Nat turners rebellion 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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Homestead act
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.
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
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
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.
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
International migration society Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Palmer raids
White collar workers All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
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American imperialism
Navigation Acts
GI Bill Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
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.
Cult of domesticity
Spanish colonization Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
Georgia government
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Cesar Chavez Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Roanoke Colony
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
2nd Continental Congress
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Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
Massachusetts Bay Colony Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"
System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.
American imperialism
Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Virtual representation
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
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Anaconda plan
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Populist party Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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.
A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Puritan culture Family seen as foundation of social fabric
Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
American protective association
Spanish colonization
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Manifest destiny Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
joint-stock company A business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.
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