Stamp act congress Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
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Fries rebellion
National Grange movement Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Free Soil Party Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
Knights of labor
civic virtue
applied restrictions to immigration and speech in US made it a crime for americans to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous, malicious writing about the government
Southern baptists Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Boston massacre Parliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
First great awakening A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Common sense Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Mass culture 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
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Failures of the articles of confederation France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Fugitive slave act Many 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.
Worked to close down saloons
Dred Scott case A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.
Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
American federation of labor
Johnathan Edwards Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Lexington and Concorde British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
Expansion of democracy
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Panic of 1819 First major recession in the United States
Civil rights act of 1866 All African Americans were citizens of the United States
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Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Bacons rebellion
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
First great awakening A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Failures of the articles of confederation
Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Political machines
Federalists Strong national government
Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Assimilationist movement
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Popham Colony Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Roe v. Wade
Tallmadge amendment Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
XYZ affair French and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.
Treaty of New Echota Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Knights of labor National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
National Grange movement
Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
fourteen points Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Expansion of democracy Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Established the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico
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