Ghost dance movement
nationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
virginia and kentucky resolutions
drafted by thomas jefferson and james madison, claimed that alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and overstepped federal authority under the constitition, and could therefore be nullified by the states
Populist party
Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday
Election of 1844
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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
Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
N.A.A.C.P
Dawes act
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
Upton Sinclair
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
John D. Rockefeller
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Settlement houses
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
Second great awakening
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
Phyllis Schlafly
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
Niagra movement
Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Red Scare
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Dred Scott case
A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.
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
Sherman antitrust act
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Thomas Gage
Great railroad strike
Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops
