Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Teddy Roosevelt progressivism Believed the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation

Changes in farming 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

Muckrakers

The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

Election of 1844

Expansion of democracy Voting rights were expanded to all white males

NAWSA

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

Stamp act congress Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.

2nd Continental Congress

Battle of Vicksburg

Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.

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

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

Red scare

Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

GI Bill

American temperance society

Mexican-American war Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

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

Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation

Lexington and Concorde British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen

Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans

French colonization

divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!

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

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.

A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

Spanish colonization Colo

Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.

Johnson impeached Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote

The New Jersey plan

Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans 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

A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people

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.

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

Settlement houses

Gold rush

Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants

Tallmadge amendment Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union

Puritan culture Family seen as foundation of social fabric

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared the colonies an independent country from Britain. Included a statement of intent, list of grievances, and a conclusion that dissolved ties with Britain

Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time

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

the Compromise of 1790 Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country

Connecticut compromise

End of the federalists

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

Palmer raids

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

Georgia government Very strict. Max land ownership, no slavery, alcohol, or Catholics. By 1740's Georgians wanted normal english liberties so these restrictions went away.

EPA Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water

The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.

Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.

Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war

Battle of Vicksburg

Interstate commerce act Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads

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