James Oglethorpe Got the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.
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Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Declaration of Independence
Stamp act congress
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
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Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Germany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.
Gospel of wealth
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Rise 0f Chesapeake slavery
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Mexican-American war Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Election of 1800
Dred Scott case 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.
Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Reservation system Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Ambassador from France came to America to encourage Americans to side with the French. Washington declared neutrality, but the ambassador remained in America to not get beheaded back home.
Cult of domesticity
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S. Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
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
Muckrakers Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Fries rebellion Farmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.
Hello
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Tariff of 1828
Engel vs. Vitale
Spanish colonization Colo
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Government support for railroads Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Market revolution
Gold rush Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Weak national government
Muckrakers
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Dutch Wedge New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
Pendleton Act
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Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Baker vs. Carr Mandated fair congressional districts
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Interstate commerce act Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Age of passion
Boston massacre
Olive branch petition
Spanish colonization Colo
Knights of labor
Plymouth Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.
White supremacy White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
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Thomas Gage
James Oglethorpe Got the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
The Feminine Mystique
Manifest destiny
King Philip's war King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
Attitudes towards Germany Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat. Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
Pequot war
Philippines
Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
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