Andrew Carnegie Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Dred Scott case A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.
The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
Containment Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
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.
On his way out of office, John Adams appointed 16 new judges. Jefferson refused to deliver some of these appointments. The Supreme Court established judicial review.
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
Anne Hutchinson A Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of questioning authority.
Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Declaratory act
joint-stock company
Cult of domesticity A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
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.
An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
Strong national government
Political machines Corrupt political bosses and their followers
King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
Southern resistance to integration
Praying towns Towns in new england where native Americans were forced to live. They we're supposed to be for their protection, but really, it was to steal their land and convert them to christianity
American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Cash and Carry Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it
Colo
Manifest destiny Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Boost!
Boost!
Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Rising power of big businesses Uncertainties in the economy Violence between labor groups and employers Influence of political machines Jim Crow segregation Rights of women
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
EPA Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
The Feminine Mystique
Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Tariff of 1828 Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
White collar workers All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Fries rebellion Farmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.
International migration society Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Compromise of 1820 Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
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
Olive branch petition
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 troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
The embargo President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Political machines Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Baker vs. Carr Mandated fair congressional districts
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
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
Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
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
Boost!
Boost!
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.
Philippines
First major recession in the United States
Incorrect!
Incorrect!
Player 1 wins!

Player 2 wins!
×

End this game?

Splash Image

Duel!