Spanish colonization Colo
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Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Gold rush
International migration society Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Upton Sinclair
The great migration Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
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.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
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Panic of 1893 A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
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Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Election of 1860 Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Government support for railroads Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Compromise of 1820 Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Zimmermann telegram
Mandated fair congressional districts
Bessemer process
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Marbury vs. Madison
Railroads
Kansas-Nebraska act divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
Spanish colonization
Indentured Servants
New deal
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
Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
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Decolonization After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars
American protective association Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Cash and Carry
Increased nativism Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Hoovervilles
British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Government support for railroads Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Federalists
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
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Fugitive slave act Many northerners opposed the expansion of slavery, and abolitionists despised the law. There were often riots when Southerners would try to bring back a runaway slave.
Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military
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
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Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Election of 1800
Jacob Riis
American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Henry Clay's American system Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
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Great society An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
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
Meat inspection act
Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
War hawkes Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Interstate commerce act Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Marbury vs. Madison
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