American History: The Modern Era Since 1865

feeling of loyalty and devotion to one's country, honoring that nation above all others and promoting its culture and interests rather than those of other nations

roads, canals, and other transportation needs inside a nation's boundaries

road barricaded by spiked poles where travelers stop to pay a fee to use the road

fee charged for a privilege such as the use of a means of transportation

a demand that would have serious consquences of ignored

fabric, especially woven or knitted; cloth

system where all workers in a particular industry are required to be union members or emplpoyer agrees to hire only union members

a machine that cleans the seeds from cotton fibers

presidential candidate supported by the delegates of the candidate's native state at a national political convention

practice of dismissing government job holders affiliated with a defeated party and replacing them with supporters of the winning party

indirect rejection of a legislative bill by the president by retaining the bill unsigned until after Congress adjourns

1800s reformer who worked to end slavery

economic system in which government partly owns and controls production and sitribution of goods produced.

political candidate unexpectedly nominated, usually as a compromise between groups

a resolution passed by both houses of Congress requiring only a simple majority vote

principle that the settlers within a federal territory have the power to decide the legality of slavery within that territory

declaration of the principles and policies adopted by a political party or candidate

formal withdrawal from an organization

compulsory enrollment of people for military service

to close off something

money paid to recruit soldiers for military service; payment to encourage an action

paper money that was not backed by gold or silver, leger-tender notes issued by the United States government

form of military rule that suspends Bill of Rights guarantees; law administered by teh military in an emergency situation when civilian lawenforcement agencies are not able to maintain order

legal principle that requires that people who are arrested be brought to court to show why they sould be held; writ inquiring into the lawfulness of retaining a person who is imprisoned or detained in custody

to live off the land

agricultural worker who rents and farms land from another person and pays the rent either in cash or with a portion of the crop

agricultural worker who cultivates part of another person's land, receives supplies and equipment from the landowner and, in return, gives the landowner part of the harvest

act of a government by which pardon is granted to an individual or groups of persons

clear expression of the wishes of voters, as shown in elections results

having had the legal right to vote taken away

to bring charges of a crime against a federal ofr state public offical with the intent of removing the official from office

enforced separation of racial groups in schooling, housing ,and other public areas

frequent roaming from place to place without a fixed pattern of movement, usually following a food source

unbranded range animal or cattle, a motherless calf

cattle run in which a large herd is moved across great distances to a railroad where they are shipped to market

committee- organization of citizens who take the law into their own hands for their protection

stage entertainment consisting of various acts

novel, story, or Hollywood motion pictures depicting life in the western United States dividing the latter half of the nineteenth century

line of longitude; a great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the poles

economic good, product of agriculture; article of commerce