Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
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Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Praying townsTowns in new england where native Americans were forced to live. They we're supposed to be for their protection, but really, it was to steal their land and convert them to christianity
ProgressivismThe idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Indentured ServantsColonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Unrestricted submarine warfareGermany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
sedition actapplied restrictions to immigration and speech in US made it a crime for americans to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous, malicious writing about the government
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Election of 1797First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
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Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Declaration of IndependenceWritten by Thomas Jefferson. Declared the colonies an independent country from Britain. Included a statement of intent, list of grievances, and a conclusion that dissolved ties with Britain
Homestead actGave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Compromise of 1850California 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
Assimilationist movementWanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Charles FinneyNew york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
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Rush-Bagot pactAgreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
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Virtual representation
International migration society
Laissez-faire economics
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Roger WilliamsA dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south
Rematch between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Democratic republicans had finally figured out how to campaign in the media, and the Federalists were seen as elitist
Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
the Compromise of 1790
1920's politicsA Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Puritan cultureFamily seen as foundation of social fabric
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Growth of immigration16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
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
Free Soil PartyFormed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
Laissez-faire economicsThere was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
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
Compromise of 1820Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Malcom XAdvocated countering white violence with black violence
Labor unionsWorkers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
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Articles of confederationLooked 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt electedBelieved in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Red scareHouse Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Black codesRestricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
FlappersWomen who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Government support for railroadsRailroads supported by the government through money and land grants
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
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Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"
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First great awakeningA revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
International migration societyFacilitated the migration of black people to africa
Booker T. WashingtonHe argued that to achieve political equality, African Americans had to engage themselves in education and economic endavors
Engel vs. Vitale
The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
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Settlement housesProvided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women