Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
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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
White supremacy
The new southIdea that the future of the south would be based on economic diversity and industrial growth. Massive growth of population, industry, and railroads. Only in limited industrial centers though.
Mexican-American warDisputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
British impressmentThe British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Flappers
McCulloch vs MarylandRuled that federal law trumps state law
Sedition act of 1918Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
Views on immigrationFeared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Booker T. WashingtonHe argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Compromise of 1820Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Jacob Riis
Sherman antitrust actMade monopolizing an entire market illegal
Espionage Act of 1917Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Second great awakeningCamp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
Cash and Carry
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
Battle of Bunker hillBritish won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared the colonies an independent country from Britain. Included a statement of intent, list of grievances, and a conclusion that dissolved ties with Britain
FederalismThe division of powers between different levels of government.
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Johnathan EdwardsTheologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
The great migration
Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
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Gospel of wealth
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Political machinesCorrupt political bosses and their followers
Jefferson's presidency
Growth of immigration16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Rush-Bagot pact
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Roe v. Wade
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Black codes
Knights of laborNational union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Americans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.
Government support for railroadsRailroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Great society
Treaty of Guadalupe-HidalgoEstablished 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
Spanish-American War
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.
DecolonizationAfter WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars
virginia and kentucky resolutionsdrafted by thomas jefferson and james madison, claimed that alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and overstepped federal authority under the constitition, and could therefore be nullified by the states
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Annapolis convention
Roanoke ColonyBritians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
Radical RepublicansPushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Tenure of Office Act
Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president