Kansas-Nebraska act
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
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.
Chinese exclusion act
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Election of 1828
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
The Feminine Mystique
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.
Hartford Convention
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
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.
Scopes Monkey trial
In Tennessee it was illegal to teach Darwin's theory of evolution to children. A teacher was arrested for teaching it to his class. In the end, the conviction was thrown out on a technicality.
British colonization
Economic and religious liberty
Flappers
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
2nd Continental Congress
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
Assembly line
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.
Indian appropriation act
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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.
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
1920's economic boom
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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
Increased nativism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
Progressivism
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
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