Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Anti-Saloon league

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Democratic Republicans

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.

Great railroad strike

Louisiana purchase 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.

King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns

Labor unions

George Washington's Presidency Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms

Massachusetts Bay Colony

1920's economic boom

Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.

White collar workers All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them

Roanoke Colony

Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food

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.

Ida Tarbell

Expansion of democracy

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

Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships

Square deal When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

Compromise of 1877 The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster

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

15th amendment

Stamp act congress

Zimmermann telegram Germany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.

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

Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.

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.

Failures of the articles of confederation

Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

EPA Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water

American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes

Strong national government

Georgia government

Civil rights act of 1866

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

Colonial attitude towards independence They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens

Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes

Reservation system

Homestead act

Zimmermann telegram Germany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.

They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.

White collar workers

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

Split within the Democratic-Republican party Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists

Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat. Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused

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

Popham Colony

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

Anne Hutchinson 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.

Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights

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.

Containment Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism

Sit-in movement Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

Stamp act congress

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