Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Indian appropriation act

Ida B. Wells

Strong national government

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

James Oglethorpe

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

National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts

Baker vs. Carr

Teddy Roosevelt progressivism

Booker T. Washington

Election of 1800 Rematch between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Democratic republicans had finally figured out how to campaign in the media, and the Federalists were seen as elitist

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

Spanish-American War

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

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

Election of 1860 Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america

Interstate commerce act

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

Roger Williams A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south

Virtual representation

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.

Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

Harlem Renaissance

A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.

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.

Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

George Whitefield A staunch Calvinist who began preaching outdoors in England. He moved to the colonies in 1740. In 2 years he was able to speak to over a quarter of the American population

Red scare House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)

Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.

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

Sit-in movement

Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs

former slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights

Fur trade and other economic reasons

John D. Rockefeller Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.

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

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

Plymouth

2nd Continental Congress

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

Spanish-American War

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.

Kansas-Nebraska act

Andrew Carnegie Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process

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

Failures of the articles of confederation France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.

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.

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.

NAWSA Worked to secure voting rights for women

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

Bacons rebellion British settlers wanted more land for growing tobacco and they stole it from the natives. The natives retaliated, which infuriated the colonists. When Governor William Berkeley refused to send troops, Nathanial Bacon led angry poor farmers on an attack against the natives, and then on farms owned by Governor Berkeley.

Compromise of 1850 California and New Mexico wanted to enter the union as free states. Henry Clay created compromise: New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery, California would be admitted as a free state, Slavery would be banned in Washington D.C., and there would be a new fugitive slave act

Hamilton's financial plan 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

Tariff of 1828 Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports

Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"

Bessemer process Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel

Great railroad strike

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