Republican party formed
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Weak national government
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Dawes act
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
Asiento System
sedition act
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Interstate commerce act Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
Roe v. Wade
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
Political machines
Hoovervilles
Square deal
Election of 1860 Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america
British colonization
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Baker vs. Carr
N.O.W. Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
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
Jay treaty 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.
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
Marbury vs. Madison 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.
Spain sells Florida U.S. wanted Florida for nationalist reasons and because slaves and outlaws kept hiding out there. After retaliating for a raid, Spain gives up and sells Florida for $5 million
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
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congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Monroe doctrine Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
7 years war A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
Split within the Democratic-Republican party
Debates over money Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard
Panic of 1893 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.
International migration society Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Hoovervilles
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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
New American identity
The embargo President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
Red scare
Wilmot Proviso
Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Tallmadge amendment Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
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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
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
XYZ affair 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.
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Election of 1828
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
Marshall plan
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