Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
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Second great awakening Camp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Sinking of the Lusitania
Upton Sinclair
Election of 1824
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Hoovervilles
British colonization Economic and religious liberty
Meat inspection act
Compromise of 1877
Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Decolonization 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
Navigation Acts Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
Phyllis Schlafly Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
sedition act 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
A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Jacob Riis
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Johnson impeached Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade
Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
French revolution 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.
Andrew Carnegie Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Positions on expansion of slavery Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
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Election of 1860
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
Watts Riots of 1965 After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
National Grange movement
The great migration
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Cesar Chavez
Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
British impressment
NAWSA Worked to secure voting rights for women
EPA Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Battle of Vicksburg
Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
Virtual representation
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Attitudes towards Germany Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat. Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
pinckney's treaty between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Niagra movement Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Nat turners rebellion A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
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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
First great awakening A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Engel vs. Vitale Prohibited prayers in school
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