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.
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Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
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Indentured Servants
Progressive's concerns Rising power of big businesses Uncertainties in the economy Violence between labor groups and employers Influence of political machines Jim Crow segregation Rights of women
The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
Articles of confederation
Jay treaty Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.
Compromise of 1820
McCulloch vs Maryland Ruled that federal law trumps state law
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
Navigation Acts Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
W.E.B. Dubois Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
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Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Compromise of 1877
Cash and Carry 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
Mass culture The growing popularity of technologies like movies and the radio meant that everyone was listening to the same things, which helped create a more unified culture and distinct identity
Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Women's Christian Temperance Union Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
American protective association Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
French colonization Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Containment
Pequot war
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
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
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Split within the Democratic-Republican party Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
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Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Stamp act congress Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Indentured Servants
Brown v. Board of education The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Boston massacre
Battle of Vicksburg Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
GI Bill Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
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.
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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
The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Women's Christian Temperance Union Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
British impressment
The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Jacob Riis A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
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Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.
pinckney's treaty
Laissez-faire economics
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
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
John D. Rockefeller Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
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