Ghost dance movement
Shay’s rebellion
Cesar Chavez
James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Battle of Vicksburg
Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
Henry Clay's American system
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Increased nativism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
15th amendment
Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
The New Jersey plan
The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
Southern baptists
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
The great migration
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
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.
Growth of immigration
16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
Expansion of democracy
New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
John D. Rockefeller
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Bleeding Kansas
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
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
System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Laissez-faire economics
There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
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
Boston massacre
Parliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters
Andrew Carnegie
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
