An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
Convention of 1818
More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Assimilationist movement
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Tenure of Office Act
Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)
Spanish colonization
Colo
NAWSA
Worked to secure voting rights for women
Dred Scott case
A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.
Jefferson's presidency
He himself owned hundreds of slaves. He banned the importation of slaves. Once the Atlantic trade dried up, domestic trade increased, creating the second middle passage
Indentured Servants
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Chinese exclusion act
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Knights of labor
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Teddy Roosevelt progressivism
Southern resistance to integration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
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
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
Red Scare
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Reconstruction acts
Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Ida B. Wells
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Civil Rights Act of 1964
White supremacy
White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
Roanoke Colony
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
American federation of labor
Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Got the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.
