Tenure of Office Act
Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)
Texan independence
Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
George Washington's Presidency
Connecticut compromise
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Pure food and drug act
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
pinckney's treaty
Espionage Act of 1917
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Direct election of senators
Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Mass culture
New deal
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
W.E.B. Dubois
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.
Annapolis convention
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
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
Jacob Riis
Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
GI Bill
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
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
Homestead act
Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Georgia government
Very strict. Max land ownership, no slavery, alcohol, or Catholics. By 1740's Georgians wanted normal english liberties so these restrictions went away.
British beliefs after 7 years war
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
NAWSA
Worked to secure voting rights for women
the Compromise of 1790
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
