Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
American imperialism
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
White supremacy
After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
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.
System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.
W.E.B. Dubois
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Baker vs. Carr
Mandated fair congressional districts
Cesar Chavez
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
The embargo
President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Railroads
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.
Black Panthers
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Market revolution
The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Settlement houses
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
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
French colonization
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
Effects of the War of 1812
Hoovervilles
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Bessemer process
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
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
