Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Cult of domesticity A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.

Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

Interstate commerce act

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

Charles Finney

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

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Shay’s rebellion 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.

NAWSA Worked to secure voting rights for women

1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.

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

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

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

Civil rights act of 1866

John Brown Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion

Assimilationist movement Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.

French revolution 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.

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

Market revolution

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

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.

Gold rush Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed

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

Marshall plan

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

A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

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

Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.

Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel

Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.

Teddy Roosevelt progressivism 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

Populist party Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday

Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)

N.A.A.C.P

The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes

Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left

Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language

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.

Compromise of 1877 The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster

The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation

alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time

Cesar Chavez

Booker T. Washington 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

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

Muckrakers Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.

Sherman antitrust act

Henry Clay's American system Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.

Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed

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

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

Harlem Renaissance

Dutch Wedge

sedition act

Sit-in movement Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed

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

Assimilationist movement Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.

Indentured Servants

Proclamation of 1763 Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains

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

Roanoke Colony Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded

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