Tariff of 1828Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
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Advocated countering white violence with black violence
MuckrakersInvestigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Sit-in movementThousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Declaratory act
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Pequot war
Rise 0f Chesapeake slaveryLaws helped codify racial differneces. They wanted to prevent the growth of the free black population by banning interracial marriage. Also slavery was becoming cheaper than indentured servitude
Mexican-American warDisputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
French revolutionAmbassador from France came to America to encourage Americans to side with the French. Washington declared neutrality, but the ambassador remained in America to not get beheaded back home.
Spanish colonization
Henry Clay's American system
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
Harlem Renaissance
Charles FinneyNew york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Immigration Quotas
Sedition act of 1918Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.
WhigsNew party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
Republican party formed
Indentured ServantsColonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
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The growing popularity of technologies like movies and the radio meant that everyone was listening to the same things, which helped create a more unified culture and distinct identity
Roe v. Wade
Jacob RiisA photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
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James Oglethorpe
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
7 years warA dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Johnson impeachedPres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
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American protective associationHeavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Hamilton's financial plan1) Establish the U.S. credit worthiness 2) Unify the states' debt 3) Create a national bank 4) Whiskey tax to pay for the revolution 5) Establish tariffs to protect american businesses
Connecticut compromise
Secret ballotHelped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Southern resistance to integration
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Tammany HallThe most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Fugitive slave actMany northerners opposed the expansion of slavery, and abolitionists despised the law. There were often riots when Southerners would try to bring back a runaway slave.
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Anaconda plan
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Stamp act congress
Sherman antitrust actMade monopolizing an entire market illegal
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Indian appropriation act
15th amendmentProtected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Sioux warsSioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars
JamestownThe first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company
Free Soil Party
End of the federalistsThe war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
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Self-determination Act of 1975Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
Reservation systemIndian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Election of 1797First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
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Fur trade and other economic reasons
Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilegeOn his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs