GI Bill
Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Stamp act
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
The New Jersey plan
The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Indentured Servants
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.
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Assembly line
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
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
Booker T. Washington
former slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Effects of the War of 1812
Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
Olive branch petition
Annapolis convention
Pure food and drug act
Anti-Saloon league
Worked to close down saloons
Rush-Bagot pact
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
White collar workers
Indian appropriation act
Views on immigration
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Palmer raids
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Growth of immigration
Bleeding Kansas
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
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
American federation of labor
Progressivism
Cult of domesticity
A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
drafted by thomas jefferson and james madison, claimed that alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and overstepped federal authority under the constitition, and could therefore be nullified by the states
Marbury vs. Madison
