7 years war A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Jacob Riis
Sit-in movement Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Reconstruction acts Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
Containment
British impressment
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas
Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Flappers
Spanish colonization Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
Henry Clay's American system Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Indentured Servants Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Puritan culture
Roanoke Colony Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Square deal When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
EPA Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Phyllis Schlafly
Charles Finney
Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
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Cold war A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Johnson impeached
Pequot war
First political parties
Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Direct election of senators Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Whigs New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
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Mexican-American war Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
The great migration
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Indentured Servants
He himself owned hundreds of slaves. He banned the importation of slaves. Once the Atlantic trade dried up, domestic trade increased, creating the second middle passage
Gold rush Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
George Whitefield
Roe v. Wade Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Wilmot Proviso
Great society An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
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.
GI Bill Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
Bleeding Kansas
Positions on expansion of slavery Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
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Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Ghost dance movement
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
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