U.S. History Terms & Definition Worksheet

The plan Emphasized a union blockade of the Southern ports, and called for an advance down the Mississippi River.
Allowed each territory to decide the issue of slavery on the basis of popular sovereignty.
Granted citizenship to all person born in the United States.
Granted African American males the right to vote.
Isolated the white and black races in the South.
Made it easier for Indians to assimilate into mainstream American culture.
Gave regular people power and their right to have control over their government.
Island in harbor of New York City, South West of Manhattan.
Immigration station, located in San Francisco Bay, California.
Limited Chinese immigrants in the U.S.
Worked a strategy to hopefully ensure a political system.
Created public awareness of corruption.
A policy of extending a countries power and influence.
Water way across the Isthmus of Panama.
A viral infection caused by a particular species of mosquito.
The best known cause of World War 1.
British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine.
Acquired new soldiers to be in the military to serve their country.
Movement of six million African Americans out of the Rural Southern United States to the North East.
A group of ships sailing together for protection.
A type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches.
African American culture movement that celebrated Black traditions.
A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces forces in World War 2.
A Russian word meaning "Openness" which describes the policy of Mikhail Gorbachev.
A group of nine African American students enrolled in little rock central high school in 1957.