Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
Sinking of the Lusitania
International migration society
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
EPA
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Charles Finney
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
N.O.W.
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Positions on expansion of slavery
Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Reservation system
American imperialism
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Baker vs. Carr
Red scare
House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Treaty of New Echota
Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Democratic Republicans
New American identity
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Hola
Hello
Red Scare
French and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.
Battle of Bunker hill
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
7 years war
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Strong national government
Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
British beliefs after 7 years war
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
