Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
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joint-stock company A business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.
Cesar Chavez
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
American protective association
Containment
King Philip's war
Niagra movement Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Progressive's concerns
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas
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.
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.
Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana
Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
Federalists Strong national government
Civil rights act of 1866 All African Americans were citizens of the United States
Spanish colonization
Treaty of New Echota Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
American temperance society Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Mexican-American war Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Manifest destiny Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Unrestricted submarine warfare Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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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British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company
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
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Self-determination Act of 1975 Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
Election of 1860 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
Johnathan Edwards Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
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
Flappers Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Zimmermann telegram
Madison declared war on great Britain Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
International migration society Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
First great awakening A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Pendleton Act
Containment Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Effects of the War of 1812 Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Direct election of senators
National Grange movement
Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Indentured Servants Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Whiskey rebellion
Convention of 1818 More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
NAWSA Worked to secure voting rights for women
Hartford Convention Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
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.
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
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