A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
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.
Gold rush
Connecticut compromise
British colonization
Economic and religious liberty
John D. Rockefeller
Phyllis Schlafly
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
Declaratory act
Anti-Saloon league
Worked to close down saloons
New deal
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Expansion of democracy
Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Andrew Carnegie
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
American imperialism
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
The great migration
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
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.
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Treaty of New Echota
Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Shay’s rebellion
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
McCulloch vs Maryland
Ruled that federal law trumps state law
Roanoke Colony
Cult of domesticity
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.
Anarchists set off a bomb during a Knights of labor protest in Chicago for an 8-hour workweek. Many people began to see the labor movement as violent and radical
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
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
George Washington's Presidency
Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
