New American identity
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Rising power of big businesses
Uncertainties in the economy
Violence between labor groups and employers
Influence of political machines
Jim Crow segregation
Rights of women
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Georgia government
Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.
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
The New Jersey plan
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
The Feminine Mystique
Stamp act congress
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Black Panthers
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.
N.A.A.C.P
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Mass culture
The growing popularity of technologies like movies and the radio meant that everyone was listening to the same things, which helped create a more unified culture and distinct identity
McCulloch vs Maryland
Jay treaty
Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.
Philippines
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
Fries rebellion
Pullman strike
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Laissez-faire economics
Settlement houses
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Scopes Monkey trial
In Tennessee it was illegal to teach Darwin's theory of evolution to children. A teacher was arrested for teaching it to his class. In the end, the conviction was thrown out on a technicality.
British beliefs after 7 years war
Free Soil Party
Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
alien laws
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Jim Crow laws
