Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.

Upton Sinclair

By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled

Political machines Corrupt political bosses and their followers

Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

Battle of Bunker hill

Tenure of Office Act Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)

Scopes Monkey trial

Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

Labor unions Workers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions

Advocated countering white violence with black violence

Declaration of Independence 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

Korematsu vs. U.S.

Black Panthers

March on Washington

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

the Compromise of 1790

Dutch colonization Fur trade and other economic reasons

Bleeding Kansas

A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.

A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other

Shay’s rebellion Farmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.

Democratic Republicans Weak national government

Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes

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.

Lexington and Concorde

Harlem Renaissance Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience

XYZ affair 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.

Great society

Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"

Second great awakening Camp 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

Election of 1824 The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.

The Feminine Mystique Explained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.

Dawes act Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves

Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.

Nat turners rebellion A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people

Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

National Grange movement Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers

Brown v. Board of education

Mandated fair congressional districts

Worked to secure voting rights for women

The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote

He himself owned hundreds of slaves. He banned the importation of slaves. Once the Atlantic trade dried up, domestic trade increased, creating the second middle passage

Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river

Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"

Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S. Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system

Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports

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American temperance society Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation

Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.

After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles

Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.

Spanish-American War

Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power

Civil rights act of 1866 All African Americans were citizens of the United States

Marbury vs. Madison

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