authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
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
Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Mexican-American war
Second great awakeningCamp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster
Stamp act congressDelegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Puritan cultureFamily seen as foundation of social fabric
Sugar actReduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
DecolonizationAfter WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Homestead actGave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Strong national government
Marbury vs. Madison
Treaty of New Echota
Roe v. WadeNixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Townshend ActsIn 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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Growth of immigration
Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard
Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it
Espionage Act of 1917
Anti-Saloon leagueWorked to close down saloons
joint-stock companyA 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.
Kansas-Nebraska act
The embargo
Fugitive slave act
Red Scare
Civil rights act of 1866All African Americans were citizens of the United States
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The great migrationOver 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
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
Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
18th amendment passed
Jacob Riis
joint-stock companyA 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.
Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Dred Scott case
Olive branch petition
Whiskey rebellion
Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
Debates over moneyFarmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
White collar workersAll the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
British colonizationEconomic and religious liberty
Southern baptistsSplit from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Spanish colonizationColonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
Self-determination Act of 1975
Civil Rights Act of 1964Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
George Whitefield
Political appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job
Failures of the articles of confederationFrance and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Watts Riots of 1965After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Compromise of 1820
Election of 1844
Knights of laborNational union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
The Virginia planThe plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
Kansas-Nebraska actdivided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!