Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
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Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Annapolis convention
American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Proclamation of 1763 Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Effects of the War of 1812
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
the Compromise of 1790
Changes in farming
alien laws
15th amendment Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Progressivism
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
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.
Federalism The division of powers between different levels of government.
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.
Compromise of 1820 Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Pure food and drug act Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
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Thomas Gage
Roger Williams
Election of 1824
British impressment
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Lexington and Concorde British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
Ida B. Wells Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Black codes Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people
Pequot war
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Cash and Carry Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it
McCulloch vs Maryland Ruled that federal law trumps state law
Sioux wars
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Lexington and Concorde British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
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
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
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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
18th amendment passed
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Cash and Carry Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it
Scopes Monkey trial In Tennessee it was illegal to teach Darwin's theory of evolution to children. A teacher was arrested for teaching it to his class. In the end, the conviction was thrown out on a technicality.
Praying towns Towns 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
Populist party Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday
7 years war
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
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
republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
virginia and kentucky resolutions 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
Democratic Republicans
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Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
GI Bill
Expansion of democracy Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Views on immigration
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Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Sit-in movement Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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