James Oglethorpe
Got the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.
Indian appropriation act
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
American federation of labor
Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Declaration of Independence
Stamp act congress
Debates over money
Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Germany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.
Gospel of wealth
Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Rise 0f Chesapeake slavery
Mexican-American war
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Election of 1800
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.
Pure food and drug act
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Reservation system
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Colonial attitude towards independence
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Ambassador 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.
Cult of domesticity
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
Muckrakers
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Fries rebellion
Farmers 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.
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Tariff of 1828
Engel vs. Vitale
Spanish colonization
Colo
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Government support for railroads
Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
