Definition and meaning of hayseeds:

hayseeds

"Hayseed" was the pejorative nickname middle-class urban dwellers attached to American farmers in the late nineteenth century. Its use signaled the declining status of the nation's farmers.

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Definition and meaning of Impressionism:

Impressionism

Impressionism was a style of painting characterized by short brush strokes and bright colors used to recreate the impression of light on objects. Mary Cassatt was a leading American impressionist, though her work was ignored in her lifetime.

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Definition and meaning of Gaspee:

Gaspee

Gaspee was the British revenue schooner burned in Narragansett Bay by Rhode Islanders in 1772. The incident led to the appointment of a British commission of inquiry whose powers prompted Americans to establish committees of correspondence.

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Definition and meaning of Goliad:

Goliad

On March 27, 1836, Mexican troops put to death over three hundred American prisoners in this Texas town, during the Texas War for Independence.

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Definition and meaning of Sandinistas:

Sandinistas

The Sandinistas were Nicaraguan leftists who successfully undermined the Somoza dictatorship in 1979. Their name derives from a revered rebel leader from Nicaraguan history.

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Definition and meaning of The Scarlet Letter:

Scarlet Letter, The

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" (1850), a grim, yet sympathetic analysis of adultery, was one of his many depictions of New England culture and history.

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Definition and meaning of abolitionism:

abolitionism

Abolitionists sought to end slavery. They were a varied collection of reformers, and often disagreed about how to accomplish their goal. Both white reformers and many free blacks were active abolitionists.

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Definition and meaning of John Adams:

Adams, John

Adams was Washington's vice-president and defeated Jefferson for the presidency in the election of 1796. He resisted his party's demand for war with France during his term.

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Definition and meaning of Agricultural Wheel:

Agricultural Wheel

The Agricultural Wheel was one of several farmer organizations that emerged in the South during the 1880s. It sought federal legislation to deal with credit and currency issues.

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Definition and meaning of amnesty:

amnesty

Amnesty is a general pardon for a past offense. In 1865, President Johnson issued an amnesty proclamation for most former Confederates who would take a general loyalty oath to the United States.

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Definition and meaning of Anglican church:

Anglican church

The Anglican church became the official Church of England during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). During Elizabeth's reign, England assumed the leadership of the Protestant world.

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Definition and meaning of Annapolis Convention:

Annapolis Convention

The Annapolis Convention was a conference of state delegates at Annapolis, Maryland, that issued a call in September 1786 for a convention to meet at Philadelphia in May 1787 to consider fundamental changes to the Articles of Confederation.

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Definition and meaning of Alliance for Progress:

Alliance for Progress

The Alliance for Progress was a program of economic aid to Latin America during the Kennedy administration.

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Definition and meaning of Allies:

Allies

The Allies were Britain, France, Russia, Italy and other belligerent nations fighting against the Central Powers in World War I, but not including the United States.

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Definition and meaning of air brake:

air brake

In 1869 George Westinghouse invented the air brake for railroad cars. It greatly increased the size of trains and the speed at which they could operate safely.

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Definition and meaning of Alamo:

Alamo

A Franciscan mission at San Antonio, Texas, the Alamo was the site in 1836 of a siege and massacre of Texans by Mexican troops.

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Definition and meaning of Albany Congress:

Albany Congress

Called in 1754 in Albany, New York, the intercolonial Albany Congress was designed to deal with Iroquois grievances against the English. At the congress, prominent colonists proposed the Albany Plan of Union.

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Definition and meaning of Albany Regency:

Albany Regency

The Albany Regency was the well-organized political machine of New York Senator Martin Van Buren, a future vice-president and president. Members of the Regency were intensely loyal to Van Buren.

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Definition and meaning of barrios:

barrios

"Barrios" are urban neighborhoods heavily populated by Hispanics. They are centers of Hispanic culture in America, particularly in big cities of the Southwest.

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Definition and meaning of Atlantic Charter:

Atlantic Charter

At a meeting in August 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill developed the Atlantic Charter, a statement of common principles and war aims.

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Definition and meaning of Australian ballot:

Australian ballot

The Australian ballot system refers to the use of official ballots and secret voting rather than party tickets.

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Definition and meaning of Axis Powers:

Axis Powers

The Axis Powers were the opponents of the United States and its allies in World War II. The Rome-Berlin Axis was formed between Germany and Italy in 1936 and included Japan after 1940.

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