Anne Hutchinson
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
Democratic Republicans
Weak national government
Self-determination Act of 1975
Anaconda plan
Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
Puritan culture
Family seen as foundation of social fabric
virginia and kentucky resolutions
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Whigs
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
The middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people
Booker T. Washington
former slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
N.O.W.
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Mass culture
Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Laissez-faire economics
There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Square deal
George Whitefield
A staunch Calvinist who began preaching outdoors in England. He moved to the colonies in 1740. In 2 years he was able to speak to over a quarter of the American population
The great migration
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Bessemer process
Articles of confederation
White supremacy
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
Effects of the War of 1812
Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
