Time Line
http://www.timerime.com/en/timeline/2891996/Civil+Disobedience/
Glossary
Raj: rule
Swaraj: Self Rule
Swadeshi: self-supporting
Harijans: children from God
Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty: This treaty signed in 1848 ended the Mexican- American war, in exchange for 15 million Mexico gave the US California and New Mexico, this was almost half of Mexico’s territory
Missouri Compromise: (1820) prohibited slavery north of the 36’30 line; passed by president James Monroe. When Texas was to become a state it would become a slave state because of this law.
Transcendentalism: A physiological movement during the 19th century lead by Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Transcendentalists believed in truth and individualism, they also wanted social improvement. Many writers wrote in magazines, newspapers, and pamphlets to talk about issues they believed in.
Boycott: to refuse to have dealings with (a person, organization, etc)or refuse to buy (a product) as a protest
"Letter From Birmingham City Jail,": an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism, arguing that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws
Freedom March: a march organized as a demonstration of protest against a political entity for its oppressive policies, which are often directed at a specific group such as a minority.
Swaraj: Self Rule
Swadeshi: self-supporting
Harijans: children from God
Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty: This treaty signed in 1848 ended the Mexican- American war, in exchange for 15 million Mexico gave the US California and New Mexico, this was almost half of Mexico’s territory
Missouri Compromise: (1820) prohibited slavery north of the 36’30 line; passed by president James Monroe. When Texas was to become a state it would become a slave state because of this law.
Transcendentalism: A physiological movement during the 19th century lead by Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Transcendentalists believed in truth and individualism, they also wanted social improvement. Many writers wrote in magazines, newspapers, and pamphlets to talk about issues they believed in.
Boycott: to refuse to have dealings with (a person, organization, etc)or refuse to buy (a product) as a protest
"Letter From Birmingham City Jail,": an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism, arguing that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws
Freedom March: a march organized as a demonstration of protest against a political entity for its oppressive policies, which are often directed at a specific group such as a minority.