Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott

7 years war A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

fourteen points

Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities

Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana

Election of 1828

George Washington's Presidency 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

Sherman antitrust act Made monopolizing an entire market illegal

A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other

Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)

Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)

British beliefs after 7 years war

Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens

Brown v. Board of education The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896

Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.

XYZ affair French and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.

7 years war

Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.

Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.

Mexican-American war

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.

From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up

Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans

Corrupt political bosses and their followers

Great railroad strike Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops

1) 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

Virtual representation

Espionage Act of 1917

Big stick diplomacy

Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S. Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system

Sherman antitrust act Made monopolizing an entire market illegal

Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships

N.O.W. Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement

Kansas-Nebraska act divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!

Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

Asiento System 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.

Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth

Whiskey rebellion violent tax protest from 1791-1794. the whiskey was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by president Washington to pay for the war. It unfairly burdened poor farmers west of the Appalachian mountains because they couldn't do business anymore

Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power

Hoovervilles

Failures of the articles of confederation

Checks and balances Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.

Ghost dance movement 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.

Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

New deal Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade

Massachusetts Bay Colony Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"

In Tennessee it was illegal to teach Darwin's theory of evolution to children. A teacher was arrested for teaching it to his class. In the end, the conviction was thrown out on a technicality.

A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people

The New Jersey plan The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

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

Election of 1824

Radical Republicans Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress

Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants

Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

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