Johnathan Edwards
Tallmadge amendment
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
Panic of 1819
Johnson impeached
Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Populist party
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
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
End of the federalists
Federalists
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.
Free Soil Party
Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Pure food and drug act
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of government.
Cash and Carry
Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
7 years war
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Ida B. Wells
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Railroads
Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
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
Political machines
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
XYZ affair
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.
Panic of 1893
A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
