A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
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Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Henry Clay's American system
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
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
The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Booker T. Washington
Railroads Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
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Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Radical Republicans
Civil rights act of 1866 All African Americans were citizens of the United States
Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
American protective association
British settlers wanted more land for growing tobacco and they stole it from the natives. The natives retaliated, which infuriated the colonists. When Governor William Berkeley refused to send troops, Nathanial Bacon led angry poor farmers on an attack against the natives, and then on farms owned by Governor Berkeley.
Split within the Democratic-Republican party Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
EPA Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
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Compromise of 1820 Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
alien laws authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Counter culture A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
1920's politics A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military
Homestead act
White supremacy White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
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All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
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
Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
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
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
End of the federalists The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
National Grange movement Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Haymarket square riot Anarchists set off a bomb during a Knights of labor protest in Chicago for an 8-hour workweek. Many people began to see the labor movement as violent and radical
Whiskey rebellion
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
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Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
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Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Hamilton's financial plan
Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Election of 1828
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Harlem Renaissance
Sinking of the Lusitania
Assembly line
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.
Federalists Strong national government
American protective association
Malcom X
Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas
Roe v. Wade Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Tenure of Office Act
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