FlappersWomen who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
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Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
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Dawes act
Debates over moneyFarmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard
Election of 1828
Square dealWhen coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
American temperance societyFocused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Sherman antitrust actMade monopolizing an entire market illegal
New American identityNoah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Worked to secure voting rights for women
Annapolis convention
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Scopes Monkey trial
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Puritan culture
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Great depression
Spanish colonizationColonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
Weak national government
Free Soil PartyFormed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
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
Farmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.
Olive branch petition
John D. RockefellerPioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Failures of the articles of confederationFrance and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Effects of the War of 1812Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
Ida TarbellPublished a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
George WhitefieldA staunch Calvinist who began preaching outdoors in England. He moved to the colonies in 1740. In 2 years he was able to speak to over a quarter of the American population
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passengerHer refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Gospel of wealthAndrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Cult of domesticityA woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
Self-determination Act of 1975Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
Sherman antitrust act
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civic virtuethe character of a good participant in a system of gov
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
virginia and kentucky resolutionsdrafted by thomas jefferson and james madison, claimed that alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and overstepped federal authority under the constitition, and could therefore be nullified by the states
Hamilton's financial plan
James OglethorpeGot the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.
Great depressionThe stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
15th amendment
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people
Election of 1824The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
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authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Zimmermann telegramGermany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.
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.
Louisiana purchaseNapoleon needed money to quell the Haitian revolution, so he sold the Louisiana territory, and Jefferson bought. This was controversial because the constitution didn't specify how to add territory to the union.
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Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Tariff of 1828Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Assimilationist movementWanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
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Interstate commerce actRequired railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Gospel of wealth
Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Olive branch petition
Madison declared war on great BritainMadison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Age of passionPolitics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions