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.
International migration society
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Republican party formed
A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
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
joint-stock company
Dutch Wedge
New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
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
Whigs
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Fur trade and other economic reasons
Malcom X
Spanish colonization
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
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.
Palmer raids
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Pendleton Act
Political machines
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Gospel of wealth
Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Pure food and drug act
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
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)
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.
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Hartford Convention
Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
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
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
Crisis in American values
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Market revolution
The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Booker T. Washington
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
