Split within the Democratic-Republican party Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
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International migration society
Meat inspection act
Navigation Acts Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
the Compromise of 1790 Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Checks and balances
EPA Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Compromise of 1877 The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Whigs
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it
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.
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.
Lexington and Concorde British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Engel vs. Vitale
Democratic Republicans Weak national government
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
NAWSA Worked to secure voting rights for women
Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
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.
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Progressive's concerns 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
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
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A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Proclamation of 1763
Pendleton Act Political appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job
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Baker vs. Carr Mandated fair congressional districts
The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster
First political parties Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Sherman antitrust act Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Failures of the articles of confederation France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Muckrakers Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
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Red scare House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads
Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Great society
Established the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico
King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
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 imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Split within the Democratic-Republican party Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Great railroad strike Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops
republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Flappers Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Increased nativism Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Anne Hutchinson A Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of questioning authority.
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