Niagra movement Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
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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
Assimilationist movement Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
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.
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
Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left
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.
Annapolis convention
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
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
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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Watts Riots of 1965 After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Palmer raids
alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Monroe doctrine
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Increased nativism
Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
March on Washington Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Jacob Riis
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Ghost dance movement nationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
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
Split within the Democratic-Republican party
Bleeding Kansas Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
War hawkes Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
The middle ground
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Anaconda plan
First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Charles Finney
Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
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Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Navigation Acts Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
NAWSA
Engel vs. Vitale Prohibited prayers in school
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
Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Watts Riots of 1965 After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Cult of domesticity A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S. Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Hamilton's financial plan
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