Railroads
Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
fourteen points
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Tariff of 1828
Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
John D. Rockefeller
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
International migration society
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
Federalists
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Labor unions
Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
The middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Watts Riots of 1965
After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
First great awakening
A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Black codes
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
republican motherhood
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Harlem Renaissance
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Ida B. Wells
Homestead act
Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Colonial attitude towards independence
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Boston massacre
March on Washington
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Debates over money
Farmers 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
Malcom X
Mexican-American war
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Kansas-Nebraska act
Southern baptists
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
