McCulloch vs Maryland
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Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Homestead act Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Whigs
Tallmadge amendment
Civil rights act of 1866 All African Americans were citizens of the United States
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
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Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Market revolution The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
GI Bill Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster
Baker vs. Carr Mandated fair congressional districts
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Engel vs. Vitale
Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.
Assimilationist movement Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Booker T. Washington He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
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Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Cash and Carry
Election of 1828
Flappers
Radical Republicans Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Boston massacre 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
Reconstruction acts Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
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White supremacy White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Thomas Gage
American protective association Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Jamestown
The new south Idea that the future of the south would be based on economic diversity and industrial growth. Massive growth of population, industry, and railroads. Only in limited industrial centers though.
French revolution
Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
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
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
Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
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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Jacob Riis A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
Virtual representation The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Popham Colony Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left
Boston massacre
Philadelphia convention 12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
EPA
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Marbury vs. Madison On 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.
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!
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