Rush-Bagot pact
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
Madison declared war on great Britain
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Engel vs. Vitale
Prohibited prayers in school
Railroads
Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
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
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.
fourteen points
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
sedition act
applied restrictions to immigration and speech in US made it a crime for americans to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous, malicious writing about the government
Crisis in American values
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
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
Radical Republicans
Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
Dred Scott case
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
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Popham Colony
Counter culture
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
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.
Common sense
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
Indian appropriation act
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Worked to secure voting rights for women
Checks and balances
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
2nd Continental Congress
Jay treaty
Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.
