Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
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
Rush-Bagot pact
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
The middle ground
1920's economic boom
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Dutch colonization
Containment
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Tenure of Office Act
Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)
Square deal
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
White supremacy
White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
Indian Removal Act of 1830
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Roanoke Colony
Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
Upton Sinclair
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
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.
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.
Olive branch petition
Monroe doctrine
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Indentured Servants
Niagra movement
Bacons rebellion
Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them
There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
George Whitefield
Pendleton Act
