Election of 1844
Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
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.
Containment
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
National Grange movement
Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
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
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
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Gold rush
First major recession in the United States
Farmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.
British impressment
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Radical Republicans
Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
First great awakening
A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
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
Hoovervilles
Compromise of 1850
California and New Mexico wanted to enter the union as free states.
Henry Clay created compromise: New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery, California would be admitted as a free state, Slavery would be banned in Washington D.C., and there would be a new fugitive slave act
Mexican-American war
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
War hawkes
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
Proclamation of 1763
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Tallmadge amendment
Cult of domesticity
A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
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.
Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Bleeding Kansas
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company
