Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Compromise of 1850 California and New Mexico wanted to enter the union as free states. Henry Clay created compromise: New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery, California would be admitted as a free state, Slavery would be banned in Washington D.C., and there would be a new fugitive slave act

Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions

Bacons rebellion

Asiento System

civic virtue

Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.

Madison declared war on great Britain

Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process

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

Bleeding Kansas Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions

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

Jefferson's presidency 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

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.

Hoovervilles

Great depression

Napoleon needed money to quell the Haitian revolution, so he sold the Louisiana territory, and Jefferson bought. This was controversial because the constitution didn't specify how to add territory to the union.

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

The new south Idea 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.

An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts

republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation

Federalism

Philippines Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them

Gold rush

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

Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected

Pullman strike After a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed

Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

Spanish-American War

Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)

Roger Williams A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south

Southern baptists

republican motherhood

Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

Hoovervilles

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

Crisis in American values 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.

Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.

Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday

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

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

Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

The growing popularity of technologies like movies and the radio meant that everyone was listening to the same things, which helped create a more unified culture and distinct identity

Jacob Riis

Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.

Spanish colonization Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops

He argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors

Articles of confederation 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

Henry Clay's American system

James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.

Black codes Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people

Voting Rights Act of 1965 Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth

Big stick diplomacy An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts

Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons

Decolonization After 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

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

Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs

Flappers Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair

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