Sherman antitrust act
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Philippines
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
Jefferson's presidency
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
Market revolution
The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
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
Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Failures of the articles of confederation
White supremacy
White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Political machines
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Johnson impeached
Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
the Compromise of 1790
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
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
Sinking of the Lusitania
A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
Containment
Gospel of wealth
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Shay’s rebellion
Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.
Engel vs. Vitale
Election of 1828
