Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

French revolution

George Whitefield A staunch Calvinist who began preaching outdoors in England. He moved to the colonies in 1740. In 2 years he was able to speak to over a quarter of the American population

Election of 1860 Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america

American temperance society Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation

Articles of confederation

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.

Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war

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

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Marbury vs. Madison

The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

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

British impressment The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate

Panic of 1819 First major recession in the United States

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

Radical Republicans Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress

Ida B. Wells

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

Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.

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

Hamilton's financial plan 1) Establish the U.S. credit worthiness 2) Unify the states' debt 3) Create a national bank 4) Whiskey tax to pay for the revolution 5) Establish tariffs to protect american businesses

Whigs

Views on immigration

Spanish colonization

Georgia government

March on Washington Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech

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

The embargo President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.

Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

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

The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.

Sit-in movement

Fugitive slave act Many northerners opposed the expansion of slavery, and abolitionists despised the law. There were often riots when Southerners would try to bring back a runaway slave.

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

Debates over money Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard

Stamp act congress

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

First major recession in the United States

Federalists Strong national government

Townshend Acts

Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.

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

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

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.

Assembly line

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

Harlem Renaissance

Pendleton Act Political appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job

Monroe doctrine

Johnathan Edwards

Prohibited prayers in school

Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)

Southern baptists Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists

Common sense Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.

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

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

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

Checks and balances

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