Attitudes towards Germany Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat. Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
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Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Stamp act
Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Expansion of democracy Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Marshall plan The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
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republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Spanish colonization Colo
Dawes act Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Assimilationist movement
Ghost dance movement
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.
A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Haymarket square riot
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
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
Townshend Acts
Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Jefferson's presidency
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
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)
Pequot war Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade
Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
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Roanoke Colony Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
George Washington's Presidency
alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
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
7 years war A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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The Virginia plan The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
Checks and balances Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
Rush-Bagot pact Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
Federalists Strong national government
Free Soil Party Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
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National Grange movement
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Madison declared war on great Britain Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
The New Jersey plan
Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Boston massacre Parliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters
Indian appropriation act
Progressivism
Gospel of wealth Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
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.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
International migration society Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Kansas-Nebraska act divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
N.O.W. Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Election of 1824
Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
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Republican party formed A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana
Direct election of senators Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
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