Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

Assimilationist movement

Popham Colony Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left

1920's economic boom

A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

Articles of confederation

Compromise of 1877

Navigation Acts

Plymouth

Railroads Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods

After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles

Marshall plan

Tariff of 1828 Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports

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.

Johnson impeached Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote

Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans

Madison declared war on great Britain

Ambassador from France came to America to encourage Americans to side with the French. Washington declared neutrality, but the ambassador remained in America to not get beheaded back home.

House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)

How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

Positions on expansion of slavery

New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance

Age of passion

Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers

Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties

Massachusetts Bay Colony Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"

Zimmermann telegram

Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.

Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships

National Grange movement Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers

Homestead act

Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power

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

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

Germany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.

Women's Christian Temperance Union Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members

Spanish-American War

N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

Federalism

Pequot war

Black codes Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people

Espionage Act of 1917

James Oglethorpe Got the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.

Roanoke Colony Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded

Hola Hello

Civil rights act of 1866 All African Americans were citizens of the United States

N.O.W. Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement

The embargo

Advocated countering white violence with black violence

GI Bill Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)

Expansion of democracy

Corrupt political bosses and their followers

Containment Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism

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

Declaration of Independence Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared the colonies an independent country from Britain. Included a statement of intent, list of grievances, and a conclusion that dissolved ties with Britain

The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws

Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.

Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

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