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== Historical terminology ==
== Historical terminology ==
* abolition/ abolitionism = movement to end slavery
* '''abolition/ abolitionism''' = movement to end slavery
** the 13th amendment "abolished" slavery (1865)
** the 13th amendment "abolished" slavery (1865)
* civil rights
* '''civil rights'''
* imperialism
* '''imperialism'''
* "Manifest destiny" = movement for U.S. westward expansion across the continent (term coined in 1845)
* '''"Manifest destiny"''' = movement for U.S. westward expansion across the continent (term coined in 1845)
** U.S. imperialism commences with the taking of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Philippines after the Spanish-American War (1898)
** U.S. imperialism commences with the taking of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Philippines after the Spanish-American War (1898)
* popular sovereignty
* '''popular sovereignty'''
** political theory from 1850s, pushed by Sen. Stephen Douglas, that people of the states themselves should decide if slavery was to be allowed
** political theory from 1850s, pushed by Sen. Stephen Douglas, that people of the states themselves should decide if slavery was to be allowed
* prohibition = movement to ban alcohol
* '''prohibition''' = movement to ban alcohol
** in the U.S., the 18th amendment banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol (1917)  
** in the U.S., the 18th amendment banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol (1917)  
*** the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment (1933)
*** the 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment (1933)
* suffrage = "the vote" or the right to vote
* '''suffrage''' = "the vote" or the right to vote
** the 15th amendment guaranteed the right to vote for male former slaves (1869)
** the 15th amendment guaranteed the right to vote for male former slaves (1869)
* temperance movement = "temperance" is another term for prohibition of alchohol
* '''temperance''' or '''temperance movement = "another term for prohibition of alcohol
* women's suffrage = right to vote for women
* '''women's suffrage''' = right to vote for women
*** in U.S. the 19th Amendment guaranteed the right of women to vote (1919)
*** in U.S. the 19th Amendment guaranteed the right of women to vote (1919)
* "republican motherhood"
* '''"republican motherhood"'''
* states rights
* '''states rights'''
** suffragette = a woman who advocated, often in public protest, for women's suffrage
** '''suffragette''' = a woman who advocated, often in public protest, for women's suffrage
*  tariff
'''tariff'''


== Themes & events timelines ==
== Themes & events timelines ==