Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

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

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

Navigation Acts Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.

virginia and kentucky resolutions

Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded

Voting Rights Act of 1965 Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth

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

Napoleon needed money to quell the Haitian revolution, so he sold the Louisiana territory, and Jefferson bought. This was controversial because the constitution didn't specify how to add territory to the union.

The Feminine Mystique

Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat. Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused

Philippines Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them

Effects of the War of 1812

Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities

First major recession in the United States

Espionage Act of 1917

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

Mass culture

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

Puritan culture Family seen as foundation of social fabric

Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business

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

British beliefs after 7 years war

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.

National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts

Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience

John D. Rockefeller Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.

Corrupt political bosses and their followers

Ambassador from France came to America to encourage Americans to side with the French. Washington declared neutrality, but the ambassador remained in America to not get beheaded back home.

Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.

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

French and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.

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

Articles of confederation Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military

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.

British beliefs after 7 years war They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.

After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles

Explained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.

Baker vs. Carr

Square deal When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights

Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.

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.

Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans

Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers

Roe v. Wade

Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"

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

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

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.

Government support for railroads Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

Assembly line

Ghost dance movement

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

Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves

Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.

N.O.W.

French colonization Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana

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

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