pinckney's treatybetween US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Free Soil PartyFormed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
White supremacy
Civil Rights Act of 1964Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Olive branch petitionCongress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Counter cultureA movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Political appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job
Teddy Roosevelt progressivismBelieved the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation
The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
GI Bill
Battle of VicksburgGranted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
Panic of 1819
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
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
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In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
Stamp act
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
The embargoPresident Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Booker T. Washington
Laissez-faire economicsThere was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Big stick diplomacyAn aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Market revolution
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
Ida Tarbell
Annapolis convention
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The Albany conferenceMeeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
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The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
FederalistsStrong national government
Attitudes towards GermanyWanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Niagra movement
Cold war
Fries rebellionFarmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.
Sioux warsSioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Radical Republicans
NAWSA
Marshall planThe extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Spanish-American War
Tenure of Office Act
Black codes
Colonial attitude towards independenceThey didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
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The Virginia plan
British beliefs after 7 years war
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
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.
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.
Increased nativismIncreased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
The great migrationOver 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
pinckney's treatybetween US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Texan independenceAmericans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.