Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
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Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Spain sells Florida U.S. wanted Florida for nationalist reasons and because slaves and outlaws kept hiding out there. After retaliating for a raid, Spain gives up and sells Florida for $5 million
Compromise of 1820 Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
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Bleeding Kansas
Election of 1824 The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
King Philip's war King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat. Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
Battle of Vicksburg Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
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
Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Phyllis Schlafly
More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
White supremacy White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
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
Failures of the articles of confederation
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Malcom X
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Positions on expansion of slavery Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
Rush-Bagot pact Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
N.A.A.C.P
Pendleton Act
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
March on Washington
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
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.
1) Establish the U.S. credit worthiness 2) Unify the states' debt 3) Create a national bank 4) Whiskey tax to pay for the revolution 5) Establish tariffs to protect american businesses
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The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Treaty of New Echota Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
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Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
George Washington's Presidency Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms
Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Common sense
Shay’s rebellion
Gold rush Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Gospel of wealth Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
The New Jersey plan
Engel vs. Vitale Prohibited prayers in school
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S. Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Federalists Strong national government
First great awakening A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Great railroad strike Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops
The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Spain sells Florida U.S. wanted Florida for nationalist reasons and because slaves and outlaws kept hiding out there. After retaliating for a raid, Spain gives up and sells Florida for $5 million
Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
virginia and kentucky resolutions drafted by thomas jefferson and james madison, claimed that alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and overstepped federal authority under the constitition, and could therefore be nullified by the states
American imperialism
Failures of the articles of confederation France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
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