Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Monroe doctrine Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.

Red scare

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

Southern baptists Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists

Rush-Bagot pact Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.

Believed the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation

Bleeding Kansas

Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers

Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms

Texan independence 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.

Plymouth Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.

Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed

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

Jay treaty

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

Square deal When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.

Philadelphia convention 12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution

The great migration

Black codes 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

The Feminine Mystique Explained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.

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.

Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

Idea that the future of the south would be based on economic diversity and industrial growth. Massive growth of population, industry, and railroads. Only in limited industrial centers though.

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.

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

Railroads

Andrew Carnegie

American temperance society

Articles of confederation Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military

Self-determination Act of 1975

Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women

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

Philippines Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them

15th amendment Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

Farmers 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.

Johnson impeached Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote

Increased nativism Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas

Cash and Carry Roosevelt 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

Red Scare Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia

White supremacy White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience

Rush-Bagot pact Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.

Mexican-American war Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

King Philip's war King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

Pullman strike After a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed

French colonization Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana

Jefferson's presidency He himself owned hundreds of slaves. He banned the importation of slaves. Once the Atlantic trade dried up, domestic trade increased, creating the second middle passage

Spanish colonization Colo

Manifest destiny Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Spanish-American War

GI Bill Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)

civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov

French revolution

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.

Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

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