New deal
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Changes in farming
A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
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
John Brown
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
Anaconda plan
Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
British beliefs after 7 years war
Virtual representation
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade
Baker vs. Carr
Mandated fair congressional districts
Marshall plan
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Johnathan Edwards
Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
Ida B. Wells
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
18th amendment passed
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.
Anne Hutchinson
A Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of questioning authority.
Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Red Scare
Brown v. Board of education
Pure food and drug act
Palmer raids
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Election of 1800
Rematch between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Democratic republicans had finally figured out how to campaign in the media, and the Federalists were seen as elitist
Dawes act
Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
White supremacy
White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
Nat turners rebellion
Muckrakers
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Annapolis convention
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
The new south
Idea that the future of the south would be based on economic diversity and industrial growth. Massive growth of population, industry, and railroads. Only in limited industrial centers though.
