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
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The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
The middle ground
White collar workers All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
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
Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
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
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
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Marbury vs. Madison On his way out of office, John Adams appointed 16 new judges. Jefferson refused to deliver some of these appointments. The Supreme Court established judicial review.
Attitudes towards Germany
The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
Hoovervilles
Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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
Booker T. Washington
Immigration Quotas
violent tax protest from 1791-1794. the whiskey was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by president Washington to pay for the war. It unfairly burdened poor farmers west of the Appalachian mountains because they couldn't do business anymore
Assimilationist movement
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Dutch Wedge New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
Great depression
Zimmermann telegram
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Republican party formed
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
Populist party Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday
Tenure of Office Act
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
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All African Americans were citizens of the United States
Scopes Monkey trial In Tennessee it was illegal to teach Darwin's theory of evolution to children. A teacher was arrested for teaching it to his class. In the end, the conviction was thrown out on a technicality.
Palmer raids The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Treaty of New Echota Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
The Virginia plan The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
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
Debates over money
New deal
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
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Dawes act
Knights of labor National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
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
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
War hawkes Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
Whiskey rebellion violent tax protest from 1791-1794. the whiskey was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by president Washington to pay for the war. It unfairly burdened poor farmers west of the Appalachian mountains because they couldn't do business anymore
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Hartford Convention Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
Election of 1860
Panic of 1819 First major recession in the United States
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Direct election of senators Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Interstate commerce act
Panic of 1893 A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
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12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
joint-stock company A business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.
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