Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Pure food and drug act

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

Indentured Servants

A 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

Federalists

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!

French revolution Ambassador from France came to America to encourage Americans to side with the French. Washington declared neutrality, but the ambassador remained in America to not get beheaded back home.

Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency

Assimilationist movement Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.

Roe v. Wade Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights

After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars

The Virginia plan The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.

Teddy Roosevelt progressivism Believed the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation

Bleeding Kansas

The embargo President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.

Government support for railroads Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants

Dutch colonization Fur trade and other economic reasons

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

The division of powers between different levels of government.

Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops

Jim Crow laws

Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism

Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.

Rush-Bagot pact Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.

Failures of the articles of confederation France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.

N.A.A.C.P Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Established the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico

Gold rush Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed

Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

violent tax protest from 1791-1794. the whiskey was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by president Washington to pay for the war. It unfairly burdened poor farmers west of the Appalachian mountains because they couldn't do business anymore

There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time

Marbury vs. Madison

Articles of confederation

Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

Sherman antitrust act Made monopolizing an entire market illegal

Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"

Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

The Feminine Mystique

On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

Tariff of 1828 Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports

An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act

Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers

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

The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.

Praying towns Towns in new england where native Americans were forced to live. They we're supposed to be for their protection, but really, it was to steal their land and convert them to christianity

First great awakening A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.

Declaration of Independence Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared the colonies an independent country from Britain. Included a statement of intent, list of grievances, and a conclusion that dissolved ties with Britain

Palmer raids

Ghost dance movement

Attitudes towards Germany Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat. Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused

Meat inspection act

Compromise of 1877

Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships

Madison declared war on great Britain Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"

Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power

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