1920's economic boom
Increased nativism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
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.
Battle of Vicksburg
Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
Panic of 1893
A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
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.
Marshall plan
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Family seen as foundation of social fabric
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Monroe doctrine
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Ghost dance movement
nationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
The great migration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
drafted 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
Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
sedition act
applied restrictions to immigration and speech in US made it a crime for americans to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous, malicious writing about the government
Bessemer process
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Spanish-American War
civic virtue
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
White collar workers
Containment
Boston massacre
Parliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters
Sherman antitrust act
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
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
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
Effects of the War of 1812
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
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
