Indian Removal Act of 1830Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
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March on WashingtonHundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them
Common senseAttacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
Manifest destinyAmericans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Dutch colonizationFur trade and other economic reasons
Changes in farmingA new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
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Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Marbury vs. MadisonOn his way out of office, John Adams appointed 16 new judges. Jefferson refused to deliver some of these appointments. The Supreme Court established judicial review.
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
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virginia and kentucky resolutions
He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
George Washington's Presidency
fourteen pointsWilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
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Fugitive slave act
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
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
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
Treaty of New EchotaSneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Laissez-faire economicsThere was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
Rush-Bagot pactAgreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
Tenure of Office ActStopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)
7 years warA dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
The great migrationOver 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1964Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Wilmot ProvisoAn amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
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7 years warA dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
British beliefs after 7 years warThey viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
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Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Interstate commerce act
Declaratory act
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Hamilton's financial plan
Watts Riots of 1965After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Southern baptistsSplit from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Labor unions
Teddy Roosevelt progressivismBelieved the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation
Spanish-American War
Booker T. WashingtonHe argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Parliament 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
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
alien lawsauthorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Rush-Bagot pact
pinckney's treatybetween US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
Stamp actAll paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
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New American identityNoah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
sedition actapplied restrictions to immigration and speech in US made it a crime for americans to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous, malicious writing about the government