Tariff of 1828
Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
Harlem Renaissance
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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.
republican motherhood
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
National Grange movement
Federalism
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Upton Sinclair
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Olive branch petition
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
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
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.
All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Sit-in movement
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Tammany Hall
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Massachusetts Bay Colony
First major recession in the United States
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Jay treaty
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Red Scare
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Bessemer process
Mexican-American war
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Ida B. Wells
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
alien laws
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
