George Washington's Presidency
An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
Harlem Renaissance
Dawes act
Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
alien laws
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Battle of Bunker hill
Decolonization
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
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
Niagra movement
Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Declaratory act
Civil rights act of 1866
Labor unions
Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
Johnathan Edwards
Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
Hola
Hello
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.
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Popham Colony
Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left
A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Democratic Republicans
Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Asiento System
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.
Compromise of 1877
N.O.W.
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Self-determination Act of 1975
