Reservation systemIndian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
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Pequot war
First great awakeningA revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Spanish-American War
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilegeOn his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Progressive's concernsRising 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 first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Jay treatyBritain 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.
Self-determination Act of 1975Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
Malcom XAdvocated countering white violence with black violence
Boston massacreParliament 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
Dawes actBroke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
republican motherhood
Gospel of wealth
Haymarket square riot
Government support for railroadsRailroads supported by the government through money and land grants
King Philip's warKing Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
White collar workersAll the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
EPACreated in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
American protective associationHeavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
British colonization
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McCulloch vs MarylandRuled that federal law trumps state law
Sugar act
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
Republican party formedA coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
Virtual representationThe idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Chinese exclusion actNativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Attitudes towards GermanyWanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Reconstruction acts
Texan independenceAmericans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Pequot warPequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
N.O.W.Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion
Indentured ServantsColonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Rise 0f Chesapeake slaveryLaws helped codify racial differneces. They wanted to prevent the growth of the free black population by banning interracial marriage. Also slavery was becoming cheaper than indentured servitude
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Counter culture
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
Malcom XAdvocated countering white violence with black violence
British colonizationEconomic and religious liberty
Cesar ChavezLed the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Civil rights act of 1866All African Americans were citizens of the United States
NAWSAWorked to secure voting rights for women
After a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed
Nat turners rebellionA young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
French and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.
French colonizationExpanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana
FederalistsStrong national government
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas