Anne HutchinsonA Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of questioning authority.
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1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Cold war
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Tammany HallThe most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
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.
Chinese exclusion actNativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Voting Rights Act of 1965Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Phyllis SchlaflyOrganized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
White collar workersAll the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Manifest destinyAmericans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Election of 1824The 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.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passengerHer refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Very strict. Max land ownership, no slavery, alcohol, or Catholics. By 1740's Georgians wanted normal english liberties so these restrictions went away.
Upton SinclairWrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
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
March on WashingtonHundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.
nationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
Declaration of IndependenceWritten by Thomas Jefferson. Declared the colonies an independent country from Britain. Included a statement of intent, list of grievances, and a conclusion that dissolved ties with Britain
James OglethorpeGot 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.
American federation of labor
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
Americans 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.
Mass culture
Cash and CarryRoosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it
Railroads
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
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Proclamation of 1763
NAWSA
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Upton SinclairWrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
British impressmentThe British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
American imperialism
The Albany conferenceMeeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Baker vs. Carr
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.
Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
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.
Black Panthers
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
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Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
March on Washington
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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
Shay’s rebellionFarmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Navigation Acts
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt electedBelieved in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
John D. Rockefeller
Tariff of 1828
Progressive's concernsRising power of big businesses
Uncertainties in the economy
Violence between labor groups and employers
Influence of political machines
Jim Crow segregation
Rights of women
Square dealWhen coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation