.C. (p. 202)
Barton, Clara (1821–1912) Founder of the American
Red Cross, she obtained and administered sup-
plies and care to the Union soldiers during the
American Civil War. (p. 496)
Beecher, Catharine (1800–1878) American educator
and the daughter of Lyman Beecher, she pro-
moted education for women in such writings as
An Essay on the Education of Female Teachers. She
founded the first all-female academy. (p. 413)
Beecher, Lyman (1775–1863) American clergyman,
he disapproved of the style of preaching of the
Great Awakening ministers. He served as presi-
dent of the Lane Theological Seminary and sup-
ported female higher education. (p. 410)
Bell, Alexander Graham (1847–1922)
American inventor and educator, his interest
in electrical and mechanical devices to aid the
hearing-impaired led to the development and
patent of the telephone. (p. 577)
Bidwell, Annie (1839–1918) American pioneer activ-
ist, she worked for social and moral causes and
for women’s suffrage. (p. 562)
Black Hawk (1767–1838) Native American leader of
Fox and Sauk Indians, he resisted the U.S.-ordered
removal of Indian nations from Illinois and raided
settlements and fought the U.S. Army. (p. 297)
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Bolívar, Simon (1783–1830) South American revolu-
tionary leader who was nicknamed the Liberator,
he fought many battles for independence, win-
ning the support of many U.S. leaders. (p. 262)
Brandeis, Louis (1856–1941) Progressive lawyer and
jurist, he was the first Jewish nominee to the
Supreme Court and was appointed Associate
Justice. (p. 630)
Brooks, Preston (1819–1857) American congress-
man, he assaulted and beat Senator Charles
Sumner for his antislavery speeches and for
insulting a pro-slavery relative. He was nick-
named Bully Brooks by northerners. (p. 449)
Brown, John (1800–1859) American abolitionist, he
started the Pottawatomie Massacre in Kansas to
revenge killings of abolitionists; he later seized
the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, to
encourage a slave revolt. He was later tried and
executed. (p. 455)
Bryan, William Jennings (1860–1925) American
lawyer and Populist politician,
he favored free silver coinage,
an economic policy expected
to help farmers. He was a
Democratic nominee for
president in 1896 and was
defeated by William McKinley.
(p. 564)
Buchanan, James (1791–1868) American politician
and fifteenth president of the United States, he
was chosen as the Democratic nominee for presi-
dent in 1854 for being politically experienced
and not offensive to slave states. (p. 450)
Bunau–Varilla, Philippe (1859–1940) French engi-
neer, he served as minister from Panama to the
United States and negotiated a treaty for U.S.
control of the Panama Canal Zone. (p. 653)
Burns, Anthony (1834–1862) American enslaved
African, he ran away and was arrested in Bos-
ton. His arrest became the center of violent
protests by northern opponents of the Fugitive
Slave Act. (p. 442)
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Calhoun, John C. (1782–1850) American politician
and supporter of slavery and states’ rights, he
served as vice president to Andrew Jackson and
was instrumental in the South Carolina nullifi-
cation crisis. (p. 285)
Carnegie, Andrew (1835–1919) American industri-
alist and humanitarian, he focused his attention
on steelmaking and made a fortune through his
vertical integration method. (pp. 580, 583)
Carranza, Venustiano (1859–1920) Mexican revolu-
tionist, he led revolts against Huerta and became
president of Mexico. He adopted programs of
social and economic reform, but he faced revolts
from other revolutionists. (p. 661)
Catt, Carrie Chapman (1859–1947) American educa-
tor and reformer, she led a successful fight to
obtain suffrage for women and to secure the pas-
sage of the Nineteenth Amendment. (p. 623)
Chief Joseph (c.1840–1904) Chief of Nez
Percé tribe, he led a resistance
against white settlement in
the Northwest. He even-
tually surrendered, but his
eloquent surrender speech
earned him a place in
American history.
(p. 559)
Clark, George Rogers (1752–1818) American Revo-
lutionary soldier and frontier leader, he captured
the British trading village of Kaskaskia during
the Revolution and encouraged Indian leaders to
remain neutral. (p. 97)
Clark, William (1770–1838) American soldier and
friend of Meriwether Lewis, he was invited to
explore the Louisiana Purchase and joined what
became known as the Lewis and Clark expedi-
tion. (p. 237)
Clay, Henry (1777–1852) American politician from
Kentucky, he was known as the Great Pacificator
because of his support of the Missouri Compro-
mise. He developed the Compromise of 1850 to
try to avoid civil war. (pp. 264, 266)
Cleveland, Grover (1837–1908) Twenty-second and
twenty-fourth president of the United States, he
promoted civil service reform and a merit system
of advancement for government jobs. (p. 608)
Cole, Thomas (1801–1848) American painter, he
was the founder of the Hudson River school, a
group of artists who emphasized the beauty of
the American landscape, especially the Hudson
River valley. (p. 272)
Columbus, Christopher (1451–1506) Italian explor-
er, he was convinced that he could reach Asia
by sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean.
He gained the support of Spain’s monarchs and
commanded a small fleet that reached the so-
called New World, setting off a tide of European
exploration of the area. (pp. 15, 17)
Cooper, James Fenimore (1789–1851) Well-known
Early American novelist, he wrote the Last of
Bolívar Cooper
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the Mohicans and many stories about the West.
(p. 271)
Cooper, Peter (1791–1883) American ironworks
manufacturer who designed and built Tom
Thumb, the first American locomotive. (p. 360)
Cortés, Hernán (1485–1547) Spanish conquistador,
he conquered Mexico and brought about the fall
of the Aztec Empire. (p. 20)
Crazy Horse (1842?–1877) Native American chief
of Oglala Sioux, he took part in the Battle of the
Little Bighorn, in which General Custer was sur-
rounded and killed. He was killed after surren-
dering and resisting imprisonment. (p. 555)
Crittenden, John J. (1787–1863) Kentucky senator,
he attempted to save the Union by reconcil-
ing differences between northern and southern
states in the Senate proposal known as Critten-
den’s Compromise. (p. 459)
Custer, George Armstrong (1839–1876) Ameri-
can army officer in the Civil War, he became a
Native American fighter in the West and was
killed with his troops in the Battle of the Little
Bighorn. (p. 556)
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Davis, Jefferson (1808–1889) First and only presi-
dent of the Confederate States of America after
the election of President Abraham Lincoln in
1860 led to the secession of many southern
states. (p. 458)
Deere, John (1804–1886) American industrialist; he
developed a steel plow to ease difficulty of turn-
ing thick soil on the Great Plains. (p. 366)
Dewey, John (1859–1952) American educator, psy-
chologist, and philosopher, he developed teach-
ing methods that emphasized problem-solving
skills over memorization and that became the
model for progressive public education. (p. 612)
Díaz, Porfirio (1830–1915) Mexican general and
politician, he was president and dictator of
Mexico for a total of 30 years. He ruled the peo-
ple of Mexico harshly but encouraged foreign
investment. (p. 659)
Dickinson, Emily (1830–1886) American poet, she
lived a reclusive life, and her poems were not
widely acclaimed until after her death. (p. 407)
Dix, Dorothea (1802–1887) American philanthro-
pist and social reformer, she helped change the
prison system nationwide by advocating the
development of state hospitals for treatment
for the mentally ill instead of imprisonment.
(p. 412)
Douglas, Stephen (1813–1861)
American politician and
pro-slavery nominee for
president, he debated Abra-
ham Lincoln about slavery
during the Illinois senato-
rial race. He proposed the
unpopular Kansas-Nebraska
Act, and he established the
Freeport Doctrine, uphold-
ing the idea of popular
sovereignty. (p. 446)
Douglass, Frederick (1817–1895)
American abolitionist and
writer, he escaped slavery and
became a leading African Amer-
ican spokesman and writer. He
published his biography, The
Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass, and founded the
abolitionist newspaper, the
North Star. (pp. 418, 422)
Du Bois, W. E. B. (1868–1963) Afri-
can American educator, editor,
and writer, he led the Niagara
Movement, calling for eco-
nomic and educational equal-
ity for African Americans. He
helped found the National
Association for the Advance-
ment of Colored People
(NAACP). (p. 624)
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Edison, Thomas Alva (1847–1931) American inven-
tor of over 1,000 patents, he invented the light-
bulb and established a power plant that supplied
electricity to parts of New York City. (p. 576)
Edwards, Jonathan (1703–1758) Important and
influential revivalist leader in the Great Awaken-
ing religious movement, he delivered dramatic
sermons on the choice between salvation and
damnation. (p. 58)
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803–1882) American
essayist and poet, he was a supporter of the tran-
scendentalist philosophy of self-reliance. (p. 405)
Equiano, Olaudah (c.1750–1797) African American
abolitionist, he was an enslaved African who
was eventually freed and became a leader of the
abolitionist movement and writer of The Inter-
esting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano.
(pp. 41, 57)
Frederick Douglass
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Farragut, David (1801–1870) American soldier, he
was the first commissioned American admiral,
and in the Civil War he captured New Orleans
and maintained a blockade along the Gulf Coast
against Confederate forces. (pp. 485, 486)
Finney, Charles Grandison (1792–1875) American
clergyman and educator, he became influential
in the Second Great Awakening after a dramatic
religious experience and conversion. He led long
revivals that annoyed conventional ministers.
(p. 410)
Franklin, Benjamin (1706–1790) American states-
man, he was a philosopher, scientist, inventor,
writer, publisher, first U.S. postmaster, and mem-
ber of the committee to draft the Constitution.
He invented bifocals and the lightning rod and
wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack. (p. 131)
Frémont, John C. (1813–1890) American explorer,
army officer, and politician, he was chosen as
the first Republican candidate for president. He
was against the spread of slavery, and he was
rejected by all but the free states as a “single
issue” candidate in the election of 1856. (p. 451)
Fulton, Robert (1765–1815) American engineer and
inventor, he built the first commercially success-
ful full-sized steamboat, the Clermont, which led
to the development of commercial steamboat
ferry services for goods and people. (p. 359)
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Gallaudet, Thomas (1787–1851) American educator,
he studied techniques for instructing hearing-
impaired people and established the first Ameri-
can school for the hearing impaired. (p. 413)
Gálvez, Bernardo de (1746–1786) Governor of
Spanish Louisiana, he captured key cities from
the British, greatly aiding the American Patriot
movement and enabling the Spanish acquisition
of Florida. (p. 95)
Garfield, James A. (1831–1881) Twentieth president
of the United States, he was elected in 1880 but
was assassinated only months after inaugura-
tion. (p. 607)
Garrison, William Lloyd (1805–1879) American
journalist and reformer, he published the
famous antislavery newspaper, the Liberator, and
helped found the American Anti–Slavery Society,
promoting immediate emancipation and racial
equality. (p. 417)
Geronimo (1829–1909) Chiricahua Apache leader,
he evaded capture for years and led an extraor-
dinary opposition struggle against white settle-
ments in the American Southwest until his
eventual surrender. (p. 557)
Gompers, Samuel (1850–1924) American labor
leader, he helped found the American Federation
of Labor to campaign for workers’ rights, such as
the right to organize boycotts. (p. 585)
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822–1885) Eighteenth president
of the United States, he received a
field promotion to lieutenant gen-
eral in charge of all Union forces
after leading a successful battle. He
accepted General Lee’s surrender of
Confederate forces at Appomattox
Courthouse, ending the Civil War.
(pp. 484, 489)
Grimké, Angelina (1805–1879) and Sarah (1792–
1873)
American sisters and reformers, they were
the daughters of a slaveholding family from
South Carolina who became antislavery support-
ers and lecturers for the American Anti-Slavery
Society. They also took up the women’s rights
campaign. (p. 417)
H
Hamilton, Alexander (1755–1804) American states-
man and member of the Continental Congress
and the Constitutional Convention, he was an
author of the Federalist Papers, which supported
ratification of the Constitution. He was the first
secretary of treasury under George Washington
and developed the Bank of the United States.
(p. 200)
Harrison, Benjamin (1833–1901) Twenty-third
president of the United States, he was a general
in the Civil War and helped pass the Sherman
Antitrust Act, regulating monopolies. (p. 608)
Harrison, William Henry (1773–1841) American
politician, he served as the governor of Indian
Territory and fought Tecumseh in the Battle of
Tippecanoe. He was the ninth president of the
United States. (p. 293)
Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804–1864) American writ-
er, he is famous for his many stories and books,
including The Scarlet Letter, and he is recognized
as one of the first authors to write in a unique
American style. (p. 406)
Hay, John (1838–1905) American diplomat, he was
secretary of state in the Roosevelt administra-
Farragut Hay
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tion, and he negotiated treaties providing for the
United States’ construction of the Panama Canal
and put forth the Open Door policy with regard
to China. (p. 653)
Hayes, Rutherford B. (1822–1893) Nineteenth presi-
dent of the United States, he was a Civil War
general and hero and, in the disputed presiden-
tial election of 1876, he was chosen president by
a special electoral committee. (p. 607)
Hearst, William Randolph (1863–1951) American
journalist, he was famed for sensational news
stories, known as yellow journalism, that stirred
feelings of nationalism and formed public opin-
ion for the Spanish-American War. (p. 646)
Hidalgo y Costilla, Father Miguel (1753–1811) Mexi-
can priest and revolutionist, he led a rebellion
of about 80,000 impoverished Indians and
mestizos against Spain in the hope of improving
living conditions; though defeated, the rebel-
lion eventually grew and helped lead to Mexican
independence. (p. 312)
Huerta, Victoriano (1854–1916) Mexican general
and politician, he overthrew Madero as Mexican
president and faced revolts with many revolu-
tionary leaders. His government was not recog-
nized by the United States. (p. 660)
Hutchinson, Anne (1591–1643) Puritan leader who
angered other Puritans by claiming
that people’s relationship to God
did not need guidance from min-
isters; she was tried and convicted
of undermining church authorities
and was banished from Massachu-
setts colony; she later established the
colony of Portsmouth in present-
day Rhode Island. (p. 46)
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Irving, Washington (1783–1859) Early American
satirical writer, he was the first American writer
to gain international acclaim. His works include
Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
He often used American history and authentic
American settings and characters. (p. 270)
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Jackson, Andrew (1767–1845) Nicknamed Old
Hickory, he was an American hero in the Battle
of New Orleans. As commander of the Tennessee
militia, he defeated the Creek Indians, securing
23 million acres of land. His election as the sev-
enth president of the United States marked an
era of democracy called Jacksonian Democracy.
(pp. 248, 287)
Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall” (1824–1863) Ameri-
can Confederate general, he led the Shenandoah
Valley campaign and fought with Lee in the
Seven Days’ Battles and the First and Second
Battles of Bull Run. (p. 479)
Jay, John (1745–1829) American statesman and
member of the Continental Congress, he
authored some of the Federalist Papers and nego-
tiated Jay’s Treaty with Great Britain to settle
outstanding disputes. (p. 207)
Jefferson, Thomas (1743–1826) American states-
man, and member of two Continental Con-
gresses, chairman of the committee to draft the
Declaration of Independence, the Declaration’s
main author and one of its signers, and the third
president of the United States. (pp. 84, 233)
Johnson, Andrew (1808–1875) American politician
and the seventeenth president of the United
States upon the assassination of Lincoln, he was
impeached for his unpopular ideas about Recon-
struction. He held onto the office by a one-vote
margin. (p. 517)
Jones, John Paul (1747–1792) American naval
officer famed for bravery, his most famous vic-
tory was the defeat of the British warship Serapis,
during which he declared, “I have not yet begun
to fight!” (p. 97)
Jones, Mary Harris (1830–1930) Irish immigrant
and American labor leader, she was known as
Mother Jones and was a key speaker and orga-
nizer. She helped found the Industrial Workers
of the World. (p. 586)
K
Kelley, Florence (1859–1932) American reformer,
she was active in the settlement house move-
ment and led progressive reforms in labor condi-
tions for women and children. (p. 616)
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Lafayette, Marquis de (1757–1834) French states-
man and officer who viewed the American
Revolution as important to the world, he helped
finance the Revolution and served as major
general. (p. 95)
Hay Lafayette
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La Follette, Robert M. (1855–1925) Progressive
American politician, he was active in local
Wisconsin issues and challenged party bosses. As
governor, he began the reform program called
the Wisconsin Idea to make state government
more professional. (p. 614)
Las Casas, Bartolomé de (1474–1566) Spanish
missionary and historian, he became the first
ordained Catholic priest in the New World and
advocated for the welfare and protection of
Native Americans as well as preached against the
slavery system. (p. 23)
Lee, Robert E. (1807–1870) American soldier, he
refused Lincoln’s offer to head the
Union army and agreed to lead
Confederate forces. He success-
fully led several major battles until
his defeat at Gettysburg, and he
surrendered to the Union’s com-
mander General Grant at Appo-
mattox Courthouse. (pp. 479, 481)
Lewis, Meriwether (1774–1809) Former army cap-
tain selected by President Jefferson to explore
the Louisiana Purchase, he led the expedition
that became known as the Lewis and Clark expe-
dition. (p. 237)
Liliuokalani (li-lee-uh-woh-kuh-LAHN-ee) (1838–
1917)
Queen of the Hawaiian Islands, she
opposed annexation by the United States but
lost power in a U.S.-supported revolt by planters
that led to a new government. (p. 642)
Lincoln, Abraham (1809–1865) Sixteenth president
of the United States, he promoted equal rights
for African Americans in the famed Lincoln-
Douglas debates. He issued the Emancipation
Proclamation and set in motion the Civil War,
but he was determined to preserve the Union.
He was assassinated in 1865. (pp. 452, 477)
Little Turtle (c. 1752–1812) Miami chief who led a
Native American alliance that raided settlements
in the Northwest Territory, he was defeated and
forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville, and he
later became an advocate for peace. (p. 208)
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807–1882) Ameri-
can poet in the mid-nineteenth century, he is
best known for his story-poems, such as “Paul
Revere’s Ride” in Tales of a Wayside Inn and The
Song of Hiawatha. (p. 407)
Lowell, Francis Cabot (1775–1817) American indus-
trialist who developed the Lowell system, a mill
system that included looms that could both
weave thread and spin cloth. He hired young
women to live and work in his mill. (p. 354)
M
McClellan, George B. (1826–1885) American army
general put in charge of Union troops and later
removed by Lincoln for failure to press Lee’s
Confederate troops in Richmond. (p. 479)
McCormick, Cyrus (1809–1884) American inventor
and industrialist, he invented the mechanical
reaper and harvesting machine that quickly cut
down wheat. (p. 366)
McKinley, William (1843–1901) Twenty-fifth presi-
dent of the United States, he enacted protective
tariffs in the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 and
acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Phil-
ippines during his administration. He was later
assassinated. (p. 608)
Madero, Francisco (1873–1913) Mexican revolution-
ary leader, he called for the restoration of the
Mexican constitution and planned an overthrow
of Díaz. He became president of Mexico but was
overthrown by Victoriano Huerta. (p. 660)
Madison, James (1751–1836) American statesman,
he was a delegate to the Constitutional Conven-
tion, the fourth president of the United States, the
author of some of the Federalist Papers, and is called
the father of the Constitution for his proposals at
the Constitutional Convention. He led the United
States through the War of 1812. (pp. 126, 149)
Magellan (muh–JEL–uhn), Ferdinand (1480–1521)
Portuguese captain of a Spanish fleet that
sought a western route to Asia via the “South-
ern Ocean,” he found a passage through South
America, now known as the Strait of Magellan,
but died during the expedition. His crew of 18
people with one remaining ship successfully
circumnavigated the world. (p. 17)
Mann, Horace (1796 –1859) American
educator, he is considered
the father of American
public education. He was
a leader of the common-
school movement,
advocating education
for all children.
(pp. 412, 413)
Marion, Francis (1732?–1795) Revolutionary War
commander of Marion’s Brigade, a group of
guerrilla soldiers in South Carolina that used
surprise raids against British communications
and supply lines. (p. 99)
Marshall, John (1755–1835) Federalist leader who
served in the House of Representatives and as
U.S. Secretary of State, he later became the Chief
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Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, establishing in
Marbury v. Madison the Supreme Court’s power
of judicial review. (p. 232)
Marshall, Thurgood (1908–1993) First African
American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, he repre-
sented as a lawyer the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People and fought
racial segregation. (p. 148)
Meade, George G. (1815–1872) American army offi-
cer, he served as a Union general at major Civil
War battles. He forced back General Lee’s Con-
federate army at Gettysburg but failed to obtain
a decisive victory. (p. 498)
Melville, Herman (1819–1891) American writer, he
based his books on his own sailing experiences
and is famous for Moby-Dick. (p. 407)
Moctezuma II (1466–1520) Emperor of Mexico’s
Aztec Empire, he welcomed explorer Cortés as a
god but was taken prisoner by him. He was later
killed, and the Aztec capital was destroyed dur-
ing the following Aztec uprising. (p. 20)
Monroe, James (1758–1831) Leading Revolutionary
figure and negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase,
he was the fifth president of the United States.
He put forth the Monroe Doctrine establish-
ing the U.S. sphere of influence in the Western
Hemisphere that became the foundation of U.S.
foreign policy. (p. 261)
Morse, Samuel F. B. (1791–1872) American
artist and inventor, he
applied scientists’ dis-
coveries of electricity and
magnetism to develop
the telegraph, which
soon sent messages all
across the country.
(pp. 364, 365)
Mott, Lucretia (1793–1880) American reformer, she
planned the Seneca Falls Convention with Eliza-
beth Cady Stanton, the first organized meeting
for women’s rights in the United States. (p. 426)
O
O’Connor, Sandra Day (1930– ) Associate justice of
the U.S. Supreme Court, she was the first woman
appointed to the Court. (p. 148)
Osceola (c.1804–1838) Florida Seminole leader, he
resisted removal by the U.S. government despite
an earlier treaty that Seminole leaders had been
forced to sign. He was eventually captured and
died in prison. (p. 297)
P
Paine, Thomas (1737–1809) American political
philosopher and author, he urged an immediate
declaration of independence from England in
his anonymously and simply written pamphlet,
Common Sense. (p. 83)
Paul, Alice (1885–1977) American social reformer,
suffragist, and activist, she was the founder
of the organization that became the National
Woman’s Party (NWP) that worked to obtain
women’s suffrage. (p. 624)
Penn, William (1644–1718) Quaker leader who
founded a colony for Quakers in Pennsylvania;
the colony provided an important example of
representative self-government and became a
model of freedom and tolerance. (p. 50)
Perry, Oliver Hazard (1785–1819) American naval
captain who put together the fleet that defeated
the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War
of 1812. (p. 247)
Pershing, John J. (1860–1948) American army com-
mander, he commanded the expeditionary force sent
into Mexico to find Pancho Villa. He was the major
general and commander in chief of the American
Expeditionary Forces in World War I. (p. 661)
Pickett, George (1825–1875) American general in
the Confederate army, he was famed for Pickett’s
Charge, a failed but heroic effort at Cemetery
Ridge in the Battle of Gettysburg, often consid-
ered a turning point of the Civil War. (p. 499)
Pierce, Franklin (1804–1869) Democratic candidate
for president in 1852 and the fourteenth presi-
dent of the United States, he made the Gadsden
Purchase, which opened the Northwest for
settlement, and passed the unpopular Kansas-
Nebraska Act. (p. 445)
Pike, Zebulon (1779–1813) Army officer sent on
a mission to explore the West, he was ordered
to find the headwaters of the Red River. He
attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes
Peak in Colorado. (p. 238)
Pizarro (puh–ZAHR–oh), Francisco (c. 1475–1541)
Spanish conquistador who sailed with Balboa
on the discovery of the Pacific Ocean, he later
pursued rumors of golden cities in the Andes
Mountains of South America and conquered the
Inca Empire. (p. 21)
Pocahontas (c.1595–1617) American Indian prin-
cess, she saved the life of John Smith when he
was captured and sentenced to death by the
Powhatan. She was later taken prisoner by the
English, converted to Christianity, and married
colonist John Rolfe. (p. 37)
Marshall Pocahontas
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Poe, Edgar Allan (1809–1849) American writer, he
is famed for his haunting poem “The Raven,” as
well as many other chilling or romantic stories
and poems. He is credited with creating the first
detective story, The Gold Bug. (p. 407)
Polk, James K. (1795–1849) Eleventh president of
the United States, he settled the Oregon bound-
ary with Great Britain and successfully conducted
the Mexican-American War. (p. 317)
Pontiac (c.1720–1769) Ottawa chief who united
the Great Lakes’ Indians to
try to halt the advance of
European settlements, he
attacked British forts in a
rebellion known as Pontiac’s
Rebellion; he eventually
surrendered in 1766.
(p. 61)
Powderly, Terence V. (1849–1924) American labor
leader for the Knights of Labor, he removed the
secrecy originally surrounding the organization,
leading to its becoming the first truly national
American labor union. (p. 585)
Pulitzer, Joseph (1847–1911) American journalist
and newspaper publisher, he established the
Pulitzer Prize for public service and advance-
ment of education. (p. 646)
R
Revels, Hiram (1822–1901) American clergyman,
educator, and politician, he became the first
African American in the U.S. Senate. (p. 525)
Rockefeller, John D. (1839 –1937) American
industrialist and philan-
thropist, he made a fortune
in the oil business and
used vertical and hori-
zontal integration to
establish a monopoly on
the steel business.
(pp. 580, 583)
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858–1919) Twenty-sixth
president of the United States after William
McKinley was assassinated, he organized the first
volunteer cavalry regiment known as the Rough
Riders which fought in Cuba during the Spanish-
American War. As president, he acquired the Pan-
ama Canal Zone, and announced the Roosevelt
Corollary, making the United States the defender
of the Western Hemisphere. (pp. 627, 655)
S
Sacagawea (sak–uh–juh–WEE–uh) (1786?–1812)
Shoshone woman who, along with her French
fur-trapper husband, accompanied and aided
Lewis and Clark on their expedition. (p. 238)
Santa Anna, Antonio López de (1794–1876) Mexi-
can general and politician, he was president of
Mexico and became a dictator. He fought in the
Texas Revolution and seized the Alamo but was
defeated and captured by Sam Houston at San
Jacinto. (p. 313)
Scott, Dred (1795?–1858) Enslaved African who
filed suit for his freedom stating that his time
living in a free state made him a free man; the
Supreme Court ruling known as the Dred Scott
decision upheld slavery and found the Missouri
Compromise unconstitutional. (p. 451)
Scott, Winfield (1786–1866) American general, he
served as commander in the Mexican War and
used a two-part strategy against the South in
the Civil War; he wanted to destroy the South’s
economy with a naval blockade and gain con-
trol of the Mississippi River. (p. 475)
Sequoya (between 1760 and 1770–1843) Ameri-
can Indian scholar and craftsman, he created a
writing system for the Cherokee language and
taught literacy to many Cherokee. (p. 295)
Serra (ser–rah), Junípero (hoo–NEE–pay–roh) (1713–
1784) Spanish Franciscan missionary to Califor-
nia, he planned or founded numerous missions
all along the Pacific coast and founded San Fran-
cisco in an effort to spread Christianity. (p. 22)
Seward, William H. (1801–1872) American politi-
cian, who as Secretary of State was laughed at
for “Seward’s Folly,” the purchase of Alaska from
Russia for less than two cents an acre, which
added approximately 600,000 square miles of
land to the United States. (p. 641)
Shays, Daniel (1747?–1825) Revolutionary War
officer who led Shays’s Rebellion, an uprising
of farmers in western Massachusetts that shut
down the courts so that farmers would not lose
their farms for tax debts. He was defeated and
condemned to death, but pardoned. (p. 123)
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820–1891) American
Union army officer, his famous March to the Sea
captured Atlanta, Georgia, marking an impor-
tant turning point in the war. (p. 501)
Singer, Isaac (1811–1875) American inventor; he
patented an improved sewing machine and by
1860 was the largest manufacturer of sewing
machines in the country. (p. 367)
Poe Singer
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Sitting Bull (c.1831–1890) American Indian leader
who became the head chief of the entire Sioux
nation, he encouraged other Sioux leaders to
resist government demands to buy lands on the
Black Hills reservations. (p. 556)
Slater, Samuel (1768–1835) English industrialist
who brought a design for a textile mill to Ameri-
ca, he is considered the founder of the American
cotton industry. (p. 348)
Smith, John (c.1580–1631) English colonist to the
Americas who helped found Jamestown Colony
and encouraged settlers to work harder and
build better housing. (p. 37)
Squanto (?–1622) Patuxet Indian who was captured
and enslaved in Spain but later escaped to Eng-
land and then America; he taught the Pilgrims
native farming methods and helped them estab-
lish relations with the Wampanoag, the Indians
at the feast later known as Thanksgiving. (p. 43)
Stanford, Leland (1824–1893) American railroad
builder and politician, he established the Califor-
nia Central Pacific Railroad and founded Stan-
ford University. (pp. 581, 583)
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady (1815–1902) American
woman suffrage leader, she
organized the Seneca Falls
Convention with Lucretia Mott.
The convention was the first
organized meeting for women’s
rights in the United States, which
launched the suffrage movement.
(pp. 426, 429)
Stevens, Thaddeus (1792–1868) American lawyer
and politician, he was the leader of the Radical
Republicans in the Reconstruction effort and
was an opponent and critic of Andrew Johnson’s
policies. He sought economic justice for freed-
men and poor southerners. (p. 519)
Stone, Lucy (1818–1893) American woman suf-
fragist, she was a well-known and accomplished
antislavery speaker who supported the women’s
rights movement. (p. 427)
Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811–1896) American
author and daughter of Lyman Beecher, she was
an abolitionist and author of the famous anti-
slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (p. 443)
Stuyvesant (STY–vuh–suhnt), Peter (c.1610–1672)
Director general of the Dutch New Netherland
colony, he was forced to surrender New Nether-
land to the English. (p. 37)
Sutter, John (1803–1880) American pioneer who
built Sutter’s Fort, a trading post on the Califor-
nia frontier; gold was discovered, leading to the
California gold rush. (p. 327)
T
Taft, William Howard (1857–1930) Twenty-seventh
president of the United States, he angered pro-
gressives by moving cautiously toward reforms
and by supporting the Payne-Aldrich Tariff,
which did not lower tariffs very much. He lost
Roosevelt’s support and was defeated for a sec-
ond term. (p. 629)
Taney (TAW–nee), Roger B. (1777–1864) U.S.
Supreme Court Chief Justice, he wrote the major-
ity opinion in the Dred Scott decision, stating that
African Americans were not citizens and that
the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
(p. 452)
Taylor, Frederick W. (1856–1915) American effi-
ciency engineer, he introduced the manufactur-
ing system known as scientific management that
viewed workers as mechanical parts of the pro-
duction process, not as human beings. (p. 584)
Tecumseh (1768–1813) Shawnee chief who attempt-
ed to form an Indian confederation to resist white
settlement in the Northwest Territory. (p. 242)
Thoreau, Henry David (1817–1862) American writer
and transcendentalist philosopher, he studied
nature and published a magazine article, “Civil
Disobedience,” as well as his famous book,
Walden Pond. (p. 405)
Truth, Sojourner (c.1797–1883) American evangelist
and reformer, she was born an enslaved African
but was later freed and became a speaker for
abolition and women’s suffrage. (p. 418)
Tubman, Harriet (c.1820–1913) American aboli-
tionist who escaped slavery and assisted other
enslaved Africans to escape; she is the most
famous Underground Railroad conductor and is
known as the Moses of her people. (p. 420)
Turner, Nat (1800–1831) American slave leader,
he claimed that divine inspiration had led him
to end the slavery system. Called Nat Turner’s
Rebellion, the slave revolt was the most violent
one in U.S. history; he was tried, convicted, and
executed. (p. 390)
Tweed, William Marcy (1823–1878) American politi-
cian, he gained control of New York City’s Tam-
many Hall political machine and became known
as Boss Tweed. He was convicted of stealing from
the New York City treasury. (p. 607)
V
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe (1808–1890) American
soldier and politician, he increased settlement in
Sitting Bull Vallejo
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northern California and became a rich cattle-
man. He helped in the effort to get statehood for
California. (p. 319)
Van Bur en, Martin (1782–1862) American politician
and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson, he
later became the eighth president of the United
States. (p. 286)
Vesey, Denmark (c.1767–1822) American insurrec-
tionist, he was brought to America as a slave but
purchased his own freedom. He planned a large
slave uprising in South Carolina and was tried
and hanged along with 36 others accused of
plotting the rebellion. (p. 390)
V illa, Francisco “P ancho (1878–1923) Mexican
bandit and revolutionary leader, he led revolts
against Carranza and Huerta. He was pursued by
the U.S. but evaded General Pershing. (p. 661)
W
Washington, Booker T. (1856–1915) African Ameri-
can educator and civil rights leader, he was
born into slavery and later became head of the
Tuskegee Institute for career training for African
Americans. He was an advocate for conservative
social change. (p. 624)
Washington, George (1732–1799) Revolutionary
War hero and Patriot leader,
he served as a representative
to the Continental Congresses,
commanded the Continental
Army, and was unanimously
elected to two terms as presi-
dent of the United States.
(pp. 80, 82)
Webster, Daniel (1782–1852) American lawyer and
statesman, he spoke out against nullification
and states’ rights, believing that the country
should stay unified. (p. 290)
Wells, Ida B. (1862–1931) African American journal-
ist and anti-lynching activist, she was part-owner
and editor of the Memphis Free Speech. (p. 624)
Whitman, W alt (1819–1892) American poet, he
gained recognition abroad and later at home
for unrhymed works of poetry praising the
United States, Americans, democracy, and
individualism.(p. 407)
Whitney, Eli (1765–1825) American inventor whose
cotton gin changed cotton harvesting proce-
dures and enabled large increases in cotton
production; he introduced the technology of
mass production through the development of
interchangeable parts in gun-making. (p. 349)
W ilder, Laur a Ingalls (1867–1957) American writer
and frontierswoman who wrote a well-known
series of children’s books based on her own
experiences, including the classic Little House
on the Prairie. (p. 562)
W ilson, W oodro w (1856–1924) Twenty-eighth
president of the United States, his reform legisla-
tion was given the name New Freedom, and
it included three constitutional amendments:
direct election of senators, prohibition, and
women’s suffrage. He created the Federal Reserve
System, the Federal Trade Commission, and he
enacted child labor laws. (p. 629)
W innemucca, Sara h (1844–1891) Paiute Indian
reformer, she was an activist for Indian rights
and lectured specifically about the problems of
the reservation system. (p. 558)
W inthrop, John (1588–1649) Leader of the Massa-
chusetts Bay Colony who led Puritan colonists
to Massachusetts to establish an ideal Christian
community; he later became the colony’s first
governor. (p. 44)
W right , Orville (1871–1948) and W ilbur (1867–1912)
American pioneers of aviation, they went from
experiments with kites and gliders to piloting
the first successful gas-powered airplane flight
and later founded the American Wright Com-
pany to manufacture airplanes. (p. 578)
Y
Young, Brigham (1801–1877) American religious
leader who headed the Mormon Church after
the murder of Joseph Smith, he moved the com-
munity to Utah, leading thousands along what
came to be known as the Mormon Trail to the
main settlement at Salt Lake City. (p. 311)
Z
Zapata, Emiliano (1879–1919) Mexican revolution-
ary, he was a guerrilla leader helping Madera
overthrow Díaz. He was a champion of farmers
and revolted against Carranza. (p. 661)
V allejo Zapata
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English and Spanish Glossary
ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY
MARK AS IN RESPELLING EXAMPLE
a alphabet a *AL-fuh-bet
a¯ Asia ay
AY-zhuh
ä cart, top ah KAHRT, TAHP
e let, ten e LET, TEN
e¯ even, leaf ee EE-vuhn, LEEF
i it, tip, British i IT, TIP, BRIT-ish
¯
ı site, buy, Ohio y SYT, BY, oh-HY-oh
iris eye
EYE-ris
k card k KAHRD
o¯ over, rainbow oh OH-vuhr, RAYN-boh
u˙ book, wood ooh
BOOHK, WOOHD
o˙ all, orchid aw AWL, AWR-kid
o˙ i foil, coin oy
FOYL, KOYN
au˙ out ow OWT
e
cup, butter uh KUHP, BUHT-uhr
ü rule, food oo ROOL, FOOD
yü few yoo FYOO
zh vision zh VIZH-uhn
*
A syllable printed in small capital letters receives heavier emphasis than the other syllable(s) in a word.
A
ABC Powers Argentina, Brazil and Chile; nations that
offered to negotiate a dispute between the United
States and Mexico when unrest following the
Mexican Revolution brought the two countries into
confl ict (p. 661)
potencias ABC Argentina, Brasil y Chile; naciones
que se ofrecieron a resolver el desacuerdo entre Esta-
dos Unidos y México cuando el descontento poste-
rior a la Revolución mexicana provocó un confl icto
entre ambos países (pág. 661)
abolition an end to slavery (p. 416)
abolición n de la esclavitud (pág. 416)
Adams-Onís Treaty (1819) an agreement in which Spain
gave East Florida to the United States (p. 261)
tratado de Adams y Onís (1819) acuerdo en el que
España cedió el territorio del este de Florida a Estados
Unidos (pág. 261)
agrarian relating to farming and agriculture (p. 41)
agrario relacionado con los cultivos y la agricultura
(pág. 41)
Alamo Spanish mission in San Antonio, Texas, that was
the site of a famous battle of the Texas Revolution in
1836 (p. 314)
El Álamo misión española en San Antonio, Texas; esce-
nario de una famosa batalla durante la Revolución
texana de 1836 (pág. 314)
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) laws passed by a Feder-
alist-dominated Congress aimed at protecting the
government from treasonous ideas, actions, and
people (p. 215)
Leyes de No Intervención Extranjera (1798) leyes
aprobadas por un Congreso mayormente federalista
con el fi n de proteger al gobierno de la infl uencia de
ideas, acciones y personas desleales (pág. 215)
amendment offi cial change, correction, or addition to a
law or constitution (p. 135)
enmienda cambio, corrección o adición realizado de
manera ofi cial a una ley o constitución (pág. 135)
American Anti-Slavery Society an organization started
by William Lloyd Garrison whose members wanted
immediate emancipation and racial equality for Afri-
can Americans (p. 417)
Sociedad Americana contra la Esclavitud organización
fundada por William Lloyd Garrison cuyos miem-
bros pedían la emancipación inmediata y la igualdad
racial de los afroamericanos (pág. 417)
American Federation of Labor an organization that
united skilled workers into national unions for spe-
cifi c industries (p. 585)
Federación Estadounidense del Trabajo organización
que agrupó obreros especializados en sindicatos
nacionales defi nidos por industrias (pág. 585)
Phonetic Respelling and
Pronunciation Guide
Many of the key terms in this
textbook have been respelled
to help you pronounce them.
The letter combinations used
in the respelling throughout
the narrative are explained in
the following phonetic respell-
ing and pronunciation guide.
The guide is adapted from
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate
Dictionary, 11th Edition;
Merriam-Webster’s Biographical
Dictionary; and Merriam-
Webster’s Geographical
Dictionary.
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American System Henry Clay’s plan for raising tariffs to
pay for internal improvements such as better roads
and canals (p. 264)
Sistema estadounidense plan de alza de impuestos
creado por Henry Clay para realizar mejoras internas
como la reparación de caminos y canales (pág. 264)
Antifederalists people who opposed ratifi cation of the
Constitution (p. 132)
antifederalistas personas que se oponían a la apro-
bación de la Constitución (pág. 132)
Anti-Imperialist League a group of citizens opposed to
imperialism, and, specifi cally, to the peace treaty that
gave the United States control of Cuba, Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the Philippines (p. 650)
Liga Antiimperialista grupo de ciudadanos que se
oponían al imperialismo y, más concretamente,
al tratado de paz que otorgaba a Estados Unidos
el control de Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico y Filipinas
(pág. 650)
Appomattox Courthouse Virginia town where General
Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender, thus ending
the Civil War (p. 502)
Appomattox Courthouse poblado de Virginia donde
el general Robert E. Lee fue obligado a rendirse,
dando fi n a la Guerra Civil (pág. 502)
Articles of Confederation (1777) the document that
created the fi rst central government for the United
States; was replaced by the Constitution in 1789
(p. 116)
Artículos de la Confederación (1777) documento que
creó el primer gobierno central en Estados Uni-
dos; fue reemplazado por la Constitución en 1789
(pág. 116)
B
Bacons Rebellion (1676) an atttack led by Nathaniel
Bacon against American Indians and the colonial
government in Virginia (p. 38)
Rebelión de Bacon (1676) ataque encabezado por
Nathaniel Bacon contra los indígenas norteamerica-
nos y el gobierno colonial en Virginia (pág. 38)
Bank of the United States a national bank chartered by
Congress in 1791 to provide security for the U.S.
economy (p. 204)
Banco de Estados Unidos banco nacional constituido
por el Congreso en 1791 para dar establidad a la
economía de Estados Unidos (pág. 204)
Battle of Antietam (1862) a Union victory in the Civil
War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in
U.S. military history (p. 481)
batalla de Antietam (1862) victoria del ejército de la
Unión durante la Guerra Civil en la batalla de un solo
día más sangrienta en la historia militar de Estados
Unidos (pág. 481)
Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) a Revolutionary War battle
in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could
ght well against the British army (p. 81)
batalla de Bunker Hill (1775) batalla de la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense que tuvo lugar en
Boston; en ésta se demostró que los colonos podían
luchar bien contra el ejército británico (pág. 81)
Battle of Fallen Timbers (1794) a battle between U.S.
troops and an American Indian confederation that
ended Indian efforts to halt white settlement in the
Northwest Territory (p. 209)
batalla de Fallen Timbers (1794) batalla entre las
tropas estadounidenses y una confederación de indí-
genas norteamericanos que puso fi n a los intentos de
los indígenas para detener la emigración de personas
de raza blanca al Territorio del Noroeste (pág. 209)
Battle of Gettysburg (1863) a Union Civil War victory
that turned the tide against the Confederates at
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (p. 498)
batalla de Gettysburg (1863) victoria del ejército de la
Unión durante la Guerra Civil que cambió el curso de
la guerra en contra de los confederados en Gettys-
burg, Pensilvania (pág. 498)
Battle of Lake Erie (1813) U.S. victory in the War of
1812, led by Oliver Hazard Perry; broke Britain’s con-
trol of Lake Erie (p. 247)
batalla del lago Erie (1813) victoria en la Guerra de
1812 en la que el ejército estadounidense, comandado
por Oliver Hazard Perry, puso fi n al control británico del
lago Erie (pág. 247)
Battle of New Orleans (1815) the greatest U.S. victory in
the War of 1812; actually took place two weeks after a
peace treaty had been signed ending the war (p. 248)
batalla de Nueva Orleáns (1815) la mayor victoria
del ejército estadounidense en la Guerra de 1812;
tuvo lugar dos semanas después de la fi rma de un
tratado de paz en el que se declaraba el fi nal de la
guerra (pág. 248)
Battle of San Jacinto (1836) the fi nal battle of the Texas
Revolution; resulted in the defeat of the Mexican
army and independence for Texas (p. 314)
batalla de San Jacinto (1836) batalla fi nal de la Revo-
lución texana en la que fue derrotado el ejército me-
xicano y Texas obtuvo su independencia (pág. 314)
Battle of Saratoga (1777) a Revolutionary War battle in
New York that resulted in a major defeat of British
troops; marked the Patriots’ greatest victory up to
that point in the war (p. 94)
batalla de Saratoga (1777) batalla de la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense que tuvo lugar en
Nueva York y en la que las fuerzas británicas sufrieron
una de sus mayores derrotas; los patriotas obtuvieron
su mayor victoria hasta ese momento (pág. 94)
Battle of Shiloh (1862) a Civil War battle in Tennessee
in which the Union army gained greater control over
the Mississippi River valley (p. 485)
batalla de Shiloh (1862) batalla de la Guerra Civil en
Tennessee en la que el ejército de la Unión adquirió
mayor control sobre el valle del río Mississippi
(pág. 485)
Battle of the Little Big Horn (1876) “Custer’s Last Stand”;
battle between U.S. soldiers, led by George Armstrong
Custer, and Sioux warriors, led by Crazy Horse and
Sitting Bull, that resulted in the worst defeat for the
U.S. Army in the West (p. 556)
batalla de Little Big Horn (1876) última batalla del
general Custer; esta batalla entre las tropas de George
Armstrong Custer y los guerreros siux al mando de
Caballo Loco y Toro Sentado produjo la mayor derrota
del ejército estadounidense en el Oeste (pág. 556)
American System/Sistema estadounidense Battle of the Little Big Horn/batalla de Little Big horn
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Battle of Tippecanoe (1811) U.S. victory over an Indian
confederation that wanted to stop white settle-
ment in the Northwest Territory; increased tensions
between Great Britain and the United States (p. 244)
batalla de Tippecanoe (1811) victoria del ejército
estadounidense sobre la confederación indígena que
intentaba evitar el establecimiento de poblaciones
de blancos en el Territorio del Noroeste; esta batalla
aumentó las hostilidades entre Gran Bretaña y Esta-
dos Unidos (pág. 244)
Battle of Trenton (1776) a Revolutionary War battle in
New Jersey in which Patriot forces captured more
than 900 Hessian troops (p. 93)
batalla de Trenton (1776) batalla de la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense que tuvo lugar en
Nueva Jersey; en esta batalla las fuerzas de los patri-
otas capturaron a más de 900 soldados mercenarios
hessianos (pág. 93)
Battle of Yorktown (1781) the last major battle of the
Revolutionary War; site of British general Charles
Cornwallis’s surrender to the Patriots in Virginia
(p. 100)
batalla de Yorktown (1781) la última batalla impor-
tante de la Guerra de Independencia estadounidense;
lugar donde se rindió el general británico Charles
Cornwallis ante las tropas de los patriotas en Virginia
(pág. 100)
Bear Flag Revolt (1846) a revolt against Mexico by
American settlers in California who declared the terri-
tory an independent republic (p. 320)
Revuelta de Bear Flag (1846) rebelión iniciada por
colonos estadounidenses en contra de México para
declarar al territorio de California una república inde-
pendiente (pág. 320)
benevolent society an aid organization formed by
immigrant communities (p. 591)
sociedad de benefi cencia organización de ayuda for-
mada por comunidades de inmigrantes (pág. 591)
Bessemer process a process developed in the 1850s that
led to faster, cheaper steel production (p. 575)
proceso de Bessemer proceso de producción de acero
más económico y rápido, desarrollado en la década
de 1850 (pág. 575)
Bill of Rights the fi rst 10 amendments to the Constitu-
tion; ratifi ed in 1791 (p. 135)
Declaración de Derechos primeras 10 enmien-
das hechas a la Constitución; aprobada en 1791
(pág. 135)
Black Codes laws passed in the southern states during
Reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and
rights of African Americans (p. 518)
códigos para negros decretos aprobados en los estados
sureños en la época de la Reconstrucción que limi-
taron en gran medida la libertad y los derechos de los
afroamericanos (pág. 518)
bond a certifi cate that represents money the govern-
ment has borrowed from private citizens (p. 200)
bono certifi cado que representa dinero que el go-
bierno toma prestado de los ciudadanos (pág. 200)
boomtown a Western community that grew quickly
because of the mining boom and often disappeared
when the boom ended (p. 548)
pueblo de rápido crecimiento comunidad del Oeste
que se desarrolló con gran rapidez debido a la fi ebre
del oro, pero que desapareció cuando los yacimientos
se agotaron (pág. 548)
border states Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Mis-
souri; slave states that lay between the North and the
South and did not join the Confederacy during the
Civil War (p. 474)
estados fronterizos Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland
y Missouri; estados ubicados entre el Norte y el Sur,
que practicaban la esclavitud y que no se unieron a la
Confederación durante la Guerra Civil (pág. 474)
Boston Massacre (1770) an incident in which British
soldiers fi red into a crowd of colonists, killing fi ve
people (p. 67)
matanza de Boston (1770) incidente en el que los
soldados británicos dispararon entre una multitud
de colonos, ocasionando la muerte a cinco personas
(pág. 67)
Boston Tea Party (1773) a protest against the Tea Act in
which a group of colonists boarded British tea ships
and dumped more than 340 chests of tea into Boston
Harbor (p. 68)
Motín del Té de Boston (1773) protesta en contra de
la Ley del Té en la que un grupo de colonos abordó
barcos británicos que transportaban té y arrojó al mar
alrededor de 340 baúles con este producto en el puerto
de Boston (pág. 68)
Boxer Rebellion (1900) a siege of a foreign settlement
in Beijing by Chinese nationalists who were angry at
foreign involvement in China (p. 645)
rebelión de los boxers (1900) asedio a un asentamien-
to extranjero en Beijing por parte de un grupo de
nacionalistas chinos que estaban en desacuerdo con
la participación extranjera en China (pág. 645)
Bureau of Indian Aff airs a government agency created
in the 1800s to oversee federal policy toward Native
Americans (p. 294)
Ofi cina de Asuntos Indígenas agencia creada por el
gobierno en el siglo XIX para encargarse de las políti-
cas federales sobre los indígenas norteamericanos
(pág. 294)
C
Californios Spanish colonists in California in the 1800s
(p. 319)
californios colonos españoles que vivían en Califor-
nia en el siglo XIX (pág. 319)
capital money or property that is used to earn more
money (p. 13)
capital dinero o propiedades usadas para ganar más
dinero (pág. 13)
capitalism an economic system in which private busi-
nesses run most industries (p. 619)
capitalismo sistema económico en el que las empre-
sas privadas controlan la mayoría de las industrias
(pág. 619)
Battle of Tippecanoe/batalla de Tippecanoe capitalism/capitalismo
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cattle drive a long journey on which cowboys herded
cattle to northern markets or better grazing lands
(p. 549)
arreo de ganado viaje largo en el que los vaqueros
arreaban ganado para llevarlo a los mercados del
Norte o a mejores pastizales (pág. 549)
Cattle Kingdom an area of the Great Plains on which
many ranchers raised cattle in the late 1800s (p. 549)
Reino del Ganado área de las Grandes Planicies en la
que muchos ganaderos se establecieron a fi nales de
siglo XIX (pág. 549)
charter an offi cial document that gives a person the
right to establish a colony (p. 27)
carta de constitución documento legal que da a
una persona el derecho de establecer una colonia
(pág. 27)
checks and balances a system established by the Consti-
tution that prevents any branch of government from
becoming too powerful (p. 129)
pesos y contrapesos sistema establecido por la
Constitución para evitar que cualquier poder del
gobierno adquiera demasiada autoridad en relación
con los demás (pág. 129)
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) a law passed by Congress
that banned Chinese from immigrating to the United
States for 10 years (p. 593)
Ley de Exclusión de Chinos (1882) ley aprobada por
el Congreso que prohibió la inmigración de chinos a
Estados Unidos por un período de 10 años (pág. 593)
Chisholm Trail a trail that ran from San Antonio, Texas,
to Abilene, Kansas, established by Jesse Chisholm in
the late 1860s for cattle drives (p. 549)
Camino de Chisholm camino creado por Jesse
Chisholm a fi nales de la década de 1860 que iba desde
San Antonio, Texas hasta Abilene, Kansas, para realizar
arreos de ganado (pág. 549)
Civil Rights Act of 1866 a law that gave African Ameri-
cans legal rights equal to those of white Americans
(p. 520)
Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1866 ley que daba a los
afroamericanos derechos legales similares a los que
tenían los ciudadanos de raza blanca (pág. 520)
Clermont the fi rst full-sized U.S. commercial steam-
boat; developed by Robert Fulton and tested in 1807
(p. 359)
Clermont primer barco comercial de vapor de grandes
dimensiones, diseñado por Robert Fulton y probado
en 1807 (pág. 359)
collective bargaining a technique used by labor unions
in which workers act collectively to change working
conditions or wages (p. 586)
negociación colectiva método empleado por los
sindicatos en el que los trabajadores actúan colecti-
vamente para cambiar las condiciones laborales o los
salarios (pág. 586)
Columbian Exchange the transfer of plants, animals,
and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia,
and Africa (p. 18)
intercambio colombino intercambio de plantas, ani-
males y enfermedades entre América y Europa, Asia y
África (pág. 18)
Committees of Correspondence committees created by
the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the
1760s to help towns and colonies share information
about resisting British laws (p. 65)
comités de correspondencia comités creados por la
Cámara de Representantes de Massachusetts en la
década de 1760 para que poblados y colonias com-
partieran información que los ayudara a resistirse a
las leyes británicas (pág. 65)
common-school movement a social reform effort that
began in the mid-1800s and promoted the idea of
having all children educated in a common place
regardless of social class or background (p. 412)
movimiento de escuelas comunes reforma social
iniciada a mediados del siglo XIX para fomentar la idea
de que todos los niños debían recibir educación en
un mismo lugar sin importar su origen o clase social
(pág. 412)
Common Sense (1776) a pamphlet written by Thomas
Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced
many American colonists of the need to break away
from Britain (p. 83)
Sentido común (1776) folleto escrito por Thomas
Paine en el que criticaba a las monarquías con el
n de convencer a los colonos estadounidenses de
la necesidad de independizarse de Gran Bretaña
(pág. 83)
Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay’s proposed agreement
that allowed California to enter the Union as a free
state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession
into two territories where slavery would be decided
by popular sovereignty (p. 441)
Acuerdo de 1850 acuerdo redactado por Henry Clay
en que se permitía a California ingresar en la Unión
como estado libre y se proponía la división del resto
del territorio cedido por México en dos partes donde
la esclavitud sería reglamentada por soberanía popu-
lar (pág. 441)
Compromise of 1877 an agreement to settle the disputed
presidential election of 1876; Democrats agreed to
accept Republican Rutherford B. Hayes as president
in return for the removal of federal troops from the
South (p. 527)
Acuerdo de 1877 acuerdo en el que se resolvió la
disputa de las elecciones presidenciales de 1876; los
demócratas aceptaron al republicano Rutherford B.
Hayes como presidente a cambio del retiro de las
tropas federales del Sur (pág. 527)
Comstock Lode Nevada gold and silver mine discovered
by Henry Comstock in 1859 (p. 547)
veta de Comstock yacimiento de oro y plata des-
cubierto en Nevada por Henry Comstock en 1859
(pág. 547)
Confederate States of America the nation formed by the
southern states when they seceded from the Union;
also known as the Confederacy (p. 458)
Estados Confederados de América nación formada
por los estados del Sur cuando se separaron de la
Unión; también conocida como Confederación
(pág. 458)
cattle drive/arreo de ganado Confederate States of America/Estados Confederados de América
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región algodonera zona que se extendía desde
Carolina del Sur hasta el este de Texas, en la que se
producía la mayor parte del algodón cosechado en
Estados Unidos a mediados del siglo XIX (pág. 379)
cotton diplomacy Confederate efforts to use the impor-
tance of southern cotton to Britain’s textile industry
to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in
the Civil War (p. 475)
diplomacia del algodón esfuerzos de la Confede-
ración por aprovechar la infl uencia del algodón del
Sur en la industria textil británica para convencer a
Gran Bretaña de apoyar su causa durante la Guerra
Civil (pág. 475)
cotton gin a machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
to remove seeds from short-staple cotton; revolution-
ized the cotton industry (p. 377)
desmotadora de algodón máquina inventada por Eli
Whitney en 1793 para separar las fi bras de algodón
de las semillas; revolucionó la industria del algodón
(pág. 377)
culture the common values and traditions of a society,
such as language, government, and family relation-
ships (p. 7)
cultura valores y tradiciones comunes de una socie-
dad, como el lenguaje, la forma de gobierno y las
relaciones familiares (pág. 7)
Cumberland Road the fi rst federal road project, con-
struction of which began in 1815; ran from Cum-
berland, Maryland, to present-day Wheeling, West
Virginia (p. 265)
camino de Cumberland primer proyecto federal de
construcción de carreteras, iniciado en 1815 para
crear un camino entre Cumberland, Maryland y el
poblado que actualmente lleva el nombre de Wheel-
ing, en Virginia Occidental (pág. 265)
D
Dawes General Allotment Act (1887) legislation passed
by Congress that split up Indian reservation lands
among individual Indians and promised them citi-
zenship (p. 558)
Ley de Adjudicación General de Dawes (1887) ley
aprobada por el Congreso que dividía el terreno de
las reservaciones indígenas entre sus habitantes y les
prometía otorgarles la ciudadanía estadounidense
(pág. 558)
Declaration of Independence (1776) the document
written to declare the colonies free from British rule
(p. 84)
Declaración de Independencia (1776) documento
redactado para declarar la independencia de las colo-
nias del dominio británico (pág. 84)
Declaration of Sentiments (1848) a statement writ-
ten and signed by women’s rights supporters at the
Seneca Falls Convention; detailed their beliefs about
social injustice against women (p. 426)
conquistador a Spanish soldier and explorer who led
military expeditions in the Americas and captured
land for Spain (p. 20)
conquistador soldado y explorador español que enca-
bezó expediciones militares en América y capturó
territorios en nombre de España (pág. 20)
consul general chief diplomat (p. 644)
cónsul general jefe diplomático (pág. 644)
constitution a set of basic principles that determines the
powers and duties of a government (p. 115)
constitución conjunto de principios básicos que
determina los poderes y las obligaciones de un go-
bierno (pág. 115)
Constitutional Convention (1787) a meeting held in
Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote
the Constitution (p. 126)
Convención Constitucional (1787) encuentro rea-
lizado en Filadelfi a en el que delegados de los estados
redactaron la Constitución (pág. 126)
Constitutional Union Party a political party formed in
1860 by a group of northerners and southerners who
supported the Union, its laws, and the Constitution
(p. 457)
Partido Constitucional por la Unión partido político
formado en 1860 por habitantes del Norte y del Sur
en apoyo de la Unión, sus leyes y la Constitución
(pág. 457)
Continental Army the army created by the Second Con-
tinental Congress in 1775 to defend the American
colonies from Britain (p. 80)
Ejército Continental ejército creado por el Segundo
Congreso Continental en 1775 para defender las
colonias estadounidenses del dominio británico
(pág. 80)
contraband an escaped slave who joined the Union
army during the Civil War (p. 493)
contrabando bienes introducidos en un país de for-
ma ilegal; esclavo que escapó y que se unió al ejército
de la Unión durante la Guerra Civil (pág. 493)
Convention of 1818 an agreement between the United
States and Great Britain that settled fi shing rights and
established new North American borders (p. 260)
Convención de 1818 acuerdo entre Estados Unidos
y Gran Bretaña para defi nir los derechos de pesca
y establecer las nuevas fronteras norteamericanas
(pág. 260)
Copperheads a group of northern Democrats who
opposed abolition and sympathized with the South
during the Civil War (p. 494)
copperheads grupo de demócratas del Norte que se
oponían a la abolición de la esclavitud y simpatiza-
ban con las creencias sureñas durante la Guerra Civil
(pág. 494)
corporation a business that sells portions of ownership
called stock shares (p. 579)
corporación compañía que vende partes de la misma
llamadas acciones (pág. 579)
cotton belt a region stretching from South Carolina to
east Texas where most U.S. cotton was produced dur-
ing the mid-1800s (p. 379)
conquistador/conquistador Declaration of Sentiments/Declaración de Sentimientos
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Declaración de Sentimientos (1848) declaración
redactada y fi rmada por una serie de personas en
apoyo de los derechos de la mujer durante la Con-
vención de Seneca Falls, en la que se describía con
detalle su punto de vista sobre las injusticias sociales
que afectaban a las mujeres (pág. 426)
defl ation a decrease in money supply and overall lower
prices (p. 564)
defl ación reducción de la disponibilidad del dinero y
baja general en los precios (pág. 564)
Democratic Party a political party formed by supporters
of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of
1824 (p. 285)
Partido Demócrata partido político formado por par-
tidarios de Andrew Jackson después de las elecciones
presidenciales de 1824 (pág. 285)
Democratic-Republican Party a political party founded
in the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
and other leaders who wanted to preserve the power
of the state governments and promote agriculture
(p. 212)
Partido Demócrata Republicano partido político
formado en la década de 1790 por Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison y otros líderes políticos con el fi n de
preservar el poder de los gobiernos estatales y pro-
mover la agricultura (pág. 212)
department store giant retail shop (p. 596)
tiendas por departamenentos grandes comercios de
venta al público (pág. 596)
deport to send an immigrant back to his or her country
of origin (p. 184)
deportar enviar a un inmigrante de regreso a su país
de origen (pág. 184)
depression a steep drop in economic activity combined
with rising unemployment (p. 123)
depresión descenso considerable en la actividad
económica, combinado con un alza en el desempleo
(pág. 123)
direct primary a procedure for direct selection of candi-
dates by voters instead of by party leaders (p. 613)
elecciones primarias método de elección en el que
los votantes (y no los líderes de los partidos) eligen
directamente a los candidatos (pág. 613)
dollar diplomacy President Taft’s policy of infl uencing
Latin America through economic rather than mili-
tary intervention (p. 657)
diplomacia del dólar política creada por el presidente
Taft para infl uir en los gobiernos de América Latina
mediante la intervención económica en lugar de la
militar (pág. 657)
Donner party a group of western travelers who were
stranded in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of
1846–47; only 45 of the party’s 87 members survived
(p. 327)
grupo Donner grupo de viajeros del Oeste extravia-
dos en la Sierra Nevada durante el invierno de
1846–47; sólo 45 de los 87 viajeros sobrevivieron
(pág. 327)
double jeopardy the act of trying a person twice for the
same crime (p. 180)
doble proceso acto de juzgar a una persona dos veces
por el mismo delito (pág. 180)
draft a system of required service in the armed forces
(p. 185)
conscripción sistema de servicio obligatorio en las
fuerzas armadas (pág. 185)
Dred Scott (1857) a slave whose court case led to a
U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared African
Americans were not U.S. citizens, that the Missouri
Compromise’s restriction on slavery was unconstitu-
tional, and that Congress did not have the right to
ban slavery in any federal territory (p. 451)
Dred Scott (1857) esclavo que fue encausado y cuyo
juicio concluyó con una decisión de la Corte
Suprema; en la que se declaraba que los afroameri-
canos no podían ser ciudadanos de Estados Unidos,
que las restricciones de la esclavitud impuestas en el
Acuerdo de Missouri eran inconstitucionales y que el
Congreso no tenía derecho de abolir la esclavitud en
ninguna parte del territorio federal (pág. 451)
dry farming a method of farming used by Plains farmers
in the 1890s that shifted focus from water-dependent
crops to more hardy crops (p. 561)
agricultura sin irrigación método de cultivo que
usaban los agricultores de las Planicies en la década
de 1890 que provocó un cambio de los cultivos que
dependían del agua a otros más resistentes (pág. 561)
due process the fair application of the law (p. 180)
debido proceso aplicación justa de la ley (pág. 180)
E
Eighteenth Amendment (1919) a constitutional amend-
ment that outlawed the production and sale of
alcoholic beverages in the United States; repealed in
1933 (p. 623)
Decimoctava Enmienda (1919) enmienda constitu-
cional que prohibía la producción y venta de bebidas
alcohólicas en Estados Unidos; revocada en 1933
(pág. 623)
electoral college a group of people selected from each of
the states to cast votes in presidential elections (p. 196)
colegio electoral grupo de personas elegido en cada
estado para votar en las elecciones presidenciales
(pág. 196)
emancipation freeing of the slaves (p. 491)
emancipación liberación de los esclavos (pág. 491)
Emancipation Proclamation (1862) an order issued by
President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas
rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1,
1863 (p. 491)
Declaration of Sentiments/Declaración de Sentimientos Emancipation Proclamation/Proclamación de Emancipación
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Proclamación de Emancipación (1862) decreto emitido
por el presidente Abraham Lincoln para liberar a los
esclavos en las áreas que luchaban contra la Unión;
entró en vigor el primero de enero de 1863 (pág. 491)
embargo the banning of trade with a country (p. 241)
embargo prohibición del comercio con un país
(pág. 241)
Embar go Act (1807) a law that prohibited American
merchants from trading with other countries (p. 241)
Ley de Embargo (1807) ley que prohibía a los co-
merciantes estadounidenses comerciar con otros
países (pág. 241)
eminent domain the government’s power to take per-
sonal property to benefi t the public (p. 180)
derecho de expropiación poder otorgado al go-
bierno para tomar propiedades particulares por el
bien común (pág. 180)
empr esarios agents who were contracted by the Mexi-
can republic to bring settlers to Texas in the early
l800s (p. 312)
empr esarios personas contratadas por la República
Mexicana para reclutar personas que desearan
establecer poblaciones en Texas a principios del siglo
XIX (pág. 312)
encomienda system a system in Spanish America that
gave settlers the right to tax local Indians or to
demand their labor in exchange for protecting them
and converting them to Christianity (p. 22)
sistema de enc omienda sistema adoptado en la
América española que permitía a los colonos cobrar
impuestos a los indígenas o exigirles trabajo a cambio
de su protección y de convertirlos al cristianismo
(pág. 22)
English Bill of Rights (1689) a shift of political power
from the British monarchy to Parliament (pp. 55, 114)
Declaración de Der echos inglesa (1689) cambio del
poder político de la monarquía británica al Parlamento
inglés (págs. 55, 114)
Enlight enment the Age of Reason; movement that
began in Europe in the 1700s as people began exam-
ining the natural world, society, and government
(p. 59)
Ilustración Era de la Razón; movimiento iniciado en
Europa en el siglo XVIII cuando las personas empe-
zaron a adquirir más conocimientos sobre la natura-
leza, la sociedad y el gobierno (pág. 59)
entrepreneur a person who organizes, operates, and
assumes the risk for a business venture (p. 380)
empr esario persona que organiza, opera y asume el
riesgo de un nuevo negocio (pág. 380)
envir onment the climate and landscape that surrounds
living things (p. 7)
medio ambient e el clima y paisaje donde habitan
seres vivos (pág. 7)
Era of Good F eelings a period of peace, pride, and prog-
ress for the United States from 1815 to 1825 (p. 265)
Era de los buenos sentimientos período de paz,
orgullo y progreso de los Estados Unidos de 1815 a
1825 (pág. 265)
Erie Canal the canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo,
New York; completed in 1825 (p. 265)
canal de Erie canal que va de Albany a Búfalo, en el
estado de Nueva York; completado en 1825 (pág. 265)
ex ecutive branch the division of the federal government
that includes the president and the administrative
departments; enforces the nation’s laws (p. 129)
poder ejecutivo división del gobierno federal que
incluye al presidente y a los departamentos admin-
istrativos; vigila el cumplimiento de las leyes de la
nación (pág. 129)
ex ecutive orders nonlegislative directives issued by the
U.S. president in certain circumstances; executive
orders have the force of congressional law (p. 147)
órdenes ejecutivas órdenes no legislativas dictadas
por el presidente de Estados Unidos en circunstancias
específi cas; tienen la misma validez que las leyes del
Congreso (pág. 147)
Ex odust ers African Americans who settled western lands
in the late 1800s (p. 561)
colonos del é x odo afroamericanos que se establecie-
ron en el Oeste a fi nales del siglo XIX (pág. 561)
F
factor a crop broker who managed the trade between
southern planters and their customers (p. 379)
comisionado intermediario que administraba el
intercambio comercial entre las plantaciones del Sur
y sus clientes (pág. 379)
federal system a system that divided powers between
the states and the federal government (p. 144)
sistema federal sistema en el que se distribuye el pod-
er entre los estados y el gobierno federal (pág. 144)
federalism U.S. system of government in which power
is distributed between a central government and
individual states (p. 129)
federalismo sistema de gobierno de Estados Unidos
en el que el poder está distribuido entre una autori-
dad centralizada y varios estados (pág. 129)
Federalist Papers a series of essays that defended and
explained the Constitution and tried to reassure
Americans that the states would not be overpowered
by the proposed national government (p. 133)
Federalist Papers serie de ensayos que defi enden y
explican la Constitución con el propósito de que los
ciudadanos quedaran convencidos de que el go-
bierno nacional propuesto no tendría supremacía
sobre el gobierno de los estados (pág. 133)
F ederalist Party a political party created in the 1790s
and infl uenced by Alexander Hamilton that wanted
to strengthen the federal government and promote
industry and trade (p. 212)
Partido Federalista partido político creado en la déca-
da de 1790 siguiendo las ideas de Alexander Hamil-
ton para fortalecer al gobierno federal y fomentar la
industria y el intercambio comercial (pág. 212)
F ederalists people who supported ratifi cation of the
Constitution (p. 132)
federalistas personas que apoyaban la ratifi cación de
la Constitución (pág. 132)
Emancipation Proclamation/Proclamación de Emancipación F ederalists/federalistas
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Fifteenth Amendment (1870) a constitutional amend-
ment that gave African American men the right to
vote (p. 523)
Decimoquinta Enmienda (1870) enmienda constitu-
cional que otorgaba a los hombres afroamericanos el
derecho al voto (pág. 523)
54th Massachusetts Infantry African American Civil
War regiment that captured Fort Wagner in South
Carolina (p. 493)
54º Batallón de Infantería de Massachusetts regimiento
de la Guerra Civil formado por soldados afroameri-
canos que tomó el fuerte Wagner en Carolina del Sur
(pág. 493)
First Battle of Bull Run (1861) the fi rst major battle of the
Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory; showed
that the Civil War would not be won easily (p. 479)
primera batalla de Bull Run (1861) primera batalla
importante de la Guerra Civil, en la cual el ejército
confederado obtuvo la victoria; en esta batalla se
demostró que ninguno de los bandos ganaría la
guerra con facilidad (pág. 479)
First Continental Congress (1774) a meeting of colonial
delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond
to the closing of Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and
abuses of authority by the British government; dele-
gates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms
they believed colonists should enjoy (p. 78)
Primer Congreso Continental (1774) encuentro de de-
legados de las colonias en Filadelfi a para decidir cómo
responderían al cierre del puerto de Boston, al alza de
impuestos y a los abusos de la autoridad británica; los
delegados hicieron una serie de peticiones al rey Jorge
III, incluyendo los derechos que consideraban justos
para los colonos (pág. 78)
folktale a story that often provides a moral lesson
(p. 389)
cuento popular narración que con frecuencia ofrece
una moraleja (pág. 389)
Fort Sumter a federal outpost in Charleston, South
Carolina, that was attacked by the Confederates in
April 1861, sparking the Civil War (p. 473)
fuerte Sumter puesto de avanzada federal en Charles-
ton, Carolina del Sur, cuyo ataque por parte de los
confederados en abril de 1861 dio origen a la Guerra
Civil (pág. 473)
forty-niner a gold-seeker who moved to California dur-
ing the gold rush (p. 327)
gambusino buscador de oro que emigró a California
durante la fi ebre del oro (pág. 327)
Fourteenth Amendment (1866) a constitutional amend-
ment giving full rights of citizenship to all people
born or naturalized in the United States, except for
American Indians (p. 521)
Decimocuarta Enmienda (1866) enmienda constitu-
cional que otorgaba derechos totales de ciudadanía
a todas las personas nacidas en Estados Unidos o
naturalizadas estadounidenses, con excepción de los
indígenas (pág. 521)
Freedmen’s Bureau an agency established by Congress
in 1865 to help poor people throughout the South
(p. 516)
Ofi cina de Esclavos Libertos ofi cina creada por el
Congreso en 1865 para ayudar a los pobres del Sur
del país (pág. 516)
Freeport Doctrine (1858) a statement made by Stephen
Douglas during the Lincoln-Douglas debates that
pointed out how people could use popular sover-
eignty to determine if their state or territory should
permit slavery (p. 454)
Doctrina de Freeport (1858) declaración hecha
por Stephen Douglas durante los debates Lincoln-
Douglas que señalaba que el pueblo podía usar la
soberanía popular para decidir si su estado o territorio
debía permitir la esclavitud (pág. 454)
Free-Soil Party a political party formed in 1848 by anti-
slavery northerners who left the Whig and Demo-
cratic parties because neither addressed the slavery
issue (p. 439)
Partido Tierra Libre partido político formado en 1848
por abolicionistas de los estados del Norte que habían
abandonado al Partido Whig y al Partido Demócrata
porque ninguno de los dos apoyaba esta causa
(pág. 439)
French Revolution French rebellion that began in 1789
in which the French people overthrew the monarchy
and made their country a republic (p. 205)
Revolución francesa rebelión francesa iniciada en
1789 en la que la población francesa derrocó la
monarquía y convirtió el país en una república
(pág. 205)
frontier an undeveloped area (p. 546)
frontera área sin explotar (pág. 546)
Fugitive Slave Act (1850) a law that made it a crime to
help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped
slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required
their return to slaveholders (p. 441)
Ley de Esclavos Fugitivos (1850) ley que califi caba
como delito el ayudar a un esclavo a escapar de
su amo, además de permitir la captura de esclavos
fugitivos en zonas donde la esclavitud era ilegal para
devolverlos a sus dueños (pág. 441)
G
Gadsden Purchase (1853) U.S. purchase of land from
Mexico that included the southern parts of present-
day Arizona and New Mexico (p. 323)
Compra de Gadsden (1853) compra por parte del
gobierno de Estados Unidos de territorio mexicano
que incluía la región ocupada actualmente por el sur
de Arizona y Nuevo México (pág. 323)
Gettysburg Address (1863) a speech given by Abraham
Lincoln in which he praised the bravery of Union
soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning
the Civil War (p. 500)
Discurso de Gettysburg (1863) discurso presentado
por Abraham Lincoln en el que alababa la valentía de
las tropas de la Unión y renovaba su compromiso de
triunfar en la Guerra Civil (pág. 500)
Fifteenth Amendment/Decimoquinta Enmienda Gettysburg Address/Discurso de Gettysburg
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Ghost Danc e a religious movement among Native
Americans that spread across the Plains in the 1880s
(p. 558)
Danza de los Espíritus movimiento religioso de los
indígenas norteamericanos que se extendió por la
región de las Planicies en la década de 1880 (pág. 558)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) a Supreme Court ruling that
reinforced the federal government’s authority over
the states (p. 359)
Gibbons contra Ogden (1824) decreto de la Corte
Suprema que reforzó la autoridad del gobierno federal
sobre los estados (pág. 359)
Great Awakening a religious movement that became
widespread in the American colonies in the 1730s
and 1740s (p. 58)
Gran Despertar movimiento religioso que tuvo gran
popularidad en las colonias estadounidenses en las
décadas de 1730 y 1740 (pág. 58)
Great Compromise (1787) an agreement worked out at
the Constitutional Convention establishing that a
state’s population would determine representation
in the lower house of the legislature, while each state
would have equal representation in the upper house
of the legislature (p. 127)
Gran Acuer do (1787) acuerdo redactado durante la
Convención Constitucional en el que se establece
que la población de un estado debe determinar su
representación en la cámara baja de la asamblea le-
gislativa y que cada estado debe tener igual represen-
tación en la cámara alta de ésta (pág. 127)
H
habeas corpus the constitutional protection against
unlawful imprisonment (p. 494)
hábeas corpus protección constitucional contra el
encarcelamiento ilegal (pág. 494)
Hartford Conv ention (1815) a meeting of Federalists at
Hartford, Connecticut, to protest the War of 1812
(p. 249)
Con vención de Hartfor d (1815) encuentro de federa-
listas en Hartford, Connecticut, para protestar por la
Guerra de 1812 (pág. 249)
HayBunau-Varilla Treaty (1903) an identical treaty to
the earlier Hay-Herrán Treaty except that it widened
the Panama Canal zone to 10 miles (p. 653)
tratado de Hay-Bunau-Varilla (1903) tratado idéntico
al anterior tratado Hay-Herrán, con la excepción de
que amplió la zona del canal de Panamá a 10 millas
(pág. 653)
Hay-Herr án Treaty (1903) an agreement that the
United States would pay Colombia $10 million plus
$250,000 a year for a 99-year lease on a strip of land
across the Isthmus of Panama (p. 653)
tratado de Hay-Herrán (1903) acuerdo que estableció
que Estados Unidos pagaría 10 millones de dólares
más $250,000 al año a Colombia por una concesión
de 99 años para operar en el terreno del canal que
cruza el istmo de Panamá (pág. 653)
Ha ymarket Riot a riot that broke out at Haymarket
Square in Chicago over the deaths of two strikers
(p. 586)
Revuelta de Ha ymarket revuelta que se originó en
la Plaza Haymarket de Chicago por la muerte de dos
huelguistas (pág. 586)
Homest ead Act (1862) a law passed by Congress to
encourage settlement in the West by giving govern-
ment-owned land to small farmers (p. 560)
Ley de Colonización de Tierras (1862) ley aprobada
por el Congreso para fomentar la colonización del
Oeste mediante la cesión de tierras gubernamentales
a pequeños agricultores (pág. 560)
Homest ead strike (1892) a labor-union strike at Andrew
Carnegie’s Homestead steel factory in Pennsylvania
that erupted in violence between strikers and private
detectives (p. 587)
huelga de Homest ead (1892) huelga sindical en la
fábrica de acero de Andrew Carnegie en Homestead,
Pensilvania, que originó brotes de violencia entre
huelguistas y detectives privados (pág. 587)
horizontal integration owning all the businesses in a
certain fi eld (p. 581)
integración horizontal posesión de todas las empresas
que realizan actividades comerciales en un campo
específi co (pág. 581)
Hudson Rive r school a group of American artists in the
mid-1800s whose paintings focused on the American
landscape (p. 272)
Escuela del Río Hudson grupo de artistas norteam-
ericanos a mediados del siglo XIX cuya obra mues-
tra diversos paisajes del territorio estadounidense
(pág. 272)
Hull House a settlement house founded by Jane Addams
and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889 (p. 597)
Hull Casa casa de asistencia a la comunidad fun-
dada por Jane Addams y Ellen Gates Starr en 1889
(pág. 597)
hunter-gather er a person who hunts animals and gath-
ers wild plants to provide for his or her needs (p. 6)
cazador y recolector persona que caza animales
y recolecta plantas para satisfacer sus necesidades
(pág. 6)
I
immigrant a person who moves to another country
after leaving his or her homeland (pp. 42, 184)
inmigrante persona que abandona su país para esta-
blecerse en un país diferente (págs. 42, 184)
Immigra tion Restriction League a group founded in
1894 by nativists who made demands intended to
reduce immigration (p. 593)
Liga de Restricción de Inmigr ación grupo fundado en
1894 por nativistas que exigían medidas dirigidas a la
reducción de la inmigración (pág. 593)
impeach to bring charges against (p. 146)
someter a juicio político presentar cargos en contra de
un funcionario (pág. 146)
Ghost Danc e/Danza de los Espíritus impeach/someter a juicio polític o
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impeachment the process used by a legislative body to
bring charges of wrongdoing against a public offi cial
(p. 522)
juicio político proceso por el cual se presentan cargos
en contra de un funcionario público (pág. 522)
imperialism the practice of extending a nation’s power
by gaining territories for a colonial empire (p. 640)
imperialismo práctica en la que una nación extiende
su poder mediante la adquisición de territorios para
un imperio colonial (pág. 640)
impr essment the practice of forcing people to serve in
the army or navy; led to increased tensions between
Great Britain and the United States in the early 1800s
(p. 241)
leva práctica que obligaba a las personas a servir en
el ejército o la marina; aumentó las fricciones entre
Gran Bretaña y Estados Unidos a principios del siglo
XIX (pág. 241)
indentured servant a colonist who received free passage
to North America in exchange for working without
pay for a certain number of years (p. 38)
sirviente por contrato colono que recibía un pasaje
gratuito a Norteamérica a cambio de trabajar sin
salario por varios años (pág. 38)
Indian Removal Act (1830) a congressional act that
authorized the removal of Native Americans who
lived east of the Mississippi River (p. 294)
Ley de Expulsión de Indígenas (1830) ley redactada
por el Congreso que autorizaba la expulsión de los
indígenas norteamericanos que habitaban al este del
río Mississippi (pág. 294)
Indian Territory an area covering most of present-day
Oklahoma to which most Native Americans in the
Southeast were forced to move in the 1830s (p. 294)
Territorio Indígena área que abarcaba la mayor parte
del actual estado de Oklahoma a la que la mayoría
de las tribus indígenas del sureste fueron obligadas a
trasladarse durante la década de 1830 (pág. 294)
indict to formally accuse (p. 180)
pr ocesar acusar formalmente (pág. 180)
industrialist a person owning or engaged in the man-
agement of an industry (p. 580)
industrial persona que es dueña de una industria o
que participa en su administración (pág. 580)
Industrial Revolution a period of rapid growth in the use
of machines in manufacturing and production that
began in the mid-1700s (p. 347)
rev olución industrial período de rápido desarrollo
debido al uso de maquinaria en la fabricación y
producción; comenzó a mediados del siglo XVIII
(pág. 347)
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) a union founded
in 1905 by socialists and union leaders that included
workers not welcomed in the AFL (p. 619)
Trabajadores Industriales del Mundo (IWW, por
sus siglas en inglés) sindicato fundado en 1905 por
socialistas y líderes sindicales que agrupaba a los
obreros que no admitía la Federación Estadounidense
del Trabajo (pág. 619)
in ation increased prices for goods and services com-
bined with the reduced value of money (p. 25)
in ación alza en los precios de los bienes al mismo
tiempo que se produce una devaluación del dinero
(pág. 25)
initiative a method of allowing voters to propose a new
law if enough signatures are collected on a petition
(p. 613)
iniciativa método que permite a los votantes propo-
ner una nueva ley mediante la recopilación de fi rmas
para una petición (pág. 613)
interchangeable parts a process developed by Eli Whit-
ney in the 1790s that called for making each part of a
machine exactly the same (p. 349)
piezas intercambiables proceso desarrollado por Eli
Whitney en la década de 1790 para que las piezas
de todas las máquinas similares fueran exactamente
iguales (pág. 349)
interest group a group of people who share common
interests for political action (p. 186)
grupo de interés grupo de personas que comparten
intereses comunes en lo que respecta a iniciativas
políticas (pág. 186)
interstate commerce trade between two or more states
(p. 122)
comercio interestatal intercambio comercial entre dos
o más estados (pág. 122)
Intolerable Acts (1774) laws passed by Parliament to
punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and to
tighten government control of the colonies (p. 68)
Ley de Asuntos Intolerables (1774) serie de decretos
aprobados por el Parlamento para castigar a los colo-
nos que participaron en el Motín del Té de Boston y
para aumentar su control sobre las colonias (pág. 68)
ironclad a warship that is heavily armored with iron
(p. 482)
acorazado buque de guerra fuertemente protegido
con hierro (pág. 482)
Iroquois League a political confederation of fi ve
northeastern Native American nations of the Seneca,
Oneida, Mohawk, Cayuga, and Onondaga that made
decisions concerning war and peace (p. 11)
Liga de Iroqueses confederación política formada
por cinco naciones indígenas del noreste de Estados
Unidos (los senecas, los oneidas, los mohawks, los
cayugas y los onondagas) para tomar decisiones rela-
cionadas con asuntos de guerra y de paz (pág. 11)
isolationism a national policy of avoiding involvement
in other countries’ affairs (p. 641)
aislacionismo política mediante la cual una nación
evita involucrarse en los asuntos de otras naciones
(pág. 641)
J
Jacksonian Democr acy support for an increase in
voting rights by lowering property requirements,
abolishing the infl uential National Bank, and
encouraging westward expansion (p. 285)
democracia jacksoniana apoyo de una ampliación del
derecho al voto mediante la reducción de requisitos
de propiedad, la abolición del infl uyente Banco
Nacional y la expansión hacia el oeste (pág. 285)
impeachment/juicio polític o Jacksonian Democr acy/democr acia jacksoniana
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Jamestown the fi rst colony in America; set up in 1607
along the James River in Virginia (p. 36)
Jamestown primera colonia estadounidense; fundada
en 1607 a lo largo del río James en Virginia (pág. 36)
Jay’s Treaty (1794) an agreement negotiated by John Jay
to work out problems between Britain and the United
States over northwestern lands, British seizure of U.S.
ships, and U.S. debts owed to the British (p. 207)
Tratado de Jay (1794) acuerdo negociado por John
Jay para resolver los problemas entre Gran Bretaña y
Estados Unidos por los territorios del noroeste, por
la incautación británica de barcos estadounidenses,
y por las deudas estadounidenses con los británicos
(pág. 207)
Jim Cr ow la w a law that enforced segregation in the
southern states (p. 528)
ley de Jim Crow ley que fomentaba la segregación en
los estados del Sur (pág. 528)
John Br own’ s r aid (1859) an incident in which abolition-
ist John Brown and 21 other men captured a federal
arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hope of starting
a slave rebellion (p. 455)
ataque de John Brown (1859) incidente en el que
el abolicionista John Brown y otros 21 hombres se
apropiaron de un arsenal federal en Harpers Ferry,
Virginia, con la esperanza de iniciar una rebelión de
esclavos (pág. 455)
joint-st ock company a business formed by a group of
people who jointly make an investment and share in
the profi ts and losses (p. 13)
sociedad por ac ciones negocio formado por un grupo
de personas que realizan una inversión conjuntamente
y comparten las ganancias y las pérdidas (pág. 13)
judicial br anch the division of the federal govern-
ment that is made up of the national courts; inter-
prets laws, punishes criminals, and settles disputes
between states (p. 129)
poder judicial división del gobierno federal confor-
mada por las cortes de justicia; interpreta las leyes,
castiga a los delincuentes y resuelve las disputas entre
estados (pág. 129)
judicial r eview the Supreme Court’s power to declare
acts of Congress unconstitutional (p. 232)
recurso de inc onstitucionalidad poder de la Corte
Suprema para declarar inconstitucionales las acciones
del Congreso (pág. 232)
Judiciary Act of 1789 legislation passed by Congress that
created the federal court system (p. 198)
Ley de Judicatura de 1789 decreto aprobado por el
Congreso para crear el sistema federal de tribunales
(pág. 198)
K
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) a law that allowed voters
in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow
slavery (p. 447)
Ley de Kansas y Nebraska (1854) ley que permitía a
los votantes de Kansas y Nebraska decidir la aproba-
ción o abolición de la esclavitud (pág. 447)
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798–99) Republican
documents that argued that the Alien and Sedition
Acts were unconstitutional (p. 215)
Resoluciones de Kentucky y Virginia (1798–99) docu-
mentos republicanos que argumentaban el carácter
inconstitucional de las Leyes de No Intervención
Extranjera (pág. 215)
Kitchen Cabinet President Andrew Jackson’s group of
informal advisers; so called because they often met in
the White House kitchen (p. 286)
gabinete de la cocina grupo informal de conse-
jeros del presidente Andrew Jackson; llamado así
porque solían reunirse en la cocina de la Casa Blanca
(pág. 286)
Knights of Labor secret society that became the fi rst
truly national labor union in the United States
(p. 585)
Knights of Labor sociedad secreta que se convirtió
en el primer sindicato verdaderamente nacional en
Estados Unidos (pág. 585)
Know-Nothing Party a political organization founded in
1849 by nativists who supported measures making it
diffi cult for foreigners to become citizens and to hold
offi ce (p. 402)
Partido de los Ignorantes organización política
fundada en 1849 por un grupo de nativistas; apoyaba
medidas que difi cultaban a los inmigrantes de otros
países la adquisición de la ciudadanía estadounidense
y su nombramiento en cargos públicos (pág. 402)
Ku Klux Klan a secret society created by white southern-
ers in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep
African Americans from obtaining their civil rights
(p. 526)
Ku Klux Klan sociedad secreta creada en 1866 por
personas de raza blanca del Sur que usaba el terror
y la violencia para impedir que los afroamericanos
obtuvieran derechos civiles (pág. 526)
L
laissez-fair e the theory that the economy works best
with as few regulations as possible (p. 606)
liberalismo económico teoría de que la economía
funciona mejor si tiene los mínimos reglamentos
posibles (pág. 606)
Land Ordinance of 1785 legislation passed by Congress
authorizing surveys and the division of public lands
in the western region of the country (p. 117)
Ordenanza de Territorios de 1785 decreto aprobado
por el Congreso en el que se autorizaban las medicio-
nes de terreno y la división de territorios públicos en
el oeste del país (pág. 117)
legislative branch the division of the government that
proposes bills and passes them into laws (p. 129)
poder legislativo división del gobierno federal que
propone proyectos de ley y los somete a aprobación
para convertirlos en leyes (pág. 129)
Jamestown/Jamestown legislative branch/poder legislativo
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Lewis and Clark expedition an expedition led by Meri-
wether Lewis and William Clark that began in 1804
to explore the Louisiana Purchase (p. 237)
expedición de Lewis y Clark expedición encabezada
por Meriwether Lewis y William Clark que partió en
1804 para explorar el territorio adquirido en la Com-
pra de Louisiana (pág. 237)
Lincoln-Douglas debates a series of debates between
Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democrat Stephen
Douglas during the 1858 U.S. Senate campaign in
Illinois (p. 453)
debates Lincoln-Douglas serie de debates entre el
republicano Abraham Lincoln y el demócrata Ste-
phen Douglas durante la campaña de 1858 para el
Senado estadounidense en Illinois (pág. 453)
Lochner v. New York (1905) Supreme Court case that
ruled that states could not restrict the rights of
employers and workers to enter into any labor agree-
ment they wished (p. 619)
Lochner contra Nueva York (1905) caso de la Corte
Suprema que resolvió que los estados no podían
restringir el derecho de los empleadores y los traba-
jadores de alcanzar el acuerdo laboral que quisieran
(pág. 619)
Long Walk (1864) a 300-mile march made by Navajo
captives to a reservation in Bosque Redondo, New
Mexico, that led to the deaths of hundreds of Navajo
(p. 557)
La Larga Marcha (1864) caminata de 300 millas que
hizo un grupo de prisioneros navajos hasta una reser-
vación indígena en Bosque Redondo, Nuevo México,
en la que murieron cientos de ellos (pág. 557)
loose construction a way of interpreting the Consti-
tution that allows the federal government to take
actions that the Constitution does not specifi cally
forbid it from taking (p. 204)
interpretación fl exible interpretación de la Consti-
tución que permite al gobierno federal tomar accio-
nes que el mismo documento no prohíbe de manera
específi ca (pág. 204)
Louisiana Purchase (1803) the purchase of French
land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky
Mountains that doubled the size of the United States
(p. 236)
Compra de Luisiana (1803) adquisición del territorio
francés localizado entre el río Mississippi y las mon-
tañas Rocallosas, que duplicó el tamaño del territorio
de Estados Unidos (pág. 236)
Lowell system the use of waterpowered textile mills that
employed young, unmarried women in the 1800s
(p. 354)
sistema de Lowell el uso de molinos de agua en la
industria textil, medida que dio empleo a muchas
mujeres jóvenes solteras en el siglo XIX (pág. 354)
Loyalists colonists who sided with Britain in the Ameri-
can Revolution (p. 84)
leales colonos que apoyaron la causa británica
durante la Guerra de Independencia estadounidense
(pág. 84)
M
Magna Carta (1215) a charter of liberties agreed to by
King John of England, it made the king obey the
same laws as citizens (p. 114)
Carta Magna (1215) carta de libertades, fi rmada por el
rey Juan de Inglaterra, que establecía que el rey debía
obedecer las mismas leyes que el resto de los ciudada-
nos (pág. 114)
majority rule the idea that policies are decided by the
greatest number of people (p. 178)
principio de la mayoría idea de que las políticas
se adoptan en función de lo que decida el mayor
número de personas (pág. 178)
manifest destiny a belief shared by many Americans in
the mid-1800s that the United States should expand
across the continent to the Pacifi c Ocean (p. 316)
destino manifi esto creencia de muchos ciudadanos
estadounidenses a mediados del siglo XIX de que
Estados Unidos debía expandirse por todo el conti-
nente hasta el océano Pacífi co (pág. 316)
Marbury v. Madison (1803) U.S. Supreme Court case that
established the principle of judicial review (p. 232)
Marbury contra Madison (1803) caso de la Corte
Suprema que dio origen al recurso de inconstitucio-
nalidad (pág. 232)
Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890) the U.S. Army’s kill-
ing of approximately 150 Sioux at Wounded Knee
Creek in South Dakota; ended U.S-Indian wars on the
Plains (p. 557)
matanza de Wounded Knee (1890) matanza de aproxi-
madamente 150 indios siux en Wounded Knee Creek,
Dakota del Sur; dio por terminadas las guerras entre
estadounidenses e indígenas en las Planicies (pág. 557)
mass culture leisure and cultural activities shared by
many people (p. 595)
cultura de masas actividades de ocio y cultura popula-
res entre mucha gente (pág. 595)
mass production the effi cient production of large num-
bers of identical goods (p. 349)
producción en masa producción efi ciente de grandes
cantidades de productos idénticos (pág. 349)
mass transit public transportation (p. 595)
transporte colectivo transporte público (pág. 595)
Mayfl ower Compact (1620) a document written by the
Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society
and setting guidelines for self-government (p. 43)
Pacto del Mayfl ower (1620) documento redactado
por los peregrinos en el que se constituían en una
sociedad política y establecían los principios para
gobernarse a sí mismos (pág. 43)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) U.S. Supreme Court case
that declared the Second Bank of the United States
was constitutional and that Maryland could not
interfere with it (p. 292)
McCulloch contra Maryland (1819) caso de la Corte
Suprema que declaraba que el Segundo Banco de la
Nación era constitucional y que Maryland no podía
intervenir en sus operaciones (pág. 292)
mercenaries hired foreign soldiers (p. 92)
mercenarios soldados extranjeros a sueldo (pág. 92)
Lewis and Clark expedition/expedición de Lewis y Clark mercenaries/mercenarios
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Mexican Revolution a revolution led by Francisco
Madero in 1910 that eventually forced the Mexican
dictator Díaz to resign (p. 660)
Revolución mexicana revolución iniciada en 1910 por
Francisco Madero, que fi nalmente obligó al dictador
mexicano Díaz a renunciar (pág. 660)
middle class the social and economic level between the
wealthy and the poor (p. 402)
clase media nivel social y económico ubicado entre
la clase rica y la clase pobre (pág. 402)
Middle Passage a voyage that brought enslaved Africans
across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the
West Indies (p. 58)
Paso Central viaje a través del océano Atlántico para
transportar esclavos africanos a Norteamérica y a las
Antillas (pág. 58)
migration the movement of people from one region to
another (p. 6)
migración desplazamiento de personas de una región
a otra (pág. 6)
minutemen American colonial militia members ready to
ght at a minute’s notice (p. 79)
milicianos miembros de la milicia norteamericana en
la época colonial que estaban preparados para com-
batir en cualquier momento si la situación lo requería
(pág. 79)
Missouri Compromise (1820) an agreement proposed by
Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union
as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and
outlawed slavery in any territories or states north of
36°30´ latitude (p. 267)
Acuerdo de Missouri (1820) acuerdo redactado por
Henry Clay en el que se aceptaba a Missouri en la
Unión como estado esclavista y a Maine como estado
libre, además de prohibir la esclavitud en los territo-
rios o estados localizados al norte del paralelo 36°30´
(pág. 267)
Monroe Doctrine (1823) President James Monroe’s state-
ment forbidding further colonization in the Americas
and declaring that any attempt by a foreign country
to colonize would be considered an act of hostility
(p. 262)
Doctrina Monroe (1823) declaración hecha por el
presidente James Monroe en la que se prohibía la
colonización adicional del continente americano a
partir de entonces, considerando cualquier intento
de colonización por parte de un país extranjero como
inicio de hostilidades (pág. 262)
Mormon a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints (p. 311)
mormón miembro de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los
Santos de los Últimos Días (pág. 311)
Morrill Act (1862) a federal law passed by Congress that
gave land to western states to encourage them to
build colleges (p. 560)
Ley de Morrill (1862) ley federal aprobada por el Con-
greso para otorgar tierras a los estados del Oeste con
el fi n de fomentar la construcción de universidades
(pág. 560)
Morse code a system developed by Alfred Lewis Vail for
the telegraph that used a certain combination of dots
and dashes to represent each letter of the alphabet
(p. 365)
clave Morse sistema desarrollado por Alfred Lewis
Vail para el telégrafo en el que una combinación
de puntos y rayas representa cada letra del alfabeto
(pág. 365)
mountain men men hired by eastern companies to trap
animals for fur in the Rocky Mountains and other
western regions of the United States (p. 308)
montañeses hombres contratados por compañías del
este para atrapar animales y obtener sus pieles en las
montañas Rocallosas y en otras regiones del oeste de
Estados Unidos (pág. 308)
muckrakers a term coined for journalists who “raked
up” and exposed corruption and problems of society
(p. 610)
muckrakers término acuñado para denominar a los
periodistas que se dedicaban a investigar y exponer la
corrupción y los problemas de la sociedad (pág. 610)
N
National American Woman Suff rage Association
(NAWSA) an organization founded by Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in 1890 to obtain
women’s right to vote (p. 623)
Asociación Nacional Estadounidense para el Sufragio
Femenino
(NAWSA, por sus siglas en inglés) orga-
nización fundada en 1890 por Elizabeth Cady Stan-
ton y Susan B. Anthony para obtener el derecho al
voto de las mujeres (pág. 623)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People
(NAACP) an organization founded in 1909 by
W. E. B. Du Bois and other reformers to bring atten-
tion to racial inequality (p. 625)
Asociación Nacional para el Progreso de la Gente de
Color
(NAACP, por sus siglas en inglés) organización
fundada en 1909 por W. E. B. Du Bois y otros refor-
madores para llamar la atención sobre la desigualdad
racial existente (pág. 625)
national debt the total amount of money owed by a
country to its lenders (p. 200)
deuda pública cantidad de dinero que un país debe a
sus acreedores (pág. 200)
National Grange a social and educational organization
for farmers (p. 563)
National Grange organización social y educativa para
los agricultores (pág. 563)
nationalism a sense of pride and devotion to a nation
(p. 264)
nacionalismo sentimiento de orgullo y lealtad a una
nación (pág. 264)
National Woman’s Party (NWP) a women’s suffrage
organization that used more aggressive means than
the National American Woman Suffrage Association
to attain its goals (p. 624)
Partido Nacional de la Mujer (NWP, por sus siglas en
inglés) organización a favor del sufragio femenino
que empleaba medios más agresivos que la Aso-
ciación Nacional Estadounidense para el Sufragio
Femenino para alcanzar sus objetivos (pág. 624)
Mexican Revolution/Revolución mexicana National Woman’s Party/Partido Nacional de la Mujer
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nativists U.S. citizens who opposed immigration
because they were suspicious of immigrants and
feared losing jobs to them (p. 402)
nativistas ciudadanos estadounidenses que se
oponían a la aceptación de inmigrantes porque sos-
pechaban de ellos y temían que se apropiaran de sus
empleos (pág. 402)
Nat Turners Rebellion (1831) a rebellion in which Nat
Turner led a group of slaves in Virginia in an unsuc-
cessful attempt to overthrow and kill planter families
(p. 390)
Rebelión de Nat Turner (1831) rebelión de un grupo
de esclavos encabezados por Nat Turner en Virginia
en un intento frustrado de derrocar y asesinar a los
dueños de plantaciones y a sus familias (pág. 390)
naturalized citizen a person born in another country
who has been granted citizenship in the United
States (p. 184)
ciudadano naturalizado persona nacida en otro país que
ha obtenido la ciudadanía estadounidense (pág. 184)
Neutrality Proclamation (1793) a statement made by
President George Washington that the United States
would not side with any of the nations at war in
Europe following the French Revolution (p. 206)
Proclamación de Neutralidad (1793) declaración en
la que el presidente George Washington anunció
que Estados Unidos no sería aliado de ninguna de las
naciones europeas en guerra después de la Revolu-
ción francesa (pág. 206)
new immigrant a term often used for an immigrant who
arrived in the United States beginning in the 1880s
(p. 588)
nuevo inmigrante término empleado a menudo para
referirse a los inmigrantes que llegaron a Estados Uni-
dos a partir de la década de 1880 (pág. 588)
New Jersey Plan a proposal to create a unicameral legis-
lature with equal representation of states rather than
representation by population; rejected at the Consti-
tutional Convention (p. 127)
Plan de Nueva Jersey propuesta para la creación de
un gobierno con una sola cámara que contara con
la misma representación por parte de cada estado,
sin basarse en el tamaño de su población; la propu-
esta fue rechazada en la Convención Constitucional
(pág. 127)
Nineteenth Amendment (1920) a constitutional amend-
ment that gave women the vote (p. 624)
Decimonovena Enmienda (1920) enmienda consti-
tucional que otorgó a la mujer el derecho al voto
(pág. 624)
nominating conventions a meeting at which a politi-
cal party selects its presidential and vice presidential
candidate; fi rst held in the 1820s (p. 285)
convenciones de nominación encuentro en el que un
partido político elige a sus candidatos a la presidencia
y la vicepresidencia; se realizaron por primera vez en
la década de 1820 (pág. 285)
Non-Intercourse Act (1809) a law that replaced the
Embargo Act and restored trade with all nations
except Britain, France, and their colonies (p. 242)
Ley de No Interacción (1809) ley que reemplazaba a la
Ley de Embargo, restableciendo el intercambio co-
mercial con todas las naciones, excepto Gran Bretaña,
Francia y sus colonias (pág. 242)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 legislation passed by Con-
gress to establish a political structure for the North-
west Territory and create a system for the admission
of new states (p. 117)
Ordenanza del Noroeste de 1787 ley aprobada por el
Congreso para establecer una estructura política en el
Territorio del Noroeste y crear un proceso de admi-
sión de nuevos estados (pág. 117)
Northwest Passage a nonexistent path through North
America that early explorers searched for that would
allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacifi c
Ocean (p. 17)
Pasaje del Noroeste ruta inexistente buscada por
muchos exploradores a lo largo de Norteamérica
para cruzar en barco del océano Atlántico al océano
Pacífi co (pág. 17)
Northwest Territory lands including present-day Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; organized
by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 (p. 117)
Territorio del Noroeste organización del territorio
que incluía los actuales estados de Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio y Wisconsin; creado por la Ordenan-
za del Noroeste de 1787 (pág. 117)
nullifi cation crisis a dispute led by John C. Calhoun
that said that states could ignore federal laws if they
believed those laws violated the Constitution (p. 290)
crisis de anulación controversia iniciada por John C.
Calhoun que argumentaba que los estados podían
hacer caso omiso a las leyes federales si consideraban
que dichas leyes violaban la Constitución (pág. 290)
O
old immigrant a term often used for an immigrant who
arrived in the United States before the 1880s (p. 588)
antiguo inmigrante término empleado a menudo
para referirse a los inmigrantes que llegaron a Estados
Unidos antes de la década de 1880 (pág. 588)
Open Door Policy a policy established by the United
States in 1899 to promote equal access for all nations
to trade in China (p. 644)
política de puertas abiertas política establecida por
Estados Unidos en 1899 para promover el acceso por
igual a todas las naciones al intercambio comercial
con China (pág. 644)
Oregon Trail a 2,000-mile trail stretching through the
Great Plains from western Missouri to the Oregon
Territory (p. 310)
Camino de Oregón ruta de 2,000 millas que cruzaba
las Grandes Planicies desde el oeste de Missouri hasta
el Territorio de Oregón (pág. 310)
nativists/nativistas Oregon Trail/Camino de Oregón
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P
Paleo-lndians the fi rst Americans who crossed from Asia
into North America sometime between 38,000 and
10,000
BC (p. 6)
paleoindígenas primeros habitantes de América que
cruzaron de Asia a Norteamérica entre el 38,000 y el
10,000 a. C. (pág. 6)
Panama Canal an artifi cial waterway across the Isthmus
of Panama; completed by the United States in 1914
(p. 655)
canal de Panamá canal artifi cial que atraviesa el
istmo de Panamá; Estados Unidos completó su
construcción en 1914 (pág. 655)
Panic of 1837 a fi nancial crisis in the United States that
led to an economic depression (p. 293)
Pánico de 1837 crisis fi nanciera en Estados Unidos
que provocó una depresión económica (pág. 293)
pardon freedom from punishment (p. 147)
indulto liberación de un castigo (pág. 147)
patent an exclusive right to make or sell an invention
(p. 576)
patente derecho de exclusividad para la fabricación o
venta de un invento (pág. 576)
Patriots American colonists who fought for indepen-
dence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary
War (p. 84)
patriotas colonos estadounidenses que lucharon para
independizarse de Gran Bretaña durante la Guerra de
Independencia estadounidense (pág. 84)
Pendleton Civil Service Act (1883) a law applying a merit
system controlled by the Civil Service Commission to
federal government jobs (p. 608)
Ley Pendleton de Administración Pública (1883) ley
que estableció un sistema de méritos controlado por
la Comisión de Administración Pública para otorgar
empleos en el gobierno federal (pág. 608)
petition to make a formal request of the government
(p. 179)
petición hacer una solicitud formal al gobierno
(pág. 179)
Pickett’s Charge (1863) a failed Confederate attack dur-
ing the Civil War led by General George Pickett at the
Battle of Gettysburg (p. 499)
ataque de Pickett (1863) ataque fallido del ejército
confederado, al mando del general George Pickett,
en la batalla de Gettysburg durante la Guerra Civil
(pág. 499)
Pilgrim a member of a Puritan Separatist sect that left
England in the early 1600s to settle in the Americas
(p. 42)
peregrino miembro de una secta separatista puritana
que emigró de Inglaterra a principios del siglo XVII
para establecerse en América (pág. 42)
Pinckneys Treaty (1795) an agreement between the
United States and Spain that changed Florida’s border
and made it easier for American ships to use the port
of New Orleans (p. 207)
tratado de Pinckney (1795) acuerdo entre Estados
Unidos y España que modifi có los límites de Florida y
facilitó a los barcos estadounidenses el uso del puerto
de Nueva Orleáns (pág. 207)
placer miner a person who mines for gold by using pans
or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose
rock and gravel (p. 328)
buscador de oro con batea persona que busca oro
con bateas u otros dispositivos similares para lavar las
pepitas de oro y separarlas de las piedras y la gravilla
del lecho de un río (pág. 328)
plantation a large farm that usually specialized in grow-
ing one kind of crop for profi t (p. 23)
plantación gran fi nca que por lo general se especia-
liza en un cultivo específi co para obtener ganancias
(pág. 23)
planter a large-scale farmer who held more than 20
slaves (p. 378)
hacendado agricultor a gran escala que tenía más de
20 esclavos (pág. 378)
Platt Amendment a part of the Cuban constitution
drafted under the supervision of the United States
that limited Cuba’s right to make treaties, gave the
U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs, and
required Cuba to sell or lease land to the U.S (p. 650)
Enmienda Platt parte de la constitución cubana cuyo
borrador fue redactado bajo la supervisión de Estados
Unidos y que limitaba el derecho de Cuba a fi rmar
tratados, otorgaba a Estados Unidos el derecho de
intervenir en los asuntos cubanos y exigía a Cuba
vender o arrendar tierras a Estados Unidos (pág. 650)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) U.S. Supreme Court case that
established the separate-but-equal doctrine for public
facilities (p. 529)
Plessy contra Ferguson (1896) caso en el que la Corte
Suprema estableció la doctrina de “separados pero
iguales” en los lugares públicos (pág. 529)
political action committee (PAC) an organization that
collects money to distribute to candidates who sup-
port the same issues as the contributors (p. 186)
comité de acción política (PAC, por sus siglas en
inglés) organización que recolecta dinero para distri-
buirlo entre los candidatos que apoyan los mismos
asuntos que los contribuyentes (pág. 186)
political machine a powerful organization that infl u-
enced city and county politics in the late 1800s
(p. 606)
maquinaria política organización poderosa que
infl uía en la política municipal y del condado a fi na-
les del siglo XIX (pág. 606)
political party a group of people who organize to help
elect government offi cials and infl uence government
policies (p. 212)
partido político grupo de personas que se organiza
para facilitar la elección de los funcionarios del
gobierno e infl uye en las políticas gubernamentales
(pág. 212)
poll tax a special tax that a person had to pay in order
to vote (p. 528)
impuesto electoral impuesto especial que debía pagar
una persona para poder votar (pág. 528)
Paleo-Indians/paleoindígenas poll tax/impuesto electoral
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Pony Express a system of messengers that carried mail
between relay stations on a route 2,000 miles long in
1860 and 1861 (p. 550)
Pony Express sistema de mensajeros que transportaba
el correo entre estaciones de relevo a lo largo de una
ruta de 2,000 millas entre 1860 y 1861 (pág. 550)
popular sovereignty the idea that political authority
belongs to the people (pp. 129, 438)
soberanía popular idea de que la autoridad política
pertenece al pueblo (págs. 129, 438)
Populist Party a political party formed in 1892 that sup-
ported free coinage of silver, work reforms, immigra-
tion restrictions, and government ownership of rail-
roads and telegraph and telephone systems (p. 564)
Partido Populista partido político formado en 1892
que apoyaba la libre producción de monedas de
plata, reformas laborales y restricciones inmigratorias,
además de asignar al gobierno la propiedad de los
sistemas ferroviario, telegráfi co y telefónico (pág. 564)
Pottawatomie Massacre (1856) an incident in which
abolitionist John Brown and seven other men mur-
dered pro-slavery Kansans (p. 449)
matanza de Pottawatomie (1856) incidente en el
que el abolicionista John Brown y siete hombres más
asesinaron a habitantes de Kansas que apoyaban la
esclavitud (pág. 449)
precedent an action or decision that later serves as an
example (p. 197)
precedente acción o decisión que más tarde sirve de
ejemplo (pág. 197)
printing press a machine that produces printed copies
(p. 25)
imprenta máquina que produce copias impresas
(pág. 25)
privateer a private ship authorized by a nation to attack
its enemies (p. 206)
corsario barco privado autorizado por una nación
para atacar a sus enemigos (pág. 206)
progressives a group of reformers who worked to
improve social and political problems in the late
1800s (p. 610)
progresistas grupo de reformistas que trabajaban
para resolver problemas sociales y políticos a fi nales
del siglo XIX (pág. 610)
prospect to search for gold (p. 328)
catear buscar oro (pág. 328)
Protestant Reformation a religious movement begun
by Martin Luther and others in 1517 to reform the
Catholic Church (p. 25)
Reforma protestante movimiento religioso iniciado
por Martín Lutero y otros en 1517 para reformar la
Iglesia católica (pág. 25)
Protestants reformers who protested certain practices of
the Catholic Church (p. 25)
protestantes reformistas que protestaban por ciertas
prácticas de la Iglesia católica (pág. 25)
Pullman Strike (1894) a railroad strike that ended when
President Grover Cleveland sent in federal troops
(p. 587)
huelga de Pullman (1894) huelga de los trabajadores
del ferrocarril que fi nalizó cuando el presidente Gro-
ver Cleveland envió a tropas federales (pág. 587)
Puritans Protestants who wanted to reform the Church
of England (p. 42)
puritanos protestantes que querían reformar la Igle-
sia anglicana (pág. 42)
Q
Quakers Society of Friends; Protestant sect founded
in 1640s in England whose members believed that
salvation was available to all people (p. 50)
cuáqueros Sociedad de Amigos; secta protestante
fundada en la década de 1640 en Inglaterra cuyos
miembros creían que la salvación estaba al alcance de
todos (pág. 50)
R
Radical Republicans members of Congress who felt that
southern states needed to make great social changes
before they could be readmitted to the Union
(p. 519)
republicanos radicales integrantes del Congreso
convencidos de que los estados del Sur necesitaban
realizar grandes cambios sociales antes de volver a ser
admitidos en la Unión (pág. 519)
ratifi cation an offi cial approval (p. 116)
ratifi cación aprobación formal (pág. 116)
recall a vote to remove an offi cial from offi ce (p. 613)
destitución votación para retirar a un funcionario de
su cargo (pág. 613)
Reconstruction (1865–77) the period following the
Civil War during which the U.S. government worked
to reunite the nation and to rebuild the southern
states (p. 512)
Reconstrucción (1865–77) período posterior a la
Guerra Civil en el que el gobierno de Estados Unidos
trabajó por lograr la unifi cación de la nación y la
reconstrucción de los estados del Sur (pág. 512)
Reconstruction Acts (1867–68) the laws that put the
southern states under U.S. military control and
required them to draft new constitutions upholding
the Fourteenth Amendment (p. 521)
Leyes de Reconstrucción (1867–68) leyes que decla-
raban a los estados del Sur territorio sujeto a control
militar estadounidense y los obligaban a reformar sus
constituciones, de manera que defendieran la Deci-
mocuarta Enmienda (pág. 521)
Redcoats British soldiers who fought against the colo-
nists in the American Revolution; so called because of
their bright red uniforms (p. 80)
casacas rojas soldados británicos que lucharon
contra los colonos en la Guerra de Independencia
estadounidense, llamados así por el color rojo bri-
llante de sus uniformes (pág. 80)
referendum a procedure that allows voters to approve or
reject a law already proposed or passed by govern-
ment (p. 613)
Pony Express/Pony Express referendum/referéndum
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referéndum medida que permite a los ciudadanos
votar para aprobar o rechazar una ley previamente
propuesta o aprobada por el gobierno (pág. 613)
Republican Party a political party formed in the 1850s
to stop the spread of slavery in the West (p. 450)
Partido Republicano partido político formado en
la década de 1850 para detener la expansión de la
esclavitud en el Oeste (pág. 450)
reservations federal lands set aside for American Indians
(p. 555)
reservaciones territorios federales apartados para los
indígenas norteamericanos (pág. 555)
Rhode Island system a system developed by Samuel
Slater in the mid-1800s in which whole families were
hired as textile workers and factory work was divided
into simple tasks (p. 353)
Sistema de Rhode Island sistema desarrollado por
Samuel Slater a mediados del siglo XIX mediante el
cual se contrataba a familias completas para trabajar
en la industria textil y en el que el trabajo de las fábri-
cas estaba dividido en tareas sencillas (pág. 353)
Roosevelt Corollary (1904) Theodore Roosevelt’s addi-
tion to the Monroe Doctrine warning nations in
the Americas that if they didn’t pay their debts, the
United States would get involved (p. 656)
Corolario de Roosevelt (1904) agregado del presi-
dente Theodore Roosevelt a la Doctrina Monroe
advirtiendo a las naciones de América que si no
pagaban sus deudas, el gobierno de Estados Unidos
intervendría (pág. 656)
Rush-Bagot Agreement (1817) an agreement that
limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the
United States and British Canada (p. 260)
Acuerdo de Rush-Bagot (1817) acuerdo que limitaba
el poder naval en los Grandes Lagos a embarcaciones
de Estados Unidos y de la Canadá británica (pág. 260)
S
Santa Fe Trail an important trade trail west from Inde-
pendence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico (p. 311)
Camino de Santa Fe importante ruta comercial que va
desde Independence, Missouri, hasta Santa Fe, Nuevo
México (pág. 311)
search warrant a judge’s order authorizing the search of
a person’s home or property to look for evidence of a
crime (p. 180)
orden de cateo orden de un juez que permite reg-
istrar el hogar y las propiedades de una persona en
busca de posibles pruebas de un delito (pág. 180)
secession the act of formally withdrawing from the
Union (p. 458)
secesión acto de separarse formalmente de la Unión
(pág. 458)
Second Battle of Bull Run (1862) a Civil War battle in
which the Confederate army forced most of the
Union army out of Virginia (p. 480)
segunda batalla de Bull Run (1862) batalla de la
Guerra Civil en la que el ejército confederado obligó
a gran parte de las tropas de la Unión a abandonar el
territorio de Virginia (pág. 480)
Second Continental Congress (1775) a meeting of colo-
nial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react
to fi ghting at Lexington and Concord (p. 80)
Segundo Congreso Continental (1775) reunión
de delegados coloniales realizada en Filadelfi a para
tomar decisiones acerca de la lucha en Lexington y
Concord (pág. 80)
Second Great Awakening a period of religious evange-
lism that began in the 1790s and became widespread
in the United States by the 1830s (p. 410)
Segundo Gran Despertar período de evangelización
religiosa iniciado en la década de 1790 que se
extendió por Estados Unidos para la década de 1830
(pág. 410)
Second Industrial Revolution a period of rapid growth
in manufacturing and industry in the late 1800s
(p. 575)
segunda revolución industrial período de gran creci-
miento en la manufactura y en la industria, a fi nales
del siglo XIX (pág. 575)
sectionalism a devotion to the interests of one geo-
graphic region over the interests of the country as a
whole (pp. 266, 439)
regionalismo dedicación a los intereses de una región
geográfi ca y no a los de un país (págs. 266, 439)
segregation the forced separation of people of different
races in public places (p. 528)
segregación separación obligada de personas de dife-
rentes razas en lugares públicos (pág. 528)
Seneca Falls Convention (1848) the fi rst national
women’s rights convention at which the Declaration
of Sentiments was written (p. 426)
Convención de Seneca Falls (1848) primera conven-
ción nacional a favor de los derechos de la mujer,
en la cual se redactó la Declaración de Sentimientos
(pág. 426)
settlement houses neighborhood centers staffed by pro-
fessionals and volunteers for education, recreation,
and social activities in poor areas (p. 597)
casas de la comunidad centros comunitarios aten-
didos por profesionales y voluntarios para ofrecer
educación, esparcimiento y actividades sociales en
zonas pobres (pág. 597)
Seven Days’ Battles (1862) a series of Civil War battles in
which Confederate army successes forced the Union
army to retreat from Richmond, Virginia, the Con-
federate capital (p. 480)
batallas de los Siete Días (1862) serie de batallas de
la Guerra Civil en las que las victorias del ejército
confederado obligaron a las tropas de la Unión a reti-
rarse de Richmond, Virginia, la capital confederada
(pág. 480)
Seventeenth Amendment (1913) a constitutional
amendment allowing American voters to directly
elect U.S. senators (p. 613)
Decimoséptima Enmienda (1913) enmienda consti-
tucional que permite a los votantes estadounidenses
elegir directamente a los senadores de Estados Unidos
(pág. 613)
referendum/referéndum Seventeenth Amendment/Decimoséptima Enmienda
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sharecropping a system used on southern farms after
the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned
by someone else in return for a small portion of the
crops (p. 529)
cultivo de aparceros sistema usado en las fi ncas sure-
ñas después de la Guerra Civil en el que los agricul-
tores trabajaban las tierras de otra persona a cambio
de una pequeña porción de la cosecha (pág. 529)
Shayss Rebellion (1786–87) an uprising of Massachu-
setts’s farmers, led by Daniel Shays, to protest high
taxes, heavy debt, and farm foreclosures (p. 123)
Rebelión de Shays (1786–87) rebelión de los agri-
cultores de Massachusetts, encabezados por Daniel
Shays, para protestar por los altos impuestos, el
aumento de sus deudas y la confi scación de las gran-
jas (pág. 123)
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) a law that made it illegal
to create monopolies or trusts that restrained free
trade (p. 582)
Ley Antimonopolio de Sherman (1890) ley que
prohibía la creación de monopolios o consorcios que
restringieran el libre comercio (pág. 582)
Siege of Vicksburg (1863) the Union army’s six-week
blockade of Vicksburg that led the city to surrender
during the Civil War (p. 486)
Sitio de Vicksburg (1863) bloqueo de seis semanas
realizado por el ejército de la Unión en Vicksburg
para forzar la rendición de esa ciudad durante la
Guerra Civil (pág. 486)
slave codes laws passed in the colonies to control slaves
(p. 41)
códigos de esclavos leyes aprobadas por las colonias
para el control de los esclavos (pág. 41)
social Darwinism a view of society based on Charles
Darwin’s scientifi c theory of natural selection (p. 581)
darwinismo social visión de la sociedad basada en
la teoría científi ca de la selección natural de Charles
Darwin (pág. 581)
socialism economic system in which government
owns and operates a country’s means of production
(p. 619)
socialismo sistema económico en el que el gobierno
controla y maneja los medios de producción de un
país (pág. 619)
society a group of people who live together and share a
culture (p. 7)
sociedad grupo de personas que viven juntas y com-
parten la misma cultura (pág. 7)
sodbusters the name given to Plains farmers who
worked hard to break up the region’s tough sod
(p. 561)
sodbusters nombre dado a los agricultores de las
Planicies que se esforzaron mucho para trabajar el
duro terreno de la región (pág. 561)
Spanish Armada a large Spanish fl eet defeated by Eng-
land in 1588 (p. 25)
Armada española gran fl ota española que fue de-
rrotada por las tropas de Inglaterra en 1588 (pág. 25)
speculator an investor who buys items at low prices in
hope that their values will rise (p. 201)
especulador inversionista que compra artículos a
precios bajos con la esperanza de que aumente su
valor (pág. 201)
sphere of infl uence an area where foreign countries
control trade or natural resources of another nation
or area (p. 644)
esfera de infl uencia área de un país cuyos recursos
naturales y comercio son controlados por otra nación
o área (pág. 644)
spirituals emotional Christian songs sung by enslaved
people in the South that mixed African and Euro-
pean elements and usually expressed slaves’ religious
beliefs (p. 389)
espirituales canciones religiosas cantadas con gran
emotividad por los esclavos del Sur que combinaban
elementos de origen africano y europeo y solían
expresar sus creencias religiosas (pág. 389)
spoils system a politician’s practice of giving govern-
ment jobs to his or her supporters (p. 286)
tráfi co de infl uencias práctica de los políticos de
ofrecer empleos a las personas que los apoyan
(pág. 286)
Stamp Act of 1765 a law passed by Parliament that
raised tax money by requiring colonists to pay for
an offi cial stamp whenever they bought paper items
such as newspapers, licenses, and legal documents
(p. 66)
Ley del Timbre de 1765 ley aprobada por el Parlamento
para recaudar impuestos en la que se obligaba a los
colonos a pagar un timbre ofi cial cada vez que com-
praran artículos de papel, como periódicos, licencias
y documentos legales (pág. 66)
staple crop a crop that is continuously in demand
(p. 51)
cultivo básico producto de demanda constante
(pág. 51)
states rights doctrine the belief that the power of the
states should be greater than the power of the federal
government (p. 290)
doctrina de los derechos estatales creencia de que el
poder de los estados debe ser mayor que el del go-
bierno federal (pág. 290)
steerage the area on a ship in the lower levels where
the steering mechanisms were located and where
cramped quarters were provided for people who
could only afford cheap passage (p. 589)
tercera clase área inferior del casco de un barco en
la que se encontraban los mecanismos del timón
y se ofrecían habitaciones muy reducidas para las
personas que sólo podían comprar un pasaje barato
(pág. 589)
strict construction a way of interpreting the Constitu-
tion that allows the federal government to take only
those actions the Constitution specifi cally says it can
take (p. 204)
interpretación estricta interpretación de la Consti-
tución que sólo permite al gobierno federal realizar
las acciones permitidas de manera específi ca en ella
(pág. 204)
strike the refusal of workers to perform their jobs until
employers meet their demands (p. 356)
sharecropping/cultivo de aparceros strike/huelga
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huelga negativa de los empleados a trabajar hasta que
sus empleadores satisfagan sus demandas (pág. 356)
subsidy a bonus payment (p. 642)
subsidio pago adicional (pág. 642)
suburb a neighborhood outside of a downtown area
(p. 595)
suburbio vecindario residencial en las afueras de una
ciudad (pág. 595)
suff rage voting rights (p. 115)
sufragio derecho al voto (pág. 115)
T
tariff a tax on imports or exports (p. 121)
arancel impuestos pagados por los bienes importados
o exportados (pág. 121)
Tariff of Abominations (1828) the nickname given to a
tariff by southerners who opposed it (p. 289)
Arancel de abominaciones (1828) sobrenombre dado
a un nuevo impuesto por los habitantes del Sur que
se oponían a éste (pág. 289)
Tea Act (1773) a law passed by Parliament allowing the
British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea
directly to the colonies, undermining colonial tea
merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party (p. 68)
Tea Act/Ley del Té (1773) ley aprobada por el Parla-
mento británico que le permitía a la British East India
Company vender té a bajo costo a las colonias sin
intermediarios, afectando a los comerciantes locales
de té; esta decisión dio origen al Motín del Té de
Boston (pág. 68)
technology the tools used to produce goods or to do
work (p. 349)
tecnología herramientas utilizadas para producir
bienes o realizar un trabajo (pág. 349)
telegraph a machine perfected by Samuel F. B. Morse in
1832 that uses pulses of electric current to send mes-
sages across long distances through wires (p. 364)
telégrafo máquina perfeccionada por Samuel F. B.
Morse en 1832 que emplea impulsos eléctricos trans-
mitidos por cables para enviar mensajes a grandes
distancias (pág. 364)
Teller Amendment (1898) a congressional resolution
stating that the U.S. had no interest in taking control
of Cuba (p. 647)
Enmienda Teller (1898) resolución del Congreso en
la que Estados Unidos declaraba que no tenía inten-
ción de tomar el control de Cuba (pág. 647)
temperance movement a social reform effort begun
in the mid-1800s to encourage people to drink less
alcohol (p. 411)
movimiento de abstinencia movimiento de reforma
social iniciado a mediados del siglo XIX para fomen-
tar la disminución en el consumo de bebidas alco-
hólicas (pág. 411)
Ten Percent Plan President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for
Reconstruction; once 10 percent of voters in a former
Confederate state took a U.S. loyalty oath, they could
form a new state government and be readmitted to
the Union (p. 513)
Plan del Diez por Ciento plan de Reconstrucción del
presidente Abraham Lincoln; si el 10 por ciento de
los votantes de un estado que había sido parte de la
Confederación juraba lealtad a la nación, tenían dere-
cho a formar un nuevo gobierno y ser readmitidos en
la Unión (pág. 513)
tenements poorly built, overcrowded housing where
many immigrants lived (p. 404)
barracas casas mal construidas donde vivían amon-
tonados una gran cantidad de inmigrantes (pág. 404)
textile cloth (p. 347)
textil tela (pág. 347)
Thirteenth Amendment (1865) a constitutional amend-
ment that outlawed slavery (p. 514)
Decimotercera Enmienda (1865) enmienda constitu-
cional que abolió la esclavitud (pág. 514)
Three-Fifths Compromise (1787) an agreement worked
out at the Constitutional Convention stating that
only three-fi fths of the slaves in a state would count
when determining its population for representation
in the lower house of Congress (p. 128)
Acuerdo de las Tres Quintas Partes (1787) acuerdo
negociado durante la Convención Constitucional
en el que se estableció que solamente tres quintas
de los esclavos en un estado contarían para determi-
nar la representación de ese estado en el Congreso
(pág. 128)
Toleration Act of 1649 a Maryland law that made
restricting the religious rights of Christians a crime;
the fi rst law guaranteeing religious freedom to be
passed in America (p. 39)
Ley de Tolerancia de 1649 ley de Maryland que califi -
caba como delito la restricción de los derechos reli-
giosos de los cristianos; fue la primera ley que garan-
tizó la libertad religiosa en América (pág. 39)
total war a type of war in which an army destroys its
opponent’s ability to fi ght by targeting civilian and
economic as well as military resources (p. 502)
guerra total tipo de guerra en la que un ejército
destruye la capacidad de lucha de su oponente me-
diante ataques a la población civil, la economía y los
recursos militares (pág. 502)
totems images of ancestors or animal spirits; often
carved onto tall, wooden poles by Native American
peoples of the Pacifi c Northwest (p. 10)
tótems imágenes de antepasados o animales; a
menudo talladas en troncos de árboles cortados
por los indígenas de la costa noroeste del Pacífi co
(pág. 10)
town meeting a political meeting at which people make
decisions on local issues; used primarily in New
England (p. 55)
reunión del pueblo reunión política en la que los
habitantes de una población toman decisiones sobre
temas locales; se realizan principalmente en Nueva
Inglaterra (pág. 55)
trade unions workers’ organizations that try to improve
working conditions (p. 356)
sindicatos organizaciones formadas por trabajadores
para mejorar sus condiciones laborales (pág. 356)
strike/huelga trade unions/sindicatos
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Trail of Tears (1838–39) an 800-mile forced march made
by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to
Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost one-
fourth of the Cherokee people (p. 296)
Ruta de las lágrimas (1838–39) marcha forzada de
800 millas que realizó la tribu cherokee desde su ter-
ritorio natal en Georgia hasta el Territorio Indígena,
y en la que perdió la vida casi una cuarta parte del
pueblo cherokee (pág. 296)
transcendentalism the idea that people could rise above
the material things in life; a popular movement
among New England writers and thinkers in the mid-
1800s (p. 405)
trascendentalismo creencia de que las personas
podían prescindir de los objetos materiales en la vida;
movimiento popular entre los escritores y pensa-
dores de Nueva Inglaterra a mediados del siglo XIX
(pág. 405)
transcontinental railroad a railroad system that crossed
the continental United States; construction began in
1863 (p. 550)
ferrocarril transcontinental línea ferroviaria que
cruzaba Estados Unidos de un extremo a otro; su
construcción se inició en 1863 (pág. 550)
Transportation Revolution the rapid growth in the speed
and convenience of transportation (p. 358)
revolución del transporte rápido crecimiento de la
velocidad y comodidad ofrecida por los medios de
transporte (pág. 358)
Treaty of Fort Jackson a treaty signed after the U.S.
victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend; the Creek
were forced to give up 23 million acres of their land
(p. 248)
tratado del fuerte Jackson tratado que se fi rmó tras la
victoria de Estados Unidos en la batalla de Horseshoe
Bend; los indígenas creek se vieron obligados a ceder
23 millones de acres de su territorio (pág. 248)
Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) a treaty signed in Wyo-
ming by the United States and northern Plains
nations (p. 554)
tratado del fuerte Laramie (1851) tratado fi rmado en
Wyoming por Estados Unidos y las naciones indíge-
nas de las Planicies del norte (pág. 554)
Treaty of Ghent (1814) a treaty signed by the United
States and Britain ending the War of 1812 (p. 249)
tratado de Gante (1814) tratado fi rmado por Estados
Unidos y Gran Bretaña para dar fi n a la Guerra de
1812 (pág. 249)
Treaty of Greenville (1795) an agreement between
Native American confederation leaders and the U.S.
government that gave the United States Indian lands
in the Northwest Territory and guaranteed that
U.S. citizens could safely travel through the region
(p. 209)
tratado de Greenville (1795) acuerdo entre los líderes
de la confederación de indígenas norteamericanos
y el gobierno estadounidense que otorgó a Estados
Unidos parte del Territorio del Noroeste y garantizó
la seguridad a los ciudadanos estadounidenses que
viajaran por esas tierras (pág. 209)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) a treaty that ended
the Mexican War and gave the United States much of
Mexico’s northern territory (p. 323)
tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) tratado que
daba por terminada la Guerra contra México y daba
posesión a Estados Unidos de gran parte del norte del
territorio mexicano (pág. 323)
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867) an agreement between
the U.S. government and southern Plains Indians in
which the Indians agreed to move onto reservations
(p. 555)
tratado de Medicine Lodge (1867) acuerdo entre el
gobierno de Estados Unidos y los indígenas de las
Planicies del sur en el que éstos aceptaban reubicarse
en el territorio reservado por el gobierno para ellos
(pág. 555)
Treaty of Paris of 1783 a peace agreement that offi cially
ended the Revolutionary War and established British
recognition of the independence of the United States
(p. 101)
tratado de París de 1783 acuerdo de paz que ofi cial-
mente daba por terminada la Guerra de Independen-
cia estadounidense y en el que Gran Bretaña reco-
nocía la soberanía de Estados Unidos (pág. 101)
Tredegar Iron Works a large iron factory that operated
in Richmond, Virginia, in the early to mid-1800s
(p. 381)
Tredegar Iron Works gran fábrica de acero que ope-
raba a mediados del siglo XIX en Richmond, Virginia
(pág. 381)
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire a factory fi re that killed 146
workers trapped in the building; led to new safety
standard laws (p. 618)
incendio de Triangle Shirtwaist incendio de una
fábrica en la que murieron 146 trabajadores atrapa-
dos en el edifi cio; este suceso obligó a crear nuevos
estándares legales de seguridad (pág. 618)
triangular trade trading networks in which goods and
slaves moved among England, the American colo-
nies, and Africa (p. 57)
comercio triangular redes de intercambio de esclavos
y bienes entre Inglaterra, las colonias americanas y
África (pág. 57)
trust a number of companies legally grouped under a
single board of directors (p. 581)
consorcio varias compañías agrupadas legalmente
bajo el mando de un solo consejo directivo (pág. 581)
U
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) an antislavery novel written by
Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed northerners the
violent reality of slavery and drew many people to
the abolitionists’ cause (p. 443)
La cabaña del tío Tom (1852) novela abolicionista
escrita por Harriet Beecher Stowe que mostró a los
habitantes del norte del país la cruda realidad de la
esclavitud e hizo que muchos de ellos se unieran a la
causa abolicionista (pág. 443)
Trail of Tears/Ruta de las lágrimas Uncle Tom’s Cabin/La cabaña del tio Tom
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Underground Railroad a network of people who helped
thousands of enslaved people escape to the North by
providing transportation and hiding places (p. 418)
Tren Clandestino red de personas que ayudó a miles
de esclavos a escapar al Norte ofreciéndoles trans-
porte y lugares para ocultarse (pág. 418)
USS Constitution a large warship (p. 240)
USS Constitution gran buque de guerra (pág. 240)
utopian communities places where people worked to
establish a perfect society; such communities were
popular in the United States during the late 1700s
and early to mid-1800s (p. 406)
comunidades utópicas lugares en los que un grupo
de personas trabajaba para establecer una sociedad
perfecta, como las que se popularizaron en Estados
Unidos a fi nales del siglo XVIII y principios y media-
dos del XIX (pág. 406)
V
vaqueros Mexican cowboys in the West who tended
cattle and horses (p. 319)
vaqueros arrieros mexicanos que vivían en el Oeste
y se ganaban la vida arreando ganado y caballos
(pág. 319)
vertical integration the business practice of owning all
of the businesses involved in each step of a manufac-
turing process (p. 580)
integración vertical práctica empresarial de poseer
todas las empresas implicadas en cada paso de un
proceso de manufactura (pág. 580)
veto to cancel (p. 146)
vetar cancelar (pág. 146)
Virginia Plan (1787) the plan for government proposed
at the Constitutional Convention in which the
national government would have supreme power
and a legislative branch would have two houses
with representation determined by state population
(p. 126)
Plan de Virginia (1787) plan del gobierno propuesto
en la Convención Constitucional por el que el
gobierno nacional tendría poder supremo y habría
un Poder Legislativo con dos cámaras en las que la
representación de cada estado sería determinada por
su población (pág. 126)
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786) a docu-
ment that gave people in Virginia freedom of wor-
ship and prohibited tax money from being used to
fund churches (p. 115)
Estatuto de Virginia por la Libertad Religiosa
(1786) documento que reconocía a los habitantes
de Virginia la libertad de culto y prohibía utilizar el
dinero procedente de impuestos para fi nanciar igle-
sias (pág. 115)
W
War Hawks members of Congress who wanted to
declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippeca-
noe (p. 244)
halcones de guerra integrantes del Congreso que
tenían la intención de declarar la guerra a Gran
Bretaña tras la batalla de Tippecanoe (pág. 244)
Whig Party a political party formed in 1834 by oppo-
nents of Andrew Jackson and who supported a strong
legislature (p. 292)
Partido Whig partido político formado en 1834 por
oponentes de Andrew Jackson que apoyaba una
asamblea legislativa con mucha autoridad (pág. 292)
Whiskey Rebellion (1794) a protest of small farmers in
Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey (p. 209)
Rebelión del Whisky (1794) protesta de pequeños
agricultores de Pensilvania contra los nuevos impues-
tos sobre la producción de whisky (pág. 209)
Wilderness Campaign (1864) a series of battles between
Union and Confederate forces in northern and
central Virginia that delayed the Union capture of
Richmond (p. 500)
Campaña Wilderness (1864) serie de batallas entre la
Unión y los confederados en el norte y el centro de
Virginia que retrasaron la captura de Richmond por
parte de la Unión (pág. 500)
Wilmot Proviso (1846) a proposal to outlaw slavery in
the territory added to the United States by the Mexi-
can Cession; passed in the House of Representatives
but was defeated in the Senate (p. 438)
Condición de Wilmot (1846) propuesta de prohibir la
esclavitud en el territorio adherido a Estados Unidos
por la Cesión mexicana; aprobada por la Cámara
de Representantes, pero rechazada por el Senado
(pág. 438)
Wisconsin Idea a program of progressive reforms set
forth by Robert M. La Follette to reduce the power of
political machines and make state government more
professional (p. 614)
idea de Wisconsin programa de reformas progresistas
creado por Robert M. La Follette para reducir el poder
de la maquinaria política y profesionalizar el go-
bierno de los estados (pág. 614)
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) a reform
movement founded in 1874 to prohibit the produc-
tion and sale of alcohol (p. 623)
Unión de Mujeres Cristianas por la Abstinencia
(WCTU, por sus siglas en inglés) movimiento de
reforma fundado en 1874 para prohibir la produc-
ción y venta de bebidas alcohólicas (pág. 623)
Worcester v. Georgia (1832) the Supreme Court ruling
that stated that the Cherokee nation was a distinct
territory over which only the federal government
had authority; ignored by both President Andrew
Jackson and the state of Georgia (p. 296)
Underground Railroad/Tren Clandestino Worcester v. Georgia/Worcester contra Georgia
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Worcester contra Georgia (1832) resolución de la
Corte Suprema que establecía que la nación cherokee
era un territorio distinto sobre el que sólo el gobierno
federal tenía autoridad; fue ignorada por el presidente
Andrew Jackson y por el estado de Georgia (pág. 296)
workers compensation laws laws which would guaran-
tee a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the
job (p. 618)
leyes de seguro de accidentes del trabajo leyes que
garantizan que se les pague a los trabajadores una
porción de su salario si se lesionan durante el
desempeño de sus funciones laborales (pág. 618)
X
XYZ aff air (1797) an incident in which French agents
attempted to get a bribe and loans from U.S. dip-
lomats in exchange for an agreement that French
privateers would no longer attack American ships;
it led to an undeclared naval war between the two
countries (p. 214)
incidente XYZ (1797) incidente en el que funciona-
rios franceses intentaron obtener sobornos y présta-
mos de diplomáticos estadounidenses a cambio
de un acuerdo por el cual sus barcos corsarios no
atacarían más a los barcos estadounidenses; provocó
una guerra no declarada entre las fuerzas navales de
ambas naciones (pág. 214)
Y
yellow journalism the reporting of exaggerated stories in
newspapers to increase sales (p. 646)
prensa amarillista publicación de noticias exageradas
en los periódicos para aumentar las ventas (pág. 646)
yeomen owners of small farms (p. 384)
pequeños terratenientes propietarios de granjas
pequeñas (pág. 384)
Worcester v. Georgia/Worcester contra Georgia yeomen/pequeños terratenientes
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R84 INDEX
Index
c = chart m = map
f = feature p = photo
g = graph R = Reference
KEY TO INDEX
A
ABC Powers, 661
abolition, 416–21, 417p, 418p, 419m,
420p, 514–15; creation of Republican
Party and, 450; defi nition of, 416;
Emancipation Proclamation and, 492;
Fugitive Slave Act and, 442; opposi-
tion to, 420–21; women’s rights and,
423–24
accused: rights of the, 181
Achomawi, 9m
Adams, John, 126, 349, R23; Boston
Massacre and, 67; Declaration of
Independence and, 84, 89; election
of 1796, 212–13; election of 1800,
228–29, 229p; as vice president, 197;
XYZ Affair, 213–14, 214p
Adams, John Quincy, 257p, 261, 262–63,
R23; election of 1824, 267; election of
1828, 285–86; Fourth of July (1821)
Address, R44
Adams, Samuel, 63, 132; Boston Mas-
sacre and, 67; Committees of Cor-
respondence and, 68; Declaration
of Independence and, 89; Sons of
Liberty and, 65, 66; tax revolt and,
67; Townshend Acts and, 66
Adams-Onís Treaty , 261, 261m, 309
Addams, Jane, 597, 597p, 611
adobe, 318, 325
advisory council, 54, 55f
Africa: colonization of, 417; Columbian
Exchange and, 18–19, 18m; immi-
grants from, 591m; slavery and,
38–39, 57; trade with, 13–15, 14m;
triangular trade, 56m, 57–58, 57p
Africa: Political , R12m
African Americans, 384p; abolition-
ist movement and, 416–21, 417p,
418p, 419m, 420p; Black Codes and,
518–20; in Boston Massacre, 67;
civil rights of, 520–21; in the Civil
War, 492–93, 492p, 493p, 494–95;
colonization in Africa and, 417; in
Congress, 509p, 525, 525m, 525p;
Declaration of Independence and,
85; discrimination and, 385, 624–25;
Dred Scott decision and, 451–52,
452m, 453; education and, 414–15,
516, 516p; Emancipation Proclama-
tion and, 491–92, 491m; farming and,
529–30, 529p; Freedmen’s Bureau
and, 516, 516p; freedpeople, 515,
515p–16p, 516; free southern, 385;
Fugitive Slave Act and, 441–42; in
Gold Rush, 329; Great Awakening
and, 59; Homestead Act and, 560; Jim
Crow laws and, 528; Ku Klux Klan
and, 526, 526p, 527p; Middle Passage
and, 57p, 58; migration of, 590m,
594; Plessy v. Ferguson, 528f, 529; poll
taxes and, 176, 176p, 528–29; popula-
tion of, 40c; Radical Republicans
and, 519–20, 519p; Redeemers and,
528; religion and, 411, 515, 597; in
Revolutionary War, 91; in Rough Rid-
ers, 648; on the Supreme Court, 148;
Thirteenth Amendment and, 514–15;
voting rights of, 115, 171, 284, 385,
493, 521, 521m, 522p, 523; in War
of 1812, 248; Washington, D.C. and,
202, 202p
Age of Exploration, 3p, 12–19, 13p, 14m,
16m, 17p
agrarian, 41, 266, 289, 381
agriculture: in Middle Colonies, 51; in
New England colonies, 47; scientifi c,
380; slavery and, 376; in the South,
382–84; in southern colonies, 41,
288–89; staple crops, 51; supply and
demand, 563g; technology in, 366,
366p. See also farming
Aguinaldo, Emilio, 648
airplane: invention of, 577-78, 578p
Alabama, R28; cotton in, 378m; Native
Americans in, 295; during Recon-
struction, 523; secedes from the
Union, 458; slavery in, 388; voting
rights in, 284; in War of 1812, 248
Alamo, 314, 314m, 315p
Alaska, R28; Paleo-Indians in, 6, 7m;
Purchase of, 641
Albright, Madeleine, 185
alcohol abuse , 411
Alcorn, James, 525
Alcott , Louisa May, 409
Aleut people, 8, 8m
Algonquian, 9m, 11, 59
Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), 215, 230
Alm y, William, 348
amendments, 135
American Anti-Sla very Society , 417, 418, 515
American Colonization Society , 417
“American Crisis, The” (P aine), 92–93
American F ederation of Labor , 571p, 586, 619
American Fur Compan y, 308
American Indians. See Native Americans;
specifi c Native American groups and
individuals
American Medical Association, 612
American Missionary Association, 516
American Revolution. See Revolutionary
War
American Slavery As It Is (Grimk é), 417
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), 141
American System, 264
American Telephone and Telegraph, 577
Americas: exploration of, 15–19, 17m,
18m; triangular trade, 56m, 57–58, 57p
“America the Beautiful(Bates), R31
amnesty: for southerners, 510, 513, 517,
527
amusement parks, 596
Anaconda Plan, 482f
Analy sis Skills: analyzing costs and ben-
efi ts, 598; analyzing diagrams, 241;
analyzing information, 147, 155, 163,
167, 171, 173, 231, 285, 350, 451,
495, 528, 553, 587; analyzing sources,
377p; analyzing visuals, 99p, 176p,
347p, 348p–49p, 355p, 361p, 381p,
390p, 403p, 407p, 452p, 480-81p,
556p, 575p, 585p, 595, 607p, 611p,
643p; California Standards, H22–H27;
continuity and change, 636, 664f;
determine content of statements,
140; determining context, 188;
different points of view, 110, 136,
140, 203, 244, 456, 520; distinguish
fact from opinion, 602; distinguish
relevant information, 140, 434, 508;
drawing conclusions, 381; explain
central issues from the past, 256,
342, 508; framing questions, 2, 28f;
human-environment interaction,
18m; identifying central issues, 276f;
interpret and analyze economic
indicators, 570; interpreting charts,
40c, 479c; interpreting political
cartoons, 214; location, 390m; move-
ment, 18m; primary sources, 38, 43,
67, 96, 128, 134, 210, 230, 238, 262,
286, 292, 296, 311, 324, 353, 356,
391, 413, 420, 426, 440, 441, 442,
453, 458, 460, 485, 493, 519, 561,
581, 612, 618, 630, 656; reading time
lines, 32, 69, 70f, 95, 169, 207, 243,
367, 425, 563, 577; recognize inter-
pretation of history can change over
time, 74; recognize role of chance,
oversight and error, 508; short and
long term causal patterns, 632; under-
stand cause and effect, 110, 342, 602;
understanding historical interpreta-
tion, 102; using maps and docu-
ments, 304, 542
Anasazi, 8, 325
Anderson, Joseph R., 373p, 381
Anderson, Robert, 473
Anderson ville , Georgia, 495
Andros , Sir Edmund, 55–56
Anglican Church, 25
Anglo-Calif ornians, 327
Annapolis Conv ention, 124
annexation, 306; of Hawaii, 643, 665;
of Mexican Cession, 323; of Oregon,
317; of Philippines, 650; of Texas,
317–18
Antebellum, 376
Anthon y, Susan B., 424p, 427, 428, 623
Antietam, Battle of, 479m, 480p, 481, 492
Antif ederalists , 132, 133, 134, 135
Anti-Imperialist League, 650
antitrust mov ement, 581f, 582, 630p
Apache, 9m, 10, 324, 553, 554, 554m, 557
Apalachee, 9m
Appalachian Mountains , 234
appeal courts, 148, 161f
Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
(Grimké), 417
Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World
(Walker), 417
Appomatto x Courthouse, 502–03, 502p
apportionment, 145
appr entices, 47, 352
Arapaho , 9m, 11, 553, 554, 554m
architecture, 271p, 273; skyscrapers, 595.
See also housing
Ar ctic, culture area, 8, 9m
Argentina, 661
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Arizona, R28; Civil War in, 487; Gadsden
Purchase and, 323; Mexican Ameri-
cans in, 325, 592; Mexican Cession
and, 323; Native Americans in, 8, 557
Arkansas, R28; Civil War in, 474, 474m,
484, 487; cotton in, 378m; exploration
of, 26; during R econstruction, 523
Arkwright, Richard, 347
Arm y of the Potomac, 480
Arm y, U.S., 309m; Mexican War and, 320;
Native Americans and, 555, 556, 557
Arnold , Benedict, 81, 92, 94, 100
art, 271p, 272, 406, 406p, 407p; of the
Civil War, 466–67p, 480p; Declaration
of Independence, 85p; Florida, 1p
Arthur, Chester A., 607, 608p, 609, R25
Arthur, T.S., 425
Articles of Confederation, 116, 120, 124,
130f
Asia: immigrants from, 589, 592p; trade
with, 13–15, 14m
Asia: P olitical , R11m
Asian Americans , 592p, 593, 625–26
assemblies, 54
assembly , freedom of, 167, 179
assembly line , 350f
assimilation, 410
Assiniboin, 554m
Astor, John Jacob, 308–09
astrolabe, 14
Atlanta, Georgia, 501, 501m, 531p
Atlantic Oc ean, 14–15, 17–18; Panama
Canal and, 652–53, 654m, 655
Attucks, Crispus, 67
Audubon, John, 271p
Austin, Stephen F., 312–13, 315
Australia and New Zealand: Political, R13m
automobile industry , 577–78
Autry, James L., 486
Avery College, 414
Aztec, 8, 20–21
B
Bacon, Nathaniel, 39
Bacon s Rebellion, 38–39
Bagley , Sarah, 356f, 357
Bahamas, 17
bail, 182
balance of power: in Constitution, 183;
between sections, 439
Balboa, Vasco Núñez de, 17
Baldwin, Abraham, 165
Ballinger, Richard, 629
Bank of America, 590
Bank of Italy, 590
Bank of the United States: 204, 231;
Second, 291–92
banks and banking: Federal Reserve
system, 631; Hamilton and, 203–04;
reforms, 630–31
Banneker, Benjamin, 202, 202p
Bannock, 554m
Barbary States of North Africa, 240
Barton, Clara, 496, 496p
Bartlett, Josiah, 89
Bassett, Richard, 165
Bastille (Paris), 205, 205p
Bear F lag Revolt, 320, 321m
Bedford , Gunning, Jr., 165
Beecher, Catherine, 413
Beecher, Lyman, 411
Bell, Alexander Graham, 577
Bell, John, 457, 457m
benevolent societies, 590
Beothuk, 9m
Bering Land Bridge , 6, 7, 7m
Berkeley, John Lord, 50
Bessemer, Henry, 575
Bessemer process, 575
Bible, 25
bicameral, 45, 127, 295
Biddle, Nicholas, 292
Bidwell, Annie, 562
bill of exchange, 13
Bill of Rights (English). See English Bill
of Rights
Bill of Rights (U.S.), 135, 166–67, 178–83
Billy
Budd (Melville), 407
Bingham, George Caleb, 272
Biography: Addams, Jane, 597, 597p;
Banneker, Benjamin, 202, 202p;
Bryan, William Jennings, 564, 564p;
Carnegie, Andrew, 583, 583p; Chief
Joseph, 559, 559p; Clay, Henry, 266,
266p; Columbus, Christopher, 17,
17p; Douglass, Frederick, 422, 422p;
Equiano, Olaudah, 57, 57p; Farragut,
David, 487, 487p; Franklin, Benjamin,
131, 131p; Gompers, Samuel, 585,
585p; Grant, Ulysses S., 489, 489p;
Hutchinson, Anne, 46, 46p; Jackson,
Andrew, 287, 287p; Jefferson, Thom-
as, 233, 233p; Lee, Robert E., 481,
481p; Lincoln, Abraham, 477, 477p;
Madison, James, 149, 149p; Mann,
Horace, 413, 413p; Morse, Samuel B.,
365, 365p; Penn, William, 50, 50p;
Pontiac, 61, 61p; Rockefeller, John D.,
583, 583p; Roosevelt, Theodore, 593,
593p; Stanford, Leland, 583, 583p;
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 429, 429p;
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 319,
319p; Washington, George, 82, 82p;
writing a, 106–07f
Black C odes, 518–20
Black Death, 12
Blackfoot, 9m, 11, 554m
Black Hawk,
Chief, 297
Black Hawk War, 297
Blaine, James, 608
Blair, John, 165
Bleeding Kansas, 448–49, 448p
blockades, 121m, 247m, 482–83, 482p,
483m, 649, 649m
Blount, William, 165
Bolívar, Simon, 262
Bonaparte, Napoléon. See Napoléon
bonds, 200
Bonhomme Richard (warship), 97
Book of Mormon, 310
boomtowns, 548
Booth, John Wilkes, 517
borders, 101, 260, 261m, 317
border states, 474, 474m
Boston, 44; Intolerable Acts and, 69; siege
at, 80m, 81
Boston Gazette (newspa
per), 67f
Boston Manufacturing Company , 354
Boston Massacr e , 67, 67f, 67p, 69
Boston Tea Party , 68
Bowie , Jim, 314
Boxer Rebellion, 645
boyc ott, 65, 66
Bozeman Tr ail , 555
Bradford , William, 43
Bragg, Braxton, 513
Brandeis, Louis, 630, R34
Brant, Joseph. See Thayendanegea
Braxton, Carter, 89
Brazil, 661
breadbasket, 561
Brearley, David, 165
Breckinridge, John C., 457, 457m
Breed’s Hill, 80m, 81
Brief Account of the Dev astation of the Indies
(Las
Casas), 23f
Britain. See England; Great Britain
British East India Company, 68
British West Indies, 122
Brook Farm, Massachusetts, 406
Brooklyn Bridge , 576p
Brooks, Preston, 448–49
Broom, Jacob, 165
Brown, John, 447–48, 455–56, 456p
Brown, Moses, 348
Brown, Smith, 348
Brown, William Wells, 418
Brown v. Board of Education (1954), 141,
R135
Bruce, Blanche K., 525, 525p
Bryan, William Jennings, 564, 564p, 629
Buchanan, James, 450, 458, R24
Buena Vista, Battle of, 322, 322p
bu
alo , 7, 10, 551, 554, 555
Bull Moose Party, 630
Bull Run, Battle of, 479, 479m, 480
Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 653
Bunker Hill, Battle of, 80m, 81
Burgoyne , John, 94, 94m
burial mounds , 8
Burnet, David, 313
Burns, Anthony, 442, 443
Burnside, Ambrose, 498
Burr, Aaron, 212, 228–29
Bush, George W., R27; September 11,
2001, address, R50
business: corporations, 579; corrup-
tion in, 610; horizontal integration,
581; leaders in, 580–81, 583, 583p;
monopoly, 582, 631; regulation of,
628; Sherman Antitrust Act, 582;
social Darwinism, 581; trusts, 581,
582; vertical integration, 580. See also
factories; industry
Butler, Pierce, 165
C
Cabeza de Vaca, 16m
cabinet posts, 147
cable cars , 595
Cabot, John, 16m
Cabrillo , Juan Rodríguez, 21
Caddo , 9m
calendar sy stems , 8
Calhoun, John C., 244, 285, 290, 290p,
440, 441
California, R24; Adams-Onís Treaty and,
309; Bear Flag Revolt, 320, 321m;
California Trail, 326; cattle industry
in, 548–49; Civil War in, 487; as
colony, 318–19; culture areas, 9m, 10;
economy of, 329, 331; gains state-
hood, 331, 546; Gold Rush, 327–31,
327p, 328p, 329p; immigrants to, 330;
Arizona California
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Mexican Americans in, 325, 326–27,
592; Mexican Cession and, 323;
Mexican War and, 320, 321m; mining
in, 547, 547m; Native Americans in,
326–27, 331; Oregon Trail, 309–10,
309m, 326; railroad in, 550–51; slav-
ery issue and, 439, 439m, 440, 441;
Spain and, 22, 318–19, 319p
California Trail, 326
Californios , 319, 320, 331
Calvert, Cecilius, 39
Canada, 60m; in American Revolution,
92; borders, 317; in French and
Indian War, 60; Northwest Passage,
17–18; U.S. foreign policy and, 260;
War of 1812, 246–47, 247m
canals, 265–66, 265m; cotton trade and,
379
Cape of Good Hope, 14m, 15
capital , 13
capitalism, 619
capital punishment, 182
Capitol Building, 230
Caribbean: Spanish-American War in,
648–49, 649m. See also Cuba; Domini-
can Republic; Haiti; Puerto Rico
Carnegie, Andrew, 580, 581, 582, 583, 583p
Carolinas, 40, 40m, 61. See also North
Carolina; South Carolina
carpetbaggers , 524
Carranza, Venustiano, 661
Carrier, 9m
Carroll, Charles, 89
Carroll, Daniel, 165
Carteret, Sir George, 50
Cartier , Jacques, 16m, 17, 18
cash crop, 95, 101, 288, 377–78, 378m,
380, 530
Cass, Lewis, 439
Castro , Cipriano, 656
Catlin, George, 272p
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 623–24, 623p
cattle industry , 548–49
Cattle Kingdom, 549
Cayuga, 9m, 11
Cayuse , 554m
Cazenovia Fugitive Slave C onv ention, 442f
Cemetery Ridge, 498, 499, 499m
Centennial Exposition, 596
Central America: Native Americans in, 7;
Panama Canal and, 652–53, 654m,
655; Spain and, 22, 262. See also
Mesoamerica
central government, 127
Central Paci c Railroad
, 550–51, 581
Central Park, 596
Champlain, Samuel de, 16m, 17–18
Charles I, King of England, 39, 44
Charles II, King of England, 40
Charleston, South Carolina, 99, 379
charter , 27, 54
Chase, Samuel, 89
checks and balances, 130–31, 146f, 231f
Cheraw, 9m
Cherokee, 9m, 11, 295–96, 554m, 625
Chesapeake Bay , 36–37, 37m, 100
Chesapeake (ship), 241
Chesnut, Mary Boykin, 513
Chevalier, Michel, 360
Cheyenne, 9m, 553, 554, 554m
Chicago , Illinois, 363, 594; Hull House
in, 596m, 596p, 597, 611; railroad in,
575; union strikes in, 586, 586m
Chicago Exposition, 596
Chickasaw, 9m, 295, 554m
Chief Joseph, 557, 559, 559p
children:
labor and, 352–53, 354–56, 354p,
355p, 531, 581, 610, 615–19, 615p,
616p, 618p; social reforms and, 612
Chile, 661
Chimakum, 9m
China: Boxer Rebellion, 645; foreign
policy with, 644–45; immigrants
from, 330, 550, 590m, 593, 625–26;
Japan and, 644; trade with, 317
Chinese Americans, 593, 625–26
Chinese Exclusion Act (1882), 593, 626
Chinook, 9m, 10
Chipewyan, 9m
Chippewa, 554m
Chisholm Trail, 549, 550m
Choctaw, 9m, 248, 294–95, 554m
Christianity , 14m, 642; spread of, 14, 14m,
22
Chumash, 9m
church and state, 46f
Church of England , 25, 42
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
,
310–11
circuit c ourts, 147
circuit riding , 147f
cities: growth of, 363, 402, 403p, 404;
immigrants and, 402, 403p, 404;
mass culture in, 595–96; planning of,
611; problems in, 596–97; settlement
houses in, 597; of the South, 384;
tenements in, 404, 590, 596, 611;
transportation in, 595, 611; urban
growth of, 594–95, 610
citizenship: duties of, 185, 186p, 187p;
gaining, 184–85, 185p; Puerto Rico
and, 651
city council , 614
city gov ernment, 614
civil court, 181
civil engineering , 611
civil liberties, 117
civil rights: of African Americans, 520–21;
Black Codes and, 518–20; Ku Klux
Klan and, 526, 526p, 527p
Civil Rights Act (1866), 520–21
Civil Rights Act (1875), 527, 528
civil service, 608–09
Civil Service C ommission, 609
Civil War: African Americans in, 492–93,
492p, 493p, 494–95; art of, 466–67p,
480p; battles of, 478–83, 479m, 480p,
481p, 482m, 483m, 486, 487m, 497–
500, 497p, 498p, 499m, 499p, 500–02,
501, 501m; casualties of, 500, 502g;
daily life in, 490–96, 491m, 491p,
492p, 493p, 494p, 495p, 496p; disease
in, 495; in the East, 478–83, 479m,
480p, 481p, 482m, 483m, 500; effects
of, 502c, 503; medicine in, 495, 496,
496p; navies in, 482–83, 482p, 483m;
opposition to, 494–95; prisoners of
war, 495; soldiers of, 495, 495p; in the
South, 501–02, 501m; in the West,
484–87, 485p, 486m; women in,
496, 496p
Clark, Abraham, 89
Clark, George Rogers, 97
Clark, William, 222–23p, 235–38
Clay, Henry, 243p, 244, 264, 317, 440–41
Clayton Antitrust Act (1914), 631
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850), 652
Clermont (steamship), 359
Cleveland, Grover, 584, 608, 609p, 643,
R25; Hawaii and, 581; Pullman Strike
and, 587
climate, 6, 7
Clinton, Bill, 146, R27
Clinton, Henry, 98
closed markets , 122
Clotel (Bro
wn), 418
Clymer, George, 89, 165
coal, 362–63; miners’ strike, 627–28
Coast Salish, 9m
Cochimi, 9m
Cody, William, 551
Coerciv e Acts (1774), 69
Co n, Charles, 479
Cold Harbor, Battle of, 500
Cole , Thomas, 272, 272p, 406
collective bar gaining , 585
Colombia, 653
colonial courts, 56
colony. See company colony; proprietary
colony; royal colony
Colorado, R28; cattle industry in, 549;
Mexican Cession and, 323; mining
in, 555; Native Americans in, 8; Pike’s
expedition to, 239
Columbian Ex change , 18–19, 18m
Columbia Riv e r, 238, 309, 309m
Columbus, Christopher, 3p, 15, 16m, 17;
Native Americans and, 17
Colville , 554m
Comanche , 9m, 11, 553, 554, 554m, 555
commerce clause: Native Americans
and,
155f
Commercial Revolution, 12, 13
commission form of government, 614
Committee of Thirteen, 116
Committees of Correspondence, 65,
67, 68
common-school mov ement, 412
Common Sense (P aine), 83, 316
communications: battlefi eld, 495f;
inventions in, 577
community service, 186–87, 187p
company colony , 36, 45, 54
company stores, 353
compass, 14
compensation, 515
Compromise of 1850, 440–41, 446
Compromise of 1877, 527
Comstock
, Henry, 547
Comstock Lode, 547
Concor d, Massachusetts, 79
concurrent powers, 144
Coney Island, 596
Confeder ate States of America, 458–59,
473, 473p, 474, 474m, 479m, 501m;
battles in the West, 484–87, 485p,
486m; casualties of, 500, 502g; at
Gettysburg, 497–500, 497p, 498p,
499m, 499p; naval strategies of,
482–83, 482p, 483m; soldiers of the,
475–76, 475p, 495, 495p
Confeder ation Congress, 122, 125
Congress , U.S.: African Americans in,
509p, 525, 525m, 525p; Alien and
Sedition Acts, 215; Articles of Con-
federation and, 116, 120; Bank of
the United States, 204; Constitution
and the, 151–57; declaration of war,
147; delegated powers of, 144; elastic
California Congr ess, U.S.
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clause, 144, 156; Land Ordinances
and, 117; Missouri Compromise,
266–67; organization of, 145; vetoes
and, 146–47; Wade-Davis Bill,
513–14. See also House of Representa-
tives, U.S.; Senate, U.S.
Connecticut, R28; colonial, 46, 47; con-
stitution of, 115; government in, 54,
55–56; labor laws in, 357; ratifi cation
of the Constitution, 165
conquistadores, 20, 21, 21p
conscription, 490
conservation, 628, 628p, 629m
constitution, state, 115
Constitution, U.S.: amendments to, 135,
164, 166–77; Bill of Rights and, 135,
178–83; checks and balances, 130–31;
creation of, 126–30; education and,
182–83; loose construction of, 204;
ratifi cation of, 132–35, 165; strengths
of, 130f; strict construction of, 204;
text of, 150–77. See also individual
amendments
Constitution, USS (warship), 240, 241p,
246
Constitutional Con vention, 124, 125–26,
125p, 126p; Great Compromise,
126–27; New Jersey Plan, 127; Three-
Fifths Compromise, 128; Virginia
Plan, 126–27
Constitutional Union Party , 457, 457m
Continental Arm y, 80, 80m, 81, 90–91,
91m, 91p, 95, 120
Continental Congress , First, 78; Second, 80,
84, 116
Continental Navy , 97
Con vention of 1818, 260, 261m
Cook, James, 642
Cooke , Jay, 552
Cooper , James Fenimore, 271, 274f
Cooper , Peter, 360
cooperativ e, 560
Copeland, John A., 456
Copperheads, 494
Corn wallis, Charles, 93, 100
Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de, 16m, 21
corporations, 579
Corps of Discov ery , 236–38
Cortés, Hernán, 16m, 20–21, 322
Costanoan, 9m
cotton, 288–89, 376, 377–78, 378g, 378m,
379g, 530, 531
cotton belt, 378–79, 378m, 379g
cotton diplomacy, 475
cotton gin, 372p, 377, 377p
council-manager government, 614
Council of State, 55
Council of the Indies, 22
county meetings , 55
court systems , 129, 147, 161f, 197–98;
colonial, 56; labor laws and, 618–19
cowboy s , 318p, 549, 549p
Crazy Horse, 555
Creek, 9m, 11, 244, 295, 554m, 565
Creek War, 247m, 248
crime, 596–97, 610
criminal court, 181
Critical Thinking Skills: analyzing, 578;
categorizing, 589, 596; determining
context, 188f; different points of
view, 136f; distinguishing fact from
opinion, 460f; evaluating; framing
historical questions, 28, 28f; general-
izing, 583; solving problems, 300f;
understanding historical interpreta-
tion, 102f
Crittenden, John J., 459
Crockett, Davy, 314
crop rotation, 380
Crow, 9m, 554m
Cuba: Spain and, 646–47; Spanish-
American War in, 648–49, 649m, 650
Cuban Americans: population of, 22c
Culp’s Hill, 498, 499m
culture, 8–11, 8p, 9m, 10p, 270–75,
405–06, 406p, 407p; in cities, 595–96;
defi nition of, 7; Mexican American,
325; themes of, 278
Cumberland Road, 265, 265m
currency , 80, 109p, 111p, 564; in Revolu-
tionary War, 123. See also money
Cusabo , 9m
Custer, George Armstrong, 556
Czolgosz, Leon, 627
D
Da Gama, Vasco, 14m, 15
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., 319
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, 165
Dare, Virginia, 27
Darwin, Charles, 581
Daughters of Liberty , 66
Davis, Henry, 513
Davis, Jefferson, 439, 458, 475, 488, 496,
501, 525
Dawes, William, 79
Dawes General Allotment Act (1887), 558,
625
Dayton, Jonathan, 165
death penalty , 182
Debs, Eugene V., 587, 630
Declaration of Independence , 115, 135;
creation of, 84–85, 84p, 85p; signing
of, 84p; text of, 86–89, R2–5
Declaration of Rights, 78
Declaration of Rights for Women, R50
Declaration of Sentiments, 426, R45
Declaratory Act, 66
Deere, John, 365p, 366
de ation, 564
deforestation, 363
Delano , Alonzo, 329
Delaware, R28; Civil War in, 474, 474m;
colonial, 50; ratifi cation of the
Constitution, 134, 165
Delaware, 9m, 61
Delaware River, 27, 92–93, 93p
delegated powers, 144
democracy , 118f; demonstrations and,
285f; in Latin America, 657f, 658; rep-
resentative, 144; Tocqueville and, 186
Democratic Party , 349; election of 1852,
445–46; election of 1860, 457, 457m;
election of 1868, 522–23; election
of 1876, 527, 607; election of 1884,
608; election of 1888, 608; election of
1896, 608; election of 1912, 629–30;
Emancipation Proclamation and, 491;
formation of Republican Party and,
450; in Reconstruction, 525
Democratic-Republican Party , 212; election
of 1800, 228–29
Denmark Vesey Document, R46
department
stor es, 596
deportation, 184
depression, economic, 123, 292
De Sot o, Hernando, 16m, 21
Detroit, 26, 247, 247m
Dewey , George, 647–48
Dewey , John, 612
Dias, Bartolomeu, 14m, 15
Díaz, Porfi rio, 659–60
Dickinson, Emily, 407
Dickinson, John, 165
direct primary, 613
disabled Americans, 413
discrimination, 323, 385, 525, 560, 594,
622, 624–25, R37
diseases, 610; in cities, 404; in Civil War,
495; Native Americans and, 19, 23,
319; progressive reforms and, 612,
613p; in tenements, 596; yellow fever,
650, 655
dissenters, 44
district courts, 147, 161f
District of C olumbia, 202, R28;
Compromise of 1850 and, 441. See
also Washington, D.C.
division of labor , 349p
Dix, Dorothea, 412
Dogrib
, 8, 9m
Dole, Sanford B., 643
dollar diplomacy, 657, 657f, 658
Dominican Republic, 656, 658
Dominion of New England, 55–56
Donner party, 327
double jeopardy, 180
Douglas, Stephen, 450; debates and,
453–54, 454p; election of 1860, 457,
457m; Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854),
446–47
Douglass, Frederick, 418, 422, 422p, 426,
492, 493, 515
draft, military, 185, 494–95
Drake , Edwin L., 576
Drake , Sir Francis, 25
Dred Scott decision, 451–52, 451f, 453
dual sov ereignty. See federalism
Du Bois , W.E.B., 624–25, 624p
Dunny, Patrick, 400
Duryea, Charles and Frank, 577–78
Dutch. See Netherlands
Dutch East India Company, 643
Dutch West India Company, 27
E
East: Civil War in, 478–83, 479m, 480p,
481p, 482m, 483m, 500; culture areas
of the, 9m, 11
economics, 293; capital, 13; capitalism,
619; of cotton, 381p; defl ation, 564;
depression, 123, 292; of farming, 562;
infl ation, 25, 122–23, 292, 329; inter-
est, 13; mass production, 348–49p;
national debt, 292; Panic of 1837,
292, 356, 527, 552; Panic of 1893,
564; reading skills for, 4–5f, 34–35f,
194–95f, 282–83f, 306–07f, 344–45f,
374–75f, 572–73f, 638–39f; social-
ism, 619; supply and demand, 563g;
themes of, 302, 336, 394
economy: American System, 264; of
California, 331; of Europe, 12–13;
Congr ess, U.S. econom y
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interstate commerce and the, 122;
of Jamestown, 38–39; of Middle
Colonies, 51; national debt, 200–01,
201c; of New England, 47; railroad
and, 575; of the South, 380p, 513; of
southern colonies, 41; states’ debts,
201–02, 201c
Edison, Thomas Alva, 576, 577
education: African Americans and,
414–15, 516, 516p; civil liberties and,
116m, 117; colonial, 48; common
school movement, 412; Constitu-
tion and, 182–83; culture and, 273;
of Native Americans, 295–96; in New
England, 412; reforms in, 610, 612;
slavery and, 388; women and, 48,
413, 413p, 424, 622. See also higher
education
Edwards, Jonathan, 58
egalitarian, 114
Eighteenth Amendment, 172, 623, 631f
Eighth Amendment, 167, 180, 182
Einstein, Albert, 185
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 176, R26
elastic clause , 144, 156, 204
El Camino Real , 22
election: of 1796, 212–13, 213m; of 1800,
228–29, 229p; of 1804, 241; of 1808,
245; of 1812, 245; of 1824, 267; of
1828, 272, 285–86; of 1832, 290, 292;
of 1836, 292; of 1840, 293; of 1844,
317, 317p, 365; of 1848, 322; of 1852,
445–46; of 1854, 450–51; of 1860,
457, 457m; of 1864, 493,495, 501; of
1866, 521; of 1868, 522–23; of 1876,
527, 607; of 1880, 607; of 1884, 608;
of 1888, 608; of 1890, 564; of 1896,
564, 608; of 1904, 628; of 1908, 629;
of 1912, 629–30; of 1916, 631; func-
tion of an, 186, 187p; presidential,
158; reforms, 613, 614c
electoral college , 158, 158m, 197, 284, 608
electricity, 576, 577
elevator , 595
Elev enth Amendment, 168
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 25
Ellery , William, 89
Ellis Island , 589
Ellison, William, 385, 387
Ellsworth, Oliver, 128
emancipation, 416
Emancipation Proclamation, 469p, 491–92,
491m, 503, 514
embargo , 241
Embargo Act (1807), 241–42, 243f
Emerson, John, 451
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 405
eminent domain, 180
empresarios, 312
encomienda sy stem, 22–23
England: colonies of, 27, 36–41, 37m, 39p,
40m, 42–48, 45m, 45p, 50, 54–61,
55p, 56m, 57p, 58p, 60m; economy
of, 56–57; English Bill of Rights, 55,
114, 119; exploration by, 16m; Great
Migration, 44; Navigation Acts,
56–57; political change in, 55–56,
55p; religion in, 39; Spain and, 25,
26p; trade laws of, 56–57. See also
Great Britain
English Bill of Rights, 55, 114, 119, R42
Enlightenment, 59, 83, 114f
entrepr eneur, 380, 579, 580
environment: in the Ice Age, 7; plants and
animals in the, 18m. See also human-
environment interaction
equal rights , 520–21
Equiano, Olaudah, 41, 57, 57p
Era of Good Feelings , 266
Ericsson, John, 483
Erie Canal, 265–66, 265m, 268f–69f
Esselen, 9m
Estev anico, 16m
Europe: Columbian Exchange and,
18–19, 18m; economy of, 12–13;
immigrants from, 588; trade with,
13–15, 14m
Europe: Political, R10m
executiv e branch, 129; checks and bal-
ances, 146f; Constitution and the,
158–60; organization of, 146–47;
separation of powers, 145. See also
President, U.S.; Vice President, U.S.
executiv e orders, 147
Ex odusters , 560
Eyak, 9m
F
factories, 350, 366, 373p; child labor and,
615–19, 615p, 616p, 617p; families
and, 352–53, 353p, 531; immigrants
and, 356, 592; labor unions and,
585–86, 585p, 587, 587c; in the New
South, 530–31, 530p; safety in, 618;
in the South, 380–81; specialization
in, 584; steam power and, 366; trade
unions and, 356–57. See also business;
industry
F air Employment Act (1942), 141
F allen Timbers, Battle of, 208m, 209
families: factories and, 352–53, 353p, 531;
Mexican Americans, 301p; Pilgrim,
44; slavery and, 388–89; social classes
and, 402
F armers Alliance, 564
farming: dry, 561; equipment, 366, 561,
562p; free silver debate, 564; on the
Great Plains, 561–64, 563g; meth-
ods of, 561, 562p; National Grange,
562–63; organizations, 562–63, 564;
in the South, 529–30, 529p. See also
agriculture
F arr agut, David, 485–86, 485f, 487,
487p, 493
federal courts, 147, 198
federal government, 133, 144; branches
of, 145; concurrent powers and, 144;
delegated powers of, 144; functions
of, 231; organizing the, 197–98;
Tenth Amendment and, 183
federalism, 129, 144, 163f
Federalist Papers, 133, 134f
Feder alist
Party , 132–33, 212; election of
1800, 228–29; Embargo Act and, 242
Feder al Judiciary Act (1789), 147
federal regulatory powers, 628
Feder al Reserve Act (1913), 631
Feder al Reserve system, 631
Fer dinand, King of Spain, 15
Fett erman Massacre, 554m
Few, William, 165
Fifteenth Amendment, 171, 522f, 523
Fifth Amendment, 119, 166, 180, 181, 452
Fillmor e, Millard, 446, 450, 581, R24
Finney, Charles Grandison, 410–11, 416
First Amendment, 119, 166, 178–79, 179p,
421
First Seminole War, 261
shing industry , 47
FitzSimons , Thomas, 165
Flathead , 554m
Florenc e, Italy, 12, 13
Florida,
1p, R28; cotton in, 378m; explo-
ration of, 16m, 21; and French and
Indian War, 60; Native Americans in,
261, 297, 297m; during Reconstruc-
tion, 523; secedes from the Union,
458; Second Seminole War, 297,
297m; Spain and, 40, 101, 207, 207m,
261, 261m
Floyd, William, 89
folk music, 272
folktales, 389
Foraker Act (1900), 651
Ford, Henry, 577
Ford’s Theater , 517
foreign policy , 595p; with Britain, 260,
261m, 262; with Canada, 260; with
China, 582–83; imperialism, 578–79;
isolationism, 579; with Japan, 581–
82, 582p; of Jefferson, 234–35; with
Mexico, 659–61, 659p, 660m; Monroe
Doctrine, 262–63; with Spain, 261,
261m; of Taft, 657; of Theodore Roos-
evelt, 655–56, 656p; of Wilson, 661
forest service, 628
Fort Detroit , 61, 97, 247, 247m
Fort Donelson, 484
Fort Green ville , 208
Fort Henry, 484
Fort McHenry, 247m, 248
Fort Mims, 247m,
248
Fort Moultrie , 472p, 473m
Fort Necessity, 60
Fort Sumter, 459, 473, 473m, 473p
Fort Ticonderoga, 81, 94, 94m
Fort Wagner, 493
Forty-niners, 327–30, 327p, 328p, 329p, 439
Fountain of Youth, 21
Four Corners, 8
Fourteenth Amendment, 170–71, 520–21,
522f, 523, 529, 618
Fourth Amendment, 166, 180
Fr ance: American Revolution and, 95,
100, 100m; empire of, 26, 26m, 60m;
England and, 205, 205p, 206, 240;
exploration by, 16m; French and Indi-
an War, 60; Louisiana and, 235–36; in
North America, 101m; revolution in,
205, 205p, 206; XYZ Affair, 214
Fr anklin, Benjamin, 84, 85, 89, 95, 101,
131, 131p, 132, 165
Fr azier, William, 356
Fr eedmen s Bureau, 516, 516p, 520–21
freedpeople, 515, 515p–16p, 516
free ent erprise, 329
Freeport Doctrine, 453–54
free silv er debate, 564
Free Soil Party , 439, 450
Free Speech (newspaper), 624
free states, 266–67, 266m, 419m, 438–39,
439m
free tr ade , 351
Frémont , John C., 320, 451
Fr ench and Indian War, 60, 64
Fr ench Revolution, 205, 205p, 206
Fr ench West Indies, 207
econom y Fr ench W est Indies
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frontier, 546, 547m, 565; literature of the,
274–75f. See also Northwest Territory
F ugitive Slave Act , 441–42, 443, 446
F ugitive Slave Law, 440
F uller, Margaret, 405
F ulton, Robert, 342p, 359
fundamental liberties, 166–67
F undamental Orders of Connecticut, 46,
115, R41
fur trade , 49, 50, 308
F utrell , Mary Hatwood, 183
G
Gadsden, James, 323
Gadsden Pur chase, 323
Gage, Thomas, 69, 79
gag rule , 420–21
Gallatin, Albert, 213p, 230, 231, 350
Gallaudet, Thomas, 413
Gálvez, Bernardo de, 95, 95p
gam saan haak, 330
gang-labor system, 386
Gar eld, James A., 603p, 607, 608p, 609,
R25
Garrison, William Lloyd, 397, 417, 417p,
492, 515, 523
gasoline, 577–78
Gates, Horatio, 94, 99
General Amnesty Act (1872), 527
General Court of Massachusetts , 45–46, 48
Genet, Edmond, 206
Geography Skills: human-environment
interaction, 9m, 14m, 26m, 37m,
45m, 60m, 80m, 91m, 100m, 321m,
362m, 521m; interpreting maps, 45m,
56m, 60m, 78m, 91m, 100m, 101m,
116m, 121m, 158m, 208m, 213m,
247m, 261m, 265m, 266m, 289m,
297m, 309m, 321m, 362m, 401m,
419m, 439m, 447m, 448m, 457m,
499m, 501m, 521m, 525m, 547m,
550m, 554m, 596m, 649m, 650m,
654m, 660m; location, 116m, 235m,
297m, 321m, 525m; movement, 14m,
37m, 56m, 80m, 91m, 100m, 121m,
265m, 309m; place, 26m, 45m, 56m,
101m, 261m; reading skills for, 4–5f,
76–77f, 226–27f, 306–07f, 544–45f;
region, 9m, 16m, 60m, 116m, 121m,
235m, 261m, 265m, 266m, 289m,
521m, 525m
geography themes, 254, 336
George II, King of England, 40
George III, King of England, 61, 78, 84
Georgia, R28; Civil War in, 495, 501,
501m, 502; colony of, 40, 40m; cot-
ton in, 378m; Native Americans in,
296; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
165; during Reconstruction, 523; in
Revolutionary War, 98, 99; secedes
from the Union, 458; slavery in, 388
German, Obadiah, 245
Germany: American Revolution and, 92,
95; immigrants from, 330, 401, 560,
588; Samoa and, 641
Geronimo , 557
Gerry, Elbridge, 89
Gettysburg, Battle of, 497–500, 497p,
498p, 499m, 499p
Gettysburg Address , 500, R48
Ghost Danc e, 558
Giannini, Peter, 590
Gibbons, Thomas , 359
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), 266, 359, R32
Gilded Age, 606–09, 608p, 609p
Gilman, Nicholas, 165
Goethals
, George W., 655
gold, 296, 546–48
golden spike, 551
Gold Rush, 327–31, 327p, 328p, 329p
Goliad, Texas, 314, 314m
Gompers, Samuel, 585, 586, 585p, 619
Gorgas, William C., 655
Gorham, Nathaniel, 165
government: branches of, 129; colonial,
54–55, 55f, 55p, 66; federalism, 129;
formation of, 115–16; General Court
of Massachusetts, 45–46; infl uencing,
186; models of, 115; in Pennsylvania,
50; religion and, 46f. See also city gov-
ernment; federal government; state
government
Grady, Henry, 528, 530, 530p
Grangerism, 560
Grant, Ulysses S., 469p, R25; at Appo-
mattox, 502–03, 502p; battles in the
West, 484–85; biography of, 489,
489p; election of 1868, 522–23; presi-
dency of, 607; at Vicksburg, 486, 500
graphs , 392f
Great Awakening, 58–59, 58p, 83
Great Awakening, Second, 410–11, 412, 416
Great Basin, culture area, 9m, 10
Great Britain: American Revolution and,
78–81, 79m, 80m, 84, 91m, 92–97,
100–01, 100m;
colonial policy of, 57,
61, 64–66, 68–69f; colonial taxation
by, 64–66; Declaration of Indepen-
dence and, 84; Embargo Act and,
241–42; France and, 205, 206, 240;
French and Indian War and, 59–60,
62; immigrants from, 588; Industrial
Revolution in, 346–47, 350; and Jay’s
Treaty, 207; North American empire
of, 60m; Oregon Country and, 235m,
309, 317; and Proclamation of 1763,
61; railroad in, 360; and Treaty of
Paris (1763), 60, 60m; and Treaty of
Paris (1783), 101, 101m, 120; U.S.
Civil War and, 468, 475; and triangu-
lar trade, 56m, 57; and U.S.-Canadian
border, 250–51m, 260, 261m, 310;
U.S. foreign policy and, 241–42, 260,
262, 310; U.S. trade with, 120–21,
121m, 122; and War of 1812, 240–41,
242–45, 242–43f, 246–48, 247m. See
also England
Great Compromise, 126–27
Great Lakes , 16m, 18, 101, 260
Great Migration, 44
Great Plains, 237, 238, 550m, 551; culture
area, 9m, 10–11; farming the, 561–64,
563g; immigrants on the, 560; Native
Americans on the, 553–56, 553p,
554m, 556p; settling the, 560
Greece , 273, 588
Greeley, Horace, 417
Greene, Catherine, 377
Greene, Nathanael, 99, 100
Grenville , George, 64, 66
Grimké, Angelina and Sarah, 417, 421, 424
Grundy , Felix, 244
Guachichil, 9m
guerrilla warfare, 99, 99p
Guinn v
. United States (1915), 625
Guiteau, Charles, 607
Gulf of Mexico, 26
gun contr ol, 180
Gwinnett, Button, 89
H
habeas corpus , 494
Haida, 9m
Haisle , 9m
Haiti, 235, 658
Hall , Lyman, 89
Hamilton, Alexander, 124, 132, 133, 133p,
134, 165; Federalist Party and, 212;
Jefferson and, 201, 202–04, 203p;
national bank and, 203–04; national
debt and, 200–02, 201c; as secretary
of the treasury, 197, 197p; Washing-
ton and, 211; Whiskey Rebellion and,
209; Zenger and, 56
Hamlet, James, 441, 443
Hancock, John, 66, 85p, 89
Han, 9m
Harmar, Josiah, 208, 208m
Harpers Ferry , Virginia, 455–56
Harris , Townsend, 643
Harrison, Benjamin, 89, 608, 609p, R25
Harrison, William Henry, 446, R24; Battle
of Tippecanoe and, 243–44; death
of, 317; election of 1840, 293; War of
1812, 247–48
Hart, John, 89
Hartford Con vention, 249, 290
Harvard, John, 48
Harvard College, 48, 414
harvesting machine, 366
Hawaii, 636p, R28; territory of, 642–43,
642m, 642p
Hawthorne, Nathaniel , 406
Hay , John, 644, 645, 653
Hayes, John W., 582
Hayes, Rutherford B., 527, 607, 608p, 609,
R25
Hay-Herrán Treaty (1903), 653
Ha ymarket Riot, 586, 586m
Hay-Paunc efot e Treaty (1901), 653
Hays, Mary Ludwig, 91
Haywood , William, 619
headright sy stem, 38
health programs, 610, 612
hearing-impaired, 413
Hearst, William Randolph, 646, 647
“Heavenly Road, The” (spiritual), 389
Heitsuk, 9m
Helper , Hinton Rowan, 381
Henrietta Maria, Queen of England, 39
Henry , Patrick, 66, 78, 79, 84–85, 126,
132, 201
Henry the Navigator, 15
Henry VIII, King of England, 25
Henson, Josiah, 388
Herrán, Thomas, 653
Hessians , 92, 93
Hewes, George, 68, 89
Heyward, Thomas, Jr., 89
Hiaw atha (Longfellow), 407
Hidalgo y Costilla, Father Miguel, 312
higher education, 48, 414
Hill, D.H., 480
frontier Hill
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Illinois, 9m
immigrants, 590m–91m; adjustments for,
591; Asian, 592p; Chinese, 330, 550,
590m, 593; cities and, 402, 403p, 404,
611; factories and, 356; German, 330,
401; on the Great Plains, 560; Irish,
266, 400, 588, 591m; labor unions
and, 593; from Mexico, 660; nativists
and, 402; neighborhoods of, 590;
new, 588; newspapers and, 596; old,
588; opposition to, 593; patterns of,
591c; Pilgrim, 42–43; population of,
400, 401, 591g; religious persecution
and, 588–89; rights of, 184–85; work
and, 591–92
Immigration Restriction League, 593
impeachment, 146, 160, 509p, 522
imperialism, 640–41
impressment , 240
inaugural addr ess: of Jefferson, 230, 255,
R44; of Lincoln (fi rst), 459, 472, R47;
of Lincoln (second), 477, R49; of
McKinley, 638; of Pierce, 446; of
Wilson, 630
Inca, 8, 21
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Jacobs),
418
income tax, 630
indentured servants, 38–39, 51
Independence Hall, 125p, 126
Indiana, R28; in Northwest Territory,
116m, 117; voting rights in, 284
Indian A airs, Bureau of, 294
Indiana Territory, 243–44
Indian Removal Act (1830), 294–96, 295p,
297, 297m
Indians. See Native Americans
Indian Territory, 294, 309m
indict, 180
Indies, 15
indigo , 41
individualism, 407, 424
Industrial Revolution: beginning of,
346–47; in Great Britain, 346–47, 350;
inventions during, 349, 349p; manu-
facturing in the, 348p, 349–51, 349p,
350p; Second, 574–78, 574p, 575p,
576p, 577, 577p, 584; textile industry,
347–48, 347p
Industrial Workers of the World, 619
industry: child labor and, 615–19, 615p,
616p, 617p; growth of, 574–76, 575p.
See also business; factories
in ation, 25, 122–23, 292, 329
In uence of Se a Power Upon History, The
(Mahan), 641
Ingersoll, Jared, 165
initiative proc edure , 613
Institute for C olor ed Youth, 414
interchangeable parts, 348p, 349
interest, 13
interest groups, 186
interstate commerce, 122, 266
Interstate C ommer ce Act (1887), 563
Interstate C ommer ce Commission, 563
Intolerable Acts (1774), 68–69, 69, 78
Inuit, 8, 8m, 9m
inventions , 364–67, 576–77,
576p, 577p,
595; electricity, 577; telegraph,
364–65, 365p, 550, 577; telephone,
577, 577p; at World’s Fair, 596. See
also science and technology
Iowa, R28; farming and, 561; Oregon
Trail and, 310
Iowa, 9m
Ireland: immigrants from, 266, 400, 588,
591m; potato famine in, 400
ironclads, 482-83, 488p
iron or e , 363, 381
Iroquois , 9m, 11
Iroquois League, 10p, 11, 59, 60m
Irving, Washington, 270, 275f
Isabella, Queen of Spain, 15
Islam, 14m
isolationism, 641
Italy, 14m; immigrants from, 588, 590,
591m
J
Jackson, Andrew, 248, 261, 267, 281p,
R23; biography, 287; election of 1828,
272, 285–86; election of 1832, 290;
inauguration of, 286; Indian Removal
Act and, 294, 296; nullifi cation crisis
and, 290–91; regional differences and,
288–89, 289m, 289p; Second Bank of
the United States and, 291–92; states’
rights doctrine and, 290–91; Tariff of
Abominations and, 289; Texas and,
315; in War of 1812, 248
Jackson, Helen Hunt, 558
Jackson, Thomas “Stonewall”, 478, 498
Jackson, William, 165
Jacksonian Democr acy , 285
Jacobs, Harriet, 418, 418p
James II, King of England, 55–56
Jamestown, 36–37, 37m, 38
Japan, 644; trade with, 643–44, 644p
Jay , John, 132, 133, 134, 207
Jay Cooke and Company, 527
Jay’s Treaty (1794), 207
Je erson, Thomas, 126, R23; architecture
and, 273; Articles of Confederation
and, 116; biography, 233; Declaration
of Independence and, 84, 89; Demo-
cratic-Republican Party, 212; election
of 1800, 228–29, 229p; Embargo Act
(1807), 241–42; foreign policy of,
234–35; France and, 206; freedom of
religion and, 179; Hamilton and, 201,
202–04, 203p; inauguration of, 230;
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions,
215; manufacturing and, 351; policies
of, 230–31; as secretary of state, 197,
197p; spoils system and, 608; state
constitutions and, 115; states’ rights
doctrine and, 290; Supreme Court
and, 231–32, 232p; as vice president,
212
Jews, immigrants, 588–89
Jim Cro w laws, 528
Johnson, Andrew, R24; Black Codes
and, 518–20; election of 1866, 521;
impeachment of, 146, 509p, 522;
Reconstruction and, 517
Johnson, William Samuel, 165
Johnston, A.S., 485
Johnston, Joseph, 501
joint-stock companies, 13, 43, 579
Jolliet, Louis, 26
Jones, John Paul, 97
Jones Act (1917), 651
Jones, Mary Harris, 586
Hispanic Americans: poll tax and, 176;
population of, 22c. See also Cuban
Americans; Mexican Americans;
Puerto Rican Americans
Hispaniola, 17, 19, 235
History and Geography: America’s Growth
1760, 52–53; The Atlantic Slave
Trade, 62–63; Origins of the Constitu-
tion, 118–19; America’s Growth 1820,
250–51; The Erie Canal, 268–69; The
Indian Removal Treaties, 298–99;
America’s Growth 1850, 332–33; The
Vicksburg Strategy, 488–89; America’s
Growth 1900, 662–63
Holmes , Oliver Wendell, 179
Homestead Act (1862), 560
homesteaders, 565, 565m, 565p
Homestead Strike, 587
Honduras , 657
Hood , John, 501
Hooker, Thomas, 46
Hooper , William, 89
Hope, James, 480p
Hope Leslie (Sedgwick), 271, 272p
Hopewell, 8
Hopi, 9m, 554m
Hopkins, Stephen, 89
Hopkinson, Francis, 89
horizontal integr ation, 581
Horseshoe Bend, Battle of, 247m, 248
Horton, James, 352
House of Burgesses, 55, 66, 68, 79, 115
House of Representa tives , U.S., 129, 145;
Constitution and the, 151; gag rule,
420–21; impeachment and, 146; term
of offi ce, 152f; Ways and Means Com-
mittee, 145. See also Congress, U.S.
housing: factory, 353, 354; Native Ameri-
can, 10p; slum, 610; tenements, 404,
590, 596, 611
Houston, Sam, 313, 315, 459
Howard, Oliver O., 516
Howe, Elias, 367
Howe, Samuel Gridley, 413
Howe, William, 81, 92, 94
How the Other Half Lives (Riis), 620f
Hudson, Henry, 16m, 18
Hudson Bay, 16m, 18
Hudson River, 359
Hudson River school, 272, 272p
Huerta, Victoriano, 661
Huguenots , 25, 50
Hull House , 596m, 596p, 597, 611
human-environment interaction, 9m, 14m,
26m, 37m, 45m, 60m, 80m, 91m,
100m, 321m, 362m, 521m
Humphrey, H., 353
hunter-gather ers, 6
Huntington, Samuel, 89
Hupa, 9m, 10, 554m
Huron, 9m, 59, 61
Hutchinson, Anne, 46, 46p, 47
I
Ice Age , 6–7, 7m
Idaho, R28; Oregon Trail and, 326
Ignacíeno, 9m
Illinois, R28; coal mining in, 362; labor in,
587; Mormons in, 311; Native Ameri-
cans in, 297; in Northwest Territory,
116m, 117; voting rights in, 284
Hispanic A mericans Jones
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judicial branch, 129; checks and balances,
146f; Constitution and the, 161–62;
organization of, 147–48; separation
of powers, 145. See also court system;
Supreme Court, U.S.
judicial r eview, 232
Judiciary Act (1789), 197
Judiciary Act (1801), 231
Jumano , 9m
Jungle, The (Sinclair), 621f, 628
jury duty , 185, 186p
jury trial, 181, 185
K
Kalakaua, King of Hawaii, 580, 636p, 642
Kansa, 9m
Kansas, R28; African Americans in, 560;
Bleeding Kansas, 448–49, 448p; cattle
industry in, 548–49, 549; Civil War
in, 487; slavery issue in, 446–47,
446m, 447m
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), 446–47,
446m, 447m, 450–51
Kansas P aci c Railroad , 548–49
Karankawa, 9m
Kaskaskia, 97
Kawaiisu, 9m
Kearny, Stephen, 320
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act (1916), 631
Kelley, Florence, 616
Kelley, Oliver Hudson, 563
Kemble, Frances, 265
Kennedy, John F., 176, R26
Kentucky , R28; admitted to the Union,
234; Civil War in, 474, 474m; Second
Great Awakening in, 410
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, 215
Key, Francis Scott, 248, R31
Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, A (Stowe), 443
Kickapoo , 9m, 554m
King, Rufus, 165, 266
King Philip, 59
King Philip’s War, 59
Kiowa, 9m
Kitchen C abinet, 286
Klickitat, 9m
Knights of Labor, 585, 586
Know-Nothing Party, 402, 450
Knox, Henry, 197p
Knox, Philander Chase, 657
Ku Klux Klan, 526, 526p, 527p
Kwakiutl, 9m, 10
L
labor la ws, 357; children and, 615–19,
615p, 616p, 618p; court system and,
618–19; reforms and, 618; women
and, 618, 619
labor organiza tions, 619
labor strikes , 356
labor unions , 585–86, 585p, 587, 587c;
immigrants and, 593; membership in,
586g; women in, 586. See also trade
unions
Labrador, 260
Lady at Home, The (magazine), 425
Lafa yett e, Marquis de, 94p, 95, 100, 100m
La tte , Jean, 248
La Follette , Robert M., 614
Lagunero, 9m
laissez-faire , 606
Lake Erie , 265m, 266
Lake Erie , Battle of, 247, 247m
Lakota Sioux, 556
land
grants, 315, 550, 560
Land Ordinances (1785 and 1787), 116m,
117
land rush, 565, 565m, 565p
Langdon, John, 165
language: of Mexican Americans, 592;
sign, 553; Spanish, 325
Larcom, Lucy, 354, 356
La Salle, René-Robert de, 26
Las Casas, Bartolomé de, 23
Last of the Mohicans , The (Cooper), 271, 274f
Latin America, 652–58, 654m; dollar
diplomacy in, 657; Monroe Doctrine
and, 655
Latr obe , John, 360
laws, bills become, 154
Leaves of Gr ass (Whitman), 407
Lee, Ann, 406
Lee, Charles, 91
Lee, Francis Lightfoot, 89
Lee, Richard Henry, 89, 132
Lee, Robert E., 455–56, 469p, 498; battles
in the East, 480; biography of, 481,
481p; surrender of, 502–03, 502p
legal sy stems: British, 64. See also court
systems
“Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The” (Irving), 271,
275f
legislative branch, 129; checks and bal-
ances, 146f; Constitution and the,
151–57; organization of, 145; separa-
tion of powers, 145. See also Congress,
U.S.; House of Representatives, U.S.;
Senate, U.S.
legislatures, 127
Leopard (ship), 241
Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 653
Lewis, Francis, 89
Lewis, Meriwether, 222-23p, 235–38
Lewis and Clark expedition, 222-23p, 235m,
236–38
Lexington, Battle of, 79–80, 79m, 79p
libel, 179
Liberator , The (newspaper), 397, 417
Liberia, 417
Liberty (ship), 66
Liliuokalani, Queen of Hawaii, 642–43,
642p
limited go vernment , 115
limited powers, 116
Lincoln, Abraham, 490p, R24; assassina-
tion of, 508p, 517; biography of,
477, 477p; Civil War and, 474, 478,
480, 484–87, 485p, 486m, 494, 501;
debates and, 453–54, 454p; Dred
Scott decision and, 452, 453; election
of 1860, 457, 457m; Emancipation
Proclamation and, 491–92, 491m,
R48; Gettysburg Address, 500, R48;
inaugural address (first), 459, 472,
R47; inaugural address (second),
R49; on John Brown, 456; secession
and, 458–59; slavery and, 473; Stowe
and, 443; Ten Percent Plan and, 513;
Wade-Davis Bill and, 514
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 474
Lincolns First Inaugural Address, 459, 472,
R47
Lincoln s Second Inaugural Address, 477, R49
Linking to Today
: commerce clause and
Native Americans, 155f; commu-
nications, 495f; democracy, 285f;
Hispanics, 22f; Louisiana Purchase,
239f; manufacturing, 350f; Mexican
Americans, 324f; Native American
tribal councils, 555f
Linotype, 595
literacy tests , 593
literatur e, 270–71, 274–75; African Ameri-
can, 418; American romanticists,
406–07; frontier, 274f–75f; muckrak-
ing, 620f, 621f; of the Progressives,
620f, 621f; of slaves, 389; transcen-
dentalism, 405–06; Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(Stowe), 444f; utopian, 406
Liter atur e in History: frontier, 274f–75f;
How the Other Half Lives (Riis), 620f;
Jungle, The (Sinclair), 621f; Last of
the Mohicans, The (Cooper), 274f;
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The (Irving),
275f; muckraking, 620f, 621f; of the
Progressives, 620f, 621f
Little Bighorn, Battle of, 554m, 556
Little Round Top, 498, 499, 499m
Little Turtle, 206p, 208, 209
Little
W omen (Alcott), 409
Livingston, Philip, 89
Livingston, Robert R., 84, 235–36
Livingston, William, 165
Lochner, Joseph, 618–19
Lochner v. New York (1905), 619, R34
Locke, John, 59, 115
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 641
London Company, 36–38, 55
Lone Star Republic , 314m
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 407, 408
longhouses, 10p
Longstreet, James, 502
Long Walk, 557
Los Angeles, California, 320
Louisiana, R28; Civil War in, 484; cot-
ton in, 378m; France and, 26, 60m,
235–36; and French and Indian War,
60; during Reconstruction, 523;
secedes from the Union, 458; Spain
and, 60m, 235–36; Ten Percent Plan
and, 513
Louisiana Pur chase , 234–39, 235m, 236p,
237p, 239m; Kansas-Nebraska Act
(1854), 446–47, 446m, 447m
Louis XIV, King of France, 26
Louis XVI, King of France, 206
Lovejoy, Elijah, 420
Lowell, Francis Cabot, 354
Lowell, Massachusetts, 354
Lowell F emale Labor Reform Association, 357
Lowell girls, 354–56, 354p, 355p
Lowell O ering (magazine), 354
Lowell syst em, 354
Loyalists, 84, 85, 98
Luther, Martin, 24–25, 25p
Lynch, Thomas, Jr., 89
lynching, 624
M
Macon, Nathaniel, 266–67
Madero , Francisco, 660, 661
judicial br anch Madero
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Madison, Dolley, 149, 248p
Madison, James, 124, 126, 126p, 132, 133,
134, 135, 165, 197, 206, R23; Bill of
Rights and, 178; biography of, 149,
149p; closed markets and, 122; Demo-
cratic-Republican Party, 212; election
of 1808, 245; election of 1812, 245;
Federalist Papers, 134f; Kentucky and
Virginia Resolutions, 215; national
bank and, 204; as secretary of state,
230; states’ debts and, 201–02; states’
rights doctrine and, 290; War of 1812,
245; Washington and, 211
Magellan, Ferdinand, 17
Magna Carta, 114, 119, R40
Mahan, Alfred T., 641
Maidu, 9m
Maine, R28; Missouri Compromise and,
266m, 267; labor laws in, 357
Maine, USS (battleship), 647, 647p
maize, 10, 19
majority party, 145
majority rule, 178
Makah, 9m
Malintzin, 20
mammoths, 7p
Mandan, 9m, 11, 238, 554m
Manhattan Island, 27, 49
manifest destiny, 316–17, 320
Mann, Horace, 412, 413, 413f, 413p
Manuel, King of Portugal, 15
manufacturing: in Industrial Revolution,
348p, 349–51, 349p, 350p
maps: expansion, 334f; interpreting, 45m,
56m, 60m, 78m, 91m, 100m, 101m,
116m, 121m, 158m, 208m, 213m,
247m, 261m, 265m, 266m, 289m,
297m, 309m, 321m, 362m, 401m,
419m, 439m, 447m, 448m, 457m,
521m, 525m, 547m, 550m, 554m,
596m, 649m, 650m, 654m, 660m;
migration, 566f
Marbury, William, 231
Marbury v. Madison (1803), 231–32, 232p,
R32
March to the Se a, 502
Marco Polo, 14
Maricopa, 554m
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, 206
Marion, Francis, 99, 99p
Marquette , Jacques, 26
Marshall, John, 232, 232p, 296
Marshall, Thurgood, 148
martial law, 658
Maryland, R28; Articles of Confederation
and, 116; Civil War in, 474, 474m,
498-500; colony of, 39; labor reforms
in, 618; ratifi cation of the Constitu-
tion, 165; roads in, 265, 265m; slav-
ery in, 379; voting rights in, 284
Mason, Biddy, 329–30
Mason, George, 132, 133p
Massachuset, 9m
Massachusetts, R28; Boston Massacre, 67,
67f; colonial, 44–45, 47; education in,
273, 412, 413; General Court, 45–46,
48; government in, 55–56; immi-
grants in, 400; minimum wage law,
616; Pilgrims in, 43; ratifi cation of
the Constitution, 165; reform groups
in, 412; in Revolutionary War, 78–81,
79m, 80m; tax revolt in, 65, 67
Massachusetts Ba y Colon y, 44–45, 48
Massachusetts Infantry (54th), 493
Massacre at Wounded Knee, 543p, 554m,
558
Massasoit, 43
mass cultur e, 595–96
mass production, 348p–49p, 349, 367
mass tr ansit, 595
matrilineal societies , 11
Mayan culture, 7p, 8
May ower (ship), 43, 118, 188p
May ower Compact, 43, 43f, 114f, 115,
118, R41
McClellan, George B., 480, 484, 495
McCord , Louisa, 443
McCormack, Joseph, 612
McCormick, Cyrus, 366, 561
McCo y, Joseph, 548
McCulloch, James, 291–92
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), 266, 291–92,
R32
McDowell, Irvin, 478
McGu ey , William Holmes, 412
McHenry , James, 165
McKean, Thomas, 89
McKinley , William, 564, 584, 585, 608,
609p, 647, 651, R25; assassination
of, 627
McKinley Tari (1890), 637, 642
McMillan, Harry, 386, 388
Meade, George G., 498, 500
Medici family, 13
medicine, 476, 495, 496, 496p
Meiji Restor ation, 644
Melville, Herman, 407
Memphis , Tennessee, 521
Menominee, 554m
mercantilism, 56–57
mercenaries, 92
merchants, 47
Merrimack (warship), 482
Mesoamerica: farming societies in, 7;
migration to, 7m; Native Americans
in, 8. See also Central America
mestizos, 312
Metacomet, 59
Methodists, 411
Mexican Americans, 301p, 323, 592, 598,
625p, 626; in California, 326–27;
effects of Mexican War on, 324;
mining and, 547; population of, 22c,
324f; property rights of, 324
Mexican C ession, 323, 438, 440, 441
Mexican Rev olution, 659–61, 659p, 660m
Mexican-American War, 320–25, 321m,
322p, 323p, 438, 446; effects of,
324–25
Mexico: foreign policy with, 659–61,
659p, 660m; Gadsden Purchase and,
323; independence of, 312; Mexican
Cession, 323; Mexican Revolution,
659–61, 659p, 660m; Spain and, 22,
262; Texas and, 312–15, 313p, 314m,
315p; war in, 320–25, 321m, 322p,
323p
Miami, 9m
Michigan, R28; immigrants in, 401; in
Northwest Territory, 116m, 117
Micmac, 9m
Middle Ages, 12–13
middle class , 402, 412
Middle Colonies , 49–51, 49p; characteris-
tics of, 50f; economy of, 51; govern-
ment in, 55; in Revolutionary War,
91m; women in, 51
Middle P assage, 57p, 58
Middleton, Arthur, 89
midnight judges , 231
Midnight Ride of P aul Revere, The” (Longfel-
low), 408
Midway Islands , 641
Mi in, Thomas, 165
migration, 590m, 594; to the Americas,
6–7, 7m; maps, 566f
military service, 185, 186p
militia, 59, 79, 166, 180, 475, 494–95
minimum wage la w, 616, 618
mining, 546–48; coal, 362–63, 362m;
gold, 328–31, 328p; Native Americans
and, 554–55
Minnesota, R28; Native Americans in,
554m
minority party, 145
Mint , U.S., 203
Minuit, Peter, 27
minutemen, 79, 80, 80m, 81
missionaries, 642
missions, 22, 318–19
Mississippi, R29; Civil War in, 485, 500;
cotton in, 378m; Native Americans
in, 295; secedes from the Union, 458
Mississippian culture , 8
Mississippi Riv e r, 16m, 26, 26m, 101, 294,
359p; in Civil War, 485-86, 486m;
trade along the, 121, 121m
Missouri, R29; becomes a state, 266–67;
Civil War in, 474, 474m, 487; Mor-
mons in, 311; Oregon Trail, 309,
309m; as a slave state, 438
Missouri Compromise (1820), 266–67,
266m, 438; Dred Scott decision
and, 452
Missouri, 9m
Missouri River, 237
Miwok, 9m, 10
Mobile, 9m
Moby-Dick (Melville), 407
Moctezuma II, 20–21
Modoc, 9m, 10
Mohave , 9m, 554m
Mohawk, 9m, 11, 91
Mohegan, 9m
Molala, 9m
Molasses Act (1733), 57
molasses, 58
Molly P itcher, 91
monarchy, 55f, 642–43, 642p
money , 564, 579. See also currency
Monitor (warship), 483
Mono , 9m
monopoly, 14, 203, 359, 579, 582, 583,
584, 608, 629, 630, R32
Monroe, James, 256p, 655, R23; Florida
and, 261; Louisiana Purchase and,
235–36
Monroe, John T., 485
Monroe Doctrine, 262–63, 655, 656, 657f,
R45
Montagnais, 8, 9m
Montana, R29; Native Americans in, 554m
Montesquieu, Baron de, 115
Montgomery, Richard, 92
Monticello , 225p
Montreal, Canada, 92
Morgan, John T., 528
Mormons, 310–11, 311, 325
Mormon Trail , 309m, 311
Madison Mormon T r ail
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Morrill Act (1862), 560
Morris, Gouverneur, 128, 128p, 165
Morris, Lewis, 89
Morris, Robert, 89, 165
Morrow, Edwin P., 173p
Morse, Samuel B., 364–65, 365p
Morse c ode, 365
Morton, John, 89
Mott, Lucretia, 426
mountain men, 308
Mount Holyoke College, 413
muckrakers, 610, 616
mugwumps, 606
Muir, John, 628, 628p
Muller v. Oregon (1908), 619, R34
Munsee, 554m
Murray, Judith Sargent, 197
music, 270p, 272, 389
Muslims: trade with, 14m, 15
N
Nakipa, 9m
Napoléon, 235–36
Narranganset, 9m
Nation, Carry, 623
National American Woman Su r age
Association, 623–24
National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, 625
national bank, 203–04, 266
National Child Labor Committee, 616
National C onsumers League, 616
national debt , 200–02, 201c, 292
national go vernment , 116, 129, 163f;
supremacy of, 164
National Gr ange , 562–63
National Guar d, 180
nationalism, 264–66, 267, 272, 277, 664
National Road , 265, 265m
National Urban League , 625
National Woman s Party, 624
Native Americans , 8; buffalo and, 554,
555; in California, 326–27, 331;
in Civil War, 487; colonists and,
59; Columbian Exchange and,
19; Columbus and, 17; commerce
clause and, 155f; Creek War, 247m,
248; disease and, 19, 23, 319; educa-
tion of, 295–96; Great Awakening
and, 59; Great Plains, 553–56,
553p, 554m, 556p; horses and, 554;
housing of, 10p; Indian Removal
Act and, 294–96, 295p, 297, 297m;
Jackson and, 261; labor of, 319;
land loss of, 554m; languages of,
553; Lewis and Clark expedition,
238; in literature, 271; Manhat-
tan Island and, 27; Mexican War
and, 324; mining and, 554–55; in
Northwest Territory, 208–09, 208m;
Paleo-Indians, 5, 6, 7; Pilgrims and,
43; Powhatan Confederacy, 37; pro-
gressive reforms and, 625–26; prop-
erty rights of, 324; religion and, 10,
22; reservations and, 555, 558; in
Revolutionary War, 91; slavery and,
23; in South America, 20–21; in the
Southwest, 557; Spain and, 22–23;
Treaty of Greenville and, 242; tribal
councils of, 555f; U.S. Army and,
555, 556, 557; women, 11, 20, 558,
558p. See also specifi c Native Ameri-
can groups and individuals
nativists, 402, 593
Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 390–91, 390m,
390p, 421
naturalized citizens, 184, 185
natural law, 114
natural resources, 628, 628p, 629m; coal,
362–63, 362m; wood, 362, 363
natural rights, 437, 491
natural selection, 581
Navajo , 9m, 10, 324, 554m, 557
Navigation Acts, 56–57
Navy , U.S., 97; Mexico and, 661; in Span-
ish-American War, 641; War of 1812,
246–48, 247m, 248p
Nebraska, R29; Native Americans in, 554,
554m; railroad in, 550–51; slavery
issue in, 446–47, 446m, 447m
Nebraska Territory, 309m
necessary and proper clause, 144, 156
Nelson, Thomas, Jr., 89
Netherlands: colonies of, 27, 49–51, 49p;
empire of, 26m, 27; exploration by,
16m; Pilgrims in, 42–43
neutrality , 240
Neutrality P roclama tion, 206–07, 207m
Nevada, R29; Mexican Cession and, 323;
mining in, 547, 547m
New Amsterdam, 27, 49–50, 49p
New England: colonies in, 42–48, 45m,
45p; economy of, 47; education in,
48, 412; factories in, 366; government
in, 55; slavery and, 85; textile mills
in, 348
New England Primer, 48
New-England Tale, A (Sedgwick), 271
New England Working Men s Association, 357
Newf oundland, 260
New Fr ance , 26, 26m, 60m
New Fr eedom, 630
New Hampshir e, R29; colonial, 44, 47;
government in, 55–56; labor laws in,
357; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
134, 165
New Jersey , R29; in Civil War, 474, 474m;
colonial, 49–50; government in, 55–
56; immigrants in, 400; ratifi cation of
the Constitution, 165; in Revolution-
ary War, 92–93; technology in, 576;
voting rights in, 115
New Jersey Plan, 127
New Mexico, R29; in Civil War, 487; Com-
promise of 1850 and, 441; Gadsden
Purchase and, 323; Mexican Ameri-
cans in, 325; Mexican Cession and,
323; Mexican War and, 320; Native
Americans in, 8, 557; Santa Fe Trail,
309m, 310; Spain and, 318
New Mexico Territory, 309m
New Nationalism, 629
New Netherlands, 27, 49–50
New Orleans, 26, 60, 121m, 207, 207m,
521; Civil War in, 485-86, 486m; Jef-
ferson and, 234–35
New Orleans, Battle of, 248, 248m, 272
New South, 530–31, 530p
New Spain, 22, 60m, 318, 319
newspapers, 320, 363, 401, 417; yellow
journalism, 646
New Sweden, 27
New World, 18
New York, 18, R29; colonial, 49–50;
First Continental Congress and, 78;
government in, 55–56; immigrants
in, 400; labor reforms in, 618–19;
ratifi cation of the Constitution, 134,
165; in Revolutionary War, 92, 100;
Stamp Act Congress in, 66; state debt
of, 201; transportation in, 265m, 266;
women’s movement in, 428
New York African Free School, 414
New York City , 50; ethnic groups in, 402m;
as nation’s capital, 199, 199p; political
machine in, 607; population density,
403m; public space in, 596; in Revo-
lutionary War, 92; transportation in,
595; workplace safety in, 618
New York Journal (newspaper), 646
New York State Tenement House Act (1901),
611
New York Stock Exchange , 199, 579
New York World (newspaper), 646
Nez P ercé, 9m, 10, 238, 554m, 557
Nicaragua, 657
Nickerson, A.H., 481
Niña (ship), 15
Nineteenth Amendment, 141, 173, 173p,
603p, 624, 631f
Ninth Amendment, 167, 182–83
Non-Intercourse Act (1809), 242
Nooksack, 9m
Nootka, 9m
North: African Americans in the, 414;
Civil War in, 474–75, 474m; economy
of, 288, 289m; election of 1860, 457,
457m; resources of, 474–75, 474c;
response to secession, 459; slavery
and the, 438–39, 439m
North America: Columbian Exchange and,
18–19, 18m; culture areas in, 8–11,
8p, 9m, 10p; migration to, 6–7, 7m,
7p; Native Americans in, 8; Northwest
Passage, 17–18
North America: Political, R8m
North Carolina, R29; Civil War in, 474,
474m, 475, 501m, 502; colony of, 40;
cotton in, 378m; as English colony,
27; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
165; during Reconstruction, 523; in
Revolutionary War, 98; state debt of,
201. See also Carolinas
North Dakota, R29
Northeast: culture area, 9m
Northern Paiute , 9m
Northern Shoshone, 9m
Northup, Solomon, 387–88
Northwest Coast: culture area, 9m
Northwest Ordinance (1787), 117
Northwest Passage, 16m, 17–18
Northwest Territory, 116m, 117; confl ict
in, 208–09, 208m; Treaty of Green-
ville and, 242
Nueces River, 320
nulli cation crisis, 290–91
number sy stems , 8
O
Oberlin C ollege , 413, 414
Objections to This Constitution
of Gov ernment (G. Mason), R43
Obregón, Álvaro, 661
O’C onnor, Sandra Day, 148
Ogden, Aaron, 359
Morrill Act (1862) Ogden
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Oglethorpe, James, 40
Ohio , R29; admitted to the Union, 234;
education in, 413; election of 1890,
564; immigrants in, 401; labor laws
in, 357; Mormons in, 310–11; Native
Americans in, 208; in Northwest Ter-
ritory, 116m, 117; oil in, 576; roads
in, 265, 265m; Second Great Awaken-
ing in, 410
oil, 576, 580–81, 580p
Oklahoma, R29; land rush, 565, 565m,
565p; Native Americans in, 553–54,
554m, 557, 565
Old Thr ee Hundred , 312–13
Old World, 18
Olive Branch Petition, 80
Olmec society, 8
Olmstead, Frederick Law, 596
Omaha, 9m, 554m
Oneida, 9m, 11, 554m
Onís, Luis de, 261
Onondaga, 9m, 11
Open Door P olicy, 644–45
oral hist ory , 74, 104
Oregon, 318, R29; annexation of, 317;
election of 1876 in, 527; gains state-
hood, 317; Native Americans in, 557;
Oregon Trail, 309–10, 309m; voting
in, 613
Oregon Country , 235m, 309, 317
Oregon Territory, 309m, 317
Oregon Tr ail, 309–10, 309m, 326
Osage, 9m, 554m
Osceola, 297, 297m
O’Sullivan, John, 316
Otis, Elisha, 595
Otis, James, 65
Ottawa, 9m, 61
overproduction, 562
Oviedo, Fernández de, 19
P
Paca, William, 89
Paci c C oast: culture area, 9m, 10
Paci c Northwest, 309, 309m
Paci c Ocean, 16m, 17–18, 238; Panama
Canal and, 652–53, 654m, 655
Paci c Railway Acts, 550
PACs. See political action committees
Paine , Robert Treat, 89
Paine , Thomas, 83, 92–93, 316
Paiute , 9m, 10, 554m, 558
Paleo-Indians, 5, 6, 7
Panama Canal, 652–53, 654m, 655
Panic of 1837, 292, 311, 356
Panic of 1873, 527, 552
Panic of 1893, 564
Papago, 554m
paper industry , 363
pardons , 147
parks , 596, 611, 628, 628p, 629m
Participation Skills: accepting social
responsibility, 430f; group decisions,
216f; personal conviction and bias,
368f; working in groups to solve
issues, 252f
patents, 576
Pat erson, William, 165
Patriots , 81, 84, 85, 98
Paul , Alice, 624
Pawnee, 9m, 11, 553, 554, 554m
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 348, 352
Pawtuxet , 43, 45m
Payne-Aldrich Tari (1909), 629
Peac e Democrats, 494
Pea Ridge, Battle of, 487
Pemberton, John C., 486
Pendlet on Civil Service Act
(1883), 609
Penn, John, 89
Penn, William, 50, 50p
Pennsylv ania, R29; Civil War in, 474,
474m, 498–500; coal mining in, 362;
colonial, 50–51; economy of, 51;
First Continental Congress in, 78;
immigrants in, 400; labor in, 587;
labor laws in, 357; oil in, 576; ratifi ca-
tion of the Constitution, 165; slavery
protest in, 58
Pequot , 9m
Perry , Benjamin F., 518
Perry , Matthew, 301p, 643
Perry , Oliver Hazard, 247
Pershing , John J., 661
Peru: Spain and, 22
petition, freedom to, 167, 179
petroleum, 576
Philadelphia, 50, 91m, 199, 596; Consti-
tutional Convention in, 124, 125–26,
125p, 126p; Constitutional Hall,
111p; First Continental Congress in,
78; as nation’s capital, 202; Second
Continental Congress, 80
philanthr opy, 581
Philippine Gov ernment Act (1902), 651
Philippines, 637, 647–48, 650–51, 650m
Pickett, George, 499
Pickett’s Charge , 499, 499m, 499p
Pierce, Franklin, 445–46, 450, R24; Fugi-
tive Slave Act and, 442
Pike, Zebulon, 235m,
238–39
Pikes Peak, 238
Pilgrims, 42–43; life of, 44; Native Ameri-
cans and, 43; women, 44
Pima, 9m, 554m
Pinchot, Gifford, 628, 629
Pinckney , Charles, 165
Pinckney , Charles Cotesworth, 165, 228
Pinckney , Thomas, 207, 212
Pinckney’s Treaty (1795), 207–08, 207m
Pinkerton Agency , 587
Pinta (ship), 15
pioneers , 61
Pioneers , The (Cooper), 271
pirates, 240
Pizarro, Francisco, 21
placer mining, 329
Plains Cree , 9m
Plains Indians, 237, 553–56, 553p, 554m,
556p
Plains Ojibway, 9m
plantations , 23, 38, 41, 289, 373p, 376,
381, 382–83, 383p, 386, 509p
planters , 383
plants , 18m
Plateau: culture area, 9m, 10
Platt Amendment, 650
plea bargain, 181
Pledge of Allegiance , R30
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), 528f, 529, R33–34
Plymouth C olon y, 33p, 45p
Plymouth Rock, 43
Pocahontas , 37
Poe, Edgar Allan, 407
police , 596–97
political action committees (PACs), 186
political cartoons, 214, 243, 482, 504, 519,
581, 594, 656
political machines, 606–07, 607p, 613
political partici
pation, 186
political parties, 145, 212; changes in,
450–51; nominating conventions,
285; in 1800s, 284–85. See also Bull
Moose Party; Democrat Party;
Democrat-Republican Party;
Do-Nothing Party; Federalist Party;
Free Soil Party; Know-Nothing Party;
Populist Party; Progressive Party;
Republican Party; Socialist Party;
Whig Party
politics: corruption in, 606–09; explaining
the process of, 220–21f; reading skills
for, 34–35f, 76–77f, 112–13f, 142–43f,
226–27f, 258–59f, 282–83f, 436–37f,
470–71f, 510–11f, 638–39f; under-
standing assumptions, 194–95f
Polk, James K., 322, R24; Gold Rush and,
327; Mexican-American War and,
320; new territory and, 317–18;
slavery and, 438
poll taxes, 176, 176p, 528–29
pollution, 611
poly gamy, 310
Ponca, 554m
Ponc e de León, Juan, 16m, 21
Pontiac , 33p, 61, 61p
Pony Express, 542p, 550
Pope, John, 480
popular sov ereignty, 129, 439, 441, 446,
453
population: of African Americans, 40c; of
California, 331; of cities, 594; farm,
562; Hispanic, 22c; House of Repre-
sentatives and, 145; immigrant, 400,
401, 591g; Mexican American,
324f;
rural, 198, 198c; urban, 198–99, 198c
population density, 403m
populism, 562–63
Populist Party, 564
Portugal: exploration by, 14m, 15
Pory, John, 38f
Pota watomi, 9m, 554m
Potta watomie Massacre , 448, 455
poverty , 610
Powderly, Terence V., 585
Powhatan, 9m, 37
Preamble to the Constitution, 119, 150
prec edent, 197
Presc ott, Samuel, 79
President, U.S., 129, 146, R23–27; as
commander in chief, 147; Constitu-
tion and the, 158–60; disability of,
176–77; executive orders, 147; in
Gilded Age, 607–09, 608p, 609p;
pardons and the, 147, 517; during
progressive movement, 627–31, 628p;
term of offi ce, 152f; veto power of,
146–47
pr esident pro tempore, 145
presidios ,
22, 318
press , freedom of the, 167, 179
Preston, Thomas, 67
Primary Sources, 292, 296, 311, 426, 453,
456, 612; assessing, 460f; book, 23f;
historical document, 43f, 134f, 210f,
230f, 262f, 440f, 441f, 442f, 458f;
journal entry, 96f, 238f; letters, 38f,
Oglethorpe Primary Sourc es
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Red Ri ver, 238
Reed, Walter, 650, 655
referendum pr ocedur e , 613
reform movements, 597, 603p; abolition
of slavery, 416–421; child labor and,
612, 615–19, 615p, 616p, 617p; civil
service, 608–09; progressives and,
610–14, 611p, 612p, 613p, 614c;
voting and, 613, 614c; women’s
rights, 425–28, 426p
religion: African Americans and, 411, 515,
597; in England, 39; freedom of, 115,
166, 179; government and, 46f; Great
Awakening, 58–59, 58p; immigrants
and, 588–89; in Middle Colonies,
49–50; Mormons, 310–11; music
and, 270p, 272; Native American, 10,
22; in New England colonies, 42–43,
45–46; in Pennsylvania, 50; Protes-
tant Reformation, 24–25, 25p; Puri-
tan, 46; reading skills for, 398–99f;
Second Great Awakening, 410–11; in
slave culture, 389–90; in the South,
384; Toleration Act and, 39. See also
individual religions
Republican Motherhood, 197
Republican Party: creation of, 450; elec-
tion of 1860, 457, 457m; election of
1868, 522–23; election of 1876, 527,
607; election of 1880, 607; election of
1884, 608; election of 1888, 608; elec-
tion of 1896, 608; election of 1912,
629–30; Emancipation Proclama-
tion and, 491; Radical Republicans,
519–20, 519p, 521, 523; in Recon-
struction, 525. See also Democratic-
Republican Party
reservations, 555, 558
reserved powers, 144
Revels, Hiram, 509p, 525, 525p
Revere , Paul, 67, 79, 134
revivals, 58–59, 58p, 272, 384
Revolutionary War: allies in, 95; Conti-
nental Army and, 90–91, 91m, 91p,
95; early battles, 78–81, 79m, 80m;
economics of, 200–01; England and,
91m, 92–97, 100–01, 100m; French
Revolution and, 206; Middle Colonies
in, 91m; sea battles of, 97; soldiers in,
90–91, 91p; in the South, 98–99, 99p;
Treaty of Paris, 101; Valley Forge, 96,
96p; war debts, 122–23
Reynolds, Mary, 386
Rhode Island, R29; colonial, 46–47, 47;
Constitutional Convention, 126;
government in, 55–56; ratifi cation of
the Constitution, 134
Rhode Island system, 353
Richmond, Virginia, 381, 513p, 475, 478,
480
Riis, Jacob, 596, 620f
Rio Grande, 320
Ri p Van Winkle ” (Irving), 271
roads, 22, 265–66, 265m, 289, 379
Roanoke Island, 27
Rochambeau, Comte de, 100
Rockefeller, John D., 580–81, 582, 583,
583p
Rocky Mountains, 260, 309m
Rodney , Caesar, 89
Rolfe, John, 37
Roman Ca tholic Church, 22, 39, 313, 402;
Protestant Reformation and, 25
separation of powers, 145f; Shays’
Rebellion, 124f; terms of offi ce, 152f;
Texas, 313f; U.S. Constitution, 130f;
War of 1812, 249f
Quinalt, 554m
Quincy , Josiah, 67, 242, 412
R
Radical Republicans, 519–20, 519p, 521,
523
railroad, 331, 343p, 360–63, 360p, 361p,
362m, 562p, 581; cattle industry and,
548–49; economy and the, 575; effect
of, 363, 552, 552p; regulation of,
563; steel and, 575; transcontinental,
550–52, 550m, 551p, 552p
Raleigh, Sir Walter, 27
Randolph, Edmund, 126–27, 197p
rati cation, 116, 165
Raven, The” (Poe), 407
Read, George, 89, 165
Readers (McGu ey), 412
Reading Skills, 34, 76, 112, 142, 194, 226,
258, 282, 302f, 344f, 374f, 398–99,
510f, 544f, 572, 576, 604–05, 638;
compare and contrast, 436–37;
economics, 4–5f, 34–35f, 194–95f,
282–83f, 306–07f, 344–45f, 374–75f,
572–73f, 638–39f; evaluating
web-based information, 374–75f;
geography, 4–5f, 76–77f, 226–27f,
306–07f, 544–45f; politics, 34–35f,
76–77f, 112–13f, 142–43f, 194–95f,
226–27f, 258–59f, 282–83f, 398,
436–37f, 470–71f, 510–11f, 638–39f;
reading for essential information,
510–11f; religion, 398–99f; science
and technology, 344–45f, 544–45f;
society and culture, 258–59f, 374–75f,
398–99f, 436–37f, 470–71f, 510–11f,
572–73f; specialized vocabulary, 4–5f;
understanding assumptions, 194–95f;
understanding cause and effect, 344–
45f, 398–99f, 436–37f; understand-
ing chronological order, 112–13f;
understanding comparison-contrast,
638–39f; understanding drawing
conclusions, 282–83f; understanding
propaganda, 226–27f; understanding
proposition and support, 470–71f;
understanding semantic slanting,
258–59f; understanding structural
patterns, 572–73f; understanding
summarizing, 142–43f, 306–07f;
understanding through question-
ing, 544–45f; understanding words
through context, 34–35f, 76–77f
Reagan, Ronald, 148, R27
reaper, 366
Reconstruction: Black Codes and, 518–20;
cotton and, 530, 531; different views
of, 512–14; Ku Klux Klan and, 526,
526p, 527p; military districts, 521m;
in the New South, 530–31, 530p;
Panic of 1873 and, 527; Redeemers
and, 528; in the South, 524–25, 525p
Reconstruction Acts, 521–22, 522p
Reconstruction amendments, 171
Redcoats, 80, 80m, 81
Redeemers, 528
286f, 391f, 493f; magazine article,
356f; newspaper advertisement, 353f;
newspaper article, 67f; points of
view, 128f, 203f, 244f, 520f; political
cartoons, 214f, 243f, 482f, 519f, 581f,
594f, 656f; speech, 413f, 485f
Principles of Scienti c Management, The
(Taylor), 584
printing pr ess, 24p,
25
prisoners of war , 495
prison reform, 412
priva teers , 206, 214
Privy C ouncil, 54
Proclamation of 1763, 61
Progr essive Movement, 610–14, 611p,
612p, 613p, 614c
Progr essive Party, 630
Prohibition, 172
Promontory , Utah, 551
propaganda, 67, 186, 226–27f
property rights, 324; women’s rights
and, 428
proprietary colony, 39, 54
prospecting, 328
Prosser, Gabriel, 390
Protestant Reformation, 24–25, 25p
Protestant religion, 25, 39, 402
Providenc e , Rhode Island, 46
Prussia: American Revolution and, 95
public
space, 596, 611
publishing , 595–96; yellow journalism,
584
Publius, 133
Pueblo , 10, 318, 325, 554m
pueblos , 22
Puerto Rican Americans, 184, 651; popula-
tion of, 22c
Puerto Rico, 575p; Spanish-American War
in, 649, 649m; as U.S. territory, 651
Pulitzer, Joseph, 646
Pullman, George, 575, 587
Pullman Palace Car Company , 587
Pullman Strike, 587
Pure Food and Drug Act (1906), 628
Puritans, 42–43, 44–45, 45–46, 46;
self-government and, 45–46
push-pull factor, 30, 401f
Q
Quakers, 50, 58, 414, 416
Quebec, Canada, 18; in American Revolu-
tion, 92; in French and Indian War,
60
Quick Facts, 595; African Americans, 529f;
Andrew Johnson, 517f; checks and
balances, 146f; church and state,
46f; Civil War soldiers, 475f; colonial
government, 55f; Constitution, 130;
Dred Scott decision, 452f; election
of 1800, 229f; federalism, 129f,
163f; Federalists and Antifederalists,
133f; foreign policy, 657f; free states
and slave states, 439f; government
sources, 114f; Great Compromise,
127f; Hamilton’s economic plan,
201f; judicial system, 161f; Middle
Colonies, 50f; Patriots, 94f; political
machines, 607f; Progressive amend-
ments, 631f; Progressives, 611f;
Reconstruction Amendments, 522f;
Primary Sources Roman C atholic Church
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Roosevelt, Franklin D., R26; term of
offi ce, 146, 174
Roosevelt, Theodore, 627–30, 628p, R25;
biography, 655, 655p; foreign policy
of, 655–56, 656p; Panama Canal and,
653, 655; Rough Riders and, 648,
648p, 649p
Roosevelt Corollary , 656, 657f
Rosebud, Battle of the, 554m
Ross, George, 89
Ross, John, 295
Rough Riders, 648, 648p, 649p
royal colon y, 37, 40, 54
royal governor, 54
Rush, Benjamin, 89
Rush-Bagot Agreement, 260
Russia: empire of, 60m; immigrants from,
588; in North America, 101m; Oregon
Country and, 309, 317
Rutledge, Edward, 89
Rutledge, John, 128, 128p, 165
S
Sacagawea, 222-23p, 238
Sack of Lawrence , 447–48
Sacramento Ri ver, 327
St. Clair, Arthur, 208
St. Lawr ence River, 17, 18, 26
St. Louis, 26, 236f
Salem, Massachusetts, 47
Salt Lake City, 309m, 311
Sam, Guillaume, 658
Samoa, 641
Samoset, 43
Sampson, Deborah, 91
Sand Creek Massacre, 554m, 555
San Diego, California, 320
San Francisc o, California, 320, 328, 331g,
331p, 570p
Sanitary Commission, U.S., 476
sanitation, 611
San Jacinto , Battle of, 314, 314m
San Juan Hill, 649
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 313–14,
314m, 322
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 309m, 310, 318
Santa Fe Trail, 309m, 310
Santa María (ship), 15
Santee Sioux, 9m
Saratoga, Battle of, 94, 94m, 95
Saschutkenne, 9m
satire, 271
Sauk, 9m, 297
Savannah, Georgia, 40, 379, 501m, 502
scalawags, 524–25
Scandinavia, 588
Scarlet Letter, The (Hawthorne), 397p, 406
science and technology , 349; in Age of
Exploration, 14–15; factories, 366;
farm equipment, 366, 561, 562p;
icebox, 367; during Industrial Revo-
lution, 349, 349p; Panama Canal,
590–91, 592m, 593; reading skills for,
344–45f, 544–45f; sewing machine,
366p, 367; spinning machine, 347,
347p; steam power, 359, 360, 366;
telegraph, 364–65, 365p; themes of,
568; USS Constitution, 241p; water
frame, 347, 347p; at World’s Fair, 596.
See also inventions
scienti c agricultur e , 380
scienti c management , 584
Scienti c Rev olution, 59
Scott, Dred, 451–52, 452m
Scott, Winfi eld, 321m, 322, 323, 446,
475, 482f
Scott v. Sandford (1857), R33. See also
Dred Scott decision
sea dogs , 25
secession, 458–59
Second Amendment, 166, 180
Second Seminole War, 297, 297m
sectionalism, 267, 439
segregation, 528, 529
Selective Service, 185
self-gov ernment: for Californios, 319f; for
Cubans, 646; in English colonies, 43,
45, 50, 102, 118, R41
Seminary Ridge, 498, 499m
Seminole, 9m, 11, 261, 297, 297m, 565
Senate, U.S., 129, 145; Constitution and
the, 152; Louisiana Purchase and,
236; president of the, 145; Seven-
teenth Amendment and, 172; term
of offi ce, 152f. See also Congress, U.S.;
legislative branch
Seneca, 9m, 11
Seneca Falls Con v ention, 397p, 426–27,
426p
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, 426,
R45
separate but equal, 529
separa tion of powers , 145f
Separ atists , 42
Sequoya, 295
Serapis (warship), 97
Seri, 9m
Serra, Junípero, 22
settlement houses , 597
Seve n Days’ Battles , 479m, 480
Seventeenth Amendment, 172, 613, 631f
Seventh Amendment, 166, 167, 180, 181
Seve n Years’ War, 60
Seward, William, 440, 447, 457, 641
Seward’s Folly , 641
sewing machine, 366p, 367
sharecropping , 529–30
Shawnee, 9m, 61, 242–44
Shawnee Trail, 550m
Shays, Daniel, 122p, 123–24, 123p
Shays s Rebellion, 122p, 123, 123p
Sherman, Roger, 84, 89, 126p, 165
Sherman, William Tecumseh, 501-02,
501m, 515
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), 582, 608, 628
Sherman Silv er Purchase Act (1888), 564
Shiloh, Battle of, 485
Shoemaker, David R.P., 476
Shoshone, 9m, 10, 222–23p, 238, 554m
Shot Hear dRound the World,” 79–80
Shuswap, 9m
Sierra Nev ada, 326, 327, 550m, 551
Signal Corps, 495f
Silet, 554m
Silk Road , 13–14, 14m
silver, 546–48, 564
Silvester, Naomi, 44
Sinclair, Upton, 621f, 628
Singer, Isaac, 367
Sioux, 9m, 553, 554, 554m, 555, 556
Sirius (steamship), 343p
Sitting Bull , 556
Sixteenth Amendment, 172, 630, 631f
Sixth Amendment, 166, 167, 180, 181, 185
skyscrapers, 595
slander, 179
Slater, John, 353
Slater, Samuel, 348, 352, 353
Slatersville, 353
slave auctions, 387, 388
slave codes, 41, 388, 391
slave narratives, 418, 443
slave revolts, 390–91, 390m, 390p, 455–56
slavery , 289, 373p; abolition of, 416–21,
417p, 418p, 419m, 420p; Africa and,
57; agriculture and, 376; buying
freedom, 387; compensation for, 515;
daily life under, 388–90, 388p, 389p;
Declaration of Independence and, 85;
domestic, 387; Dred Scott decision
and, 451–52, 452m, 453; education
and, 388; Emancipation Proclama-
tion and, 491-92, 491m, 503; families
and, 388–89; Fugitive Slave Act and,
441–42; gang-labor system, 386;
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 446–47, 446m,
447m; Lincoln and, 473; living condi-
tions and, 387; manifest destiny and,
317; in Middle Colonies, 51; Middle
Passage, 57p, 58; Native Americans
and, 23; New England colonies and,
85; in Northwest Territory, 116m,
117; regional differences about,
438–39, 439m; religion and, 389–90;
skilled jobs and, 387; in southern
colonies, 39, 40, 41; in Texas, 313;
Thirteenth Amendment, 170; Thir-
teenth Amendment and, 514–15;
Three-Fifths Compromise, 128;
Underground Railroad and, 341p,
418–20, 419m; in Virginia, 38–39
slave states, 266–67, 266m, 419m,
438–39, 439m
slave trade, 128, 379, 440
Slidell, John, 320
slums, 610
smelting process, 363
Smith, James, 89
Smith, John, 36–37
Smith, Joseph, 310–11
Smith, Margaret Bayard, 286f
Smith, Margaret Chase, 179
Smith, Sophia, 622
Smith C ollege , 622
smuggling, 57, 64, 66, 68
Snake Ri ver, 326
social classes , 402
social Darwinism, 581
socialism, 619
Socialist Party, 630
social problems, 610–14, 611p, 612p,
613p, 614c
social ref orms , 612
Social Studies Skills, 532f; accepting social
responsibility, 430f; analysis, 28f,
102f, 136f, 188f, 276f, 460f, 598f,
632f, 664f; analyzing costs and bene-
ts, 598f; comparing migration maps,
566f; continuity and change, 664f;
critical thinking, 28f, 102f, 136f, 188f,
300f, 460, 460f; determining context,
188f; different points of view, 136f;
framing historical questions, 28f;
group decisions, 216f; identifying
central issues, 276f; interpreting
graphs, 392f; interpreting maps, 334f;
interpreting political cartoons, 504f;
Roosevelt Social Studies Skills
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interpreting time lines, 70f; participa-
tion, 216f, 252f, 368f, 430f; personal
conviction and bias, 368f; primary
and secondary sources, 460f; short
and long term causal patterns, 632f;
solving problems, 300f; study, 334f,
392f, 504f, 566f; understanding his-
torical interpretation, 102f; working
in groups to solve issues, 252f
society and culture: defi nition of, 7;
reading skills for, 258–59f, 374–75f,
398–99f, 436–37f, 470–71f, 510–11f,
572–73f
Society of Friends, 50. See also Quakers
sodbusters, 561, 561p
Sons of Liberty, 66, 68, 79, 209
South: African Americans in, 384p; Civil
War in the, 474-75, 474m, 501-02,
501m; colonies in the, 36–41, 37m,
39p, 40m, 55; cotton in, 377–78,
378m, 380p; economy of, 41, 288–89,
289m, 380p, 513; education in the,
415; election of 1860, 457, 457m;
factories in, 380–81; farming in,
288–89, 380, 382–84, 529–30, 529p;
Freedmen’s Bureau in, 516, 516p; Ku
Klux Klan and, 526, 526p, 527p; New
South, 530–31, 530p; nullifi cation
crisis and, 290–91; Reconstruction
in the, 524–25, 525p; religion in,
384; resources of the, 474-75, 474c;
Revolutionary War in the, 98–99, 99p;
slavery in, 39, 40, 41, 128, 438–39,
439m; state government in the, 517,
524–25, 525p; urban life in the, 384
South America: migration to, 7m; Monroe
Doctrine and, 262–63; Native Ameri-
cans in, 20–21; Spain and, 262
South America: Political, R9m
South Car olina: agriculture in, 41; Black
Codes in, 519; Civil War in, 473,
473m, 473p, 493; colony of, 40;
cotton in, 378m; economy of, 290;
freedpeople in, 515; nullifi cation
crisis and, 290–91; plantations, 373p;
ratifi cation of the Constitution, 165;
during Reconstruction, 523; in Revo-
lutionary War, 98, 99, 99p; secedes
from the Union, 435p, 456, 458;
Second Great Awakening in, 410. See
also Carolinas
South Dakota, R29
Southeast: culture area, 9m
Southwest, 318–19; culture area, 9m, 10;
Mexican Americans in, 325, 592, 626;
Native Americans in the, 557
Spaight, Richard Dobbs, 165
Spain: Adams-Onís Treaty, 309; American
Revolution and, 95; California and,
318–19, 319p; Central America and,
22, 262; colonies of, 22–23; Cuba
and, 584–85; empire of, 26m, 27,
60m; England and, 25, 26p; explora-
tion by, 16m, 20–21, 21p; Florida and,
101, 207, 207m, 261, 261m; Louisiana
and, 235–36; Mexico and, 262; Native
Americans and, 22–23; New Mexico
and, 318; in North America, 101m;
Oregon Country and, 317; Pinckney’s
Treaty, 207–08, 207m; South America
and, 262; Spanish-American War,
646–51, 647p, 648p, 649m, 649p,
650m, 650p; Texas and, 312; trade
with, 121, 121m; U.S. foreign policy
and, 261, 261m
Spanish-American War , 646–51, 647p,
648p, 649m, 649p, 650m, 650p
Spanish Armada, 25, 25p
Spanish Florida, 40
Spanish language, 325
Speaker of the House , 145
Speaking Skills: oral history, 74; thinking,
81
specialization, 584
speculators, 201
speech, freedom of, 166, 179
spheres of in uence , 644
spinning machine, 347, 347p
spirituals, 272, 389
spoils system, 286, 608–09
Spokane , 9m, 554m
Spy, The (Cooper), 271
Squamish, 9m
Squanto, 43
Square Deal , 627–28
Stamp Act (1765), 66, 68
Stamp Act Congress, 66
Standard Oil Compan y, 580–81, 580p
Stanford, Leland, 550, 581, 583, 583p
Stanford Univ ersity, 581
Stanton, Edwin, 491, 522
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 426, 427, 428,
429, 429p, 623
staple crops, 51
Starr, Ellen Gates, 597
Star-Spangled Banner , The (Key), 248, R31
state constitutions, 115
state courts, 198
state government, 129, 163f; concurrent
powers and, 144; Constitution and,
162–63; delegated powers of, 144;
nullifi cation crisis and, 290–91; pow-
ers denied, 157; Redeemers and, 528;
reserved powers of, 144; in the South,
517, 524–25, 525p; Tenth Amend-
ment and, 183; Thirteenth Amend-
ment and, 517; Wisconsin Idea, 614
states’ rights doctrine, 290–91
Statue of Liberty , 589p
steamboat, 359, 359p; cotton trade and,
379
steam power, 366
steel industry , 363, 574–75, 580
steerage, 589
Stephens , Alexander, 383, 458
Stephens , Ann Sophia, 406
Stevens, John L., 642
Stevens, Thaddeus, 520, 520p, 522
stockholders, 579, 580p
Stockton, Richard, 89
Stockton, Robert, 320
Stone, Lucy, 427–28
Stone, Thomas, 89
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 424, 435p, 443,
444f
Strauss, Levi, 330
strict construction, 204
strikes
, 356, 586m, 587, 627–28
Strong, George Templeton, 361
Stuart, Jeb, 498
Study Skills: comparing migration maps,
566f; interpreting graphs, 392f;
interpreting maps, 334f; interpreting
political cartoons, 504f
Stuyvesant, Peter, 27, 49p, 50
Subarctic, culture area, 8, 8m, 9m
subsidy , 642
suburbs, 595
subways, 595
su rage, 115, 173, 173p. See also voting
rights
sugar, 642
Sugar Act (1764), 64, 68
sugarcane, 381
Sullivan, Louis, 595
Suma, 9m
Sumner, Charles, 448–49, 520
supply and demand, 563g
Supreme Court, U.S., 130, R34–35p; deci-
sions, 147, 148, 231, 266, 291–92,
296, 359, 451, 452, 453, 528, R32–39;
Jefferson and, 231–32, 232p; judicial
review, 232; term of offi ce, 152f. See
also
judicial branch; individual cases
Susquehanna, 9m
Sutter, John, 327
Sutter’s Fort, 327
Swamp Fox. See Marion, Francis
Swampy Cr ee, 9m
sweatshops, 592
Sweden, 27; empire of, 26m, 27; immi-
grants from, 591m
symbolic speech, 179
T
Taft, William Howard, 629–30, R26; for-
eign policy of, 657, 657f, 658
Tagish, 9m
Taino, 9m, 17
Talleyrand-P érigor d, Charles-Maurice de,
214, 236
Tammany Hall, 607
Taney , Roger B., 452
Tarahumara, 9m
Tari of Abominations, 289
tari s: British, 121; Confederation Con-
gress and, 122; Hamilton and, 209;
progressives and, 629; protective,
203; regional differences and, 288–89;
transportation and, 264. See also taxes
Tarlton, Banastre, 98–99
taxation without representation, 67
taxes: Boston Tea Party and, 68; House
Ways and Means Committee, 145;
income, 630; in Massachusetts Bay
Colony, 44–45. See also tariffs
Taylor, Frederick W., 584
Taylor, George, 89
Taylor, Zachary, 439, 446, R24;
Mexican-American War and, 320,
322, 322p
Tea Act (1773), 68
tea tax, 68
technology. See inventions; science and
technology
Tecumseh, 242–44, 247, 248
telegraph, 364–65, 365p, 550, 577
telephone , 577, 577p
Teller Amendment, 647, 650
temperance movement, 411, 426, 623
tenant farmers , 562
tenements, 404, 590, 596, 611
Tennessee, R29; admitted to the Union,
234; Civil War in, 474, 474m, 484-85;
cotton in, 378m; during Reconstruc-
tion, 523; Second Great Awakening
in, 410
Social Studies Skills Tennessee
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Tenochtitlán, 20–21
Ten P ercent Plan, 513
Tenth Amendment, 167, 182, 183
terms of o ce, 152f, 174
Teton Sioux, 9m
Texas, 309, 309m, R29; Alamo, 314,
314m, 315p; annexation of, 317,
318; cattle industry in, 548–49, 549;
Civil War in, 484, 487; as a colony,
312–13; Compromise of 1850 and,
440, 441; cotton in, 378m; frontier,
318; independence of, 313; Mexican
Americans in, 592; Mexican-Ameri-
can War and, 321m; Mexican Cession
and, 323; Mexico and, 312–15, 313p,
314m, 315p; Native Americans in,
553; Reconstruction in, 517; as repub-
lic, 313–15, 314m, 318; secedes from
the Union, 458, 459; slavery in, 313;
Spain and, 312
Texas Rangers, 315, 555
Texas Revolution, 313–15, 314m
textile industry , 347–48, 347p, 354–56,
355p, 475, 530–31
Thacher, James, 80, 94
Thames River, Battle of, 247, 247m
Thanksgiving, 43
Thayendanegea, 91
Third Amendment, 166, 180
Thirteenth Amendment, 170, 171, 514–15,
517, 522f
Thoreau, Henry David, 405
Thornton, Matthew, 89
Three-Fifths Compromise , 128
Tilden, Samuel J., 527, 607
Time Lines: amendments, 168–69; culture,
270–72; European history, 24–25;
farming, 562–63; interpreting, 70f;
inventions, 364–67, 576–77; Lewis
and Clark expedition, 236–37; neutral-
ity, 206–07; Patriots, 94–95; populism,
562–63; Road to Revolution, 68–69;
Road to War, 242–43; suffrage, 424–25
time zones , 360
Tippecanoe, Battle of, 243–44
Tlingit, 9m
tobacco, 19, 37, 41, 289, 380
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 186, 367
Toleration Act (1649), 39
Tolowa, 9m
Tompkins, Sally Louisa, 496
Tom Thumb (locomotive), 343p, 360
Tongas, 9m
Tonkawa, 9m
Toponce, Alexander, 551
Tories, 76, 84
totems, 10
town meeting, 55, 55f, 114f, 115
Townshend Acts (1767), 66, 68, 69
townships, 116m
trade, 50; with Africa, 13–15, 14m; with
Asia, 13–15, 14m; barriers to, 121m;
with Britain, 121, 121m, 122; with
China, 317; closed markets, 122; cot-
ton, 379; with Japan, 643–44, 644p;
in Middle Colonies, 51; overland,
13–14, 14m; with Spain, 121, 121m.
See also free trade; triangular trade
trade la ws, 56–57
trade unions , 356. See also labor unions
Trail of Tears, 295p, 296
transcendentalism, 405–06
Transcontinental Railroad, 331, 550–52,
550m, 551p, 552p
transportation, 264; animals used for, 19;
canals, 265–66, 265m, 379; in cities,
595, 611; El Camino Real, 22; inven-
tions in, 577-78; railroad, 331, 343p,
360–63, 360p, 361p, 362m, 550–52,
550m, 551p, 552p; revolution in, 358;
roads, 265–66, 265m, 289, 379; ships,
37m; steamboat, 359, 359p; tariffs
and, 264
Travis, Jim, 314
treaties, 116, 120, 164, 310, 593, 693,
R32; and Congress, 145c, 146c; and
courts, 161; with Native Americans,
298, 553–55, 554m; and president,
145c, 147, 160. See also specifi c treaties
Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, 295
Treaty of Fort Jackson (1814), 248
Treaty of Fort Lar amie (1851), 554, 554m
Treaty of Fort Lar amie (1868), 555
Treaty of Ghent (1814), 249, 260
Treaty of Greenville (1795), 209, 242
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), 323,
324
Treaty of Medicine Lodge (1867), 554m, 555
Treaty of Paris (1763), 60
Treaty of Paris (1783), 101, 120
Tredegar Iron Works, 373p, 381
Trenton, Battle of, 93
trials, 181
Triangle Shirtwaist Company , 618
triangular trade , 56m, 57–58, 57p
tribal councils , 555f
tricksters, 389
trolleys , 595
trusts, 581, 582, 628
Truth, Sojourner, 418, 424
Tubman, Harriet, 420, 420p
Tule Rive r culture ar ea, 554m
Turner , Nat, 390–91, 390m, 390p, 421
Tuskegee, 9m
Tweed , William Marcy, 607, 607p
Twelfth Amendment, 168–69
Twentieth Amendment, 173–74
Twenty- fth Amendment, 176–77
Twenty- rst Amendment, 174
Twenty-fourth Amendment, 176
Twenty-second Amendment, 146, 174
Twenty-seventh Amendment, 177
Twenty-sixth Amendment, 141, 177
Twenty-third Amendment, 174
Two Years Before the Mast (Dana), 319
Tyler , John, 293, R24; westward expan-
sion and, 317
tyranny, 83
U
Umpqua, 9m
unalienable, 84
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Stowe), 443, 444f
Undergr ound Railroad , 341p, 418–20, 419m
Underwood Tari Act (1913), 630
unicameral legisla ture , 127
Union Arm y, 501m; African Americans in,
492–93; battles in the West, 484–87,
485p, 486m; casualties of, 500, 502g;
at Gettysburg, 497–500, 497p, 498p,
499m, 499p; naval strategies of,
482–83, 482p, 483m; soldiers of the,
475–76, 475p, 495, 495p
Union Paci c Railr oad, 550–51
unions. See labor unions; trade unions
Union States, 474, 474m, 479m
United States of America: Phy sical, R4–5m
United States of America: P olitical, R2–3m
Utah, R29; Compromise of 1850 and,
441; Mexican Cession and, 323; Mor-
mons in, 311; Native Americans in, 8;
railroad in, 551
Utah Territory, 309m
Ute, 9m, 10, 554m
V
Vail, Alfred Lewis, 365
Vallandigham, Clement L., 494
Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 319, 319p,
321m, 331
Valley Forge, 96, 96p
Van Buren, Martin, 281p, 286, 290, 439,
R23; election of 1836, 292; labor and,
357
Van Vorst, Marie, 616
vaqueros, 318p, 549, 549p
Vassar College , 622
Veiller, Lawrence, 611
Venezuela, 655–56
Venice, Italy, 13p, 14
Veracruz, Mexico, 321, 322
Vermont, R29
vertical integration, 580
Vesey , Denmark, 390. See also Denmark
Vesey Document
Vespucci, Amerigo, 17
veto, 146–47
Vice President , U.S., 146; as president of
the Senate, 145; term of offi ce, 152f
Vicksburg, Siege of, 486, 486m, 488, 500
Villa, Francisco “Pancho,” 661
Vincennes, Battle of, 97
Virginia , R29; agriculture in, 41, 378m;
Articles of Confederation and, 124;
Civil War in, 474, 474m, 475, 478–81,
479m, 480p, 500; daily life in, 38–39;
education in, 48; as English colony,
27; government in, 55; House of Bur-
gesses, 115; Jamestown, 36–37, 37m,
38; ratifi cation of the Constitution,
134, 165; in Revolutionary War, 98,
100, 100m; slave revolts in, 455–56;
slavery in, 38–39, 379, 385, 388; state
debt of, 201; tax revolt in, 66, 68;
western frontier and, 61
Virginia (warship), 482-83
Virginia and K entucky Resolutions , 290
Virginia Company. See London Company
Virginia Declaration of Rights, 135
Virginia Plan, 126–27
Virginia Statute for Religious F r eedom, 115,
118, 179, R42
visually impaired, 413
volunteer groups, 186–87, 187p
Von Steuben, Friedrich, 95, 96
voting: age, 177; elections and, 186;
reforms in, 613, 614c
voting rights, 115; of African Americans,
171, 385, 493, 521, 521m, 522p, 523;
poll taxes and, 528–29; in 1800s,
284–85; in Washington, D.C., 174;
of women, 173, 173p, 523, 603p,
623–24, 623p
Tenochtitlán voting rights
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Americans in, 557; Oregon Coun-
try and, 309, 309m; Oregon Trail,
309–10, 309m; Pike’s expedition,
238–39; Revolutionary War in the,
97; water-use laws, 325
Western Shoshone , 9m
Western Trail, 550m
West Indies, 17; trade with, 121m
Westinghouse, George, 575, 577
West Virginia, R29; Civil War in, 474,
474m, 479m; coal mining in, 362; oil
in, 576; roads in, 265, 265m
whaling , 47
Whig Party, 292, 450; election of 1852,
446
Whipple , William, 89
Whisk ey Rebellion, 209
Whit e, John, 27
Whit e eld, George, 58p, 59
Whit e House, 230, 286
Whitman, Walt, 407
Whitney, Eli, 349, 372p, 377, 377p
Wichita, 9m
Wilder , Laura Ingalls, 562
Wilderness Campaign, 500
Willard, Frances, 623
William and Mary C ollege, 48
Williams, Joseph E., 493f
Williams, Roger, 46–47
Williams, William, 89
Williamson, Hugh, 165
Wilmot, David, 438
Wilmot Proviso, 438–39
Wilson, James, 89, 126p, 165
Wilson, Woodrow, 629, 630–31, R26;
foreign policy of, 657f, 658, 661
Winnemucca, Sarah, 558, 558p
Winthrop, John, 44, 45
Wisconsin, R29; immigrants in, 401; in
Northwest Territory, 116m, 117; Wis-
consin Idea, 614
Wisconsin Idea, 614
witchcr aft trials , 47
Witherspoon, John, 89
Wolcott, Oliver, 89
Woman’s Christian Temperanc e Union, 623
women: in Civil War, 496, 496p; Daugh-
ters of Liberty, 62; Declaration of
Independence and, 85; education
and, 48, 413, 413p, 424, 622; fi rst
ladies, 197; in Gold Rush, 328, 329,
329p; Great Awakening and, 59;
Homestead Act and, 560; immi-
grant, 592; labor reform and, 357,
619; in labor unions, 586; in Middle
Colonies, 51; in the military, 185;
mill workers, 343p, 531; minimum
wage law and, 618; Mormon, 310;
Native American, 11, 20; Pilgrim,
44; on plantations, 383; Progressive
movement and, 622; Quaker, 50;
reform groups and, 412, 603p; in
Revolutionary War, 91; slaves, 387p;
on the Supreme Court, 148; temper-
ance movement and, 623; in textile
industry, 354–56, 355p; voting rights
of, 115, 173, 173p, 284, 523, 603p,
623–24, 623p; on wagon trains, 310,
311p
women’s rights, 397p, 423–24; leaders,
427–28; property rights and, 428;
Seneca Falls Convention, 426–27,
426p; voting rights, 115, 173, 173p,
284, 523, 603p, 623–24, 623p
Wood, Leonard, 650
Woodward , Charlotte, 426, 428
W orcester v. Georgia (1832), 296, R32–33
workers’ compensation, 618
workplace safety , 618
World: Political, R6–7m
World’s F air, 596
Wovoka, 558
Wright, Orville and Wilbur, 578
Writing Skills: biographical narrative,
106–07f; biographical sketch, 372;
cause and effect, 338–39f; character
sketch, 256, 278; comparing people
and events, 464–65f; explaining a
political process, 220–21f; infomer-
cials, 32; interviews, 280; job history,
508; letter of recommendation, 224;
letters, 2; newspaper advertisement,
342, 372; newspaper article, 468;
newspaper editorial, 110; Nobel
nomination, 192, 216; outline, 300;
pamphlets, 140, 190; persuasive essay,
668–69f; social studies report, 536–39f
writing systems, 8, 295
Wyoming, R29; cattle industry in, 549;
Mexican Cession and, 323; Native
Americans in, 554, 554m
Wythe, George, 89
X
XYZ A air , 213–14, 214p
Y
Yakima, 9m, 554m
Yaqui, 9m
Yaquina, 9m
yellow fever , 650, 655
yellow journalism, 646
yeomen, 384
Yokuts, 9m, 10
Yorktown, Battle of, 100, 100m
Young, Brigham, 311, 325
Yuki, 9m
Yuma, 9m
Z
Zapata, Emiliano, 661
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 313
Zenger, John Peter, 56
zoning la ws, 611
Zuni, 9m
Voting Rights Act (1970), 177
W
Wabash River, 244
Wade, Benjamin, 513, 522
Wade-Davis Bill, 513–14
wagon trains, 309–10, 310p, 311p
Waicura, 9m
Wailaki, 554m
Waldo, Albigence, 96
Walker, David, 417
Walla Walla, 9m, 554m
Wall Street, 199
Waltham, Massachusetts, 354
Walton, George, 89
Wampanoag, 9m, 43, 59
Wappo, 9m
war debts, 122–23
War Hawks, 244–45
War of 1812, 245; battles of, 246–48,
247m, 248p; causes and effects of,
249f; manufacturing and the, 351;
Rush-Bagot Agreement, 260
War of Independenc e . See Revolutionary
War
Washington, R29
Washington, Booker T., 624, 624p
Washington, D.C.: Civil War in, 474, 474m,
478, 479; corruption in, 607; design
of, 202, 202p; as nation’s capital, 202,
202p, 230; voting rights in, 174; in
War of 1812, 247m, 248, 248p. See
also District of Columbia
Washington, George, 210p, R23; biogra-
phy of, 82, 82p; cabinet of, 197p; at
Constitutional Convention, 126,
126p; Continental Army and, 80,
80m, 81, 91m, 92–93, 93p, 96, 96p,
100, 100m, 101; court system and,
197–98; farewell address of, 210f, 211,
R43; as Federalist, 132; foreign policy
of, 641; in French and Indian War,
60; inauguration of, 196p, 197; Jay’s
Treaty, 207; national bank and, 204;
Neutrality Proclamation, 206–07;
Northwest Territory and, 208–09,
208m; Pinckney’s Treaty, 207–08,
207m; as president, 197–98, 197p;
Whiskey Rebellion and, 209
Washington, Martha, 197
Washington’s Farewell Address, 210f, 211,
R43
Washington Territory, 309m
Washo, 9m
water frame, 347, 347p
water-use laws, 325
Wayne, Anthony, 208
Webster, Daniel, 291, 291p, 361, 440f, 441
Weems, Maria, 341p
Weld, Charles Richard, 361
Weld, Theodore, 416, 424
Wells, Ida B., 624
West: Civil War in the, 484–87, 485p,
486m; confl icts in the, 242–44;
culture areas, 9m, 10; economy of,
289, 289m; frontier, 61; fur trade in
the, 308; Lewis and Clark expedi-
tion, 235m, 236–38; mining in,
546–48, 547m; movement to the,
308–11, 309m, 310p, 311p, 316–17,
546, 547m, 565, 565m, 565p; Native
V oting Rights Act (1970) Zuni
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Images; vi (l), Mary Evans Picture Library;
vi (r), The Field Museum of Natural
History, Neg. A108557-c, Photo by Ron
Testa; vii (l), (art reference) Phoenix
Museum of Art, Arizona/ Bridgeman Art
Library; viii (l), © Dennis Degnan/CORBIS;
viii (r), American Antiquarian Society;
ix, (bdr), © Richard Cummins/CORBIS; x
(t), Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington DC/Art Resource, NY; x
(b), © Francis G. Mayer/CORBIS; xi (r),
Collection of Matthew Isenburg; xii (t),
Jack Naylor Collection; xvi, © W. Perry
Conway/CORBIS; xvii, © Joseph Sohm,
Chromosohm, Inc./CORBIS; xviii (l),
(art reference) Royal Albert Memorial
Museum, Exeter, Devon, UK/ Bridgeman
Art Library xviii (r), From the Collection
of Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
xxi (b), © Collection of the New-York
Historical Society, [neg. 41800]; xxvi
(b), © Concord Museum/Photograph by
Chip Fanelli. Chapter Opener Time lines
(tl) Photodisc Green / Getty Images; (bl)
© Stockbyte.
Chapter Opener time lines (tl) Photodisc
Green/Getty Images; (bl) © Stockbyte.
Unit One. Chapter 1: Pages 2–3 (t),
© Rebecca Marvil/Index Stock Imagery,
Inc. ; 2 (b), The Art Archive/National
Anthropological Museum Mexico/Dagli
Orti; 3 (both), Scala/Art Resource, NY; 7
(t), Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC. Photograph by Chip Clark # 90-
14563; 7 (b), Getty Images; 8 (t), The
Field Museum of Natural History, Neg.
A108557-c, Photo by Ron Testa; 9 (tl),
Ohio Historical Society; (tr), From the
Collection of Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa;
(bl), © 2000 The Art Institute of Chicago
(detail); 10 (tl), © Marilyn Wynn/
Nativestock Pictures; (tr), The Granger
Collection, New York; 13, Scala/Art
Resource, NY; 17, Art Reference: AKG-
Images; 21 tr, © Robert Frerck/Woodfi n
Camp & Associates; 23, PRC Archive; 24
(l), Saint Bride Printing Library; 24–25,
AKG-Images; 25 (br), Mary Evans Picture
Library. Chapter 2: Pages 32–33 (t), Ted
Curtin for Plimoth Plantation; 32 (bl),
© David Ball/CORBIS; 33 (c), Courtesy
of the Pilgrim Society, Plymouth,
Massachusetts; 33 (bl), © SuperStock; 33
(cr) Courtesy of the Burton Historical
Collection, Detroit Public Library; (br),
© Culver Pictures, Inc.; 39, Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation; 46 (tl), Art
Ref: PRC Archive; 49 (b), © SuperStock;
50 (bl), Art Reference: Historical Society
of Pennsylvania; 52, © SuperStock; 53
(t), NASA; (b), © SuperStock; 57 (r),
Art Reference: Royal Albert Memorial
Museum, Exeter, Devon, UK/ Bridgeman
Art Library; 57 (b), Private Collection/
www.bridgeman.co.uk; 58 (t), National
Portrait Library, London/Bridgeman Art
Library; 61 (tr), Art Reference: Courtesy
of the Burton Historical Collection,
Detroit Public Library; 62 (l) British
Library, London, UK/The Bridgeman
Art Library; 62 (r), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
63 (t), © Michael Dwyer/Alamy Photos
; 64–65 (t), Virginia Historical Society;
67, Peter Newark’s American Pictures;
68, Courtesy of the Massachusetts
Historical Society; 69 (tl), © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 69 (tr), American Antiquarian
Society. Chapter 3: Pages 74–75 (t), © James
Lemass/Index Stock Imagery; 75 (cl), The
Granger Collection, New York; 75 (cr),
North Wind Picture Archives; 75 (br),
© Christie’s Images; 78–79, The Granger
Collection, New York; 79, © Concord
Museum/Photograph by Chip Fanelli; 82
(l), (art reference) Phoenix Museum of
Art, Arizona/ Bridgeman Art Library; 82
(b), © Robert Llewellyn/SuperStock; 84,
© Bettmann/CORBIS; 91 (l), #1921.101,
© Collection of The New-York Historical
Society; 91 (r), © Collection of The New-
York Historical Society, neg. 31665;
93 (t), © SuperStock; 94 (l), Saratoga
National Historic Park; 94 (r), Chateau de
Versailles, France/Giraudon/ Bridgeman
Art Library; 95 (l), Falmouth Art Gallery,
Cornwall, UK/Bridgeman Art Library; 95
(r), Hotel Galvez, Galveston, Texas; 96,
© Superstock; 99, The Granger Collection,
New York.; 100 (both) © Bettmann/CORBIS.
Unit Two. Chapter 4: Pages 110–111 (t),
Joe Marquette/ AP/Wide World Photos;
110, Library of Congress/PRC Archive;
111 (c), Collection of the American
Numismatic Society, New York; 111 (bl),
© Nik Wheeler/CORBIS; (bc), © Andrea
Jemolo/CORBIS; (br), Tokyo National
Museum; 115, The Granger Collection,
New York; 119 (t), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
(c), © Michael Nicholson/CORBIS ; (br),
© Archivo Iconografi co, S.A./CORBIS;
122–123, The Granger Collection, New
York; 125, © Dennis Degnan/ CORBIS; 126
(t), Hall of Representatives, Washington,
DC/ Bridgeman Art Library; 126 (bl),
Independence National Historical Park ;
126 (bc), Stock Montage; 126 (br), Portrait
by Robert S. Susan, Collection of the
Supreme Court of the United States; 127,
© Alex Wong/Getty Images; 128 (l), South
Carolina Legal History Collection; 128 (r),
City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery/
Bridgeman Art Library; 129, © Alex
Wong/Getty Images; 131 (l), (art refer-
ence) Historical Society of Pennsylvania;
131 (br), American Antiquarian Society;
133 (l), Stock Montage, Inc.; 133 (r),
© Bettmann/CORBIS. Chapter 5: Pages
140–141 (t), Sam Dudgeon/ HRW Photo;
141 (cl), PRC Archive; 141 (cr), © Tony
Freeman/PhotoEdit; 141 (b), © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 149 (both), National Archives
(NARA); 150–177 (bdr), © Richard
Cummins/CORBIS 152 (br), Dennis
Cook/AP/Wide World Photos; 154–155
(bc), © Mark Wilson/Getty Images; 154,
© Royalty-Free/CORBIS; 154 (br) Dennis
Cook/ AP/Wide World Photos; 155,
© Brooks Kraft/CORBIS; 166 (bl), © Yang
Liu/CORBIS; (bc), Norm Detlaff, Las
Cruces Sun-News/AP/Wide World Photos;
167 (bl), © Alex Webb/Magnum Photos;
(bc), © David Young-Wolff/PhotoEdit;
(br), © Bettmann/CORBIS; 171, Library
of Congress/PRC Archive; 173, Library of
Congress; 175 (l), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
175 (r), © Oscar White/ CORBIS; 176
(tl), Dr. Hector P. Garcia Papers, Special
Collections & Archives, Texas A&M
University–Corpus Christi, Bell Library;
176 (tr), © 1978 Matt Herron/TakeStock;
176 (tc), Texas State Library & Archives
Commission; 179, © Daily News Pix;
181, © Spencer Grant/PhotoEdit; 182–
183 (b), © Ariel Skelley/CORBIS; 185,
© David Butow/CORBIS; 186 (tl), © James
Pickerell/The Image Works; 186 (tr),
© Brownie Harris/CORBIS; 187 (tl), © Ariel
Skelly/CORBIS; (tc), Janet Knott/The
Boston Globe. Republished with permis-
sion of The Globe Newspaper Company,
Inc.; (tr), © Jeff Greenberg/PhotoEdit.
Chapter 6: Pages 192–193 (t), © Miles
Ertman/Masterfi le; 192, © Christie’s
Images; 193 (bl), Giraudon/Art Resource,
NY; 193 (r), Art Resource, NY; 196–197 (b),
© SuperStock; 197, Library of Congress/
PRC Archive; 198–199 (t), © The New York
Public Library, Miriam and Ira D. Wallch
Division of Art, Prints and Photographs,
Credits and Acknowledgments
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Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations /
Art Resource, NY; 199, (inset) (#1907.32)
© Collection of The New-York Historical
Society; 202 (c), Photo © 2004 Roger
Foley; 202 (b), © Joseph Sohm;
Chromosohm, Inc./CORBIS; 203 (l), Stock
Montage, Inc.; 203 (r), Stock Montage/
Getty Images; 205, Réunion des Musées
Nationaux/Art Resource, NY; 206 (l),
Chicago Historical Society, #i35980aa; 206
(r), Library of Congress/PRC Archive; 207,
HRW Photo Library; 208, Courtesy Ohio
Historical Society; 210, © Museum of the
City of New York/CORBIS ; 213 (tl), © The
New York Historical Society, New York,
NY/ Bridgeman Art Library; 213 (tc), The
Art Archive/Chateau de Blérancourt/Dagli
Orti; 213 (tr), © The New-York Historical
Society, New York, NY/ Bridgeman Art
Library; 213 (bl), Independence National
Historical Park Collection; 213 (bc), The
Henry Luce III Center for the Study of
American Culture/ SuperStock; 213 (br),
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, DC/Art Resource,
NY; 214, Library of Congress/PRC Archive.
Unit Three. Pages 222–223 (bkgd) (Art
Ref) © Tom Bean/CORBIS. Chapter 7:
Pages 224–225 (t), Superstock; 224,
The Granger Collection, New York;
225 (bl), New Haven Colony Historical
Society, Gift of George W. Crawford,
1973. #1973.20.C; 225 (cl), Benninghoff
Collection of the American Revolution;
225 (cr), Portrait of the Founder,
Munetada Kurozumi. Image courtesy of
Kurozumikyo Shinto; 225 (cr), Library of
Congress, LC-USZC4-6466; 229 (l), The
Art Archive/Chateau de Blernacourt/Dagli
Orti; 229 (r), © Bettmann/CORBIS; 229
(bkgd), © Alan Schein Photography/
CORBIS; 231 (b), Getty Images; 232 (t),
Washington and Lee University; 233
(both) Independence National Historical
Park; 236, © Alan Majchrowicz/Getty
Images; 239, © Terry W. Eggers/CORBIS;
242 (l), The Mariners Museum; (r),
North Wind Picture Archives; 243 (t),
North Wind Picture Archives; 243 (bl),
The Granger Collection, New York; 243
(br), © 1993 Mickey Osterreischer/Black
Star; 244 (l), © The Field Museum, Neg
#A93851.1c, Chicago.; 244 (r), National
Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC; gift of Mrs. Herbert Lee
Pratt, Jr.; 248 (b), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
248(inset) © New-York Historical Society/
Bridgeman Art Library; 250, © Craig
Tuttle/CORBIS; 251 (tl) © Bettmann/
CORBIS; (b), © Tom Bean/Getty Images;
(tr),© SuperStock . Chapter 8: Pages
256–257 (t), © Lee Snider/Photo Images/
CORBIS ; 256, National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC/Art Resource, NY; 257 (tr), Library
of Congress #LC-USZC4-5801; 257 (bl),
The Granger Collection, New York; 257
(br), Courtesy PRC Archive; 265 (t),
© Bettmann/CORBIS; 265 (b), Maryland
Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland;
266 (cl), (Art Reference) Chicago
Historical Society; 270, © Andre Jenny/
Alamy Photos; 271, Library of Congress;
272 (l) American Antiquarian Society;
(b), Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington DC/Art Resource, NY; 273,
© Francis G. Mayer/CORBIS. Chapter
9: Pages 280–281, Detroit Publishing
Company Collection, from Birth of A
Century, KEA Publishing Services Ltd. ;
280 (b), The Granger Collection, New
York; 281 (tl), Janice L. and David J. Frent
Collection of Political Americana; 281 (tr),
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian
Institution/Art Resource, NY; 281 (bl), The
Stapleton Collection, UK/ Bridgeman Art
Library; 281 (br), The Art Archive; 285
(t), R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport,
LA. Used by permission; 285 (b), David
Young-Wolff/PhotoEdit; 286–287 (bl), (Art
Reference) © Board of Trustees, National
Gallery of Art, Washington; 287 (br), The
Hermitage, Home of Andrew Jackson;
289 (l), American Museum of Textile
History (c), Christie’s Images/ Bridgeman
Art Library; (r), The Fine Arts Museum
of San Francisco, Gift of Eleanor Martin,
37566; 296, The Granger Collection, New
York; 299, (all) Smithsonian American Art
Museum, Washington, DC /Art Resource,
NY. Chapter 10: Pages 304–305 (t), Seaver
Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County; 305 (cl), Panhandle-Plains
Historical Museum, Research Center,
Canyon, Texas; 305 (cr), © The Oakland
Museum, The City of Oakland; 305 (bl),
Peter Newark’s Western Americana; 305
(br), Library of Congress/PRC Archive;
309, © Bettmann/CORBIS; 310, Used by
permission, Utah State Historical Society,
all rights reserved; 313 (l) Institute of
Texan Cultures, University of Texas at San
Antonio (colorized) (r), Courtesy Texas
General Land Offi ce, HRW Photo by
Peter Van Steen; 314, Jack Lewis/ TxDOT;
315, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission; 317 (t), Janice L. and David
J. Frent Collection of Political Americana;
317 (t), Library of Congress/PRC Archive;
(b), American Antiquarian Society;
318–319 (b), James Walker, Vaqueros in
a Horse Corral, 1877, #0126.1480, From
the Collection of Gilcrease Museum,
Tulsa, Oklahoma; 319 (br), (Art Reference)
Courtesy The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley; 321 (t), Society
of California Pioneers; 322-323, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission;
324, J. Griffi ths Smith/TxDOT; 327,
(both) Collection of Matthew Isenburg;
328 (t), Courtesy of the California
History Room, California State Library,
Sacramento, California; 329 (tl), Seaver
Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County; 331, Library of Congress; 332,
© George F. Mobley/Getty Images; 333
(t), © Bettmann/CORBIS; (c), Smithsonian
American Art Museum), Washington,
DC, USA/© SuperStock; (b), Grand Teton
and Snake River; 336, HRW Photo/Sam
Dudgeon.
Unit Four. Chapter 11: Pages 342–343 (t),
© Marilyn Root/Index Stock Imagery,
Inc.; 342 (b), New York State Historical
Association, Cooperstown; 343 (inset),
George Eastman House; 343 (cl), PRC
Archive; 343 (cr), © Southeast Museum;
343 (bl), NASA; 343 (br), © CORBIS;
348 (l), Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Eli
Whitney (1765–1825), Yale University Art
Gallery. Gift of George Hoadley, B.A. 1801;
348 (r), Museum of Connecticut History;
349 (l), Museum of Connecticut History;
349 (r), New Haven Colony Historical
Society; 350, © Bob Krist/CORBIS; 353,
Rhode Island Historical Society; 354,
Jack Naylor Collection; 359, Library of
Congress, Detroit Publishing Company
Collection; 364, Museum of Connecticut
History; 365 (t), (Art Ref) Stock Montage,
Inc.; 365 (bl), Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC (Photograph by Charles
Phillips); 365 (br), Courtesy John Deere &
Company Archives; 366 (l, c), U.S. Patent
Offi ce; (r), National Museum of American
History, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, DC (#89-6626). Chapter
12: Pages 372–373, Penn School Papers,
Southern Historical Collection, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Wilson Library, #P.3615/0824(A); 372,
National Museum of American History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
Photo by Kim Neilson, #83-2953; 373 (bc),
© Hulton-Deutsch Collection/ CORBIS;
373 (br), Library of Congress; 384 (tl), The
Valentine Museum; 384 (tr), Collection of
the American Numismatic Society, New
York; 387 (b), The J. Paul Getty Museum,
Los Angeles; 388–389 (t), Hauling the
Whole Week’s Pickings by William Henry
Brown, The Historic New Orleans
Collection; 389 (tr), South Carolina
Historical Society; 390, North Wind
Picture Archives. Chapter 13: Pages 396-397
(t), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift
of I.N. Phelps Stokes, Edward S. Hawes,
Alice Mary Hawes, Marion Augusta Hawes,
1937.[37.14.22]. All rights reserved,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art.; 397
(cl), Courtesy of the Massachusetts
Historical Society; 397 (cr), PRC Archive;
397 (bl), Photo © David Modica, cour-
tesy American Printing House for the
Blind Museum; 397 (br), Peter Newark’s
American Pictures; 401 (c), William B.
Becker Collection/ American Museum
of Photography; 405, © Royalty-Free/
CORBIS; 406–407, Brooklyn Museum of
Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts
and Sciences/ Bridgeman Art Library; 411
(l) The Granger Collection, New York; (r),
Hulton Archive/Getty Images; 413 (t), (Art
Reference) Library of Congress; 414–415,
Courtesy of Oberlin Archives; 415 (inset)
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of
Design. Gift of Lucy T. Aldrich; 417 (t),
Trustees of the Boston Public Library; 418,
Library of Congress; 419 (t), Courtesy
of the Levi Coffi n House Association
and Waynet; 419 (b), Courtesy of The
Brooklyn Museum of Art [40.59]; 420,
Library of Congress; 421 (c), Courtesy of
the Massachusetts Historical Society; 422
(l), (art ref) PRC Archive; 422 (r), Library
of Congress, Manuscript Division; 424 (l),
Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical
Society; 424 (r), The Granger Collection,
New York; 425 (l), Courtesy of the Susan
B. Anthony House, Rochester, NY; 425
(r), Library of Congress/PRC Archive; 427,
Stock Montage, Inc.; 428, © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 429 (bl), (Art Reference) Susan B.
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Anthony House; 429 (r), © 1973 Historical
Documents Co. Harcourt Photo by Maria
Paraskevas. Chapter 14: Pages 434–453 (t),
© Dave G. Houser; 435 (br), India Offi ce
Library & Records, The British Library;
435 (cr), Chicago Historical Society; 435
(cl), PRC Archive; 440, PRC Archive; 442,
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles;
445, Library of Congress; 448 (t), Kansas
Museum of History; 448 (b), Kansas State
Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas; 449 (t)
The Granger Collection, New York; 451,
© Getty Images, (b) Missouri Historical
Society; 453, Library of Congress/PRC
Archive; 454 (r), The Museum of American
Political Life, University of Hartford, West
Hartford, CT; 454 (tl), Picture History; 456
(t), Ohio Historical Society; 458 (b) Boston
Athenaeum; 489, Naval Historical Center.
Unit Five. Chapter 15: Pages 468–469 (t),
Library of Congress, Brady Civil War
Photo Collection; 468 (b), Confederate
Museum, United Daughters of the
Confederacy; 469 (cl), © SuperStock;
469 (cr), © SuperStock; 469 (b), Chicago
Historical Society, # i26736aa; 480,
National Park Service; 473, © Bob Krist/
CORBIS; 481 (b), Library of Congress/
PRC Archive; 486, © 1989, The Greenwich
Workshop, Inc., Reproduced with the
permission of the Greenwich Workshop,
Inc., Shelton, CT; 489, Naval Historical
Center; 490, SuperStock; 491, South
Carolina Historical Society; 492 (t)
Library of Congress; (inset), Courtesy
of the Massachusetts Historical Society;
494, © Bettmann/ CORBIS; 495 (t),
National Museum of American History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC (ID#84-9312); (b), © REUTERS/Kai
Pfaffenbach/CORBIS; 496, American
Antiquarian Society; 503, © SuperStock;
504(t), 506, The Granger Collection,
New York. Chapter 16: Pages 508–509
(t), © Paul Rocheleau; 508 (b), © Kean
Collection/Getty Images; 509 (cl), The
Granger Collection, New York; 509 (cr),
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art,
Cornell University; 509 (bl), © Michael
Maslan Historic Photographs/ CORBIS;
512–513 (b), National Archives (NARA);
514 (t), Library of Congress; 514 (inset),
Chicago Historical Society; 515, University
of Texas at El Paso Library, Special
Collections Department, Ada Tharp
Photograph Collection; 516, © William
Gladstone Collection; 519, Library of
Congress; 520 (l), Library of Congress; 520
(r), © CORBIS; 522, North Wind Picture
Archives; 525 (both), Library of Congress;
526, The Granger Collection, New York;
527, Tennessee State Museum Collection.
Photography by June Dorman; 528, Getty
Images; 529 (t), National Archives (NARA),
RG 86-G-1B-1; (b), North Wind Picture
Archives; 530, Courtesy of The Charleston
Renaissance Gallery, Robert M. Hicklin,
Jr. Inc., Charleston, South Carolina; 531,
© Bettmann/CORBIS.
Unit Six. Chapter 17: Page 541, (Art Ref)
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody,
WY ; 542–543 (t), Library of Congress,
Grabill Collection; 542 (b), Courtesy
Wells Fargo Bank; 543 (cl), Southern
Pacifi c Lines/PRC Archive; 543 (cr),
© CORBIS; 543 (bl), The Art Archive
/Musée d’Orsay Paris/ Dagli Orti; 543
(br), The Granger Collection, New York;
547 (tr) © Collection of the New-York
Historical Society, [neg. 41800]548 (l),
Denver Public Library, Western History
Collection; 548–549 (r), Nebraska State
Historical Society, Photograph Collections;
549, Bob Boze Bell, True West Magazine;
550, © James L. Amos/CORBIS; 551,
Union Pacifi c Historical Collection; 552,
The Granger Collection, New York; 553,
SuperStock; 555, George Lane/AP/Wide
World Photos; 556–557, © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 557, Western History Division,
National Museum of American History/
Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
DC; 558, The Granger Collection, New
York; 561, Western History Collections,
University of Oklahoma; 562 (t), Elias
Carr Papers, East Carolina Manuscript
Collection, J.Y. Joyner Library, East
Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
Photo by Dewane Frutiger; 562 (bl)
Library of Congress; 562 (br) Nebraska
State Historical Society; 563 (l), Culver
Pictures; 565, © CORBIS; 569, HRW
Photo/Sam Dudgeon. Chapter 18: Pages
570–571 (t), PRC Archive; 571 (c), George
Meany Memorial Archives; 571 (bl),
© Bettmann/ CORBIS; 571 (br), Archives
Larousse, Paris, France/ Bridgeman Art
Library; 574–575, Library of Congress;
576 (l) Whittier Museum; 576 (r), [neg.
#40578] © Collection of The New-York
Historical Society; 577 (l), Property of
AT&T Archives. Printed with permis-
sion of AT&T; (r), © Hulton Archive/
Getty Images; 578 (l), © CORBIS; (r),
Library of Congress/PRC Archive; 579,
Montgomery County Historical Society;
580, © CORBIS; 580 (inset), Courtesy
of the Rockefeller Archive Center; 581,
[#71880T] © Collection of The New-
York Historical Society; 583 (l), (Art Ref)
AP/Wide World Photos & © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 583 (c), (Art Ref) AP/Wide
World Photos; 583 (r), (Art Reference)
Photo courtesy Union Pacifi c Historical
Collection; 585 (t), Brown Brothers;
585 (b), (Art Ref) © Bettmann/CORBIS;
589 (l), Copyright The New York Public
Library/Art Resource, NY; (r), © Joseph
Sohm, Chromosohm, Inc./CORBIS; 590
(l), National Archives, #90-G-152-2038;
(r), Shades of L.A. Archives/Los Angeles
Public Library; 591 (l), © CORBIS; (r), Col.
Ernest Swanson Papers, Swenson Swedish
Immigration Research Center, Augustana
College, Rock Island, IL; 592 (l) Library
of Congress, Arnold Genthe Collection;
(r), © A. Ramey/PhotoEdit; 595 , Chicago
Historical Society; 596 (l), Jane Addams
Memorial Collection (JAMC neg 227),
Special Collections, University Library,
University of Illinois at Chicago; 596
(r), Curt Teich Postcard Archives, Lake
County, IL Museum; 599, © Bettmann/
CORBIS. Chapter 19: Pages 602–603 (t),
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust; 603 (cl, cr),
Janice L. and David J. Frent Collection of
Political Americana; 603 (b), The Granger
Collection, New York; 608–609, PRC
Archive; 609 (r), The Granger Collection,
New York; 612, Museum of the City of
New York, Jacob Riis Collection 502; 613,
LifeCare Alliance/Ohio Historical Society;
615, National Archives; 616, Library of
Congress; 618, Courtesy of Steve Latham;
623, © Bettmann/CORBIS; 625, Seaver
Center for Western History Research,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County; 626, Dr. Ching Collection/ PRC
Archive; 626–627, © W. Perry Conway/
CORBIS; 628, Leroy Radanovich/Yosemite
Museum; 630, Stock Montage, Inc.;
635, Library of Congress. Chapter 20:
Pages 636–637 (t), © Bettmann/CORBIS;
636 (b), © Charles Sleicher; 637 (bl),
Press Information Bureau of India; 641,
Naval Parade, held in honor of com-
mander George Dewey (1837–1917)
1898 (oil on canvas) by Fred Pansing
(1854–1912) Museum of the City of New
York, USA / Bridgeman Art Library; 642,
© CORBIS; 643, National Portrait Gallery,
Smithsonian Institution/ Art Resource,
NY; 644, Trustees of the British Museum;
647 (t), PRC Archive; (b), © Bettmann/
CORBIS; 649, Library of Congress; 650,
Keystone-Mast Collection (KU58458)/
University of California at Riverside/
California Museum of Photography; 652–
653, Library of Congress, 654, © Danny
Lehman/CORBIS; 656, The Granger
Collection, New York; 659, 660, 662,
663 (all) © Bettmann/CORBIS. Epilogue:
Page 670, © Bettmann/CORBIS; 671 (t),
© Robert W. Kelley/Time Life Pictures/
Getty Images; (b), © Najlah Feanny/
CORBIS; 672 (t), The Granger Collection,
New York; (b), © Shiho Fukada/Daily
News Pix; 673 (t), Thomas E. Franklin/The
Record (Bergen County, NJ)/Corbis SABA;
(b), Digital Vision/Getty Images.
Back Matter: Pages R0–R1 (bkgd),
© Royalty-free/CORBIS; R23–R27, White
House Historical Association (White
House Collection); R27 (last) The White
House, photo by Eric Draper; R33, © Tom
Brakefi eld/Digital Vision/Getty Images;
R34–R35 (all), © Jason Reed/Reuters/
CORBIS; R36, AP/Wide World Photos/
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I A . I Biographical Dictionary Adams , John ( American statesman , he was a delegate to the Continental Congress , a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence , vice president to George Washington , and the second president of the United States . 228 ) Adams , John Quincy ( Son of President John Adams and the secretary of state to James Monroe , he largely formulated the Monroe Doctrine . He was the sixth president of the United States and later became a representative in Congress . 267 ) Adams , Samuel ( American ary who led the agitation that led to the Boston Tea Party he signed the Declaration of . 65 ) Addams , Jane ( American social worker and activist , she was the of Hull House , an organization that focused on the needs of immigrants . She helped found the American Civil Liberties Union and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931 . 597 ) Aguinaldo ( Emilio ( Filipino leader and commander of forces in rebellion against Spain , he led an insurrection against the authority of the United States . 648 ) Louisa May ( American novelist , her revised letters written as a Civil War nurse were published as Hospital Sketches . She is famed for the novel Little Women and its sequels . 409 ) Anthony , Susan . American social reformer , she was active in the temperance , and women suffrage movements and was and president of the National Woman Suffrage Association . 427 ) Richard ( English inventor , he patented the spinning frame , improving the production of cotton thread . 347 ) Arthur , Chester A . of the United States in 1880 , he became the president of the United States upon the death of James . 607 ) BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY Astor , John Jacob ( American fur trader and financier , he founded the post of Astoria and the American Fur Company . 308 ) Austin , Stephen ( American colonizer in Texas , he was imprisoned for urging Texas statehood after Santa Anna suspended constitution . After helping Texas win from Mexico , he became secretary of state for the Texas Republic . 313 ) Jim Bagley , Sarah ( 1847 ?

American mill worker and union activist , she advocated the workday for private industry . She was elected vice president of the New England Working Men Association , becoming the woman to hold such high rank in the American labor movement . 357 ) Benjamin ( African American mathematician and astronomer , he was hired by Thomas Jefferson to help survey land for the new capital in Washington , 202 ) Barton , Clara ( Founder of the American Red Cross , she obtained and administered plies and care to the Union soldiers during the American Civil War . 496 ) Beecher , American educator and the daughter of Lyman Beecher , she moted education for women in such writings as An Essay on the Education of Female Teachers . She founded the first academy . 413 ) Beecher , Lyman ( American clergyman , he disapproved of the style of preaching of the Great Awakening ministers . He served as dent of the Lane Theological Seminary and ported female higher education . 410 ) Bell , Alexander Graham ( American inventor and educator , his interest in electrical and mechanical devices to aid the led to the development and patent of the telephone . 577 ) Annie ( American pioneer ist , she worked for social and moral causes and for women suffrage . 562 ) Black Hawk ( Native American leader of Fox and Indians , he resisted the removal of Indian nations from Illinois and raided settlements and fought the Army . 297 )

Bolivar Cooper Bolivar , Simon ( South American leader who was nicknamed the Liberator , he fought many battles for independence , ning the support of many leaders . 262 ) Louis ( Progressive lawyer and jurist , he was the first Jewish nominee to the Supreme Court and was appointed Associate Justice . 630 ) Brooks , Preston ( American man , he assaulted and beat Senator Charles Sumner for his antislavery speeches and for insulting a relative . He was named Bully Brooks by northerners . 449 ) Brown , John ( American abolitionist , he started the Massacre in Kansas to revenge killings of abolitionists he later seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry , Virginia , to encourage a slave revolt . He was later tried and executed . 455 ) Bryan , William Jennings ( American lawyer and Populist politician , he favored free silver coinage , an economic policy expected to help farmers . He was a Democratic nominee for president in 1896 and was defeated by William McKinley . 564 ) Buchanan , James ( American politician and fifteenth president of the United States , he was chosen as the Democratic nominee for dent in 1854 for being politically experienced and not offensive to slave states . 450 ) Philippe ( French neer , he served as minister from Panama to the United States and negotiated a treaty for control of the Panama Canal Zone . 653 ) Burns , Anthony ( American enslaved African , he ran away and was arrested in ton . His arrest became the center of violent protests by northern opponents of the Fugitive Slave Act . 442 ) Calhoun , John ( American politician and supporter of slavery and states rights , he served as vice president to Andrew Jackson and was instrumental in the South Carolina cation crisis . 285 ) Carnegie , Andrew ( American alist and humanitarian , he focused his attention on steelmaking and made a through his vertical integration method . 580 , 583 ) Mexican , he led revolts against and became president of Mexico . He adopted programs of social and economic reform , but he faced revolts from other revolutionists . 661 ) Carrie Chapman ( American tor and reformer , she led a successful fight to obtain suffrage for women and to secure the sage of the Nineteenth Amendment . 623 ) Chief Joseph ( Chief of Nez tribe , he led a resistance against white settlement in the Northwest . He tually surrendered , but his eloquent surrender speech earned him a place in American history . 559 ) In an ' Clark , George Rogers ( American soldier and frontier leader , he captured the British trading village of during the Revolution and encouraged Indian leaders to remain neutral . 97 ) Clark , William ( American soldier and friend of Meriwether Lewis , he was invited to explore the Louisiana Purchase and joined what became known as the Lewis and Clark tion . 237 ) Clay , Henry ( American politician from Kentucky , he was known as the Great because of his support of the Missouri mise . He developed the Compromise of 1850 to try to avoid civil war . 264 , 266 ) Cleveland , Grover ( and president of the United States , he promoted civil service reform and a merit system of advancement for government jobs . 608 ) Cole , Thomas ( American painter , he was the founder of the Hudson River school , a group of artists who emphasized the beauty of the American landscape , especially the Hudson River valley . 272 ) Columbus , Christopher ( Italian er , he was convinced that he could reach Asia by sailing westward across the Atlantic Ocean . He gained the support of Spain monarchs and commanded a small that reached the called New World , setting off a tide of European exploration of the area . 15 , 17 ) Cooper , James ( Early American novelist , he wrote the Last of BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY

I an Cooper the and many stories about the West . 271 ) Cooper , Peter ( American ironworks manufacturer who designed and built Tom Thumb , the first American locomotive . 360 ) Spanish conquistador , he conquered Mexico and brought about the fall of the Aztec Empire . 20 ) Crazy Horse ( 1842 ?

Native American chief of Sioux , he took part in the Battle of the Little Bighorn , in which General Custer was rounded and killed . He was killed after and resisting imprisonment . 555 ) John . Kentucky senator , he attempted to save the Union by ing differences between northern and southern states in the Senate proposal known as den Compromise . 459 ) Custer , George Armstrong ( can army officer in the Civil War , he became a Native American fighter in the West and was killed with his troops in the Battle of the Little Bighorn . 556 ) Jim Davis , Jefferson ( First and only dent of the Confederate States of America after the election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860 led to the secession of many southern states . 458 ) John ( American industrialist he developed a steel plow to ease of ing thick soil on the Great Plains . 366 ) Dewey , John ( American educator , and philosopher , he developed ing methods that emphasized skills over memorization and that became the model for progressive public education . 612 ) Diaz , Mexican general and politician , he was president and dictator of Mexico for a total of 30 years . He ruled the ple of Mexico harshly but encouraged foreign investment . 659 ) Dickinson , Emily ( American poet , she lived a reclusive life , and her poems were not widely acclaimed until after her death . 407 ) Dix , American pist and social reformer , she helped change the prison system nationwide by advocating the development of state hospitals for treatment for the mentally ill instead of imprisonment . 412 ) BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY Douglas , Stephen ( American politician and nominee for president , he debated ham Lincoln about slavery the Illinois rial race . He proposed the unpopular Act , and he established the Freeport Doctrine , ing the idea of popular sovereignty . 446 ) Frederick ( American abolitionist and writer , he escaped slavery and became a leading African ican spokesman and writer . He published his biography , The Narrative of the Life , and founded the abolitionist newspaper , the North Star . 418 , 422 ) Du Bois , can American educator , editor , and writer , he led the Niagara Movement , calling for nomic and educational ity for African Americans . He helped found the National Association for the ment of Colored People ( 13 624 ) Frederick Jim Edison , Thomas Alva ( American tor of over patents , he invented the bulb and established a power plant that supplied electricity to parts of New York City . 576 ) Edwards , Jonathan ( 758 ) Important and revivalist leader in the Great ing religious movement , he delivered dramatic sermons on the choice between salvation and . 58 ) Emerson , Ralph Waldo ( American essayist and poet , he was a supporter of the philosophy of . 405 ) African American abolitionist , he was an enslaved African who was eventually freed and became a leader of the abolitionist movement and writer of The esting Narrative of the Life of . 41 , 57 )

Farragut Hay Farragut , David ( American soldier , he was the first commissioned American admiral , and in the Civil War he captured New Orleans and maintained a blockade along the Gulf Coast against Confederate forces . 485 , 486 ) Finney , Charles ( American clergyman and educator , he became in the Second Great Awakening after a dramatic religious experience and conversion . He led long revivals that annoyed conventional ministers . 410 ) Franklin , Benjamin ( American man , he was a philosopher , scientist , inventor , writer , publisher , first postmaster , and ber of the committee to draft the Constitution . He invented bifocals and the lightning rod and wrote Poor Richard . 131 ) John ( American explorer , army officer , and politician , he was chosen as the first Republican candidate for president . He was against the spread of slavery , and he was rejected by all but the free states as a single issue candidate in the election of 1856 . 451 ) Fulton , Robert ( American engineer and inventor , he built the first commercially ful steamboat , the , which led to the development of commercial steamboat ferry services for goods and people . 359 ) Thomas ( American educator , he studied techniques for instructing impaired people and established the can school for the hearing impaired . 413 ) Galvez , Bernardo de ( Governor of Spanish Louisiana , he captured key cities from the British , greatly aiding the American Patriot movement and enabling the Spanish acquisition of Florida . 95 ) James A . Twentieth president of the United States , he was elected in 1880 but was assassinated only months after tion . 607 ) Garrison , William Lloyd ( American journalist and reformer , he published the famous antislavery newspaper , the Liberator , and helped found the American Society , promoting immediate emancipation and racial equality . 417 ) Geronimo ( Apache leader , he evaded capture for years and led an opposition struggle against white ments in the American Southwest until his eventual surrender . 557 ) Samuel ( American labor leader , he helped found the American Federation of Labor to campaign for workers rights , such as the right to organize boycotts . 585 ) Grant , Ulysses ( Eighteenth president of the United States , he received a field promotion to lieutenant eral in charge of all Union forces after leading a successful battle . He accepted General Lee surrender of Confederate forces at Courthouse , ending the Civil War . 484 , 489 ) Angelina ( and Sarah ( 1873 ) American sisters and reformers , they were the daughters of a slaveholding family from South Carolina who became antislavery ers and lecturers for the American Society . They also took up the women rights campaign . 417 ) Em Hamilton , Alexander ( American man and member of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention , he was an author of the , which supported ratification of the Constitution . He was the first secretary of treasury under George Washington and developed the Bank of the United States . 200 ) Harrison , Benjamin ( president of the United States , he was a general in the Civil War and helped pass the Sherman Antitrust Act , regulating monopolies . 608 ) Harrison , William Henry ( American politician , he served as the governor of Indian Territory and fought Tecumseh in the Battle of . He was the ninth president of the United States . 293 ) Hawthorne , Nathaniel ( American er , he is famous for his many stories and books , including The Scarlet Letter , and he is recognized as one of the authors to write in a unique American style . 406 ) Hay , John ( American diplomat , he was secretary of state in the Roosevelt in an ' BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY

I A . ca Hay Lafayette tion , and he negotiated treaties providing for the United States construction of the Panama Canal and put forth the Open Door policy with regard to China . 653 ) Hayes , Rutherford . Nineteenth dent of the United States , he was a Civil War general and hero and , in the disputed election of 1876 , he was chosen president by a special electoral committee . 607 ) Hearst , William Randolph ( American journalist , he was famed for sensational news stories , known as yellow journalism , that stirred feelings of nationalism and formed public ion for the War . 646 ) Hidalgo , Father Miguel ( can priest and revolutionist , he led a rebellion of about impoverished Indians and against Spain in the hope of improving living conditions though defeated , the lion eventually grew and helped lead to Mexican independence . 312 ) Mexican general and politician , he overthrew as Mexican president and faced revolts with many leaders . His government was not by the United States . 660 ) Hutchinson , Anne ( Puritan leader who angered other Puritans by claiming that people relationship to God did not need guidance from she was tried and convicted of undermining church authorities and was banished from colony she later established the colony of Portsmouth in day Rhode Island . 46 ) Jim Irving , Washington ( Early American satirical writer , he was the first American writer to gain international acclaim . His works include Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow . He often used American history and authentic American settings and characters . 270 ) Jim Jackson , Andrew ( Nicknamed Old Hickory , he was an American hero in the Battle of New Orleans . As commander of the Tennessee militia , he defeated the Creek Indians , securing BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY 23 million acres of land . His election as the president of the United States marked an era of democracy called Democracy . 248 , 287 ) Jackson , Thomas ( can Confederate general , he led the Shenandoah Valley campaign and fought with Lee in the Seven Days Battles and the First and Second Battles of Bull Run . 479 ) Jay , John ( American statesman and member of the Continental Congress , he authored some of the Federalist Papers and Jay Treaty with Great Britain to settle outstanding disputes . 207 ) Jefferson , Thomas ( American man , and member of two Continental , chairman of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence , the Declaration main author and one of its signers , and the third president of the United States . 84 , 233 ) Johnson , Andrew ( American politician and the seventeenth president of the United States upon the assassination of Lincoln , he was impeached for his unpopular ideas about . He held onto the office by a margin . 517 ) Jones , John Paul ( American naval officer famed for bravery , his most famous tory was the defeat of the British warship , during which he declared , I have not yet begun to ( 97 ) Jones , Mary Harris ( Irish immigrant and American labor leader , she was known as Mother Jones and was a key speaker and . She helped found the Industrial Workers of the World . 586 ) Jim Kelley , Florence ( American reformer , she was active in the settlement house ment and led progressive reforms in labor tions for women and children . 616 ) Jim Lafayette , Marquis de ( French man and officer who viewed the American Revolution as important to the world , he helped the Revolution and served as major general . 95 )

La Marshall La , Robert ( Progressive American politician , he was active in local Wisconsin issues and challenged party bosses . As governor , he began the reform program called the Wisconsin Idea to make state government more professional . 614 ) Las Casas , de ( Spanish missionary and historian , he became the ordained Catholic priest in the New World and advocated for the welfare and protection of Native Americans as well as preached against the slavery system . 23 ) Lee , Robert ( American soldier , he refused Lincoln offer to head the Union army and agreed to lead Confederate forces . He fully led several major battles until his defeat at Gettysburg , and he surrendered to the Union General Grant at mattox Courthouse . 479 , 481 ) Lewis , Meriwether ( Former army tain selected by President Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase , he led the expedition that became known as the Lewis and Clark . 237 ) 1917 ) Queen of the Hawaiian Islands , she opposed annexation by the United States but lost power in a revolt by planters that led to a new government . 642 ) Lincoln , Abraham ( Sixteenth president of the United States , he promoted equal rights for African Americans in the famed Douglas debates . He issued the Emancipation Proclamation and set in motion the Civil War , but he was determined to preserve the Union . He was assassinated in 1865 . 452 , 477 ) Miami chief who led a Native American alliance that raided settlements in the Northwest Territory , he was defeated and forced to sign the Treaty of Greenville , and he later became an advocate for peace . 208 ) Longfellow , can poet in the century , he is best known for his , such as Paul Revere Ride in Tales of a Wayside Inn and The Song of . 407 ) Lowell , Francis Cabot ( American trialist who developed the Lowell system , a mill system that included looms that could both weave thread and spin cloth . He hired young women to live and work in his mill . 354 ) Em McClellan , George . American army general put in charge of Union troops and later removed by Lincoln for failure to press Confederate troops in Richmond . 479 ) McCormick , Cyrus ( American inventor and industrialist , he invented the mechanical reaper and harvesting machine that quickly cut down wheat . 366 ) McKinley , William ( dent of the United States , he enacted protective tariffs in the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 and acquired Cuba , Puerto Rico , Guam , and the during his administration . He was later assassinated . 608 ) Francisco ( Mexican ary leader , he called for the restoration of the Mexican constitution and planned an overthrow of Diaz . He became president of Mexico but was overthrown by . 660 ) Madison , James ( American statesman , he was a delegate to the Constitutional tion , the fourth president of the United States , the author of some of the , and is called the father of the Constitution for his proposals at the Constitutional Convention . He led the United States through the War of 1812 . 126 , 149 ) Magellan ( Ferdinand ( Portuguese captain of a Spanish that sought a western route to Asia via the ern Ocean , he found a passage through South America , now known as the Strait of Magellan , but died during the expedition . His crew of 18 people with one remaining ship successfully circumnavigated the world . 17 ) Mann , Horace ( American educator , he is considered the father of American public education . He was a leader of the school movement , advocating education for all children . 412 , 413 ) an an ' Marion , Francis ( 1732 ?

Revolutionary War commander of Marion Brigade , a group of guerrilla soldiers in South Carolina that used surprise raids against British communications and supply lines . 99 ) Marshall , John ( Federalist leader who served in the House of Representatives and as Secretary of State , he later became the Chief BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY

I A . ca Marshall Pocahontas Justice of the Supreme Court , establishing in Madison the Supreme Court power of judicial review . 232 ) Marshall , Thurgood ( First African American Supreme Court Justice , he as a lawyer the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and fought racial segregation . 148 ) Meade , George ( American army cer , he served as a Union general at major Civil War battles . He forced back General Lee federate army at Gettysburg but failed to obtain a decisive victory . 498 ) Herman ( American writer , he based his books on his sailing experiences and is famous for . 407 ) Moctezuma II ( Emperor of Aztec Empire , he welcomed explorer as a god but was taken prisoner by him . He was later killed , and the Aztec capital was destroyed ing the following Aztec uprising . 20 ) Monroe , James ( Leading Revolutionary and negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase , he was the president of the United States . He put forth the Monroe Doctrine ing the sphere of in the Western Hemisphere that became the foundation of foreign policy . 261 ) Morse , Samuel . American artist and inventor , he applied scientists of electricity and magnetism to develop the telegraph , which soon sent messages all across the country . 364 , 365 ) Mott , Lucretia ( American reformer , she planned the Seneca Falls Convention with beth Cady Stanton , the first organized meeting for women rights in the United States . 426 ) Jim , Sandra Day ( Associate justice of the Supreme Court , she was the first woman appointed to the Court . 148 ) Florida Seminole leader , he resisted removal by the government despite an earlier treaty that Seminole leaders had been forced to sign . He was eventually captured and died in prison . 29 ) BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY JIM Paine , Thomas ( American political philosopher and author , he urged an immediate declaration of independence from England in his anonymously and simply written pamphlet , Common Sense . 83 ) Paul , Alice ( American social reformer , suffragist , and activist , she was the founder of the organization that became the National Woman Party ( that worked to obtain women suffrage . 624 ) Penn , William ( Quaker leader who founded a colony for Quakers in Pennsylvania the colony provided an important example of representative and became a model of freedom and tolerance . 50 ) Perry , Oliver Hazard ( American naval captain who put together the that defeated the British at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812 . 247 ) Pershing , John . American army , he commanded the expeditionary force sent into Mexico to find Pancho Villa . He was the major general and commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I . 661 ) Pickett , George ( American general in the Confederate army , he was famed for Pickett Charge , a failed but heroic effort at Cemetery Ridge in the Battle of Gettysburg , often ered a turning point of the Civil War . 499 ) Pierce , Franklin ( Democratic candidate for president in 1852 and the fourteenth dent of the United States , he made the Purchase , which opened the Northwest for settlement , and passed the unpopular Nebraska Act . 445 ) Pike , Army officer sent on a mission to explore the West , he was ordered to find the headwaters of the Red River . He attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes Peak in Colorado . 238 ) Pizarro ( Francisco ( Spanish conquistador who sailed with Balboa on the discovery of the Pacific Ocean , he later pursued rumors of golden cities in the Andes Mountains of South America and conquered the Inca Empire . 21 ) Pocahontas ( American Indian cess , she saved the life of John Smith when he was captured and sentenced to death by the . She was later taken prisoner by the English , converted to Christianity , and married colonist John Rolfe . 37 )

Poe Singer Poe , Edgar Allan ( American writer , he is famed for his haunting poem The Raven , as well as many other chilling or romantic stories and poems . He is credited with creating the first detective story , The Gold Bug . 407 ) Polk , James ( Eleventh president of the United States , he settled the Oregon ary with Great Britain and successfully conducted the War . 317 ) Pontiac ( Ottawa chief who united the Great Lakes Indians to try to halt the advance of European settlements , he attacked British forts in a rebellion known as Pontiac Rebellion he eventually surrendered in 1766 . 61 ) Terence ( American labor leader for the Knights of Labor , he removed the secrecy originally surrounding the organization , leading to its becoming the truly national American labor union . 585 ) Pulitzer , Joseph ( American journalist and newspaper publisher , he established the Pulitzer Prize for public service and ment of education . 646 ) Jim Revels , Hiram ( American clergyman , educator , and politician , he became the first African American in the Senate . 525 ) Rockefeller , John ( American industrialist and , he made a fortune in the oil business and used vertical and integration to establish a monopoly on the steel business . 580 , 583 ) Roosevelt , Theodore ( president of the United States after William McKinley was assassinated , he organized the volunteer cavalry regiment known as the Rough Riders which fought in Cuba during the American War . As president , he acquired the ama Canal Zone , and announced the Roosevelt Corollary , making the United States the defender of the Western Hemisphere . 627 , 655 ) Jim ( 1786 ?

Shoshone woman who , along with her French husband , accompanied and aided Lewis and Clark on their expedition . 238 ) Santa Anna , Antonio Lopez de ( can general and politician , he was president of Mexico and became a dictator . He fought in the Texas Revolution and seized the Alamo but was defeated and captured by Sam Houston at San . 313 ) Scott , 1795 ?

Enslaved African who filed suit for his freedom stating that his time living in a free state made him a free man the Supreme Court ruling as the Scott decision upheld slavery and found the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional . 451 ) Scott , American general , he served as commander in the Mexican War and used a strategy against the South in the Civil War he wanted to destroy the economy with a naval blockade and gain trol of the Mississippi River . 475 ) between 1760 and ) can Indian scholar and craftsman , he created a writing system for the Cherokee language and taught literacy to many Cherokee . 295 ) Serra ( 1784 ) Spanish Franciscan missionary to nia , he planned or founded numerous missions all along the coast and founded San cisco in an effort to spread Christianity . 22 ) Seward , William ( American cian , who as Secretary of State was laughed at for Seward Folly , the purchase of Alaska from Russia for less than two cents an acre , which added approximately square miles of land to the United States . 641 ) Shays , Daniel ( Revolutionary War officer who led Shays Rebellion , an uprising of farmers in western Massachusetts that shut down the courts so that farmers would not lose their farms for tax debts . He was defeated and condemned to death , but pardoned . 123 ) Sherman , American Union army officer , his famous March to the Sea captured Atlanta , Georgia , marking an tant turning point in the war . 501 ) Singer , Isaac ( American inventor he patented an improved sewing machine and by 1860 was the largest manufacturer of sewing machines in the country . 367 ) in an ' BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY

I A . ca Sitting Bull Vallejo Sitting Bull ( American Indian leader who became the head chief of the entire Sioux nation , he encouraged other Sioux leaders to resist government demands to buy lands on the Black Hills reservations . 556 ) Slater , Samuel ( English industrialist who brought a design for a textile mill to ca , he is considered the founder of the American cotton industry . 348 ) Smith , John ( English colonist to the Americas who helped found Colony and encouraged settlers to work harder and build better housing . 37 ) Squanto ( Indian who was captured and enslaved in Spain but later escaped to land and then America he taught the Pilgrims native farming methods and helped them lish relations with the , the Indians at the feast later as Thanksgiving . 43 ) Stanford , Leland ( American railroad builder and politician , he established the nia Central Railroad and founded ford University . 581 , 583 ) Stanton , Elizabeth Cady ( American woman suffrage leader , she organized the Seneca Falls Convention with Lucretia Mott . The convention was the first organized meeting for women rights in the United States , which launched the suffrage movement . 426 , 429 ) Stevens , Thaddeus ( American lawyer and politician , he was the leader of the Radical Republicans in the Reconstruction effort and was an opponent and critic of Andrew policies . He sought economic justice for men and poor southerners . 519 ) Stone , Lucy ( American woman , she was a and accomplished antislavery speaker who supported the rights movement . 427 ) Harriet Beecher ( American author and daughter of Lyman Beecher , she was an abolitionist and author of the famous slavery novel , Uncle Cabin ( 443 ) Stuyvesant ( Peter ( Director general of the Dutch New colony , he was forced to surrender New land to the English . 37 ) Sutter , John ( American pioneer who built Sutter Fort , a trading post on the nia frontier gold was discovered , leading to the California gold rush . 327 ) BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY Taft , Howard ( 185 ) president of the United States , he angered by moving cautiously toward reforms and by supporting the Tariff , which did not lower tariffs very much . He lost Roosevelt support and was defeated for a ond term . 629 ) Roger . Supreme Court Chief Justice , he wrote the ity opinion in the Scott decision , stating that African Americans were not citizens and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional . 452 ) Taylor , American engineer , he introduced the ing system known as management that viewed workers as mechanical parts of the duction process , not as human beings . 584 ) Tecumseh ( Shawnee chief who ed to form an Indian confederation to resist white settlement in the Northwest Territory . 242 ) Thoreau , Henry David ( American writer and transcendentalist philosopher , he studied nature and published a magazine article , Civil Disobedience , as well as his famous book , Walden Pond . 405 ) Truth , Sojourner ( American evangelist and reformer , she was born an enslaved African but was later freed and became a speaker for abolition and women suffrage . 418 ) Tubman , Harriet ( American who escaped slavery and assisted other enslaved Africans to escape she is the most famous Underground Railroad conductor and is known as the Moses of her people . 420 ) Turner , Nat ( American slave leader , he claimed that divine inspiration had led him to end the slavery system . Called Nat Rebellion , the slave revolt was the most violent one in history he was tried , convicted , and executed . 390 ) Tweed , William Marcy ( American cian , he gained control of New York City many Hall political machine and became known as Boss Tweed . He was convicted of stealing from the New York City treasury . 607 ) Jim Vallejo , Mariano Guadalupe ( American soldier and politician , he increased settlement in

Vallejo Zapata northern California and became a rich man . He helped in the effort to get statehood for California . 319 ) Van , Martin ( American politician and secretary of state under Andrew Jackson , he later became the eighth president of the United States . 286 ) Denmark ( American , he was brought to America as a slave but purchased his own freedom . He planned a large slave uprising in South Carolina and was tried and hanged along with 36 others accused of plotting the rebellion . 390 ) Villa , Francisco Pancho ( Mexican bandit and revolutionary leader , he led revolts against and . He was pursued by the but evaded General Pershing . 661 ) Elm Washington , African can educator and civil rights leader , he was born into slavery and later became head of the Tuskegee Institute for career training for African Americans . He was an advocate for conservative social change . 624 ) Washington , George ( Revolutionary War hero and Patriot leader , he served as a representative to the Continental Congresses , commanded the Continental Army , and was unanimously , elected to two terms as dent of the United States . 80 , 82 ) Webster , Daniel ( American lawyer and statesman , he spoke out against nullification and states rights , believing that the country should stay . 290 ) Wells , Ida . African American ist and activist , she was and editor of the Memphis Free Speech . 624 ) Whitman , Walt ( American poet , he gained recognition abroad and later at home for unrhymed works of poetry praising the United States , Americans , democracy , and ( 407 ) Whitney , Eli ( American inventor whose cotton gin changed cotton harvesting and enabled large increases in cotton production he introduced the technology of mass production through the development of interchangeable parts in . 349 ) Wilder , Laura ( American writer and who wrote a series of children books based on her own experiences , including the classic Little House on the Prairie . 562 ) Wilson , Woodrow ( president of the United States , his reform tion was given the name New Freedom , and it included three constitutional amendments direct election of senators , prohibition , and women suffrage . He created the Federal Reserve System , the Federal Trade Commission , and he enacted child labor laws . 629 ) Sarah ( Paiute Indian reformer , she was an activist for Indian rights and lectured about the problems of the reservation system . 558 ) Winthrop , John ( Leader of the Bay Colony who led Puritan colonists to Massachusetts to establish an ideal Christian community he later became the colony first governor . 44 ) Wright , Orville ( and Wilbur ( American pioneers of aviation , they went from experiments with kites and gliders to piloting the first successful airplane and later founded the American Wright pany to manufacture airplanes . 578 ) Young , Brigham ( American religious leader who headed the Mormon Church after the murder of Joseph Smith , he moved the munity to Utah , leading thousands along what came to be as the Mormon Trail to the main settlement at Salt Lake City . 311 ) Zapata , Emiliano ( Mexican ary , he was a guerrilla leader helping overthrow Diaz . He was a champion of and revolted against . 661 ) In an ' BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY

II ! Ill to English and Spanish Glossary AS IN alphabet EXAMPLE Phonetic and , Pronunciation Guide Asia Many of the key terms in this . textbook have been let , ten to help you pronounce them . LE The letter combinations used even , in the throughout it , tip , British , up , the narrative are explained in site , buy , Ohio my By the following phonetic . in and . card over , oh The guide is adapted from Collegiate , Dictionary , Edition , Boom Biographical all , orchid aw ' AWL , I ' an , oy Geographical . KOW Dictionary OW cup , butter uh , rule , oo ROOL , FOOD few yoo vision A syllable printed in small capital letters receives heavier emphasis than the other syllable ( in a word . ABC Powers Argentina , Brazil and Chile nations that offered to negotiate a dispute between the United States and Mexico when unrest following the Mexican Revolution brought the two countries into ( 661 ) ABC Argentina , Chile que se a resolver el entre dos Mexico cuando el a la un entre ambos ( 661 ) abolition an end to slavery ( 416 ) de la ( 416 ) Treaty ( 1819 ) an agreement in which Spain gave East Florida to the United States ( 261 ) de Adams ( 1819 ) acuerdo en el que el del este de Florida a ( agrarian relating to farming and agriculture ( 41 ) con los la ( peg . 41 ) Alamo Spanish mission in San Antonio , Texas , that was the site of a famous battle of the Texas Revolution in 183 ( 14 ) El Alamo en San Antonio , Texas de una durante la de 1836 ( 314 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY Alien and Sedition Acts ( 1798 ) laws passed by a Congress aimed at protecting the government from treasonous ideas , actions , and people ( 215 ) de No ( 1798 ) por un con el fin de proteger al de la de ideas , personas ( amendment change , correction , or addition to a law or constitution ( 135 ) cambio , de manera a una ley ( 135 ) American Society an organization started by William Lloyd Garrison whose members wanted immediate emancipation and racial equality for can Americans ( 417 ) Americana contra la por William Lloyd Garrison bros la la racial de los ( 417 ) American Federation of Labor an organization that united skilled workers into national unions for industries ( 585 ) que en por ( 585 )

American Battle of the Little Big de Little Big horn American System Henry Clay plan for raising tariffs to pay for improvements such as better roads and canals ( 264 ) plan de de por Henry Clay para como la de ( 264 ) people who opposed of the Constitution ( 132 ) personas que se a la de la ( 132 ) League a group of citizens opposed to imperialism , and , to the peace treaty that gave the United States control of Cuba , Guam , Puerto Rico , and the Philippines ( 650 ) grupo de que se al , mas , al de paz que a el control de Cuba , Guam , Puerto Rico ( 650 ) Courthouse Virginia town where General Robert Lee was forced to surrender , thus ending the Civil War ( 502 ) Courthouse de Virginia donde el general Robert Lee fue a , a la Guerra Civil ( 502 ) Articles of Confederation ( 1777 ) the document that created the central government for the United States was replaced by the Constitution in 1789 ( 116 ) de la ( 1777 ) que creo el primer central en dos fue por la en 1789 ( 16 ) Jim . Bacon Rebellion ( 1676 ) an led by Nathaniel Bacon against American Indians and the colonial government in Virginia ( 38 ) Rebelion de Bacon ( 1676 ) por Nathaniel Bacon contra los nos el colonial en Virginia ( 38 ) Bank of the United States a national bank chartered by Congress in 1791 to provide security for the economy ( 204 ) Banco de banco por el en 1791 para dar a la de ( 204 ) Battle of ( 1862 ) a Union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest battle in military history ( 481 ) de ( 1862 ) victoria del de la Union durante la Guerra Civil en la de un solo dia mas en la historia militar de ( 481 ) Battle of Bunker Hill ( 1775 ) a Revolutionary War battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could well against the British army ( 81 ) de Bunker Hill ( 1775 ) de la Guerra de que lugar en Boston en esta se que los bien contra el ( 81 ) Battle of Fallen Timbers ( 1794 ) a battle between and an American Indian confederation that ended Indian efforts to halt white settlement in the Northwest Territory ( 209 ) de Fallen Timbers ( 1794 ) entre las una de que a los de os para la de personas de raza blanca al del ( 209 ) Battle of Gettysburg ( 1863 ) a Union Civil War Victory hat turned the tide against the Confederates at Gettysburg , Pennsylvania ( 498 ) de Gettysburg ( 1863 ) Victoria del de la Union durante la Guerra Civil que cambio el de a guerra en contra de los en burg , 498 ) Battle of Lake Erie ( 1813 ) victory in the War of 1812 , led by Oliver Hazard Perry broke Britain rol of Lake Erie ( 247 ) del Iago Erie ( 1813 ) en la Guerra de 1812 en la que el , Oliver Hazard Perry , al control del ago Erie ( 247 ) Battle of New Orleans ( 1815 ) the greatest victory in he War of 1812 actually took place two weeks after a treaty had been signed ending the war ( 248 ) de Nueva Orleans ( 1815 ) la mayor Victoria del en la Guerra de 1812 lugar dos despues de la de un de paz en el que se el de la guerra ( 248 ) Battle of San ( 1836 ) the battle of the Texas Revolution resulted in the defeat of the Mexican army and independence for Texas ( 314 ) de San ( 1836 ) de la en la que fue el Texas su ( 314 ) Battle of Saratoga ( 1777 ) a Revolutionary War battle in New York that resulted in a major defeat of British troops marked the Patriots greatest victory up to that point in the war ( 94 ) de Saratoga ( 1777 ) de la Guerra de que lugar en Nueva York en la que las una de sus los su mayor Victoria hasta ese momento ( 94 ) Battle of Shiloh ( 1862 ) a Civil War battle in Tennessee in which the Union army gained greater control over the Mississippi River valley ( 485 ) de Shiloh ( 1862 ) de la Guerra Civil en Tennessee en la que el de la Union mayor control sobre el del rio Mississippi ( 485 ) Battle of the Little Big Horn ( 1876 ) Custer Last Stand battle between soldiers , led by George Armstrong Custer , and Sioux warriors , led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull , that resulted in the worst defeat for the Army in the West ( 556 ) de Little Big Horn ( 1876 ) ultima del general Custer esta entre las de George Armstrong Custer los al mando de Caballo Loco Toro la mayor del en el Oeste ( 556 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY an '

III a III Battle of de Battle ( 1811 ) victory over an Indian confederation that wanted to stop white ment in the Northwest Territory increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States ( 244 ) 1811 ) victoria del sobre la indigena que el de de en el del esta las entre Gran dos ( Battle ( 1776 ) a Revolutionary War battle in New Jersey in which Patriot forces captured more than 900 Hessian troops ( 93 ) de Trenton ( 1776 ) de la Guerra de que lugar en Nueva Jersey en esta las de los a mas de 900 soldados ( 93 ) Battle ( 1781 ) the last major battle of the Revolutionary War site of British general Charles Cornwallis surrender to the Patriots in Virginia ( 100 ) de Yorktown ( 1781 ) la ultima tante de la Guerra de lugar donde se el general Charles Cornwallis ante las de los en Virginia ( 100 ) Bear Flag Revolt ( 1846 ) a revolt against Mexico by American settlers in California who declared the tory an independent republic ( 320 ) de Bear Flag ( 1846 ) rebelion por en contra de para al de una ( 320 ) benevolent society an aid organization formed by immigrant communities ( 591 ) de de ayuda mada por de ( 591 ) Bessemer process a process developed in the that led to faster , cheaper steel production ( 575 ) de Bessemer de de mas rapido , en la de 1850 ( 575 ) Bill of Rights the first 10 amendments to the tion in 1791 ( 135 ) de primeras 10 das a la en 1791 ( 135 ) Black Codes laws passed in the southern states during Reconstruction that greatly limited the freedom and rights of African Americans ( 518 ) para negros en los en la de la que en gran la libertad los de los ( 518 ) bond a that represents money the ment has borrowed from private citizens ( 200 ) bono que dinero que el toma de los ( boomtown a Western community that grew quickly because of the mining boom and often disappeared when the boom ended ( 548 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY pueblo de rapido del Oeste que se con gran a la del oro , pero que cuando los se ( 548 ) border states Delaware , Kentucky , Maryland , and slave states that lay between the North and the South and did not join the Confederacy during the Civil War ( 474 ) Delaware , Kentucky , Maryland Missouri entre el Norte el Sur , que la que no se a la durante la Guerra Civil ( 474 ) Boston Massacre ( 1770 ) an incident in which British soldiers into a crowd of colonists , killing people ( 67 ) matanza de Boston ( 1770 ) en el que los soldados entre una de , la muerte a cinco personas ( 67 ) Boston Tea Party ( 1773 ) a protest against the Tea Act in which a group of colonists boarded British tea ships and dumped more than 340 chests of tea into Boston Harbor ( 68 ) del de Boston ( 1773 ) en contra de la Ley del en la que un grupo de que al mar de 340 con este en el puerto de Boston ( 68 ) Boxer Rebellion ( 1900 ) a siege of a foreign settlement in Beijing by Chinese nationalists who were angry at foreign involvement in China ( 645 ) rebelion de los boxers ( 1900 ) a un to en Beijing por parte de un grupo de chinos que estaban en con la en China ( 645 ) Bureau of Indian Affairs a government agency created in the to oversee federal policy toward Native Americans ( 294 ) de por el en el para de las cas federales sobre los ( 294 ) Jim Spanish colonists in California in the ( 19 ) que Vivian en nia en el ( 319 ) capital money or property that is used to earn more money ( 13 ) capital dinero para mas dinero ( 13 ) capitalism an economic system in which private run most industries ( 619 ) en el que las sas la de las ( 619 )

cattle de Confederate States of de cattle drive a long journey on which cowboys herded cattle to northern markets or better grazing lands ( 549 ) de viaje largo en el que los vaqueros para a los del Norte a mejores ( 549 ) Cattle Kingdom an area of the Great Plains on which many ranchers raised cattle in the late ( 549 ) del area de las Grandes en la que muchos se a de ( 549 ) charter an document that gives a person the right to establish a colony ( 27 ) carta de constitution legal que da a una persona el derecho de una colonia ( 27 ) checks and balances a system established by the that prevents any branch of government from becoming too powerful ( 129 ) por la para que cualquier poder del en con los ( 129 ) Chinese Exclusion Act ( 1882 ) a law passed by Congress that banned Chinese from immigrating to the United States for 10 years ( 593 ) Ley de Exclusion de Chinos ( 1882 ) ley por el que la de chinos a por un de 10 anos ( 593 ) Trail a trail that ran from San Antonio , Texas , to Abilene , Kansas , established by Jesse in the late for cattle drives ( 549 ) Camino de camino por Jesse a de la de 1860 que iba desde San Antonio , Texas hasta Abilene , Kansas , para de ( 549 ) Civil Rights Act of 1866 a law that gave African cans legal rights equal to those of white Americans ( 520 ) Ley de de 1866 ley que daba a los a los que los de raza blanca ( 520 ) the first commercial boat developed by Robert Fulton and tested in 1807 ( 359 ) primer barco comercial de vapor de grandes , por Robert Fulton en 1807 ( 359 ) collective bargaining a technique used by labor unions in which workers act collectively to change working conditions or wages ( 586 ) por los en el que los para cambiar las los ( 586 ) Columbian Exchange the transfer of plants , animals , and diseases between the Americas and Europe , Asia , and Africa ( 18 ) de plantas , males entre America Europa , Asia Africa ( 18 ) Committees of Correspondence committees created by the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the to help towns and colonies share information about resisting British laws ( 65 ) de por la Camara de de Massachusetts en la de 1760 para que que los a a las ( 65 ) movement a social reform effort that began in the and promoted the idea of having all children educated in a common place regardless of social class or background ( 412 ) de social a del para la idea de que todos los ninos debian en un lugar sin su clase social ( 412 ) Common Sense ( 1776 ) a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that criticized monarchies and convinced many American colonists of the need to break away from Britain ( 83 ) 1776 ) escrito por Thomas Paine en el que a las con el fin de a los de la de de Gran ( 83 ) Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay proposed agreement that allowed California to enter the Union as a free state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into two territories where slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty ( 441 ) Acuerdo de 1850 acuerdo por Henry Clay en que se a California en la Union como estado libre se la division del resto del por Mexico en dos partes donde la seria por lar ( 441 ) Compromise an agreement to settle the disputed presidential election of 1876 Democrats agreed to accept Republican Rutherford Hayes as president in return for the removal of federal troops from the South ( 527 ) Acuerdo de 1877 acuerdo en el que se la de las de 1876 los al Rutherford Hayes como presidente a cambio del de las federales del Sur ( 527 ) Lode Nevada gold and silver mine discovered by Henry in 1859 ( 547 ) veta de de oro plata en Nevada por Henry en 1859 ( 547 ) Confederate States of America the nation formed by the southern states when they seceded from the Union also known as the Confederacy ( 458 ) de por los del Sur cuando se de la Union como ( 458 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY an VI in VI '

ill a in III Declaration of de conquistador a Spanish soldier and explorer who led military expeditions in the Americas and captured land for Spain ( 20 ) conquistador soldado espanol que en America en nombre de ( 20 ) consul general chief diplomat ( 644 ) consul general jefe ( 644 ) constitution a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government ( 115 ) de que los las de un ( 115 ) Constitutional Convention ( 1787 ) a meeting held in Philadelphia at which delegates from the states wrote the Constitution ( 126 ) 1787 ) en en el que de los la ( 126 ) Constitutional Union Party a political party formed in 1860 by a group of and southerners who supported the Union , its laws , and the Constitution ( 457 ) por la Union politico en 1860 por del Norte del Sur en de la Union , sus la ( Continental Army the army created by the Second Congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain ( 80 ) Continental por el Segundo Continental en 1775 para defender las del . 80 ) contraband an escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War ( 493 ) en un pais de ma ilegal que que se unio al de la Union durante la Guerra Civil ( 493 ) Convention of 1818 an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that settled fishing rights and established new North American borders ( 260 ) de 1818 acuerdo entre Gran para los de las ( 260 ) Copperheads a group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War ( 494 ) copperheads grupo de del Norte que se a la de la ban con las durante la Guerra Civil ( 494 ) corporation a business that sells portions of ownership called stock shares ( 579 ) que vende partes de la misma ( 579 ) cotton belt a region stretching from South Carolina to east Texas where most cotton was produced ing the ( 379 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY region zona que se desde Carolina del Sur hasta el este de Texas , en la que se la mayor parte del en a del ( 379 ) cotton diplomacy Confederate efforts to use the of southern cotton to Britain textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War ( 475 ) del de la por la del del Sur en la para a Gran de su causa durante la Guerra Civil ( 475 ) cotton gin a machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 to remove seeds from cotton ized the cotton industry ( 377 ) de por Eli Whitney en 1793 para las de de las semillas la del ( culture the common values and traditions of a society , such as language , government , and family ships ( de una dad , como el , la forma de las ( Cumberland Road the first federal road project , of which began in 1815 ran from , Maryland , to Wheeling , West Virginia ( 265 ) camino de Cumberland primer federal de de , en 1815 para un camino entre Cumberland , Maryland el que lleva el nombre de ing , en Virginia Occidental ( 265 ) Jim Dawes General Allotment Act ( 1887 ) legislation passed by Congress that split up Indian reservation lands among individual Indians and promised them ( 558 ) Ley de Adjudication General de Dawes ( 1887 ) ley por el que el de las entre sus les la ( 558 ) Declaration of Independence ( 1776 ) the document written to declare the colonies free from British rule ( 84 ) de ( 1776 ) para la de las del ( 84 ) Declaration of Sentiments ( 1848 ) a statement ten and signed by women rights supporters at the Seneca Falls Convention detailed their beliefs about social injustice against women ( 426 )

Declaration of de Emancipation de de ( 1848 ) por una serie de personas en de los de la mujer durante la de Seneca Falls , en la que se con su punto de vista sobre las que a las mujeres ( 426 ) a decrease in money supply and overall lower prices ( 564 ) de la del dinero baja general en los ( 564 ) Democratic Party a political party formed by supporters of Andrew Jackson after the presidential election of 1824 ( 285 ) politico por de Andrew Jackson de las de 1824 ( 285 ) Party a political party founded in the by Thomas Jefferson , James Madison , and other leaders who wanted to preserve the power of the state governments and promote agriculture ( 212 ) politico en la de 1790 por Thomas Jefferson , James Madison otros politicos con el de el poder de los mover la ( 212 ) department store giant retail shop ( 596 ) por grandes de al publico ( 596 ) deport to send an immigrant back to his or her country of origin ( 184 ) a un de a su pais de ( 184 ) depression a steep drop in economic activity combined with rising unemployment ( 123 ) considerable en la , con un en el ( 123 ) direct primary a procedure for direct selection of dates by voters instead of by party leaders ( 613 ) de en el que los ( no los de los ) a los ( 613 ) dollar diplomacy President Taft policy of Latin America through economic rather than intervention ( 65 ) del por el presidente Taft para en los de la en lugar de la militar ( 65 ) Donner party a group of western travelers who were stranded in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of only 45 of the party 87 members survived ( 327 ) grupo Donner grupo de del Oeste dos en la Sierra Nevada durante el de solo 45 de los 87 ( 327 ) the act of trying a person twice for the same crime ( 180 ) doble de a una persona dos veces por el mismo ( 180 ) draft a system of required service in the armed forces ( 185 ) conscription de en las armadas ( 185 ) Scott ( 1857 ) a slave whose court case led to a Supreme Court ruling that declared African Americans were not citizens , that the Missouri Compromise restriction on slavery was , and that Congress did not have the right to ban slavery in any federal territory ( 451 ) Scott ( 1857 ) que fue con una decision de la en la que se que los no ser de , que las de la en el Acuerdo de Missouri eran que el no tenia derecho de la en ninguna parte del federal ( 451 ) dry farming a method of farming used by Plains farmers in the that shifted focus from crops to more hardy crops ( 561 ) sin de que los de las en la de 1890 que un cambio de los que del agua a otros mas ( 561 ) due process the fair application of the law ( 180 ) justa de la ley ( 180 ) Jim Eighteenth Amendment ( 1919 ) a constitutional ment that outlawed the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States repealed in 1933 ( 623 ) 1919 ) que la de en en 1933 ( 623 ) electoral college a group of people selected from each of the states to cast votes in presidential elections ( 196 ) electoral grupo de personas en cada estado para en las ( 196 ) emancipation freeing of the slaves ( 491 ) de los ( 491 ) Emancipation Proclamation ( 1862 ) an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union took effect January , 1863 ( 49 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY an on on on '

Vi Vi . Ill in III Emancipation de de Emancipation ( 1862 ) por el presidente Abraham Lincoln para a los en las areas que contra la Union en vigor el primero de de 1863 ( 491 ) embargo the banning of trade with a country ( 241 ) embargo del con un pais ( 241 ) Embargo Act ( 1807 ) a law that prohibited American merchants from trading with other countries ( 241 ) Ley de Embargo ( 1807 ) ley que a los con otros ( 241 ) eminent domain the governments power to take sonal property to the public ( 180 ) derecho de poder al para tomar por el bien ( 180 ) agents who were contracted by the can republic to bring settlers to Texas in the early ( 12 ) personas por la para personas que en Texas a del ( 312 ) encomienda system a system in Spanish America that gave settlers the right to tax local Indians or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting them and converting them to Christianity ( 22 ) de encomienda en la America que a los a los trabajo a cambio de su de al . 22 ) English Bill of Rights ( 1689 ) a shift of political power from the British monarchy to Parliament ( 55 , 114 ) de ( 1689 ) cambio del poder politico de la al Parlamento ( 55 , 114 ) Enlightenment the Age of Reason movement that began in Europe in the as people began the natural world , society , and government ( 59 ) Era de la Razon en Europa en el XVIII cuando las personas a mas sobre la , la el ( 59 ) entrepreneur a person who organizes , operates , and assumes the risk for a business venture ( 380 ) persona que , opera asume el de un nuevo ( 380 ) environment the climate and landscape that surrounds living things ( medio el donde habitan ( Era of Good Feelings a period of peace , pride , and ress for the United States from 1815 to 1825 ( 265 ) Era de los buenos de paz , de los de 1815 a 1825 ( 265 ) Erie Canal the canal that runs from Albany to Buffalo , New York completed in 1825 ( 265 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY canal de Erie canal que Va de Albany a , en el estado de Nueva York en 1825 ( 265 ) executive branch the division of the federal government that includes the president and the administrative departments enforces the nations laws ( 129 ) poder division del federal que al presidente a los el de las de la ( 129 ) executive orders directives issued by the president in certain circumstances executive orders have the force of congressional law ( 147 ) no por el presidente de en tienen la misma que las del ( 147 ) African Americans who settled western lands in the late ( 561 ) del que se ron en el Oeste a del ( 561 ) Em factor a crop broker who managed the trade between planters and their customers ( 379 ) que el comercial entre las del Sur sus ( 379 ) federal system a system that divided powers between the states and the federal government ( 144 ) federal en el que se el er entre los el federal ( 144 ) federalism system of government in which power is distributed between a central government and individual states ( 129 ) de de en el que el poder esta entre una dad ( 129 ) a series of essays that defended and explained the Constitution and tried to reassure Americans that the states would not be overpowered by the proposed national government ( 133 ) Federalist Papers serie de que la con el de que los de que el no sobre el de los ( 133 ) Federalist Party a political party created in the and by Alexander Hamilton that wanted to strengthen the federal government and promote industry and trade ( 212 ) politico en la da de 1790 las ideas de Alexander ton para al federal la el comercial ( 212 ) Federalists people who supported ratification of the Constitution ( 132 ) personas que la de la ( 132 )

Fifteenth Gettysburg Add de Gettysburg Fifteenth Amendment ( 1870 ) a constitutional ment that gave African American men the right to vote ( 523 ) 1870 ) que a los hombres el derecho al ( 523 ) Massachusetts Infantry African American Civil War regiment that captured Fort Wagner in South Carolina ( 493 ) de de Massachusetts de la Guerra Civil por soldados que tomo el fuerte Wagner en Carolina del Sur ( 493 ) First Battle of Bull Run ( 1861 ) the first major battle of the Civil War , resulting in a Confederate victory showed that the Civil War would not be won easily ( 479 ) primera de Bull Run ( 1861 ) primera importante de la Guerra Civil , en la cual el la Victoria en esta se que de los la guerra con ( 479 ) First Continental Congress ( 1774 ) a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the closing of Boston Harbor , increased taxes , and abuses of authority by the British government gates petitioned King George 111 , listing the freedoms they believed colonists should enjoy ( 78 ) Primer Continental ( 1774 ) de de las en para como al del puerto de Boston , al de a los de la los una serie de al rey Jorge III , los que para los ( 78 ) folktale a story that often provides a moral lesson ( 389 ) popular que con una ( 389 ) Fort a federal outpost in Charleston , South Carolina , that was attacked by the Confederates in April 1861 , sparking the Civil War ( 473 ) fuerte de federal en ton , Carolina del Sur , por parte de los en de 1861 dio a la Guerra Civil ( 473 ) a who moved to California ing the gold rush ( 327 ) de oro que a California durante la del oro ( 327 ) Fourteenth Amendment ( 1866 ) a constitutional ment giving full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States , except for American Indians ( 521 ) 1866 ) que de a todas las personas en , con de los ( 521 ) Freedmen Bureau an agency established by Congress in 1865 to help poor people throughout the South ( 16 ) de por el en 1865 para ayudar a los del Sur del pais ( 516 ) Freeport Doctrine ( 1858 ) a statement made by Stephen Douglas during the debates that pointed out how people could use popular to determine if their state or territory should permit slavery ( 454 ) de Freeport ( 1858 ) por Stephen Douglas durante los debates Douglas que que el pueblo podia usar la popular para si su estado la ( 454 ) Party a political party formed in 1848 by slavery northerners who left the Whig and parties because neither addressed the slavery issue ( 439 ) Tierra Libre politico en 1848 por de los del Norte que al Whig al porque de los dos esta causa ( 439 ) French Revolution French rebellion that began in 1789 in which the French people overthrew the monarchy and made their country a republic ( 205 ) rebelion en 1789 en la que la poblacion la el pais en una ( 205 ) frontier an undeveloped area ( 546 ) frontera area sin ( 546 ) Fugitive Slave Act ( 1850 ) a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders ( 441 ) Ley de ( 1850 ) ley que como el ayudar a un a de su amo , de la de en donde la era ilegal para a sus ( 441 ) Em Purchase ( 1853 ) purchase of land from Mexico that included the southern parts of day Arizona and New Mexico ( 323 ) de ( 1853 ) por parte del de de que la region por el sur de Arizona Nuevo Mexico ( 323 ) Gettysburg Address ( 1863 ) a speech given by Abraham Lincoln in which he praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War ( 500 ) de Gettysburg ( 1863 ) por Abraham Lincoln en el que la de las de la Union su de en la Guerra Civil ( 500 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY in '

III a III Ghost de las Espiritus a politico Ghost Dance a religious movement among Native Americans that spread across the Plains in the 18805 ( 558 ) de los Espiritus de los que se por la region de las en la de 1880 ( 558 ) Gibbons Ogden ( 1824 ) a Supreme Court ruling that reinforced the federal government authority over the states ( 359 ) Gibbons contra Ogden ( 1824 ) de la que la del federal sobre los ( 359 ) Great Awakening a religious movement that became widespread in the American colonies in the and 17405 ( 58 ) Gran que gran en las en las de 1730 1740 ( 58 ) Great Compromise ( 1787 ) an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention establishing that a state population would determine representation in the lower house of the legislature , while each state would have equal representation in the upper house of the legislature ( 127 ) Gran Acuerdo ( 1787 ) acuerdo durante la en el que se que la de un estado debe su en la camara baja de la que cada estado debe tener igual en la camara alta de ( 127 ) Jim habeas corpus the constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment ( 494 ) habeas corpus contra el ilegal ( 494 ) Hartford Convention ( 1815 ) a meeting of Federalists at Hartford , Connecticut , to protest the War of 1812 ( 249 ) de Hartford ( 1815 ) de en Hartford , Connecticut , para por la Guerra de 1812 ( 249 ) Treaty ( 1903 ) an identical treaty to the earlier Treaty except that it widened the Panama Canal zone to 10 miles ( 653 ) de ( 1903 ) al anterior , con la de que la zona del canal de Panama a 10 ( 653 ) Treaty ( 1903 ) an agreement that the United States would pay Colombia 10 million plus a year for a lease on a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama ( 653 ) de ( 1903 ) acuerdo que que 10 de dolares mas al ano a Colombia por una de 99 para en el del canal que el de Panama ( 653 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY Haymarket Riot a riot that broke out at Haymarket Square in Chicago over the deaths of two strikers ( 586 ) de Haymarket que se en la Plaza Haymarket de Chicago por la muerte de dos ( 586 ) Homestead Act ( 1862 ) a law passed by Congress to encourage settlement in the West by giving land to small farmers ( 560 ) Ley de de ( 1862 ) ley por el para la del Oeste la de a ( 560 ) Homestead strike ( 1892 ) a strike at Andrew Homestead steel factory in Pennsylvania that erupted in violence between strikers and private detectives ( 587 ) de Homestead ( 1892 ) en la de de Andrew Carnegie en Homestead , que de entre detectives ( 587 ) horizontal integration owning all the businesses in a certain ( 581 ) integration horizontal de todas las que en un campo ( 581 ) Hudson River school a group of American artists in the whose paintings focused on the American landscape ( 272 ) del Rio Hudson grupo de a del cuya obra tra del ( 272 ) Hull House a settlement house founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889 ( 597 ) Hull Casa casa de a la dada por Jane Addams Ellen Gates Starr en 1889 ( a person who hunts animals and ers wild plants to provide for his or her needs ( cazador persona que caza plantas para sus ( Jim immigrant a person who moves to another country after leaving his or her homeland ( 42 , 184 ) persona que su pais para en un pais ( 42 , 184 ) Immigration Restriction League a group founded in 1894 by who made demands intended to reduce immigration ( 593 ) de de grupo en 1894 por que a la de la ( 593 ) impeach to bring charges against ( 146 ) a politico cargos en contra de un ( 146 )

politico impeachment the process used by a legislative body to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public ( 522 ) politico por el cual se cargos en contra de un publico ( 522 ) imperialism the practice of extending a nation power by gaining territories for a colonial empire ( 640 ) en la que una su poder la de para un colonial ( 640 ) impressment the practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy led to increased tensions between Great Britain and the United States in the early 18005 ( 241 ) que alas personas a servir en el la marina las entre Gran a del ( 241 ) indentured servant a colonist who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years ( 38 ) que un a a cambio de trabajar sin por ( 38 ) Indian Removal Act ( 1830 ) a congressional act that authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River ( 294 ) Ley de de ( 1830 ) ley por el que la expulsion de los que al este del rio Mississippi ( 294 ) Indian Territory an area covering most of Oklahoma to which most Native Americans in the Southeast were forced to move in the 18305 ( 294 ) Indigena area que la mayor parte del actual estado de Oklahoma a la que la de las del fueron a durante la de 1830 ( 294 ) indict to formally accuse ( 180 ) 180 ) industrialist a person owning or engaged in the of an industry ( 580 ) industrial persona que es de una que en su ( 580 ) Industrial Revolution a period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in the ( 347 ) industrial de rapido al uso de en la a del XVIII ( 347 ) Industrial Workers of the World ( a union founded in 1905 by socialists and union leaders that included workers not welcomed in the ( 619 ) del Mundo ( por sus en ) en 1905 por que a los que no la del Trabajo ( 619 ) increased prices for goods and services with the reduced value of money ( 25 ) en los de los al mismo tiempo que se produce una del dinero ( 25 ) initiative a method of allowing voters to propose a new law if enough signatures are collected on a petition ( 613 ) que permite a los ner una nueva ley la de para una ( 613 ) interchangeable parts a process developed by Eli ney in the 17905 that called for making each part of a machine exactly the same ( 349 ) por Eli Whitney en la de 1790 para que las de todas las exactamente ( 349 ) interest group a group of people who share common interests for political action ( 186 ) grupo de de personas que en lo que a ( 186 ) interstate commerce trade between two or more states ( 122 ) comercial entre dos mas ( 122 ) Intolerable Acts ( 1774 ) laws passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and to tighten government control of the colonies ( 68 ) Ley de ( 1774 ) serie de por el Parlamento para a los nos que en el del Te de Boston para su control sobre las ( 68 ) ironclad a warship that is heavily armored with iron ( 482 ) de guerra con ( 482 ) Iroquois League a political confederation of five northeastern Native American nations of the Seneca , Mohawk , and Onondaga that made decisions concerning war and peace ( 11 ) de por cinco del de ( los , los , los mohawks , los los ) para tomar con de guerra de paz ( 11 ) isolationism a national policy of avoiding involvement in other countries affairs ( 641 ) la cual una en los de otras ( 64 ) Jim Democracy support for an increase in voting rights by lowering property requirements , abolishing the National Bank , and encouraging westward expansion ( 285 ) de una del derecho al la de de , la del Banco la expansion hacia el oeste ( 285 ) an III III III ' ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY

Ill III legislative Jamestown the first colony in America set up in 1607 along the James River Virginia ( 36 ) Jamestown primera colonia en 1607 a lo largo del rio James en Virginia ( 36 ) Jay Treaty ( 1794 ) an agreement negotiated by John Jay to work out problems between Britain and the United States over northwestern lands , British seizure of ships , and debts owed to the British ( 207 ) de Jay ( 1794 ) acuerdo por John Jay para resolver los problemas entre Gran por los del , por la de , por las con los ( 207 ) Jim Crow law a law that enforced segregation in the southern states ( 528 ) ley de Jim Crow ley que la en los del Sur ( 528 ) John Brown raid ( 1859 ) an incident in which ist John Brown and 21 other men captured a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry , Virginia , in hope of starting a slave rebellion ( 455 ) de John Brown ( 1859 ) en el que el John Brown otros 21 hombres se de un arsenal federal en Harpers Ferry , Virginia , con la esperanza de una rebelion de ( 455 ) company a business formed by a group of people who jointly make an investment and share in the and losses ( 13 ) por por un grupo de personas que una inversion las las ( 13 ) judicial branch the division of the federal ment that is made up of the national courts laws , punishes criminals , and settles disputes between states ( 129 ) division del federal mada por las cortes de las , a los las entre ( 129 ) judicial review the Supreme Court power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional ( 232 ) de poder de la para las del ( 232 ) Judiciary Act of 1789 legislation passed by Congress that created the federal court system ( 198 ) Ley de de 1789 por el para el federal de ( 198 ) Jim Act ( 1854 ) a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery ( 447 ) Ley de Kansas Nebraska ( 1854 ) ley que a los de Kansas Nebraska la cion de la ( 447 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions ( Republican documents that argued that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional ( 215 ) de Kentucky ( mentos que el caracter de las de No ( 215 ) Kitchen Cabinet President Andrew Jackson group of informal advisers so called because they often met in the White House kitchen ( 286 ) de la grupo informal de del presidente Andrew Jackson asi porque en la de la Casa Blanca ( 286 ) Knights of Labor secret society that became the first truly national labor union in the United States ( 585 ) Knights secreta que se en el primer en ( 585 ) Party a political organization founded 1849 by who supported measures making it difficult for foreigners to become citizens and to hold ( 402 ) de los en 1849 por un grupo de que a los de otros la de la su en cargos ( 402 ) Ku Klux Klan a secret society created by white ers in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights ( 526 ) Ku Klux Klan secreta en 1866 por personas de raza blanca del Sur que el terror la para que los ( 526 ) Jim the theory that the economy works best with as few regulations as possible ( 606 ) de que la mejor si tiene los ( 606 ) Land Ordinance of 1785 legislation passed by Congress authorizing surveys and the division of public lands in the western region of the country ( 117 ) de de 1785 por el en el que se las nes de la division de en el oeste del pais ( 117 ) legislative branch the division of the government that proposes bills and passes them into laws ( 129 ) poder division del federal que propone de ley los somete a para en ( 129 )

Lewis and Clark de Lewis Clark Lewis and Clark expedition an expedition led by wether Lewis and William Clark that began in 1804 to explore the Louisiana Purchase ( 23 ) de Lewis Clark por Meriwether Lewis William Clark que en 1804 para el en la pra de Louisiana ( 23 ) debates a series of debates between Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democrat Stephen Douglas during the 1858 Senate campaign in Illinois ( 453 ) debates serie de debates entre el Abraham Lincoln el Douglas durante la campana de 1858 para el en Illinois ( 453 ) New York ( 1905 ) Supreme Court case that ruled that states could not restrict the rights of employers and workers to enter into any labor ment they wished ( 619 ) contra Nueva York ( 1905 ) caso de la que que los no el derecho de los los de el acuerdo que ( 619 ) Long Walk ( 1864 ) a march made by Navajo captives to a reservation in Redondo , New Mexico , that led to the deaths of hundreds of Navajo ( 557 ) La ( 1864 ) de 300 que hizo un grupo de hasta una indigena en Redondo , Nuevo Mexico , en la que de ellos ( 55 ) loose construction a way of interpreting the that allows the federal government to take actions that the Constitution does not specifically forbid it from taking ( 204 ) de la que permite al federal tomar nes que el mismo no de manera ( 204 ) Louisiana Purchase ( 1803 ) the purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that doubled the size of the United States ( 236 ) de ( 1803 ) del entre el rio Mississippi las , que el del de ( 236 ) Lowell system the use of textile mills that employed young , unmarried women in the 18005 ( 354 ) de Lowell el uso de de agua en la , que dio a muchas mujeres en el ( 354 ) Loyalists colonists who sided with Britain in the can Revolution ( 84 ) que la causa durante la Guerra de . 84 ) Em Magna Carta ( 1215 ) a charter of liberties agreed to by King John of England , it made the king obey the same laws as citizens ( 114 ) Carta Magna ( 1215 ) carta de , por el rey Juan de , que que el rey las que el resto de los nos ( 114 ) majority rule the idea that policies are decided by the greatest number of people ( 178 ) principio de la idea de que las se en de lo que el mayor numero de personas ( 178 ) manifest destiny a belief shared by many Americans in the that the United States should expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean ( 316 ) destino de muchos a del de que por todo el hasta el ( 316 ) Madison ( 1803 ) Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review ( 232 ) contra Madison ( 1803 ) caso de la que dio al de ( 232 ) Massacre at Wounded Knee ( 1890 ) the Army ing of approximately 150 Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota ended wars on the Plains ( 557 ) matanza Knee ( 1890 ) matanza de 150 indios en Wounded Knee Creek , Dakota del Sur dio por las entre en las ( 55 ) mass culture leisure and cultural activities shared by many people ( 595 ) de de res entre mucha gente ( 595 ) mass production the efficient production of large bers of identical goods ( 349 ) en masa de grandes de ( 349 ) mass transit public transportation ( 595 ) publico ( 595 ) Compact ( 1620 ) a document written by the Pilgrims establishing themselves as a political society and setting guidelines for ( 43 ) del ( 1620 ) por los en el que se en una los para a si ( 43 ) Maryland ( 1819 ) Supreme Court case that declared the Second Bank of the United States was constitutional and that Maryland could not interfere with it ( 292 ) contra Maryland ( 1819 ) caso de la que que el Segundo Banco de la era que Maryland no podia en sus ( 292 ) mercenaries hired foreign soldiers ( 92 ) soldados a ( 92 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY an VI in VI '

Ill in III Mexican National Woman de la Mujer Mexican Revolution a revolution led by Francisco 1910 that eventually forced the Mexican dictator Diaz to resign ( 660 ) en 1910 por Francisco , que al Diaz a ( 660 ) middle class the social and economic level between the wealthy and the poor ( 402 ) clase media social entre la clase rica la clase pobre ( 402 ) Middle Passage a voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies ( 58 ) Paso Central viaje a del para a a las ( 58 ) migration the movement of people from one region to another ( de personas de una region a otra ( minutemen American colonial militia members ready to at a minute notice ( 79 ) de la en la colonial que estaban para en cualquier momento si la lo ( 79 ) Missouri Compromise ( 1820 ) an agreement proposed by Henry Clay that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state and outlawed slavery in any territories or states north of latitude ( 267 ) Acuerdo de Missouri ( 1820 ) acuerdo por Henry Clay en el que se a Missouri en la Union Como estado a Maine como estado libre , de la en los rios al norte del ( 267 ) Monroe Doctrine ( 1823 ) President James Monroe ment forbidding further colonization in the Americas and declaring that any attempt by a foreign country to colonize would be considered an act of hostility ( 262 ) Monroe ( 1823 ) por el presidente James Monroe en la que se la del americano a partir de entonces , cualquier de por parte de un pais como de ( 262 ) Mormon a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Saints ( 311 ) de la Iglesia de de los Santos de los Dias ( 311 ) Act ( 1862 ) a federal law passed by Congress that gave land to western states to encourage them to build colleges ( 560 ) Ley de ( 1862 ) ley federal por el para a los del Oeste con el fin de la de ( 560 ) Morse code a system developed by Alfred Lewis Vail for the telegraph that used a certain combination of dots and dashes to represent each letter of the alphabet ( 365 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY clave Morse por Alfred Lewis Vail para el en el que una de cada del ( 365 ) mountain men men hired by eastern companies to trap animals for fur in the Rocky Mountains and other western regions of the United States ( 308 ) hombres por del este para sus en las en otras del oeste de ( 308 ) muckrakers a term coined for journalists who raked up and exposed corruption and problems of society ( 610 ) muckrakers para a los que se a la los problemas de la ( 610 ) JIM National American Woman Suffrage Association ( an organization founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan Anthony in 1890 to obtain women right to vote ( 623 ) para el ( por sus en ) en 1890 por Elizabeth Cady ton Susan Anthony para el derecho al de las mujeres ( 623 ) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) an organization founded in 1909 by . Du Bois and other reformers to bring tion to racial inequality ( 625 ) para el de la Gente de Color ( NAACP , por sus en ) en 1909 por . Du Bois otros para llamar la sobre la racial ( 625 ) national debt the total amount of money owed by a country to its lenders ( 200 ) de dinero que un pais debe a sus ( 200 ) National Grange a social and educational organization for farmers ( 563 ) National Grange social para los ( 563 ) nationalism a sense of pride and devotion to a nation ( 264 ) de a una ( 264 ) National Woman Party ( a women suffrage organization that used more aggressive means than the National American Woman Suffrage Association to attain its goals ( 624 ) de la Mujer ( por sus en ) a favor del que mas que la para el para sus ( 624 )

Oregon de Oregon citizens who opposed immigration because they were suspicious of immigrants and feared losing jobs to them ( 402 ) que se a la de porque de ellos que se de sus ( 402 ) Nat Turner Rebellion ( 1831 ) a rebellion in which Nat led a group of slaves in Virginia in an attempt to overthrow and kill planter families ( 390 ) Rebelion de ( 1831 ) rebelion de un grupo de por Nat Turner en Virginia en un de a los de a sus ( 390 ) naturalized citizen a person born in another country who has been granted citizenship in the United States ( 184 ) persona en otro pais que ha la ( 184 ) Neutrality Proclamation ( 1793 ) a statement made by President George Washington that the United States would not side with any of the nations at war in Europe following the French Revolution ( 206 ) de ( 1793 ) en la que el presidente George Washington que no seria de ninguna de las en guerra de la ( 206 ) new immigrant a term often used for an immigrant who arrived in the United States beginning in the ( 588 ) nuevo a menudo para a los que a dos a partir de la de 1880 ( 588 ) New Jersey Plan a proposal to create a unicameral with equal representation of states rather than representation by population rejected at the Convention ( 127 ) Plan de Nueva Jersey para la de un con una sola camara que con la misma por parte de cada estado , sin en el de su la esta fue en la ( 127 ) Nineteenth Amendment ( 1920 ) a constitutional ment that gave women the vote ( 624 ) 1920 ) que a la mujer el derecho al ( 624 ) nominating conventions a meeting at which a cal party selects its presidential and vice presidential candidate held in the 18205 ( 285 ) de en el que un politico a sus a la presidencia la se por primera vez en la de 1820 ( 285 ) Act ( 1809 ) a law that replaced the Embargo Act and restored trade with all nations except Britain , France , and their colonies ( 242 ) Ley de No ( 1809 ) ley que a la Ley de Embargo , el con todas las , Gran , sus ( 242 ) Northwest Ordinance of 1787 legislation passed by to establish a political structure for the west Territory and create a system for the admission of new states ( 117 ) del de 1787 ley por el para una en el del un de sion de ( 117 ) Northwest Passage a nonexistent path through North America that early explorers searched for that would allow ships to sail from the Atlantic to the Ocean ( del por muchos a lo largo de para en barco del al ( 17 ) Northwest Territory lands including Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Ohio , and Wisconsin organized by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 ( 117 ) del del que los de Illinois , Indiana , Michigan , Ohio Wisconsin por la za del de 1787 ( 117 ) crisis a dispute led byJohn Calhoun that said that states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution ( 290 ) crisis de por John Calhoun que que los hacer caso a las federales si que dichas la ( 290 ) Jim old immigrant a term often used for an immigrant who arrived in the United States before the ( 588 ) a menudo para a los que a antes de la de 1880 ( 588 ) Open Door Policy a policy established by the United States in 1899 to promote equal access for all nations to trade in China ( 644 ) de por en 1899 para el por igual a todas las al comercial con China ( 644 ) Oregon Trail a trail stretching through the Great Plains from western Missouri to the Oregon Territory ( 310 ) Camino de Oregon de que las Grandes desde el oeste de Missouri hasta el de Oregon ( 310 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY an on on on '

III a III poll electoral Jim the Americans who crossed from Asia into North America sometime between and ac ( de que de Asia a entre el el ( Panama Canal an waterway across the Isthmus of Panama completed by the United States in 1914 ( 655 ) canal de Panama canal que el de Panama su en 1914 ( 655 ) Panic of 1837 a crisis in the United States that led to an economic depression ( 293 ) de 1837 crisis en que una ( 293 ) pardon freedom from punishment ( 147 ) indulto de un ( 147 ) patent an exclusive right to make or sell an invention ( 76 ) derecho de para la de un ( 576 ) Patriots American colonists who fought for from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War ( 84 ) que para de Gran durante la Guerra de ( 84 ) Civil Service Act ( 1883 ) a law applying a merit system controlled by the Civil Service Commission to federal government jobs ( 608 ) Ley de ( 1883 ) ley que un de por la de para en el federal ( 608 ) petition to make a formal request of the government ( 179 ) hacer una formal al ( 79 ) Pickett Charge ( 1863 ) a failed Confederate attack ing the Civil War led by General George Pickett at the Battle of Gettysburg ( 499 ) de Pickett ( 1863 ) del , al mando del general George Pickett , en la de Gettysburg durante la Guerra Civil ( 499 ) Pilgrim a member of a Puritan Separatist sect that left England the early to settle the Americas ( 42 ) de una secta que de a del XVII para en America ( 42 ) Treaty ( 1795 ) an agreement between the United States and Spain that changed Florida border and made it easier for American ships to use the port of New Orleans ( 207 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY de ( 1795 ) acuerdo entre que los de Florida a los el uso del puerto de Nueva Orleans ( 207 ) placer miner a person who mines for gold by using pans or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock and gravel ( 328 ) de oro con batea persona que busca oro con otros para lavar las de oro de las piedras la del de un rio ( 328 ) plantation a large farm that usually specialized in ing one kind of crop for ( 23 ) gran que por lo general se liza en un para ( 23 ) planter a farmer who held more than 20 slaves ( 378 ) agricultor a gran que tenia mas de 20 ( 378 ) Platt Amendment a part of the Cuban constitution drafted under the supervision of the United States that limited Cuba right to make treaties , gave the the right to intervene in Cuban affairs , and required Cuba to sell or lease land to the ( 650 ) Platt parte de la fue bajo la supervision de que el derecho de Cuba a , a el derecho de en los cubanos a Cuba vender a ( 650 ) Ferguson ( 1896 ) Supreme Court case that established the doctrine for public facilities ( 529 ) contra Ferguson ( 1896 ) caso en el que la la de pero en los ( 529 ) political action committee ( PAC ) an organization that collects money to distribute to candidates who port the same issues as the contributors ( 186 ) de ( PAC , por sus en ) que dinero para entre los que los que los ( 186 ) political machine a powerful organization that city and county politics the late 18005 ( 606 ) que en la municipal del a les del ( 606 ) political party a group of people who organize to help elect government and govemment policies ( 212 ) politico grupo de personas que se para la de los del en las ( 212 ) poll tax a special tax that a person had to pay in order to vote ( 528 ) electoral especial que pagar una persona para poder ( 528 )

Pony Pony Express Pony Express a system of messengers that carried mail between relay stations on a route miles long 1860 and 1861 ( 550 ) Pony Express de que el entre de a lo largo de una de entre 1860 1861 ( 550 ) the idea that political authority belongs to the people ( 129 , 438 ) popular idea de que la al pueblo ( 129 , 438 ) Populist Party a political party formed in 1892 that ported free coinage of silver , work reforms , tion restrictions , and government ownership of roads and telegraph and telephone systems ( 564 ) politico en 1892 que la libre de de plata , de al la de los , 564 ) Massacre ( 1856 ) an incident which abolitionist John Brown and seven other men ( 449 ) matanza de ( 1856 ) en el que el John Brown siete hombres mas a de Kansas que la ( 449 ) precedent an action or decision that later serves as an example ( 197 ) decision que mas tarde de ( 197 ) printing press a machine that produces printed copies ( 25 ) que produce . 25 ) privateer a private ship authorized by a nation to attack its enemies ( 206 ) barco por una para a sus ( 206 ) progressives a group of reformers who worked to improve social and political problems the late 18005 ( 610 ) grupo de que para resolver problemas politicos a del ( 610 ) prospect to search for gold ( 328 ) buscar oro ( 328 ) Protestant Reformation a religious movement begun by Martin Luther and others in 1517 to reform the Catholic Church ( 25 ) por Martin otros en 1517 para la Iglesia ( 25 ) Protestants reformers who protested certain practices of the Catholic Church ( 25 ) que por de la Iglesia ( 25 ) Pullman Strike ( 1894 ) a railroad strike that ended when President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops ( de Pullman ( 1894 ) de los del que cuando el presidente ver Cleveland a federales ( 587 ) Puritans Protestants who wanted to reform the Church of England ( 42 ) que la sia ( 42 ) ET Quakers Society of Friends Protestant sect founded in in England whose members believed that salvation was available to all people ( 50 ) de Amigos secta en la de 1640 en que la estaba al de todos ( 50 ) ET Radical Republicans members of Congress who felt that southern states needed to make great social changes before they could be readmitted to the Union ( 19 ) del de que los del Sur grandes antes de volver a ser en la Union ( 519 ) an official approval ( 116 ) formal ( 116 ) recall a vote to remove an official from ( 613 ) para a un de su cargo ( 613 ) Reconstruction ( the period following the Civil War during which the government worked to reunite the nation and to rebuild the southern states ( 512 ) posterior a la Guerra Civil en el que el de trabajo por la de la la de los del Sur ( 512 ) Reconstruction Acts ( the laws that put the southern states under military control and required them to draft new constitutions upholding the Fourteenth Amendment ( 521 ) de ( que a los del Sur a control militar los a sus , de manera que la ( 521 ) Redcoats British soldiers who fought against the the American Revolution so called because of their bright red uniforms ( 80 ) rojas soldados que contra los en la Guerra de , asi por el color rojo de sus ( 80 ) referendum a procedure that allows voters to approve or reject a law already proposed or passed by ment ( 613 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY an on on on '

. III a III Seventeenth que permite a los para una ley por el ( 613 ) Republican Party a political party formed in the to stop the spread of slavery in the West ( 450 ) politico en la de 1850 para la expansion de la en el Oeste ( 450 ) reservations federal lands set aside for American Indians ( 555 ) federales para los ( 555 ) Rhode Island system a system developed by Samuel Slater in the in which whole families were hired as textile workers and factory work was divided into simple tasks ( 353 ) de Rhode Island por Samuel Slater a del el cual se a para trabajar en la en el que el trabajo de las cas estaba en ( 353 ) Roosevelt Corollary ( 1904 ) Theodore Roosevelt tion to the Monroe Doctrine warning nations in the Americas that if they did pay their debts , the United States would get involved ( 656 ) de Roosevelt ( 1904 ) del dente Theodore Roosevelt a la Monroe a las de America que si no sus , el de ( 656 ) Agreement ( 1817 ) an agreement that limited naval power on the Great Lakes for both the United States and British Canada ( 260 ) Acuerdo de ( 1817 ) acuerdo que el poder naval en los Grandes Lagos a de de la Canada ( 260 ) Jim Santa Fe Trail an important trade trail west from , Missouri , to Santa Fe , New Mexico ( 311 ) Camino de Santa Fe importante comercial que va desde Independence , Missouri , hasta Santa Fe , Nuevo Mexico ( 311 ) search warrant a judge order authorizing the search of a person home or property to look for evidence of a crime ( 180 ) orden de orden de un que permite el las de una persona en busca de de un ( 180 ) secession the act of formally withdrawing from the Union ( 458 ) de de la Union ( 458 ) Second Battle of Bull Run ( 1862 ) a Civil War battle in which the Confederate army forced most of the Union army out of Virginia ( 480 ) de Bull Run ( 1862 ) de la Guerra Civil en la que el ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY a gran parte de las de la Union a el de Virginia ( 480 ) Second Continental Congress ( 1775 ) a meeting of delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to react to at Lexington and Concord ( 80 ) Segundo Continental ( 1775 ) reunion de en para tomar acerca de la lucha en Lexington Concord ( 80 ) Second Great Awakening a period of religious that began in the and became widespread in the United States by the ( 410 ) Segundo Gran de en la de 1790 que se por para la de 1830 ( 410 ) Second Industrial Revolution a period of rapid growth in manufacturing and industry in the late ( 575 ) industrial de gran en la en la , a del ( 575 ) sectionalism a devotion to the interests of one graphic region over the interests of the country as a whole ( 266 , 439 ) a los de una region no a los de un pais ( 266 , 439 ) segregation the forced separation of people of different races in public places ( 528 ) de personas de en ( 528 ) Seneca Falls Convention ( 1848 ) the first national women rights convention at which the Declaration of Sentiments was written ( 426 ) de Seneca Falls ( 1848 ) primera cion a favor de los de la mujer , en la cual se la de ( 426 ) settlement houses neighborhood centers staffed by and volunteers for education , recreation , and social activities in poor areas ( 597 ) casas de la por para , en ( 59 ) Seven Days Battles ( 1862 ) a series of Civil War battles in which Confederate army successes forced the Union army to retreat from Richmond , Virginia , the federate capital ( 480 ) de los Siete Dias ( 1862 ) serie de de la Guerra Civil en las que las del a las de la Union a de Richmond , Virginia , la capital ( 480 ) Seventeenth Amendment ( 1913 ) a constitutional amendment allowing American voters to directly elect senators ( 613 ) 1913 ) que permite a los a los de ( 613 )

de sharecropping a system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops ( 529 ) de en las de la Guerra Civil en el que los las de otra persona a cambio de una de la ( 529 ) Shays Rebellion ( an uprising of farmers , led by Daniel Shays , to protest high taxes , heavy debt , and farm foreclosures ( 123 ) Rebelion de Shays ( rebelion de los de Massachusetts , por Daniel Shays , para por los altos , el de sus la de las jas ( 123 ) Sherman Antitrust Act ( 1890 ) a law that made it illegal to create monopolies or trusts that restrained free trade ( 582 ) Ley de Sherman ( 1890 ) ley que la de que el libre ( 582 ) Siege of ( 1863 ) the Union army blockade of that led the city to surrender during the Civil War ( 486 ) Sitio ( 1863 ) de seis por el de la Union en para la de esa ciudad durante la Guerra Civil ( 486 ) slave codes laws passed in the colonies to control slaves ( 41 ) de por las para el control de los ( 41 ) social Darwinism a view of society based on Charles Darwin theory of natural selection ( 581 ) social vision de la en la de la natural de Charles Darwin ( 581 ) socialism economic system in which government owns and operates a country means of production ( 619 ) en el que el los de de un pais ( 619 ) society a group of people who live together and share a culture ( grupo de personas que la misma ( sodbusters the name given to Plains farmers who worked hard to break up the region tough sod ( 561 ) sodbusters nombre dado a los de las que se mucho para trabajar el duro de la region ( 561 ) Spanish Armada a large Spanish defeated by land in 1588 ( 25 ) Armada gran que fue por las de en 1588 ( speculator an investor who buys items at low prices in hope that their values will rise ( 201 ) que a con la esperanza de que su valor ( 201 ) sphere of an area where foreign countries control trade or natural resources of another nation or area ( 644 ) de area de un pais son por otra area ( 644 ) spirituals emotional Christian songs sung by enslaved people in the South that mixed African and pean elements and usually expressed slaves religious beliefs ( 389 ) con gran por los del Sur que de africano sus ( 389 ) spoils system a politician practice of giving ment jobs to his or her supporters ( 286 ) de de los politicos de a las personas que los ( 286 ) Stamp Act of 1765 a law passed by Parliament that raised tax money by requiring colonists to pay for an official stamp whenever they bought paper items such as newspapers , licenses , and legal documents ( 66 ) Ley de 1765 ley por el Parlamento para en la que se a los a pagar un timbre cada vez que de papel , como , 66 ) staple crop a crop that is continuously in demand ( 51 ) de ( states rights doctrine the belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government ( 290 ) de los de que el poder de los debe ser mayor que el del federal ( steerage the area on a ship in the lower levels where the steering mechanisms were located and where cramped quarters were provided for people who could only afford cheap passage ( 589 ) clase area inferior del casco de un barco en la que se los del timon se muy para las personas que solo comprar un ( 589 ) strict construction a way of interpreting the tion that allows the federal government to take only those actions the Constitution specifically says it can take ( 204 ) interpretation de la que solo permite al federal las de manera en ella ( 204 ) strike the refusal of workers to perform their jobs until employers meet their demands ( 356 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY an va '

III a III trade de los a trabajar hasta que sus sus ( 356 ) subsidy a bonus payment ( 642 ) 642 ) suburb a neighborhood outside of a downtown area ( 595 ) en las de una ciudad ( 595 ) suffrage voting rights ( 115 ) derecho al ( 115 ) Em tariff a tax on imports or exports ( 121 ) por los ( 121 ) Tariff of Abominations ( 1828 ) the nickname given to a tariff by who opposed it ( 289 ) de ( 1828 ) dado a un nuevo por los del Sur que se a ( 289 ) Tea Act ( 1773 ) a law passed by Parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its tea directly to the colonies , undermining colonial tea merchants led to the Boston Tea Party ( 68 ) Tea del Te ( 1773 ) ley por el mento que le a la British East India Company vender a bajo alas sin , a los locales de esta decision dio al del de Boston ( 68 ) technology the tools used to produce goods or to do work ( 349 ) para un trabajo ( 349 ) telegraph a machine perfected by Samuel Morse 1832 that uses pulses of electric current to send sages across long distances through wires ( 364 ) por Samuel Morse en 1832 que por cables para a grandes ( 364 ) Teller Amendment ( 1898 ) a congressional resolution stating that the had no interest in taking control of Cuba ( 647 ) Teller ( 1898 ) del en la que que no tenia cion de tomar el control de Cuba ( 647 ) temperance movement a social reform effort begun in the to encourage people to drink less alcohol ( 411 ) de de social a del para tar la en el de ( 411 ) Ten Percent Plan President Abraham plan for once 10 percent of voters in a former Confederate state took a loyalty oath , they could form a new state govemment and be readmitted to the Union ( 513 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY Plan del Diez por plan de del presidente Abraham Lincoln si el 10 por de los de un estado que habia sido parte de la a la , cho a format un nuevo ser en la Union ( 513 ) tenements poorly built , overcrowded housing where many immigrants lived ( 404 ) casas mal donde Vivian una gran de ( 404 ) textile cloth ( 347 ) 347 ) Thirteenth Amendment ( 1865 ) a constitutional ment that outlawed slavery ( 514 ) 1865 ) que la ( 514 ) Compromise ( 1787 ) an agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention stating that only of the slaves a state would count when determining its population for representation in the lower house of Congress ( 128 ) Acuerdo de las Tres Partes ( 1787 ) acuerdo durante la en el que se que solamente tres de los en un estado para nar la de ese estado en el ( 128 ) Toleration Act of 1649 a Maryland law that made restricting the religious rights of Christians a crime the first law guaranteeing religious freedom to be passed America ( 39 ) Ley de de 1649 ley de Maryland que caba como la de los de los fue la primera ley que la libertad en America ( 39 ) total war a type of war in which an army destroys its opponents ability to by targeting civilian and economic as well as military resources ( 502 ) guerra total tipo de guerra en la que un la de lucha de su a la poblacion civil , la los ( 502 ) totems images of ancestors or animal spirits often carved onto tall , wooden poles by Native American peoples of the Northwest ( 10 ) totems de a menudo en de por los de la costa del ( 10 ) town meeting a political meeting at which people make decisions on local issues used primarily New England ( 55 ) reunion del pueblo reunion en la que los de una poblacion toman sobre locales se en Nueva ( 55 ) trade unions workers organizations that try to improve working conditions ( 356 ) por para sus ( 356 )

Trail of de las Uncle Tom del tio Tom Trail ( an forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory resulted in the deaths of almost fourth of the Cherokee people ( 296 ) de las ( de 800 que la cherokee desde su natal en Georgia hasta el Indigena , en la que la vida casi una cuarta parte del pueblo cherokee ( 296 ) transcendentalism the idea that people could rise above the material things in life a popular movement among New England writers and thinkers in the 18005 ( 405 ) de que las personas de los en la vida popular entre los de Nueva a del ( 405 ) transcontinental railroad a railroad system that crossed the continental United States construction began in 1863 ( 550 ) transcontinental linea que de un a otro su se en 1863 ( 550 ) Transportation Revolution the rapid growth the speed and convenience of transportation ( 358 ) del rapido de la por los de ( 358 ) Treaty of Fort Jackson a treaty signed after the victory at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend the Creek were forced to give up 23 million acres of their land ( 248 ) del fuerte Jackson que se la victoria de en la de Horseshoe Bend los creek se a ceder 23 de acres de su ( 248 ) Treaty of Fort Laramie ( 1851 ) a treaty signed in ming by the United States and northern Plains nations ( 554 ) del fuerte Laramie ( 1851 ) en Wyoming por las nas de las del norte ( 554 ) Treaty of ( 1814 ) a treaty signed by the United States and Britain ending the War of 1812 ( 249 ) de ( 1814 ) por Gran para dar a la Guerra de 1812 ( 249 ) Treaty of Greenville ( 1795 ) an agreement between Native American confederation leaders and the government that gave the United States Indian lands in the Northwest Territory and guaranteed that citizens could safely travel through the region ( 209 ) de Greenville ( 1795 ) acuerdo entre los de la de el que a parte del del la seguridad a los que por esas ( 209 ) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( 1848 ) a treaty that ended the Mexican War and gave the United States much of Mexico northern territory ( 323 ) de Guadalupe Hidalgo ( 1848 ) que daba por la Guerra contra daba a de gran parte del norte del ( 323 ) Treaty of Medicine Lodge ( 1867 ) an agreement between the government and southern Plains Indians in which the Indians agreed to move onto reservations ( 555 ) de Medicine Lodge ( 1867 ) acuerdo entre el de los de las del sur en el que en el por el para ellos ( 555 ) Treaty of Paris of 1783 a peace agreement that officially ended the Revolutionary War and established British recognition of the independence of the United States ( 101 ) de Paris de 1783 acuerdo de paz que mente daba por la Guerra de cia en el que Gran la de ( 101 ) Iron Works a large iron factory that operated in Richmond , Virginia , in the early to ( 381 ) Iron Works gran de que raba a del en Richmond , Virginia ( 381 ) Triangle Shirtwaist Fire a factory that killed 146 workers trapped the building led to new safety standard laws ( 618 ) de Triangle Shirtwaist de una en la que 146 dos en el este a de seguridad ( 618 ) triangular trade trading networks in which goods and slaves moved among England , the American , and Africa ( 57 ) triangular de de entre , las Africa ( 57 ) trust a number of companies legally grouped under a single board of directors ( 581 ) bajo el mando de un solo ( 581 ) Jim Uncle Tom Cabin ( 1852 ) an antislavery novel written by Harriet Beecher that showed northerners the violent reality of slavery and drew many people to the abolitionists cause ( 443 ) La cabana del tic Tom ( 1852 ) por Harriet Beecher que a los del norte del pais la de la hizo que muchos de ellos se a la causa ( 443 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY an on on on '

Ill III Underground Worcester Worcester contra Georgia Underground Railroad a network of people who helped thousands of enslaved people escape to the North by providing transportation and hiding places ( 418 ) Tren red de personas que a miles de a al Norte porte para ( 418 ) USS Constitution a large warship ( 240 ) USS Constitution gran de guerra ( 240 ) utopian communities places where people worked to establish a perfect society such communities were popular in the United States during the late and early to ( 406 ) en los que un grupo de personas para una , como las que se en a finales del XVIII dos del ( 406 ) Jim . vaqueros Mexican cowboys in the West who tended cattle and horses ( 319 ) vaqueros que Vivian en el Oeste se la vida ( 19 ) vertical integration the business practice of owning all of the businesses involved in each step of a turing process ( 580 ) vertical de todas las en cada paso de un de ( veto to cancel ( 146 ) 146 ) Virginia Plan ( 1787 ) the plan for government proposed at the Constitutional Convention in which the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would have two houses with representation determined by state population ( 126 ) Plan de Virginia ( 1787 ) plan del en la por el que el poder supremo un Poder con dos en las que la de cada estado seria por su poblacion ( 126 ) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom ( 1786 ) a ment that gave people in Virginia freedom of ship and prohibited tax money from being used to fund churches ( 115 ) de Virginia por la Libertad ( 1786 ) que a los de Virginia la libertad de el dinero de para ( 115 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY Em War Hawks members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of noe ( 244 ) halcones de guerra del que la de la guerra a Gran la de ( 244 ) Whig Party a political party formed in 1834 by of Andrew Jackson and who supported a strong legislature ( 292 ) Whig politico en 1834 por de Andrew Jackson que una con mucha ( 292 ) Whiskey Rebellion ( 1794 ) a protest of small farmers in Pennsylvania against new taxes on whiskey ( 209 ) del Whisky ( 1794 ) de de contra los tos sobre la de whisky ( 209 ) Campaign ( 1864 ) a series of battles between Union and Confederate forces in northern and central Virginia that delayed the Union capture of Richmond ( 500 ) Campana Wilderness ( 1864 ) serie de entre la Union los en el norte el centro de Virginia que la de Richmond por parte de la Union ( 500 ) Proviso ( 1846 ) a proposal to outlaw slavery in the territory added to the United States by the can Cession passed in the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate ( 438 ) de ( 1846 ) de la en el a por la por la Camara de , pero por el ( 438 ) Idea a program of progressive reforms set forth by Robert La to reduce the power of political machines and make state govemment more professional ( 614 ) idea de Wisconsin de por Robert La para el poder de la el de los ( 614 ) Woman Christian Temperance Union ( a reform movement founded in 1874 to prohibit the tion and sale of alcohol ( 623 ) Union de Mujeres por la ( por sus en ) de en 1874 para la cion de ( 623 ) Worcester Georgia ( 1832 ) the Supreme Court ruling that stated that the Cherokee nation was a distinct territory over which only the federal government had authority ignored by both President Andrew Jackson and the state of Georgia ( 296 )

Worcester contra Georgia Worcester contra Georgia ( 1832 ) de la que que la cherokee era un sobre el que solo el federal tenia fue por el presidente Andrew Jackson por el estado de Georgia ( 296 ) workers compensation laws laws which would tee a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the job ( 618 ) de seguro de del trabajo que que se les a los una de su si se durante el de sus ( 618 ) Em XYZ affair ( 1797 ) an incident in which French agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from in exchange for an agreement that French privateers would no longer attack American ships it led to an undeclared naval war between the two countries ( 214 ) XYZ ( 1797 ) en el que rios mos de a cambio de un acuerdo por el cual sus no mas a los una guerra no entre las de ( 214 ) IT yellow journalism the reporting of exaggerated stories in newspapers to increase sales ( 646 ) de en los para las ( 646 ) yeomen owners of small farms ( 384 ) de ( 384 ) ENGLISH AND SPANISH GLOSSARY an on on on '

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ABC Powers , 661 abolition , 4171 ) 41 , 4201 ) creation of Republican Party and , 450 of , 416 Emancipation Proclamation and , 492 Fugitive Slave Act and , 442 tion to , women rights and , accused rights of the , 181 , Adams , John , 126 , 349 , Boston Massacre and , 67 Declaration of Independence and , 84 , 89 election of 1796 , election of 1800 , 2291 ) as vice president , 197 XYZ Affair , Adams , John Quincy , 261 , election of 1824 , 267 election of 1828 , Fourth ofjuly ( 1821 ) Address , Adams , Samuel , 63 , 132 Boston sacre and , 67 Committees of respondence and , 68 Declaration of Independence and , 89 Sons of Liberty and , 65 , 66 tax revolt and , 67 Acts and , 66 Treaty , 261 , 309 Addams , ane , 597 , 611 adobe , 318 , 325 advisory council , 54 , Africa colonization of , 417 Columbian Exchange and , grants from , slavery and , 57 trade with , triangular trade , Africa Political , African Americans , ist movement and , 4171 ) Black Codes and , in Boston Massacre , 67 civil rights of , in the Civil War , 4921 ) colonization in Africa and , 417 in Congress , 525 , Declaration of Independence and , 85 discrimination and , 385 , Scott decision and , 453 education and , 516 , Emancipation tion and , farming and , 5291 ) Freedmen Bureau and , 516 , 515 , 516 free southern , 385 Fugitive Slave Act and , in Gold Rush , 329 Great Awakening and , 59 Homestead Act and , 560 Jim Crow laws and , 528 Ku Klux Klan and , 526 , Middle Passage and , 58 migration of , 594 Ferguson , 528 ) 529 poll INDEX Index taxes and , 176 , tion of , 405 , Radical Republicans and , 5191 ) Redeemers and , 528 religion and , 411 , 515 , 597 in Revolutionary War , 91 in Rough ers , 648 on the Supreme Court , 148 Thirteenth Amendment and , voting rights of , 115 , 171 , 284 , 385 , 493 , 521 , 523 in War of 1812 , 248 Washington , and , 202 , Age of Exploration , agrarian , 41 , 266 , 289 , 381 agriculture in Middle Colonies , 51 in New England colonies , 47 , 380 slavery and , 376 in the South , in southern colonies , 41 , staple crops , 51 supply and demand , technology in , 366 , See also farming Aguinaldo , Emilio , 648 airplane invention of , Alabama , cotton in , Native Americans in , 295 during , 523 secedes from the Union , 458 slavery in , 388 voting rights in , 284 in War of 1812 , 248 Alamo , 314 , Alaska , in , Purchase of , 641 Albright , Madeleine , 185 alcohol abuse , 411 , ames , 525 , Louisa May , 409 people , Algonquian , 11 , 59 Alien and Sedition Acts ( 1798 ) 215 , 230 , William , 348 amendments , 135 American Society , 417 , 418 , 515 American Colonization Society , 417 American Crisis , The ( Paine ) American Federation of Labor , 586 , 619 American Fur Company , 308 American Indians . See Native Americans Native American groups and individuals American Medical Association , 612 American Missionary Association , 516 American Revolution . See Revolutionary War American It Is ( 417 Americans with Disabilities Act ( 1990 ) 141 American System , 264 American Telephone and Telegraph , 577 Americas exploration of , triangular trade , America the Beautiful ( Bates ) amnesty for southerners , 510 , 513 , 517 , 527 amusement parks , 596 Anaconda Plan , 482 Analysis Skills analyzing costs and , 598 analyzing diagrams , 241 analyzing , 147 , 155 , 163 , 167 , 171 , 173 , 350 , 451 , 495 , 528 , 553 , 587 analyzing sources , analyzing visuals , 1761 ) 3611 ) 3901 , 4031 ) 5751 ) 585 ) 595 , 6111 ) California Standards , continuity and change , 636 , determine content of statements , 140 determining context , 188 different points of view , 110 , 136 , 140 , 203 , 244 , 456 , 520 distinguish fact from opinion , 602 distinguish relevant information , 140 , 434 , 508 drawing conclusions , 381 explain central issues from the past , 256 , 342 , 508 framing questions , 28 ?

interaction , identifying central issues , interpret and analyze economic indicators , 570 interpreting charts , 406 , interpreting political cartoons , 214 location , ment , primary sources , 38 , 43 , 67 , 96 , 128 , 134 , 210 , 230 , 238 , 262 , 286 , 292 , 296 , 311 , 324 , 353 , 356 , 391 , 413 , 420 , 426 , 440 , 441 , 442 , 453 , 458 , 460 , 485 , 493 , 519 , 561 , 581 , 612 , 618 , 630 , 656 reading time lines , 32 , 69 , 70 ) 95 , 169 , 207 , 243 , 367 , 425 , 563 , 577 recognize of history can change over time , 74 recognize role of chance , oversight and error , 508 short and long term causal patterns , 632 stand cause and effect , 110 , 342 , 602 understanding historical tion , 102 using maps and ments , 304 , 542 Anasazi , 325 Anderson , 381 Anderson , Robert , 473 , Georgia , 495 , Sir Edmund , Anglican Church , 25 , 327 Annapolis Convention , 124 annexation , 306 of Hawaii , 643 , 665 of Mexican Cession , 323 of Oregon , 317 of Philippines , 650 of Texas , Antebellum , 376 Anthony , Susan , 4241 ) 427 , 428 , 623 , Battle of , 481 , 492 , 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 League , 650 antitrust movement , 581 , 582 , Apache , 10 , 324 , 553 , 554 , 557 , Appalachian Mountains , 234 appeal courts , 148 , Appeal to the Christian Women of the South ( 417 Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World ( Walker ) 417 Courthouse , apportionment , 145 apprentices , 47 , 352 , 11 , 553 , 554 , architecture , 273 skyscrapers , 595 . See also housing Arctic , culture area , Argentina , 661

Arizona California Arizona , Civil War in , 487 Purchase and , 323 Mexican cans in , 325 , 592 Mexican Cession and , 323 Native Americans in , 557 Arkansas , Civil War in , 474 , 484 , 487 cotton in , exploration of , 26 during , 523 , Richard , 347 Army of the Potomac , 480 Anny , Mexican War and , 320 Native Americans and , 555 , 556 , 557 Arnold , Benedict , 81 , 92 , 94 , 100 art , 2711 ) 272 , 406 , 406 ) of the Civil War , Declaration of Independence , Florida , Arthur , Chester , 607 , 609 , Arthur , 425 Articles of Confederation , 116 , 120 , 124 , 1307 Asia immigrants from , 589 , trade with , Asia Political , Asian Americans , 593 , assemblies , 54 assembly , freedom of , 167 , 179 assembly line , assimilation , 410 , Astor , John Jacob , astrolabe , 14 Atlanta , Georgia , 501 , 5311 ) Atlantic Ocean , Panama Canal and , 655 , Crispus , 67 Audubon , John , Austin , Stephen , 315 Australia and New Zealand , automobile industry , James , 486 Avery College , 414 Aztec , Jij Bacon , Nathaniel , 39 Bacon Rebellion , Bagley , Sarah , 357 Bahamas , 17 bail , 182 balance of power in Constitution , 183 between sections , 439 Balboa , Vasco Nunez de , 17 Baldwin , Abraham , 165 , Richard , 629 Bank of America , 590 Bank of Italy , 590 Bank of the United States 204 , 231 Second , banks and banking Federal Reserve system , 631 Hamilton and , reforms , Benjamin , 202 , 2021 ) Bannock , Barbary States of North Africa , 240 Barton , Clara , 496 , Josiah , 89 , Richard , 165 Bastille ( Paris ) 205 , 2051 ) Bear Flag Revolt , 320 , Bedford , Gunning , 165 Beecher , Catherine , 413 Beecher , Lyman , 411 Bell , Alexander Graham , 577 , John , 45 , benevolent societies , 590 , Bering Land Bridge , John Lord , 50 Bessemer , Henry , 575 Bessemer process , 75 Bible , 25 bicameral , 45 , 127 , 295 , Nicholas , 292 , Annie , 562 bill of exchange , 13 Bill of Rights ( English ) See English Bill of Rights Bill of Rights ( 135 , Billy Budd ( 407 Bingham , George Caleb , 272 Biography Addams , Jane , 597 , Benjamin , 202 , Bryan , William Jennings , 564 , Carnegie , Andrew , 583 , Chief Joseph , 559 , 5591 ) Clay , Henry , 266 , 2661 ) Columbus , Christopher , 17 , Frederick , 422 , 57 , Farragut , David , 487 , 4871 ) Franklin , Benjamin , 131 , Samuel , 585 , 5851 ) Grant , Ulysses , 489 , 4891 ) Hutchinson , Anne , 46 , 461 ) Jackson , Andrew , 287 , Jefferson , as , 233 , Lee , Robert , 481 , 4811 ) Lincoln , Abraham , 477 , Madison , James , 149 , 1491 ) Mann , Horace , 413 , Morse , Samuel , 365 , 365 ) Penn , William , 50 , 50 ) Pontiac , 61 , 611 ) Rockefeller , John , 583 , Roosevelt , Theodore , 593 , Stanford , Leland , 583 , Stanton , Elizabeth Cady , 429 , Vallejo , Mariano Guadalupe , 319 , 3191 ) Washington , George , 82 , 821 ) writing a , Black Codes , Black Death , 12 Blackfoot , 11 , Black Hawk , Chief , 297 Black , 297 , James , 608 , John , 165 Bleeding Kansas , blockades , 482 ) 649 , William , 165 Bolivar , Simon , 262 Bonaparte , See Napoleon bonds , 200 Richard ( warship ) 97 Book , 310 boomtowns , 548 Booth , John Wilkes , 517 borders , 101 , 260 , 317 border states , 474 , Boston , 44 Intolerable Acts and , 69 siege at , 81 Boston Gazette ( newspaper ) Boston Manufacturing Company , 354 Boston Massacre , 67 , 69 Boston Tea Party , 68 Bowie , Jim , 314 Boxer Rebellion , 645 boycott , 65 , 66 Trail , 555 Bradford , William , 43 Bragg , Braxton , 513 , Louis , 630 , Brant , Joseph . See Braxton , Carter , 89 Brazil , 661 breadbasket , 561 , David , 165 , John , 45 , Breed Hill , 81 count of the Devastation of the Indies ( Las Casas ) Britain . See England Great Britain British East India Company , 68 British West Indies , 122 Brook , Massachusetts , 406 Brooklyn Bridge , Brooks , Preston , Broom , Jacob , 165 Brown , John , 4561 ) Brown , Moses , 348 Brown , Smith , 348 Brown , William Wells , 418 Brown Board of Education ( 1954 ) 141 , Bruce , Blanche , 525 , 5251 ) Bryan , William Jennings , 564 , 629 Buchanan , James , 450 , 458 , Buena , Battle of , 322 , buffalo , 10 , 551 , 554 , 555 Bull Moose Party , 630 Bull Run , Battle of , 479 , 480 , Philippe , 653 Bunker Hill , Battle of , 81 Burgoyne , John , 94 , burial mounds , Burnet , David , 313 Burns , Anthony , 442 , 443 Burnside , Ambrose , 498 Burr , 212 , Bush , George , September 11 , 2001 , address , business corporations , 579 tion in , 610 horizontal integration , 581 leaders in , 583 , monopoly , 582 , 631 regulation of , 628 Sherman Antitrust Act , 582 social Darwinism , 581 , 581 , 582 vertical integration , 580 . See also factories industry Butler , Pierce , 165 . Cabeza , cabinet posts , 147 cable cars , 595 Cabot , John , Juan Rodriguez , 21 , calendar systems , John , 244 , 285 , 290 , 2901 ) 440 , 441 California , Treaty and , 309 Bear Flag Revolt , 320 , 321 California Trail , 326 cattle industry in , Civil War in , 487 as colony , culture areas , 10 economy of , 329 , 331 gains hood , 331 , 546 Gold Rush , 3291 ) immigrants to , 330 INDEX

California Congress , Mexican Americans in , 325 , 592 Mexican Cession and , 323 Mexican War and , 320 , mining in , 547 , Native Americans in , 331 Oregon Trail , 326 railroad in , ery issue and , 439 , 440 , 441 Spain and , 22 , 3191 ) California Trail , 326 , 319 , 320 , 331 Calvert , 39 Canada , in American Revolution , 92 borders , 317 in French and Indian War , 60 Northwest Passage , US . foreign policy and , 260 War of 1812 , canals , cotton trade and , 379 Cape of Good Hope , 15 capital , 13 capitalism , 619 capital punishment , 182 Capitol Building , 230 Caribbean War in , See also Cuba can Republic Haiti Puerto Rico Carnegie , Andrew , 580 , 581 , 582 , 583 , 583 Carolinas , 40 , 61 . See also North Carolina South Carolina carpetbaggers , 524 , 661 Carrier , Carroll , Charles , 89 Carroll , Daniel , 165 , Sir George , 50 Cartier , 17 , 18 cash crop , 95 , 101 , 288 , 380 , 530 Cass , Lewis , 439 Castro , 656 Catlin , George , Carrie Chapman , cattle industry , Cattle Kingdom , 549 , 11 Cayuse , Fugitive Slave Convention , Cemetery Ridge , 498 , 499 , Centennial Exposition , 596 Central America Native Americans in , Panama Canal and , 655 Spain and , 22 , 262 . See also central government , 127 Central Railroad , 581 Central Park , 596 , Samuel de , Charles I , King of England , 39 , 44 Charles II , King of England , 40 Charleston , South Carolina , 99 , 379 charter , 27 , 54 Chase , Samuel , 89 checks and balances , 146 ?

Cherokee , 11 , 625 Chesapeake Bay , 100 Chesapeake ( ship ) 241 , Mary , 513 Chevalier , Michel , 360 Cheyenne , 553 , 554 , Chicago , Illinois , 363 , 594 Hull House in , 597 , 611 railroad in , 575 union strikes in , 586 , INDEX Chicago Exposition , 596 Chickasaw , 295 , 557 , 559 , 559 children labor and , 355 ) 531 , 581 , 610 , 615 ) social and , 612 Chile , 661 , China Boxer Rebellion , 645 foreign policy with , immigrants from , 330 , 550 , 593 , Japan and , 644 trade with , 317 Chinese Americans , 593 , Chinese Exclusion Act ( 1882 ) 593 , 626 Chinook , 10 , Chippewa , 549 , Choctaw , 248 , Christianity , 642 spread of , 14 , 22 Chumash , church and state , 46 Church of England , 25 , 42 Church of Jesus Christ of Saints , circuit courts , 147 circuit riding , cities growth of , 363 , 402 , 404 immigrants and , 402 , 404 mass culture in , planning of , 611 problems in , settlement houses in , 597 of the South , 384 tenements in , 404 , 590 , 596 , 611 transportation in , 595 , 611 urban growth of , 610 citizenship duties of , 185 , 1871 ) gaining , Puerto Rico and , 651 city council , 614 city government , 614 civil court , 181 civil engineering , 611 civil liberties , 117 civil rights of African Americans , Black Codes and , Ku Klux Klan and , 526 , 527 Civil Rights Act ( 1866 ) Civil Rights Act ( 1875 ) 527 , 528 civil service , Civil Service Commission , 609 African Americans in , 493 ) art of , battles of , 480 ) 486 , 500 , 497 ) 499 ) 501 , casualties of , 500 , 5023 daily life in , 491 , 491 ) 4941 ) 4961 ) disease in , 495 in the East , 500 effects of , 5025 , 503 medicine in , 495 , 496 , navies in , opposition to , prisoners of war , 495 soldiers of , 495 , 4951 ) in the South , 501 in the West , women in , 496 , 496 Clark , Abraham , 89 Clark , George Rogers , 97 Clark , William , Clay , Henry , 243 ) 244 , 264 , 317 , Clayton Antitrust Act ( 1914 ) 631 ( 1850 ) 652 ( steamship ) 359 Cleveland , Grover , 584 , 608 , 643 , Hawaii and , 581 Pullman Strike and , 587 climate , Clinton , Bill , 146 , Clinton , Henry , 98 closed markets , 122 ( Brown ) 418 , George , 89 , 165 coal , miners strike , Coast Salish , Cody , William , 551 Coercive Acts ( 1774 ) 69 , Charles , 479 Cold Harbor , Battle of , 500 Cole , Thomas , 272 , 406 collective bargaining , 585 Colombia , 653 colonial courts , 56 colony . See company colony proprietary colony royal colony Colorado , cattle industry in , 549 Mexican Cession and , 323 mining in , 555 Native Americans in , expedition to , 239 Columbian Exchange , Columbia River , 238 , 309 , Columbus , Christopher , 15 , 17 Native Americans and , 17 , Comanche , 11 , 553 , 554 , 555 commerce clause Native Americans and , 155 Commercial Revolution , 12 , 13 commission form of government , 614 Committee of Thirteen , 116 Committees of Correspondence , 65 , 67 , 68 movement , 412 Common Sense ( Paine ) 83 , 316 communications , 495 inventions in , 577 community service , company colony , 36 , 45 , 54 company stores , 353 compass , 14 compensation , 515 Compromise of 1850 , 446 Compromise of 1877 , 527 , Henry , 547 Lode , 547 Concord , Massachusetts , 79 concurrent powers , 144 , 596 Confederate States of America , 473 , 4731 ) 474 , battles in the West , casualties of , 500 , at Gettysburg , 497 ) naval strategies of , soldiers of the , 475 ) 495 , 495 Confederation Congress , 122 , 125 Congress , African Americans in , 509 ) 525 , Alien and Sedition Acts , 215 Articles of federation and , 116 , 120 Bank of the United States , 204 Constitution and the , declaration of war , 147 delegated powers of , 144 elastic

Congress , economy clause , 144 , 156 Land Ordinances and , 117 Missouri Compromise , organization of , 145 vetoes and , Bill , See also House of , US Senate , US . Connecticut , colonial , 46 , 47 of , 115 government in , 54 , labor laws in , 357 ratification of the Constitution , 165 conquistadores , 20 , 21 , 21 ) conscription , 490 conservation , 628 , constitution , state , 115 Constitution , amendments to , 135 , 164 , Bill of Rights and , 135 , checks and balances , creation of , education and , loose construction of , 204 of , 165 strengths of , 130 ) strict construction of , 204 text of , See also individual amendments Constitution , USS ( warship ) 240 , 2411 ) 246 , 124 , 125 ) 1261 ) Great Compromise , Plan , 127 Fifths Compromise , 128 Virginia Plan , Constitutional Union Party , 457 , Continental Army , 80 , 81 , 91 ) 95 , 120 Continental Congress , First , 78 Second , 80 , 84 , 16 Continental Navy , 97 Convention of 1818 , 260 , Cook , James , 642 Cooke , Jay , 552 Cooper , ames , 271 , 274 ) Cooper , Peter , 360 cooperative , 560 , John , 456 Copperheads , 494 Cornwallis , Charles , 93 , 100 Coronado , Francisco Vasquez de , 21 corporations , 79 Corps of Discovery , 322 , cotton , 376 , 3793 , 530 , 531 cotton belt , 3793 cotton diplomacy , 475 cotton gin , 372 ) 377 , 377 ) 614 Council of State , 55 Council of the Indies , 22 county meetings , 55 court systems , 129 , 147 , 161 ) colonial , 56 labor laws and , cowboys , 318 ) 549 , 549 ) Crazy Horse , 555 Creek , 11 , 244 , 295 , 565 , 248 crime , 610 , 181 Skills analyzing , 578 categorizing , 589 , 596 determining context , 188 ) different points of view , 136 ) distinguishing fact from opinion , 460 ) evaluating framing historical questions , 28 , 28 ) 583 solving problems , 300 ) understanding historical tion , ohn , 459 Crockett , Davy , 314 crop rotation , 380 Crow , Cuba Spain and , American War in , 650 Cuban Americans population of , 225 Hill , 498 , culture , 10 ) 406 ) 407 ) in cities , definition of , Mexican American , 325 themes of , 278 Cumberland Road , 265 , currency , 80 , 1091 ) 111 ) 564 in War , 123 . See also money , Custer , George Armstrong , 556 , Leon , 627 Jim Da Gama , Vasco , 15 Dana , Richard Henry , 319 Daniel of Thomas Jenifer , 165 Dare , Virginia , 27 , Charles , 581 Daughters of Liberty , 66 Davis , Henry , 513 Davis , 439 , 458 , 475 , 488 , 496 , 501 , 525 Dawes , William , 79 Dawes General Allotment Act ( 887 ) 558 , 625 Dayton , 165 death penalty , 182 Debs , Eugene , 587 , 630 Declaration of Independence , 115 , 135 creation of , 841 ) 85 ) signing of , 841 ) text of , Declaration of Rights , 78 Declaration of Rights for Women , Declaration of Sentiments , 426 , Declaratory Act , 66 , ohn , 366 , 564 deforestation , 363 Delano , Alonzo , 329 Delaware , Civil War in , 474 , colonial , 50 of the Constitution , 134 , 165 Delaware , 61 Delaware River , 27 , 93 ) delegated powers , 144 democracy , 118 ) demonstrations and , 285 ) in Latin America , 657 ) 658 , 144 and , 186 Democratic Party , 349 election of 1852 , election of 1860 , 457 , election of 1868 , election of 1876 , 527 , 607 election of 1884 , 608 election of 1888 , 608 election of 1896 , 608 election of 1912 , Emancipation Proclamation and , 491 formation of Republican Party and , 450 in Reconstruction , 525 Party , 212 election of 1800 , Document , department stores , 596 deportation , 184 depression , economic , 123 , 292 De Soto , 21 Detroit , 26 , 247 , Dewey , George , Dewey , ohn , 612 Dias , 15 Diaz , Dickinson , Emily , 407 Dickinson , ohn , 165 direct primary , 613 disabled Americans , 413 discrimination , 323 , 385 , 525 , 560 , 594 , 622 , diseases , 610 in cities , 404 in Civil War , 495 Native Americans and , 19 , 23 , 319 progressive reforms and , 612 , in tenements , 596 yellow fever , 650 , 655 dissenters , 44 district courts , 147 , District of Columbia , 202 , Compromise of 1850 and , 441 . See also Washington , division of labor , 349 ) Dix , 412 , Dole , Sanford , 643 , 657 , 657 ) 658 Dominican Republic , 656 , 658 Dominion of New England , Donner party , 327 , 180 Douglas , Stephen , 450 debates and , election of 1860 , 457 , Act ( 1854 ) Frederick , 418 , 422 , 4221 ) 426 , 492 , 493 , 515 draft , military , 185 , Drake , Edwin , 576 Drake , Sir Francis , 25 decision , 451 ) 453 dual sovereignty . See federalism Du Bois , 624 ) Dunny , Patrick , 400 , Charles and Frank , Dutch . See Netherlands Dutch East India Company , 643 Dutch West India Company , 27 Jij . East Civil War in , 500 culture areas of the , 11 economics , 293 capital , 13 capitalism , 619 of cotton , 381 ) 564 depression , 123 , 292 of farming , 562 , 25 , 292 , 329 est , 13 mass production , national debt , 292 Panic of 1837 , 292 , 356 , 527 , 552 Panic of 1893 , 564 reading skills for , ism , 619 supply and demand , themes of , 302 , 336 , 394 economy American System , 264 of California , 331 of Europe , INDEX

economy French West Indies interstate commerce and the , 122 of Jamestown , of Middle Colonies , 51 national debt , of New England , 47 railroad and , 575 of the South , 513 of southern colonies , 41 states debts , Edison , Thomas Alva , 576 , 577 education African Americans and , 516 , 516 ) civil liberties and , 117 colonial , 48 common school movement , 412 tion and , culture and , 273 of Native Americans , in New England , 412 reforms in , 610 , 612 slavery and , 388 women and , 48 , 413 , 424 , 622 . See also higher education Edwards , 58 egalitarian , 114 Eighteenth Amendment , 172 , 623 , 631 Eighth Amendment , 167 , 180 , 182 Einstein , Albert , 185 Eisenhower , Dwight , 176 , 144 , 156 , 204 El Camino Real , 22 election of 1796 , of 1800 , 2291 ) of 1804 , 241 of 1808 , 245 of 1812 , 245 of 1824 , 267 of 1828 , 272 , of 1832 , 290 , 292 of 1836 , 292 of 1840 , 293 of 1844 , 317 , 317 ) 365 of 1848 , 322 of 1852 , of 1854 , of 1860 , 457 , of 1864 , 501 of 1866 , 521 of 1868 , of 1876 , 527 , 607 of 1880 , 607 of 1884 , 608 of 1888 , 608 of 1890 , 564 of 1896 , 564 , 608 of 1904 , 628 of 1908 , 629 of 1912 , of 1916 , 631 tion of an , 186 , presidential , 158 reforms , 613 , electoral college , 158 , 197 , 284 , 608 electricity , 576 , 577 elevator , 595 Eleventh Amendment , 168 Elizabeth I , Queen of England , 25 Ellery , William , 89 Ellis Island , 589 Ellison , William , 385 , 387 Ellsworth , Oliver , 128 emancipation , 416 Emancipation Proclamation , 503 , 514 embargo , 241 Embargo Act ( 1807 ) Emerson , John , 451 Emerson , Ralph Waldo , 405 eminent domain , 180 , 312 encomienda system , England colonies of , 27 , 391 ) 45 ) 50 , 571 ) economy of , English Bill of Rights , 55 , 114 , 119 exploration by , Great Migration , 44 Navigation Acts , political change in , religion in , 39 Spain and , 25 , trade laws of , See also Great Britain English Bill of Rights , 55 , 114 , 119 , Enlightenment , 59 , 83 , entrepreneur , 380 , 579 , 580 INDEX environment in the Ice Age , plants and animals in the , See also environment interaction equal rights , 41 , 57 , Era of Good Feelings , 266 , ohn , 483 Erie Canal , 268 , Europe Columbian Exchange and , economy of , immigrants from , 588 trade with , Europe , executive branch , 129 checks and , 146 ?

Constitution and the , organization of , separation of powers , 145 . See also President , Vice President , US . executive orders , 147 , 560 , Jim factories , 350 , 366 , child labor and , families and , 3531 ) 531 immigrants and , 356 , 592 labor unions and , 587 , 5876 , in the New South , 5301 ) safety in , 618 in the South , specialization in , 584 steam power and , 366 trade unions and , See also business industry Fair Employment Act ( 942 ) 141 Fallen Timbers , Battle of , 209 families factories and , 531 Mexican Americans , 3011 ) Pilgrim , 44 slavery and , social classes and , 402 Farmers , 564 farming dry , 561 equipment , 366 , 561 , free silver debate , 564 on the Great Plains , 5633 ods of , 561 , National Grange , organizations , 564 in the South , See also agriculture Farragut , David , 485 487 , 493 federal courts , 147 , 198 federal government , 133 , 144 branches of , 145 concurrent powers and , 144 delegated powers of , 144 functions of , 231 organizing the , Tenth Amendment and , 183 federalism , 129 , 144 , 1637 , 133 , 1347 Federalist Party , 212 election of 1800 , Embargo Act and , 242 Federal Judiciary Act ( I 789 ) 147 federal regulatory powers , 628 Federal Reserve Act ( 1913 ) 631 Federal Reserve system , 631 Ferdinand , King of Spain , 15 Massacre , Few , William , 165 Fifteenth Amendment , 171 , 522 ?

523 Fifth Amendment , 119 , 166 , 180 , 181 , 452 Fillmore , Millard , 446 , 450 , 581 , Finney , Charles , 416 First Amendment , 119 , 166 , 1791 ) 421 First Seminole War , 261 industry , 47 , Thomas , 165 Flathead , Florence , Italy , 12 , 13 Florida , cotton in , ration of , 21 and French and Indian War , 60 Native Americans in , 261 , 297 , during tion , 523 secedes from the Union , 458 Second Seminole War , 297 , Spain and , 40 , 101 , 207 , 261 , Floyd , William , 89 folk music , 272 folktales , 389 Act ( 1900 ) 651 Ford , Henry , 577 Ford Theater , 517 foreign policy , with Britain , 260 , 262 with Canada , 260 with China , imperialism , isolationism , 579 with Japan , 82 , 5821 ) of Jefferson , with Mexico , Monroe Doctrine , with Spain , 261 , of Taft , 65 of Theodore , of Wilson , 661 forest service , 628 Fort Detroit , 61 , 97 , 247 , Fort , 484 Fort Greenville , 208 Fort Henry , 484 Fort , 248 Fort Mims , 248 Fort , Fort Necessity , 60 Fort , 459 , 473 , Fort , 81 , 94 , Fort Wagner , 493 , 327 ) 439 Fountain , 21 Four Corners , Fourteenth Amendment , 522 ) 523 , 529 , 618 Fourth Amendment , 166 , 180 France American Revolution and , 95 , 100 , empire of , 26 , England and , 205 , 2051 ) 206 , 240 exploration by , French and an War , 60 Louisiana and , in North America , revolution in , 205 , 2051 ) 206 XYZ Affair , 214 Franklin , Benjamin , 84 , 85 , 89 , 95 , 101 , Frazier , William , 356 Freedmen Bureau , 516 , 515 , 516 free enterprise , 329 Freeport Doctrine , free silver debate , 564 Free Soil Party , 439 , 450 ( newspaper ) 624 free states , free trade , 351 , John , 320 , 451 French and Indian War , 60 , 64 French Revolution , 205 , 206 French West Indies , 207

frontier Hill frontier , 546 , 565 literature of the , See also Northwest Territory Fugitive Slave Act , 443 , 446 Fugitive Slave Law , 440 Fuller , Margaret , 405 Fulton , Robert , 3421 ) 359 fundamental liberties , Fundamental Orders of Connecticut , 46 , 115 , fur trade , 49 , 50 , 308 , Mary , 183 . James , 323 Purchase , 323 Gage , Thomas , 69 , 79 gag rule , Albert , 2131 ) 230 , 231 , 350 , Thomas , 413 Galvez , Bernardo de , 95 , gam , 330 system , 386 , ames , 607 , 609 , Garrison , William Lloyd , 397 , 417 , 4171 ) 492 , 515 , 523 gasoline , Gates , Horatio , 94 , 99 General Amnesty Act ( 1872 ) 527 General Court of Massachusetts , 48 Genet , Edmond , 206 Geography Skills interaction , interpreting maps , 321 , 521 , location , movement , place , reading skills for , region , 121 , geography themes , 254 , 336 George II , King of England , 40 George III , King of England , 61 , 78 , 84 Georgia , Civil War in , 495 , 501 , 502 colony of , 40 , ton in , Native Americans in , 296 of the Constitution , 165 during Reconstruction , 523 in Revolutionary War , 98 , 99 secedes from the Union , 458 slavery in , 388 German , Obadiah , 245 Germany American Revolution and , 92 , 95 immigrants from , 330 , 401 , 560 , 588 Samoa and , 641 Geronimo , 557 Gerry , 89 Gettysburg , Battle of , 4971 ) 4991 ) Gettysburg Address , 500 , Ghost Dance , 558 , Peter , 590 Gibbons , Thomas , 359 . Ogden ( 1824 ) 266 , 359 , Gilded Age , 6081 ) Nicholas , 165 , George , 655 gold , 296 , golden spike , 551 Gold Rush , 327 ) Texas , 314 , Samuel , 585 , 586 , 5851 ) 619 , William , 655 , Nathaniel , 165 government branches of , 129 colonial , 55 ) 66 federalism , 129 formation of , General Court of Massachusetts , 186 models of , 115 in Pennsylvania , 50 religion and , 46 ) See also city federal government state government Grady , Henry , 528 , 530 , Grangerism , 560 Grant , Ulysses , at mattox , battles in the West , biography of , 489 , 4891 ) election of 1868 , of , 607 at , 486 , 500 graphs , 392 Great Awakening , 83 Great Awakening , Second , 412 , 416 Great Basin , culture area , 10 Great Britain American Revolution and , 84 , colonial policy of , 57 , 61 , colonial taxation by , Declaration of and , 84 Embargo Act and , France and , 205 , 206 , 240 French and Indian War and , 62 immigrants from , 588 Industrial Revolution in , 350 and Jays Treaty , 207 North American empire of , Oregon Country and , 309 , 317 and Proclamation of 1763 , 61 railroad in , 360 and Treaty of Paris ( 1763 ) 60 , and Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) 101 , 120 US . Civil War and , 468 , 475 and lar trade , 57 and border , 260 , 310 US . foreign policy and , 260 , 262 , 310 US . trade with , 122 and War of 1812 , See also England Great Compromise , Great Lakes , 18 , 101 , 260 Great Migration , 44 Great Plains , 237 , 238 , 551 culture area , farming the , immigrants on the , 560 Native Americans on the , settling the , 560 Greece , 273 , 588 Greeley , Horace , 417 Greene , Catherine , 377 Greene , 99 , 100 , George , 64 , 66 , Angelina and Sarah , 417 , 421 , 424 Grundy , Felix , 244 , guerrilla warfare , 99 , United States ( 91 ) 625 , Charles , 607 Gulf of Mexico , 26 gun control , 180 , Button , 89 habeas corpus , 494 , Haiti , 235 , 658 Hall , Lyman , 89 Hamilton , Alexander , 124 , 132 , 133 , 1331 ) 134 , 165 Federalist Party and , 212 Jefferson and , 201 , 2031 ) national bank and , national debt and , as secretary of the treasury , 197 , 1971 ) ton and , 211 Whiskey Rebellion and , 209 and , 56 , ames , 441 , 443 Hancock , ohn , 66 , 89 Han , 208 , Harpers Ferry , Virginia , Harris , Townsend , 643 Harrison , Benjamin , 89 , 608 , Harrison , William Henry , 446 , Battle of and , death of , 317 election of 1840 , 293 War of 1812 , Hart , ohn , 89 Hartford Convention , 249 , 290 Harvard , ohn , 48 Harvard College , 48 , 414 harvesting machine , 366 Hawaii , 6361 ) territory of , 6421 ) Hawthorne , Nathaniel , 406 Hay , John , 644 , 645 , 653 Hayes , ohn , 582 Hayes , Rutherford , 527 , 607 , 609 , Treaty ( 1903 ) 653 Haymarket Riot , 586 , 1901 ) 653 Hays , Mary Ludwig , 91 , William , 619 headright system , 38 health programs , 610 , 612 , 413 Hearst , William Randolph , 646 , 647 Heavenly Road , The ( spiritual ) 389 , Helper , Rowan , 381 Henrietta Maria , Queen of England , 39 Henry , Patrick , 66 , 78 , 79 , 126 , 132 , 201 Henry the Navigator , 15 , King of England , 25 Henson , 388 , Thomas , 653 Hessians , 92 , 93 Hewes , George , 68 , 89 , Thomas , 89 ( Longfellow ) 407 Hidalgo , Father Miguel , 312 higher education , 48 , 414 Hill , 480 INDEX

Hispanic Americans Jones Hispanic Americans poll tax and , 176 population of , 226 . See also Cuban Americans Mexican Americans Puerto Rican Americans , 17 , 19 , 235 History and Geography America Growth 1760 , The Atlantic Slave Trade , Origins of the tion , America Growth 1820 , The Erie Canal , The Indian Removal Treaties , America Growth 1850 , The Strategy , America Growth 1900 , Holmes , Oliver Wendell , 179 Homestead Act ( 1862 ) 560 homesteaders , 565 , Homestead Strike , 587 Honduras , 657 Hood , John , 501 Hooker , Thomas , 46 Hooper , William , 89 Hope , ames , 271 , Hopi , Hopkins , Stephen , 89 , Francis , 89 horizontal integration , 581 Horseshoe Bend , Battle of , 248 Horton , ames , 352 House of Burgesses , 55 , 66 , 68 , 79 , 115 House of Representatives , US , 129 , 145 Constitution and the , 151 gag rule , impeachment and , 146 term of office , Ways and Means , 145 . See also Congress , US . housing factory , 353 , 354 Native can , 101 ) slum , 610 tenements , 404 , 590 , 596 , 611 Houston , Sam , 313 , 315 , 459 Howard , Oliver , 516 Howe , Elias , 367 Howe , Samuel , 413 Howe , William , 81 , 92 , 94 How the Lives ( 6207 Hudson , Henry , 18 Hudson Bay , 18 Hudson River , 359 Hudson River school , 272 , 661 , 25 , 50 Hull House , 5961 ) 597 , 611 interaction , Humphrey , 353 , Huntington , Samuel , 89 , 10 , Huron , 59 , 61 Hutchinson , Anne , 46 , 47 . Ice Age , Idaho , Oregon Trail and , 326 , Illinois , coal mining in , 362 labor in , 587 Mormons in , 311 Native cans in , 297 in Northwest Territory , 117 voting rights in , 284 INDEX Illinois , immigrants , adjustments for , 591 Asian , 5921 ) Chinese , 330 , 550 , 593 cities and , 402 , 403 ) 404 , 611 factories and , 356 German , 330 , 401 on the Great Plains , 560 Irish , 266 , 400 , 588 , 591 labor unions and , 593 from Mexico , 660 and , 402 neighborhoods of , 590 new , 588 newspapers and , 596 old , 588 opposition to , 593 patterns of , 5915 Pilgrim , population of , 400 , 401 , 5913 religious persecution and , rights of , work and , Immigration Restriction League , 593 impeachment , 146 , 160 , 5091 ) 522 imperialism , impressment , 240 inaugural address of Jefferson , 230 , 255 , of Lincoln ( first ) 459 , 472 , of Lincoln ( second ) 477 , of McKinley , 638 of Pierce , 446 of Wilson , 630 Inca , 21 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl ( Jacobs ) 418 income tax , 630 indentured servants , 51 Independence Hall , 1251 ) 126 Indiana , in Northwest Territory , 117 voting rights in , 284 Indian Affairs , Bureau of , 294 Indiana Territory , Indian Removal Act ( 1830 ) 2951 ) 297 , Indians . See Native Americans Indian Territory , 294 , indict , 180 Indies , 15 indigo , 41 individualism , 407 , 424 Industrial Revolution beginning of , in Great Britain , 350 inventions during , 349 , in the , 348 ) Second , 5741 ) 577 , 584 textile industry , 347 Industrial Workers ofthe World , 619 industry child labor and , 6151 ) growth of , See also business factories , 25 , 292 , 329 Power Upon History , The ( 641 , Jared , 165 initiative procedure , 613 Institute for Colored Youth , 414 interchangeable parts , 349 interest , 13 interest groups , 186 interstate commerce , 122 , 266 Interstate Commerce Act ( I 887 ) 563 Interstate Commerce Commission , 563 Intolerable Acts ( 1774 ) 69 , 78 Inuit , inventions , 5771 ) 595 electricity , 577 telegraph , 550 , 577 telephone , 577 , at World Fair , 596 . See also science and technology Iowa , farming and , 561 Oregon Trail and , 310 Iowa , Ireland immigrants from , 266 , 400 , 588 , potato famine in , 400 ironclads , iron ore , 363 , 381 Iroquois , 11 Iroquois League , 101 ) 11 , 59 , Irving , Washington , 270 , Isabella , Queen of Spain , 15 Islam , isolationism , 641 Italy , immigrants from , 588 , 590 , Jackson , Andrew , 248 , 261 , 267 , biography , 287 election of 1828 , 272 , election of 1832 , 290 inauguration of , 286 Indian Removal Act and , 294 , 296 crisis and , regional differences and , Second Bank of the United States and , states rights doctrine and , Tariff of Abominations and , 289 Texas and , 315 in War of 1812 , 248 Jackson , Helen Hunt , 558 Jackson , Thomas Stonewall , 478 , 498 Jackson , William , 165 Democracy , 285 Jacobs , Harriet , 418 , James II , King of England , Jamestown , 38 Japan , 644 trade with , Jay , ohn , 132 , 133 , 134 , 207 Jay Cooke and Company , 527 Jay Treaty ( 1794 ) 207 Jefferson , Thomas , 126 , architecture and , 273 Articles of Confederation and , 116 biography , 233 Declaration of Independence and , 84 , 89 Party , 212 election of 1800 , 229 ) Embargo Act ( 1807 ) foreign policy of , France and , 206 freedom of religion and , 179 Hamilton and , 201 , inauguration of , 230 Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions , 215 manufacturing and , 351 policies of , as secretary of state , 197 , spoils system and , 608 state constitutions and , 115 states rights doctrine and , 290 Supreme Court and , as vice president , 212 Jews , immigrants , Jim Crow laws , 528 Johnson , Andrew , Black Codes and , election of 1866 , 521 impeachment of , 146 , 509 ) 522 Reconstruction and , 517 Johnson , William Samuel , 165 Johnston , AS , 485 Johnston , Joseph , 501 companies , 13 , 43 , 579 , Louis , 26 Jones , ohn Paul , 97 Jones Act ( 1917 ) 651 Jones , Mary Harris , 586

judicial branch judicial branch , 129 checks and balances , 146 ?

Constitution and the , organization of , separation of powers , 145 . See also court system Supreme Court , US . judicial review , 232 Judiciary Act ( 1789 ) 197 Judiciary Act ( 1801 ) 231 , Jungle , The ( Sinclair ) 621 ?

628 jury duty , 185 , 186 ) jury trial , 181 , 185 , King of Hawaii , 580 , 636 ) 642 , Kansas , African Americans in , 560 Bleeding Kansas , 4481 ) cattle industry in , 549 Civil War in , 487 slavery issue in , Act ( 1854 ) Kansas Railroad , 97 , Stephen , 320 Child Labor Act ( 1916 ) 631 Kelley , Florence , 616 Kelley , Oliver Hudson , 563 , Frances , 265 Kennedy , ohn , 176 , Kentucky , admitted to the Union , 234 Civil War in , 474 , Second Great Awakening in , 410 Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions , 215 Key , Francis Scott , 248 , Key to Uncle Tom Cabin , A ( 443 , King , Rufus , 165 , 266 King Philip , 59 King Philip War , 59 , Kitchen Cabinet , 286 , Knights of Labor , 585 , 586 Party , 402 , 450 Knox , Henry , Knox , Philander Chase , 65 Ku Klux Klan , 526 , 526 ) 10 . labor laws , 357 children and , 6161 ) court system and , reforms and , 618 women and , 618 , 619 labor organizations , 619 labor strikes , 356 labor unions , 5851 ) 587 , immigrants and , 593 membership in , 5863 women in , 586 . See also trade unions Labrador , 260 , The ( magazine ) 425 Lafayette , Marquis de , 94 ) 95 , 100 , ean , 248 La , Robert , 614 , 606 Lake Erie , 266 Lake Erie , Battle of , 247 , Lakota Sioux , 556 land grants , 315 , 550 , 560 Land Ordinances ( 1785 and 1787 ) land , 565 , 5651 ) Langdon , ohn , 165 language of Mexican Americans , 592 sign , 553 Spanish , 325 , Lucy , 354 , 356 La Salle , de , 26 Las Casas , de , 23 the , The ( Cooper ) 271 , Latin America , dollar diplomacy in , 657 Monroe Doctrine and , 655 Latrobe , ohn , 360 laws , bills become , 154 Leaves of Grass ( Whitman ) 407 Lee , Ann , 406 Lee , Charles , 91 Lee , Francis Lightfoot , 89 Lee , Richard Henry , 89 , 132 Lee , Robert , 498 battles in the East , 480 biography of , 481 , 4811 ) surrender of , legal systems British , 64 . See also court systems Legend of Sleepy , The ( Irving ) 271 , 2757 legislative branch , 129 checks and , Constitution and the , organization of , 145 tion of powers , 145 . See also Congress , US House of Representatives , US Senate , US . legislatures , 127 Leopard ( ship ) 241 , Ferdinand de , 653 Lewis , Francis , 89 Lewis , Meriwether , Lewis and Clark expedition , Lexington , Battle of , libel , 79 Liberator , The ( newspaper ) 397 , 417 , 417 Liberty ( ship ) 66 , Queen of Hawaii , 6421 ) lim ited government , 115 limited powers , 116 Lincoln , Abraham , 490 ) tion of , 5081 ) 517 biography of , 477 , 477 ) Civil War and , 474 , 478 , 480 , 485 ) 494 , 501 debates and , 454 ) Scott decision and , 452 , 453 election of 1860 , 45 , Emancipation Proclamation and , Gettysburg Address , 500 , inaugural address ( first ) 459 , 472 , inaugural address ( second ) on John Brown , 456 secession and , slavery and , 473 and , 443 Ten Percent Plan and , 513 Bill and , 514 Lincoln , Mary Todd , 474 Lincoln First Inaugural Address , 459 , 472 , Lincoln Second Inaugural Address , 477 , Linking to Today commerce clause and Native Americans , 495 ) democracy , 285 ?

Hispanics , Louisiana Purchase , 239 manufacturing , 350 ) Mexican Americans , Native American tribal councils , Linotype , 595 literacy tests , 593 literature , African can , 418 American , frontier , 274 ?

ing , 620 ) 621 ?

of the Progressives , 620 ?

621 ?

of slaves , 389 dentalism , Uncle Tom Cabin ( utopian , 406 Literature in History frontier , How the Other Half Lives ( 620 ?

The ( Sinclair ) 621 ?

Last of the Mohicans , The ( Cooper ) 274 ?

Legend of Sleepy Hollow , The ( Irving ) 275 muckraking , 620 ) 621 ?

of the Progressives , 6207 Little Bighorn , Battle of , 556 Little Round Top , 498 , 499 , 208 , 209 Little Women ( 409 Livingston , Philip , 89 Livingston , Robert , 84 , Livingston , William , 165 , Joseph , New Yark ( 1905 ) 619 , Locke , John , 59 , 115 Lodge , Henry Cabot , 641 London Company , 55 Lone Star Republic , Longfellow , Henry Wadsworth , 407 , 408 longhouses , James , 502 Long Walk , 557 Los Angeles , California , 320 Louisiana , Civil War in , 484 ton in , France and , 26 , and French and Indian War , 60 during Reconstruction , 523 secedes from the Union , 458 Spain and , Ten Percent Plan and , 513 Louisiana Purchase , Act ( 1854 ) Louis XIV , King of France , 26 Louis XVI , King of France , 206 Lovejoy , Elijah , 420 Lowell , Francis Cabot , 354 Lowell , Massachusetts , 354 Lowell Female Labor Reform Association , 357 Lowell girls , 355 ) Lowell Offering ( magazine ) 354 Lowell system , 354 Loyalists , 84 , 85 , 98 Luther , Martin , Lynch , Thomas , 89 lynching , 624 Macon , Nathaniel , Francisco , 660 , 661 INDEX

Madison Mormon Trail Madison , 149 , Madison , ames , 124 , 126 , 132 , 133 , 134 , 135 , 165 , 197 , 206 , Bill of Rights and , 178 biography of , 149 , 1491 ) closed markets and , 122 Party , 212 election of 1808 , 245 election of 1812 , 245 Federalist Papers , 134 ?

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions , 215 national bank and , 204 as secretary of state , 230 states debts and , states rights doctrine and , 290 War of 1812 , 245 Washington and , 211 Magellan , Ferdinand , 17 Magna Carta , 114 , 119 , Alfred , 641 , Maine , Missouri Compromise and , 267 labor laws in , 357 Maine , USS ( battleship ) 647 , 6471 ) maize , 10 , 19 majority party , 145 majority , 178 , 20 mammoths , 11 , 238 , Manhattan Island , 27 , 49 manifest destiny , 320 Mann , Horace , 412 , 413 , 413 ?

Manuel , King of Portugal , 15 manufacturing in Industrial Revolution , 3481 ) 350 ) maps expansion , 334 ?

interpreting , migration , William , 231 Madison ( 1803 ) March to the Sea , 502 Marco Polo , 14 , Queen of France , 206 Marion , Francis , 99 , 26 , ohn , 232 , 296 Marshall , Thurgood , 148 martial law , 658 Maryland , Articles of Confederation and , 116 Civil War in , 474 , colony of , 39 labor reforms in , 618 of the tion , 165 roads in , 265 , ery in , 379 voting rights in , 284 Mason , Biddy , Mason , George , 132 , 1331 ) Massachusetts , Boston Massacre , 67 , colonial , 47 education in , 273 , 412 , 413 General Court , 48 government in , grants in , 400 minimum wage law , 616 Pilgrims in , 43 ratification of the Constitution , 165 reform groups in , 412 in Revolutionary War , tax revolt in , 65 , 67 Massachusetts Bay Colony , 48 INDEX Massachusetts Infantry ( 493 Massacre at Wounded Knee , 558 , 43 mass culture , mass production , 3481 ) 349 , 367 mass transit , 595 matrilineal societies , 11 Mayan culture , 71 ) ship ) 43 , 118 , 1881 ) Compact , 43 , 43 , 115 , 18 , McClellan , George , 480 , 484 , 495 McCord , Louisa , 443 , 612 , Cyrus , 366 , 561 McCoy , Joseph , 548 , Maryland ( 1819 ) 266 , Irvin , 478 , William Holmes , 412 , James , 165 , Thomas , 89 McKinley , William , 564 , 584 , 585 , 608 , 647 , 651 , assassination of , 627 ( 1890 ) 637 , 642 McMillan , Harry , 386 , 388 Meade , George , 498 , 500 Medici family , 13 medicine , 476 , 495 , 496 , 4961 ) Restoration , 644 , Herman , 407 Memphis , Tennessee , 521 , mercantilism , mercenaries , 92 merchants , 47 ( warship ) 482 farming societies in , migration to , Native Americans in , See also Central America , 312 , 59 Methodists , 411 Mexican Americans , 301 , 323 , 592 , 598 , 626 in California , effects of Mexican War on , 324 mining and , 547 population of , 226 , 324 property rights of , 324 Mexican Cession , 323 , 438 , 440 , 441 Mexican Revolution , War , 438 , 446 effects of , Mexico foreign policy with , Purchase and , 323 independence of , 312 Mexican Cession , 323 Mexican Revolution , Spain and , 22 , 262 Texas and , 3131 ) war in , 322 ) Miami , Michigan , immigrants in , 401 in Northwest Territory , 117 Micmac , Middle Ages , middle class , 402 , 412 Middle Colonies , tics of , 50 ?

economy of , 51 ment in , 55 in Revolutionary War , women in , 51 Middle Passage , 58 Middleton , Arthur , 89 midnight judges , 231 Midnight Ride of Paul Revere , The ( low ) 408 Midway Islands , 641 Mifflin , Thomas , 165 migration , 594 to the Americas , maps , military service , 185 , militia , 59 , 79 , 166 , 180 , 475 , minimum wage law , 616 , 618 mining , coal , gold , Native Americans and , Minnesota , Native Americans in , minority party , 145 Mint , US , 203 Minuit , Peter , 27 minutemen , 79 , 80 , 81 missionaries , 642 missions , 22 , Mississippi , Civil War in , 485 , 500 cotton in , Native Americans in , 295 secedes from the Union , 458 culture , Mississippi River , 26 , 101 , 294 , 359 ) in Civil War , trade along the , 121 , Missouri , becomes a state , Civil War in , 474 , 487 mons in , 311 Oregon Trail , 309 , as a slave state , 438 Missouri Compromise ( 1820 ) 438 Scott decision and , 452 Missouri , Missouri River , 237 , 10 Mobile , 407 Moctezuma II , Modoc , 10 Mohave , Mohawk , 11 , 91 , Molasses Act ( 1733 ) 57 molasses , 58 Molly Pitcher , 91 monarchy , 5513 , money , 564 , 579 . See also currency Monitor ( warship ) 483 Mono , monopoly , 14 , 203 , 359 , 579 , 582 , 583 , 584 , 608 , 629 , 630 , Monroe , James , 655 , Florida and , 261 Louisiana Purchase and , Monroe , ohn , 485 Monroe Doctrine , 655 , 656 , Montana , Native Americans in , Baron de , 115 Montgomery , Richard , 92 Monticello , Montreal , Canada , 92 Morgan , ohn , 528 , 311 , 325 Trail , 311

Act ( 1862 ) Ogden Act ( 1862 ) 560 Morris , 128 , 165 Morris , Lewis , 89 Morris , Robert , 89 , 165 Morrow , Edwin , Morse , Samuel , Morse code , 365 Morton , ohn , 89 Mott , Lucretia , 426 mountain men , 308 Mount College , 413 muckrakers , 610 , 616 , 606 Muir , John , 628 , Muller Oregon ( 1908 ) 619 , Murray , Sargent , 197 music , 272 , 389 Muslims trade with , 15 . Nation , Carry , 623 National American Woman Suffrage Association , National Association for the Advancement of Colored People , 625 national bank , 266 National Child Labor Committee , 616 National Consumers League , 616 national debt , 201 , 292 national government , 116 , 129 , supremacy of , 164 National Grange , 180 nationalism , 267 , 272 , 277 , 664 National Road , 265 , National Urban League , 625 Party , 624 Native Americans , buffalo and , 554 , 555 in California , 331 in Civil War , 487 colonists and , 59 Columbian Exchange and , 19 Columbus and , 17 commerce clause and , 155 ?

Creek War , 248 disease and , 19 , 23 , 319 tion of , Great Awakening and , 59 Great Plains , 5531 ) horses and , 554 housing of , Indian Removal Act and , 2951 ) 297 , Jackson and , 261 labor of , 319 land loss of , languages of , 553 Lewis and Clark expedition , 238 in literature , 271 tan Island and , 27 Mexican War and , 324 mining and , in Northwest Territory , Pilgrims and , 43 Confederacy , 37 reforms and , rights of , 324 religion and , 10 , 22 reservations and , 555 , 558 in Revolutionary War , 91 slavery and , 23 in South America , in the Southwest , 557 Spain and , Treaty of Greenville and , 242 tribal councils of , US . Army and , 557 women , 558 , See also Native can groups and individuals , 402 , 593 Rebellion , 3901 ) 421 naturalized citizens , 184 , 185 natural law , 114 natural resources , 628 , coal , wood , 362 , 363 natural rights , 437 , 491 natural selection , 581 Navajo , 10 , 324 , 557 Navigation Acts , Navy , 97 Mexico and , 661 in War , 641 War of 1812 , 2418 Nebraska , Native Americans in , 554 , railroad in , slavery issue in , Nebraska Territory , necessary and proper clause , 144 , 156 Nelson , Thomas , 89 Netherlands colonies of , 27 , empire of , 27 exploration by , Pilgrims in , neutrality , 240 Neutrality Proclamation , Nevada , Mexican Cession and , 323 mining in , 547 , New Amsterdam , 27 , New England colonies in , economy of , 47 education in , 48 , 412 factories in , 366 government in , 55 slavery and , 85 textile mills in , 348 New England Primer , 48 , A ( 271 New England Working Men Association , 357 Newfoundland , 260 New France , 26 , New Freedom , 630 New Hampshire , colonial , 44 , 47 government in , labor laws in , 35 of the Constitution , 134 , 165 New Jersey , in Civil War , 474 , colonial , government in , 56 immigrants in , 400 of the Constitution , 165 in ary War , technology in , 576 voting rights in , 115 New Jersey Plan , 127 New Mexico , in Civil War , 487 promise of 1850 and , 441 Purchase and , 323 Mexican cans in , 325 Mexican Cession and , 323 Mexican War and , 320 Native Americans in , 557 Santa Fe Trail , 310 Spain and , 318 New Mexico Territory , New Nationalism , 629 New Netherlands , 27 , New Orleans , 26 , 60 , 207 , 521 Civil War in , and , New Orleans , Battle of , 248 , 272 New South , New Spain , 22 , 318 , 319 newspapers , 320 , 363 , 401 , 417 yellow journalism , 646 New Sweden , 27 , 18 , 18 , colonial , First Continental Congress and , 78 government in , immigrants in , 400 labor reforms in , of the Constitution , 134 , 165 in Revolutionary War , 92 , 100 Stamp Act Congress in , 66 state debt of , 201 transportation in , 266 women movement in , 428 New York African Free School , 414 New York City , 50 ethnic groups in , as nation capital , 199 , political machine in , 607 population density , public space in , 596 in War , 92 transportation in , 595 workplace safety in , 618 New ( newspaper ) 646 New York State Tenement House Act ( 1901 ) 61 New York Stock Exchange , 199 , 79 New York World ( newspaper ) 646 Nez , 10 , 238 , 557 Nicaragua , 65 , 481 ( ship ) 15 Nineteenth Amendment , 141 , 173 , 1731 ) 624 , 631 Ninth Amendment , 167 , Act ( 1809 ) 242 , North Americans in the , 414 Civil War in , economy of , 288 , election of 1860 , 457 , resources of , response to secession , 459 slavery and the , North America Columbian Exchange and , culture areas in , migration to , 71 ) Native Americans in , Northwest Passage , North America Political , North Carolina , Civil War in , 474 , 475 , 502 colony of , 40 cotton in , as English colony , 27 of the Constitution , 165 during Reconstruction , 523 in Revolutionary War , 98 state debt of , 201 . See also Carolinas North Dakota , Northeast culture area , Northern Paiute , Northern Shoshone , Solomon , Northwest Coast culture area , Northwest Ordinance ( 1787 ) 117 Northwest Passage , Northwest Territory , 117 in , Treaty of ville and , 242 River , 320 crisis , number systems , Jim College , 413 , 414 Objections to This Constitution of Government ( Mason ) Alvaro , 661 , Sandra Day , 148 Ogden , 359 INDEX

Primary Sources , ames , 40 Ohio , admitted to the Union , 234 education in , 413 election of 1890 , 564 immigrants in , 401 labor laws in , 357 Mormons in , Native Americans in , 208 in Northwest , 117 oil in , 576 roads in , 265 , Second Great ing in , 410 oil , 576 , Oklahoma , land rush , 565 , 5651 ) Native Americans in , 557 , 565 Old Three Hundred , Old World , 18 Olive Branch Petition , 80 society , Olmstead , Frederick law , 596 Omaha , 11 , Luis de , 261 Onondaga , 11 Open Door Policy , oral history , 74 , 104 Oregon , 318 , annexation of , 317 election of 1876 in , 527 gains hood , 317 Native Americans in , 557 Oregon Trail , voting in , 613 Oregon Country , 309 , 317 Oregon Territory , 317 Oregon Trail , 326 Osage , 297 , ohn , 316 Otis , Elisha , 595 Otis , ames , 65 Ottawa , 61 overproduction , 562 Oviedo , Fernandez de , 19 Jim Paca , William , 89 Coast culture area , 10 Northwest , 309 , Ocean , 238 Panama Canal and , 655 Railway Acts , 550 PACs . See political action committees Paine , Robert Treat , 89 Paine , Thomas , 83 , 316 Paiute , 10 , 558 , Panama Canal , 655 Panic of 1837 , Panic , 527 , 552 Panic of 1893 , 564 , paper industry , 363 pardons , 147 parks , 596 , 611 , 628 , 6281 ) Participation Skills accepting social responsibility , 430 ?

group decisions , 2167 ?

personal conviction and bias , 3687 ?

working in groups to solve issues , 252 patents , 76 , William , 165 Patriots , 81 , 84 , 85 , 98 Paul , Alice , 624 INDEX Pawnee , 11 , 553 , 554 , Rhode Island , 348 , 352 , 43 , Tariff ( 1909 ) 629 Peace Democrats , 494 Pea Ridge , Battle of , 487 , ohn , 486 Civil Service Act ( 1883 ) 609 Penn , John , 89 Penn , William , 50 , Pennsylvania , Civil War in , 474 , coal mining in , 362 colonial , economy of , 51 First Continental Congress in , 78 immigrants in , 400 labor in , 587 labor laws in , 357 oil in , 576 tion of the Constitution , 165 slavery protest in , 58 , Perry , Benjamin , 518 Perry , Matthew , 3011 ) 643 Perry , Oliver Hazard , 247 Pershing , ohn , 661 Peru Spain and , 22 petition , freedom to , 167 , 179 petroleum , 576 Philadelphia , 50 , 199 , 596 Convention in , 124 , Constitutional Hall , First Continental Congress in , 78 as nation capital , 202 Second Continental Congress , 80 philanthropy , 581 Philippine Government Act ( 902 ) 651 Philippines , 637 , Pickett , George , 499 Pickett Charge , 499 , Pierce , Franklin , 450 , tive Slave Act and , 442 Pike , Pikes Peak , 238 Pilgrims , life of , 44 Native cans and , 43 women , 44 , Gifford , 628 , 629 , Charles , 165 , Charles , 165 , 228 , Thomas , 207 , 212 Treaty ( 795 ) Pinkerton Agency , 587 Pinto ( ship ) 15 pioneers , 61 Pioneers , The ( Cooper ) 271 pirates , 240 Pizarro , Francisco , 21 placer mining , 329 Plains Cree , Plains Indians , 237 , Plains , plantations , 23 , 38 , 41 , 289 , 376 , 381 , 3831 ) 386 , 5091 ) planters , 383 plants , Plateau culture area , 10 Platt Amendment , 650 plea bargain , 181 Pledge of Allegiance , Ferguson ( 1896 ) 528 ?

529 , Plymouth Colony , 33 ) Plymouth Rock , 43 Pocahontas , 37 Poe , Edgar Allan , 407 police , political action committees ( PACS ) 186 political cartoons , 214 , 243 , 482 , 504 , 519 , 581 , 594 , 656 political machines , 613 political participation , 186 political parties , 145 , 212 changes in , nominating conventions , 285 in , See also Bull Moose Party Democrat Party Party Party Federalist Party Free Soil Party Party Populist Party Progressive Party Republican Party Socialist Party Whig Party politics corruption in , explaining the process of , reading skills for , standing assumptions , ames ( 322 , Gold Rush and , 327 War and , 320 new territory and , slavery and , 438 poll taxes , 176 , pollution , 611 polygamy , 310 , Ponce de Leon , 21 Pontiac , 61 , Pony Express , 550 Pope , John , 480 popular sovereignty , 129 , 439 , 441 , 446 , 453 population of African Americans , 406 of California , 331 of cities , 594 farm , 562 Hispanic , House of and , 145 immigrant , 400 , 401 , 591 Mexican American , 3247 , rural , 198 , 1985 urban , population density , populism , Populist Party , 564 by , 15 Pory , ohn , Massacre , 448 , 455 poverty , 610 , Terence , 585 , 37 Preamble to the Constitution , 119 , 150 precedent , 197 Prescott , Samuel , 79 President , US , 129 , 146 , as commander in chief , 147 tion and the , disability of , executive orders , 147 in Gilded Age , 6081 ) 609 ) pardons and the , 147 , 517 during progressive movement , term of office , 152 ?

veto power of , president pro , 145 , 22 , 318 press , freedom of the , 167 , 179 Preston , Thomas , 67 Primary Sources , 292 , 296 , 311 , 426 , 453 , 456 , 612 assessing , 460 book , historical document , 43 , 210 ?

230 , 440 ?

441 442 ?

journal entry , 96 , 238 ?

letters , 38 , Primary Sources Roman Catholic Church 286 ) 391 , 493 ?

magazine article , 356 ?

newspaper advertisement , newspaper article , points of view , 2037 , 244 ) 5207 ?

political cartoons , 214 ) 243 , 482 ) 581 ?

594 ) 6567 ?

speech , 485 Principles of Management , The ( Taylor ) 584 printing press , 25 prisoners of war , 495 prison reform , 412 privateers , 206 , 214 Privy Council , 54 Proclamation of 1763 , 61 Progressive Movement , 6131 ) Progressive Party , 630 Prohibition , 172 Promontory , Utah , 551 propaganda , 67 , 186 , property rights , 324 women rights and , 428 proprietary colony , 39 , 54 prospecting , 328 , Gabriel , 390 Protestant Reformation , Protestant religion , 25 , 39 , 402 Providence , Rhode Island , 46 Prussia American Revolution and , 95 public space , 596 , 611 publishing , yellow journalism , 584 Publius , 133 Pueblo , 10 , 318 , 325 , 22 Puerto Rican Americans , 184 , 651 tion of , Puerto Rico , 5751 ) War in , 649 , as US . territory , 651 , 646 Pullman , George , 575 , 587 Pullman Palace Car Company , 587 Pullman Strike , 587 Pure Food and Drug Act ( 1906 ) 628 Puritans , 46 and , factor , 30 , Em Quakers , 50 , 58 , 414 , 416 Quebec , Canada , 18 in American tion , 92 in French and Indian War , 60 Quick Facts , 595 African Americans , 529 , checks and balances , church and state , 46 ?

Civil War soldiers , 475 ?

colonial government , 55 ?

Constitution , 130 Scott decision , election of 1800 , 229 ?

federalism , Federalists and , foreign policy , 657 ?

free states and slave states , 439 ?

government sources , 114 Great Compromise , Hamilton economic plan , judicial system , 161 ?

Middle Colonies , Patriots , political machines , Progressive ments , 631 ) Progressives , Reconstruction Amendments , 522 ?

separation of powers , 1457 ?

Shays Rebellion , terms of office , 152 Texas , 3137 ?

US . Constitution , 130 ?

War of 1812 , 249 , Quincy , 67 , 242 , 412 Radical Republicans , 521 , 523 railroad , 331 , 343 ) 3611 ) 581 cattle industry and , economy and the , 575 effect of , 363 , 552 , regulation of , 563 steel and , 575 transcontinental , 551 ) 552 Raleigh , Sir Walter , 27 Randolph , Edmund , 1971 ) 116 , 165 Raven , The ( Poe ) 407 Read , George , 89 , 165 Readers ( 412 Reading Skills , 34 , 76 , 112 , 142 , 194 , 226 , 258 , 282 , 302 ?

3747 , 5107 , 544 ?

572 , 576 , 638 compare and contrast , economics , evaluating information , geography , politics , 398 , reading for essential information , religion , science and technology , society and culture , specialized vocabulary , understanding assumptions , understanding cause and effect , ing chronological order , understanding , understanding drawing conclusions , understanding propaganda , understanding proposition and support , understanding semantic slanting , understanding structural patterns , understanding summarizing , understanding through ing , understanding words through context , Reagan , Ronald , 148 , reaper , 366 Reconstruction Black Codes and , cotton and , 530 , 531 different views of , Ku Klux Klan and , 526 , 5261 ) military districts , in the New South , 5301 ) Panic of 1873 and , 527 Redeemers and , 528 in the South , Reconstruction Acts , Reconstruction amendments , 171 Redcoats , 80 , 81 Redeemers , 528 Red River , 238 Reed , Walter , 650 , 655 referendum procedure , 613 reform movements , 597 , abolition of slavery , child labor and , 612 , 6151 ) 616 ) 617 ) civil service , progressives and , voting and , 613 , 6145 women rights , 4261 ) Americans and , 411 , 515 , 597 in England , 39 freedom of , 115 , 166 , 179 government and , 467 ?

Great Awakening , 581 ) immigrants and , in Middle Colonies , Mormons , music and , 272 Native American , 10 , 22 in New England colonies , in Pennsylvania , 50 tant Reformation , 251 ) tan , 46 reading skills for , Second Great Awakening , in slave culture , in the South , 384 Toleration Act and , 39 . See also individual religions Republican Motherhood , 197 Republican Party creation of , 450 tion of 1860 , 457 , election of 1868 , election of 1876 , 527 , 607 election of 1880 , 607 election of 1884 , 608 election of 1888 , 608 tion of 1896 , 608 election of 1912 , Emancipation tion and , 491 Radical Republicans , 521 , 523 in , 525 . See also Republican Party reservations , 555 , 558 reserved powers , 144 Revels , Hiram , 5091 ) 525 , 5251 ) Revere , Paul , 67 , 79 , 134 revivals , 272 , 384 Revolutionary War allies in , 95 Army and , 95 early battles , economics of , England and , French Revolution and , 206 Middle Colonies in , sea battles of , 97 soldiers in , in the South , 991 ) Treaty of Paris , 101 Valley Forge , 96 , war debts , Reynolds , Mary , 386 Rhode Island , colonial , 47 Constitutional Convention , 126 government in , ratification of the Constitution , 134 Rhode Island system , 353 Richmond , Virginia , 381 , 5131 ) 475 , 478 , 480 , 596 , 620 Rio Grande , 320 Rip Van ( 271 roads , 22 , 289 , 379 Roanoke Island , 27 Rochambeau , Comte de , 100 , ohn , 582 , 583 , 583 Rocky Mountains , 260 , Rodney , Caesar , 89 , ohn , 37 Roman Catholic Church , 22 , 39 , 313 , 402 Protestant Reformation and , 25 INDEX

Roosevelt Social Studies Skills Roosevelt , Franklin , term of office , 146 , 174 Roosevelt , Theodore , biography , 655 , foreign policy of , 6561 ) Panama Canal and , 653 , 655 Rough Riders and , 648 , 6481 ) 649 Roosevelt Corollary , 656 , Rosebud , Battle of the , Ross , George , 89 Ross , ohn , 295 Rough Riders , 648 , 6481 ) royal colony , 37 , 40 , 54 royal governor , 54 Rush , Benjamin , 89 Agreement , 260 Russia empire of , immigrants from , 588 in North America , Oregon Country and , 309 , 317 Rutledge , Edward , 89 , ohn , 128 , 1281 ) 165 Jim , 238 Sack of Lawrence , Sacramento River , 327 Clair , Arthur , 208 Lawrence River , 17 , 18 , 26 Louis , 26 , 236 Salem , Massachusetts , 47 Salt Lake City , 311 Sam , Guillaume , 658 Samoa , 641 , 43 Sampson , Deborah , 91 Sand Creek Massacre , 555 San Diego , California , 320 San Francisco , California , 320 , 328 , 3313 , 3311 ) Sanitary Commission , US , 476 sanitation , 611 San , Battle of , 314 , San Juan Hill , 649 Santa Anna , Antonio Lopez de , 322 Santa Fe , New Mexico , 310 , 318 Santa , 310 Santa Maria ( ship ) 15 Santee Sioux , Saratoga , Battle of , 94 , 95 , satire , 271 , 297 Savannah , Georgia , 40 , 379 , 502 scalawags , 588 , The ( Hawthorne ) 406 science and technology , 349 in Age of Exploration , factories , 366 farm equipment , 366 , 561 , 5621 ) icebox , 367 during Industrial , 349 , Panama Canal , 593 reading skills for , sewing machine , 366 ) 367 spinning machine , 347 , 3471 ) steam power , 359 , 360 , 366 telegraph , themes of , 568 USS Constitution , water frame , 347 , at World Fair , 596 . See also inventions agriculture , 380 INDEX management , 584 Revolution , 59 Scott , Scott , 322 , 323 , 446 , 475 , Scott ( 1857 ) See also Scott decision sea dogs , 25 secession , Second Amendment , 166 , 180 Second , 297 , sectionalism , 267 , 439 segregation , 528 , 529 Selective Service , 185 for , 319 ?

for Cubans , 646 in English colonies , 43 , 45 , 50 , 102 , 118 , Seminary Ridge , 498 , Seminole , 11 , 261 , 297 , 565 Senate , US , 129 , 145 Constitution and the , 152 Louisiana Purchase and , 236 president of the , 145 teenth Amendment and , 172 term of office , 1527 . See also Congress , legislative branch Seneca , 11 Seneca Falls Convention , Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments , 426 , separate but equal , 529 separation of powers , 145 Separatists , 42 , 295 ( warship ) 97 Seri , Serra , 22 settlement houses , 597 Seven Days Battles , 480 Seventeenth Amendment , 172 , 613 , Seventh Amendment , 166 , 167 , 180 , 181 Seven Years War , 60 Seward , William , 440 , 447 , 457 , 641 Seward Folly , 641 sewing machine , 367 sharecropping , Shawnee , 61 , Shays , Daniel , 122 ) Shays Rebellion , 123 , Sherman , Roger , 84 , 89 , 165 Sherman , William Tecumseh , 515 Sherman Antitrust Act ( 1890 ) 582 , 608 , 628 Sherman Silver Purchase Act ( 1888 ) 564 Shiloh , Battle of , 485 Shoemaker , David Roll , 476 Shoshone , 10 , 238 , Shot Heard Round the World , Sierra Nevada , 326 , 327 , 551 Signal Corps , Silk Road , silver , 564 , Naomi , 44 Sinclair , Upton , 621 , 628 Singer , Isaac , 367 Sioux , 553 , 554 , 555 , 556 Sirius ( steamship ) Sitting Bull , 556 Sixteenth Amendment , 172 , 630 , 631 Sixth Amendment , 166 , 167 , 180 , 181 , 185 skyscrapers , 595 slander , 179 , ohn , 353 Slater , Samuel , 348 , 352 , 353 , 353 slave auctions , 387 , 388 , 41 , 388 , 391 slave narratives , 418 , 443 slave revolts , 3901 ) slavery , 289 , abolition of , 4181 ) Africa and , 57 agriculture and , 376 buying freedom , 387 compensation for , 515 daily life under , Declaration of Independence and , 85 domestic , 387 Scott decision and , 453 education and , 388 Emancipation tion and , 503 families and , Fugitive Slave Act and , system , 386 Act , Lincoln and , 473 living tions and , 387 manifest destiny and , 317 in Middle Colonies , 51 Middle Passage , 58 Native Americans and , 23 New England colonies and , 85 in Northwest Territory , 117 regional differences about , religion and , skilled jobs and , 387 in southern colonies , 39 , 40 , 41 in Texas , 313 Thirteenth Amendment , 170 teenth Amendment and , Compromise , 128 Underground Railroad and , 3411 ) in Virginia , slave states , slave trade , 128 , 379 , 440 , ohn , 320 slums , 610 smelting process , 363 Smith , ames , 89 Smith , ohn , Smith , Smith , Margaret Bayard , 286 Smith , Margaret Chase , 179 Smith , Sophia , 622 Smith College , 622 smuggling , 57 , 64 , 66 , 68 Snake River , 326 social classes , 402 social Darwinism , 581 socialism , 619 Socialist Party , 630 social problems , 613 ) social reforms , 612 Social Studies Skills , 532 ?

accepting social responsibility , 4307 ?

analysis , 281 102 ) 188 ?

460 ?

632 ) analyzing costs and fits , 5987 ?

comparing migration maps , 566 ?

continuity and change , 664 ?

critical thinking , 28 ) 3613 300 , 460 , 460 ?

determining context , 188 ?

different points of view , 136 framing historical questions , 28 group decisions , 216 ?

identifying central issues , 2767 ?

interpreting graphs , interpreting maps , 334 interpreting political cartoons , 504 ?

Social Studies Skills Tennessee interpreting time lines , 707 ?

with , 121 , US foreign policy subsidy , 642 tion , 216 , 368 ?

personal and , 261 , suburbs , 595 conviction and bias , 3687 ?

primary War , subways , 595 and secondary sources , 460 ?

short 6481 ) suffrage , 115 , 173 , 1731 ) See also voting and long term causal patterns , 6327 ?

Spanish Armada , 25 , rights solving problems , 300 ?

study , 334 Spanish Florida , 40 sugar , 642 392 ) 5047 566 ?

understanding Spanish language , 325 ( 1764 ) 64 , 68 interpretation , 102 ?

working Speaker of the House , 145 sugarcane , 381 in groups to solve issues , Speaking Skills oral history , 74 thinking , Sullivan , Louis , 595 society and culture definition of , 81 Suma , reading skills for , specialization , 584 Sumner , Charles , 520 ) speculators , 201 supply and demand , Society of Friends , 50 . See also Quakers sodbusters , 561 , 5611 ) Sons of Liberty , 66 , 68 , 79 , 209 South African Americans in , Civil War in the , colonies in the , 55 cotton in , economy of , 41 , 513 education in the , 415 election of 1860 , 457 , factories in , farming in , 380 , 529 ) Freedmen Bureau in , 516 , Ku Klux Klan and , 526 , 5271 ) New South , crisis and , Reconstruction in the , 5251 ) religion in , 384 resources of the , 4746 , Revolutionary War in the , slavery in , 39 , 40 , 41 , 128 , state government in the , 517 , urban life in the , 384 South America migration to , Monroe Doctrine and , Native cans in , Spain and , 262 South America Political , South Carolina agriculture in , 41 Black Codes in , 519 Civil War in , 473 , 493 colony of , 40 cotton in , economy of , 290 in , 515 crisis and , plantations , of the Constitution , 165 during Reconstruction , 523 in War , 98 , 99 , secedes from the Union , 4351 ) 456 , 458 Second Great Awakening in , 410 . See also Carolinas South Dakota , Southeast culture area , Southwest , culture area , 10 Mexican Americans in , 325 , 592 , 626 Native Americans in the , 557 , Richard Dobbs , 165 Spain Treaty , 309 American Revolution and , 95 California and , Central America and , 22 , 262 colonies of , Cuba and , empire of , 27 , England and , 25 , 261 ) tion by , 21 Florida and , 101 , 207 , 261 , Louisiana and , Mexico and , 262 Native Americans and , New Mexico and , 318 in North America , Oregon Country and , 317 Treaty , South America and , 262 War , 647 ) 649 ) Texas and , 312 trade speech , freedom of , 166 , 179 spheres of , 644 spinning machine , 347 , 3471 ) spirituals , 272 , 389 spoils system , 286 , Spokane , Spy , The ( Cooper ) 271 , Squanto , 43 Square Deal , Stamp Act ( 1765 ) 66 , 68 Stamp Act Congress , 66 Standard Oil Company , Stanford , Leland , 550 , 581 , 583 , 5831 ) Stanford University , 581 Stanton , Edwin , 491 , 522 Stanton , Elizabeth Cady , 426 , 427 , 428 , 429 , 429 ) 623 staple crops , 51 Starr , Ellen Gates , 597 Banner , The ( Key ) 248 , state constitutions , 115 state courts , 198 state government , 129 , 163 concurrent powers and , 144 Constitution and , delegated powers of , 144 crisis and , ers denied , 157 Redeemers and , 528 reserved powers of , 144 in the South , 517 , 525 ) Tenth ment and , 183 Thirteenth ment and , 517 Wisconsin Idea , 614 states rights doctrine , Statue of Liberty , steamboat , 359 , 359 ) cotton trade and , 379 steam power , 366 steel industry , 363 , 580 steerage , 589 Stephens , Alexander , 383 , 458 Stephens , Ann Sophia , 406 Stevens , ohn , 642 Stevens , Thaddeus , 520 , 522 stockholders , 579 , Stockton , Richard , 89 Stockton , Robert , 320 Stone , Lucy , Stone , Thomas , 89 , Harriet Beecher , 424 , 443 , Strauss , Levi , 330 strict construction , 204 strikes , 356 , 587 , Strong , George Templeton , 361 Stuart , eb , 498 Study Skills comparing migration maps , 5667 ?

interpreting graphs , 392 interpreting maps , 3347 ?

interpreting political cartoons , 504 Stuyvesant , Peter , 27 , 50 Subarctic , culture area , Supreme Court , 130 , 147 , 148 , 231 , 266 , 296 , 359 , 451 , 452 , 453 , 528 , Jefferson and , judicial review , 232 term of office , See also judicial branch individual cases , Sutter , ohn , 327 Sutter Fort , 327 Swamp Fox . See Marion , Francis Swampy Cree , sweatshops , 592 Sweden , 27 empire of , 27 grants from , symbolic speech , 179 Em Taft , William Howard , eign policy of , 657 , 657 ) 658 , 17 , de , 214 , 236 Tammany Hall , 607 , Roger , 452 , Tariff of Abominations , 289 tariffs British , 121 Confederation and , 122 Hamilton and , 209 progressives and , 629 protective , 203 regional differences and , transportation and , 264 . See also taxes , taxation without representation , 67 taxes Boston Tea Party and , 68 House Ways and Means Committee , 145 income , 630 in Massachusetts Bay Colony , See also tariffs Taylor , Frederick , 584 Taylor , George , 89 Taylor , Zachary , 439 , 446 , War and , 320 , 322 , 322 Tea Act ( 1773 ) 68 tea tax , 68 technology . See inventions science and technology Tecumseh , 247 , 248 telegraph , 365 ) 550 , 577 telephone , 577 , 5771 ) Teller Amendment , 647 , 650 temperance movement , 411 , 426 , 623 tenant , 562 tenements , 404 , 590 , 596 , 611 Tennessee , admitted to the Union , 234 Civil War in , 474 , cotton in , during tion , 523 Second Great Awakening in , 410 INDEX

voting rights , Ten Percent Plan , 513 Tenth Amendment , 167 , 182 , 183 terms of , 152 ) 174 Sioux , Texas , 309 , Alamo , 314 , annexation of , 317 , 318 cattle industry in , 549 Civil War in , 484 , 487 as a colony , Compromise of 1850 and , 440 , 441 cotton in , frontier , 318 independence of , 313 Mexican Americans in , 592 can War and , Mexican Cession and , 323 Mexico and , Native Americans in , 553 Reconstruction in , 517 as , 318 secedes from the Union , 458 , 459 slavery in , 313 Spain and , 312 Texas Rangers , 315 , 555 Texas Revolution , textile industry , 347 ) 3551 ) 475 , ames , 80 , 94 Thames River , Battle of , 247 , Thanksgiving , 43 , 91 Third Amendment , 166 , 180 Thirteenth Amendment , 170 , 171 , Thoreau , Henry David , 405 Thornton , Matthew , 89 Compromise , 128 , Samuel . 527 , 607 Time Lines amendments , culture , European history , farming , interpreting , 70 ?

inventions , Lewis and Clark expedition , ity , Patriots , populism , Road to Revolution , Road to War , suffrage , time zones , 360 , Battle of , tobacco , 19 , 37 , 41 , 289 , 380 , Alexis de , 186 , 367 Toleration Act ( 1649 ) 39 , Tompkins , Sally Louisa , 496 Tom Thumb ( locomotive ) 3431 ) 360 , Alexander , 551 Tories , 76 , 84 totems , 10 town meeting , 55 , 55 ) 115 Acts ( 1767 ) 66 , 68 , 69 townships , trade , 50 with Africa , with Asia , barriers to , with Britain , 121 , 122 with China , 317 closed markets , 122 ton , 379 with Japan , 6441 ) in Middle Colonies , 51 overland , with Spain , 121 , See also free trade triangular trade trade laws , trade unions , 356 . See also labor unions Trail , 296 transcendentalism , INDEX Transcontinental Railroad , 331 , 5511 ) transportation , 264 animals used for , 19 canals , 379 in cities , 595 , 611 El Camino Real , 22 tions in , railroad , 331 , 5511 ) revolution in , 358 roads , 289 , 379 ships , steamboat , 359 , 3591 ) tariffs and , 264 Travis , im , 314 treaties , 116 , 120 , 164 , 310 , 593 , 693 , and Congress , and courts , 161 with Native Americans , 298 , and president , 1455 , 147 , 160 . See also treaties Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek , 295 Treaty of Fort Jackson ( 1814 ) 248 Treaty of Fort Laramie ( 1851 ) 554 , Treaty of Fort Laramie ( 1868 ) 555 Treaty of ( 1814 ) 249 , 260 Treaty ( 1795 ) 209 , 242 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( 1848 ) 323 , 324 Treaty of Medicine Lodge ( 1867 ) 555 Treaty of Paris ( 1763 ) 60 Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) 101 , 120 Iron Works , 3731 ) 381 Trenton , Battle of , 93 trials , 181 Triangle Shirtwaist Company , 618 triangular trade , tribal councils , tricksters , 389 trolleys , 595 trusts , 581 , 582 , 628 Truth , Sojourner , 418 , 424 Tubman , Harriet , 420 , Tule River culture area , Nat , 421 Tuskegee , Tweed , William Marcy , 607 , Twelfth Amendment , Twentieth Amendment , Amendment , Amendment , 174 Amendment , 176 Amendment , 146 , 174 Amendment , 177 Amendment , 141 , 177 Amendment , 174 Two Years Before the Mast ( Dana ) 319 , ohn , 293 , westward sion and , 317 tyranny , 83 Jim , unalienable , 84 Uncle Tom Cabin ( 443 , 444 Underground Railroad , Underwood Tariff Act ( 191 ) 630 unicameral legislature , 127 Union Army , African Americans in , battles in the West , casualties of , 500 , 5023 at Gettysburg , 4981 ) 4991 ) naval strategies of , soldiers of the , 495 , 495 Union Railroad , unions . See labor unions trade unions Union States , 474 , United States of America Physical , United States of America Political , Utah , Compromise of 1850 and , 441 Mexican Cession and , 323 mons in , 311 Native Americans in , railroad in , 551 Utah Territory , Ute , 10 , Vail , Alfred Lewis , 365 , Clement , 494 Vallejo , Mariano Guadalupe , 319 , 331 Valley Forge , 96 , Van , Martin , 281 , 286 , 290 , 439 , election of 1836 , 292 labor and , 357 Van , Marie , 616 vaqueros , 549 , Vassar College , 622 , Lawrence , 611 Venezuela , Venice , Italy , 131 ) 14 , Mexico , 321 , 322 , vertical integration , 580 , Denmark , 390 . See also Denmark Document , 17 veto , Vice President , US , 146 as president of the Senate , 145 term of office , Siege of , 486 , 488 , 500 Villa , Francisco Pancho , 661 Vincennes , Battle of , 97 Virginia , agriculture in , 41 , Articles of Confederation and , 124 Civil War in , 474 , 475 , 500 daily life in , education in , 48 as English colony , 27 government in , 55 House of , 115 Jamestown , 38 of the Constitution , 134 , 165 in Revolutionary War , 98 , 100 , slave revolts in , slavery in , 379 , 385 , 388 state debt of , 201 tax revolt in , 66 , 68 western frontier and , 61 Virginia ( warship ) Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions , 290 Virginia Company . See London Company Virginia Declaration of Rights , 135 Virginia Plan , Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom , 115 , 18 , 79 , visually impaired , 413 , Von , Friedrich , 95 , 96 voting age , 177 elections and , 186 reforms in , 613 , voting rights , 115 of African Americans , 171 , 385 , 493 , 521 , 522 ) 523 poll taxes and , in , in Washington , 174 of women , 173 , 523 , 623

Voting Rights Act ( 1970 ) Voting Rights Act ( 1970 ) 177 . Wabash River , 244 Wade , Benjamin , 513 , 522 Bill , wagon trains , 3101 ) Waldo , 96 Walker , David , 417 Walla Walla , Wall Street , 199 , Massachusetts , 354 Walton , George , 89 , 43 , 59 , war debts , War Hawks , War of 1812 , 245 battles of , causes and effects of , 249 ?

manufacturing and the , 351 Agreement , 260 War of Independence . See Revolutionary War Washington , Washington , Booker , 624 , Washington , Civil War in , 474 , 478 , 479 corruption in , 607 design of , 202 , as nation capital , 202 , 230 voting rights in , 174 in War of 1812 , 248 , See also District of Columbia Washington , George , of , 82 , cabinet of , at Constitutional Convention , 126 , Continental Army and , 80 , 81 , 93 ) 96 , 961 ) 100 , 101 court system and , farewell address of , 210 , 211 , as Federalist , 132 foreign policy of , 641 in French and Indian War , 60 inauguration of , 197 ay Treaty , 207 national bank and , 204 Neutrality Proclamation , Northwest Territory and , Treaty , as president , 1971 ) Whiskey Rebellion and , 209 Washington , Martha , 197 Washington Farewell Address , 21 013 211 , Washington Territory , water frame , 347 , 3471 ) laws , 325 Wayne , Anthony , 208 Webster , Daniel , 291 , 291 ) 361 , 441 Weems , Maria , Weld , Charles Richard , 361 Weld , Theodore , 416 , 424 Wells , Ida , 624 West Civil War in the , in the , culture areas , 10 economy of , 289 , frontier , 61 fur trade in the , 308 Lewis and Clark tion , mining in , movement to the , 3111 ) 546 , 565 , 565 ) Native Americans in , 557 Oregon try and , 309 , Oregon Trail , Pike expedition , Revolutionary War in the , 97 laws , 325 Western Shoshone , Western Trail , West Indies , 17 trade with , George , 575 , 577 West Virginia , Civil War in , 474 , coal mining in , 362 oil in , 576 roads in , 265 , whaling , 47 Whig Party , 292 , 450 election of 1852 , 446 Whipple , William , 89 Whiskey Rebellion , 209 White , ohn , 27 , George , 59 White House , 230 , 286 Whitman , Walt , 407 Whitney , Eli , 349 , 372 ) 377 , 377 , Laura , 562 Campaign , 500 , Frances , 623 and Mary College , 48 , Joseph , Roger , William , 89 , Hugh , 165 , David , 438 Proviso , ames , 89 , 165 , Woodrow , 629 , foreign policy of , 6577 , 658 , 661 , Sarah , 558 , ohn , 44 , 45 , immigrants in , 401 in Northwest Territory , 117 Idea , 614 Idea , 614 witchcraft trials , 47 , ohn , 89 Wolcott , Oliver , 89 Woman Christian Temperance Union , 623 women in Civil War , 496 , ters of Liberty , 62 Declaration of Independence and , 85 education and , 48 , 413 , 4131 ) 424 , 622 first ladies , 197 in Gold Rush , 328 , 329 , 3291 ) Great Awakening and , 59 Homestead Act and , 560 grant , 592 labor reform and , 35 , 619 in labor unions , 586 in Middle Colonies , 51 in the military , 185 mill workers , 531 minimum wage law and , 618 Mormon , 310 Native American , 11 , 20 Pilgrim , 44 on plantations , 383 Progressive movement and , 622 Quaker , 50 reform groups and , 412 , 6031 ) in Revolutionary War , 91 slaves , on the Supreme Court , 148 ance movement and , 623 in textile industry , voting rights of , 115 , 173 , 284 , 523 , 6031 ) 6231 ) on wagon trains , 310 , 31 11 ) women rights , leaders , property rights and , 428 Seneca Falls Convention , 4261 ) voting rights , 115 , 173 , 284 , 523 , 603 ) 6231 ) Wood , Leonard , 650 Woodward , Charlotte , 426 , 428 . Georgia ( 1832 ) 296 , workers compensation , 618 workplace safety , 618 World Political , World Fair , 596 , 558 Wright , Orville and Wilbur , 578 Writing Skills biographical narrative , biographical sketch , 372 cause and effect , character sketch , 256 , 278 comparing people and events , explaining a political process , 32 interviews , 280 job history , 508 letter of recommendation , 224 letters , newspaper advertisement , 342 , 372 newspaper article , 468 newspaper editorial , 110 Nobel nomination , 192 , 216 outline , 300 pamphlets , 140 , 190 persuasive essay , social studies report , writing systems , 295 Wyoming , cattle industry in , 549 Mexican Cession and , 323 Native Americans in , 554 , George , 89 Jim . XYZ Affair , Yaqui , 650 , 655 yellow journalism , 646 yeomen , 384 , 10 Yorktown , Battle of , 100 , Young , Brigham , 311 , 325 Yuki , Yuma , Zapata , Emiliano , 661 , Lorenzo de , 313 , ohn Peter , 56 zoning laws , 611 , INDEX

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