Tallmadge amendment
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Dutch Wedge
Haymarket square riot
Camp 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
Ida B. Wells
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
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
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Georgia government
Very strict. Max land ownership, no slavery, alcohol, or Catholics. By 1740's Georgians wanted normal english liberties so these restrictions went away.
XYZ affair
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.
House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Connecticut compromise
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
Louisiana purchase
Napoleon needed money to quell the Haitian revolution, so he sold the Louisiana territory, and Jefferson bought. This was controversial because the constitution didn't specify how to add territory to the union.
Roanoke Colony
Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
Asiento System
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Debates over money
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
Anti-Saloon league
British colonization
Charles Finney
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
Tammany Hall
Navigation Acts
Growth of immigration
16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
