President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
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Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
Containment Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Direct election of senators
Jefferson's presidency
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
British colonization Economic and religious liberty
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
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
Dutch Wedge New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Family seen as foundation of social fabric
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Bleeding Kansas Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
15th amendment Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Bacons rebellion British settlers wanted more land for growing tobacco and they stole it from the natives. The natives retaliated, which infuriated the colonists. When Governor William Berkeley refused to send troops, Nathanial Bacon led angry poor farmers on an attack against the natives, and then on farms owned by Governor Berkeley.
Fries rebellion Farmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.
Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
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.
The Feminine Mystique
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The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Dutch colonization
The division of powers between different levels of government.
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Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Mexican-American war Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Booker T. Washington
Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
New American identity
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Reconstruction acts Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
British colonization Economic and religious liberty
Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Cold war A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Teddy Roosevelt progressivism 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
Roger Williams A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Malcom X Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Engel vs. Vitale
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Nat turners rebellion
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
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