Tariff of 1828 Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
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Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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Railroads Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
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Whiskey rebellion
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
Cash and Carry
Worked to secure voting rights for women
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
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.
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Red scare House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Tallmadge amendment
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Market revolution The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Decolonization After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars
Phyllis Schlafly Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
Texan independence Americans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.
After a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed
White collar workers
Split within the Democratic-Republican party Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Rise 0f Chesapeake slavery Laws helped codify racial differneces. They wanted to prevent the growth of the free black population by banning interracial marriage. Also slavery was becoming cheaper than indentured servitude
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
War hawkes Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
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civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Sherman antitrust act Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Labor unions
Marshall plan The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Expansion of democracy Voting rights were expanded to all white males
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Containment Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Federalism
Crisis in American values
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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.
Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Cold war A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
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
Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Phyllis Schlafly Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Zimmermann telegram
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.
Ghost dance movement 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.
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16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Sherman antitrust act
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Tariff of 1828
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Tallmadge amendment Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
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