Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

American protective association Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists

Asiento System System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.

Common sense

Tariff of 1828

Pendleton Act Political appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job

1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.

Political machines

From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up

Bessemer process Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel

Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes

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

Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods

the Compromise of 1790

Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.

Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal

White collar workers All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them

Sherman antitrust act Made monopolizing an entire market illegal

By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled

Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights

Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power

Proclamation of 1763

A Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of questioning authority.

People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

Great society An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act

Jim Crow laws

Gospel of wealth Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society

Dawes act

Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language

Anaconda plan

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

Manifest destiny Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

Second great awakening Camp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society

Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott

Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.

A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Praying towns 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

Mass culture The growing popularity of technologies like movies and the radio meant that everyone was listening to the same things, which helped create a more unified culture and distinct identity

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.

Pequot war

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

Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

Malcom X

Women's Christian Temperance Union Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members

Expansion of democracy Voting rights were expanded to all white males

Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

Sioux wars

Fries rebellion

International migration society Facilitated the migration of black people to africa

Made monopolizing an entire market illegal

Madison declared war on great Britain

Republican party formed

Phyllis Schlafly Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896

British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

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

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