Bacons rebellion
British settlers wanted more land for growing tobacco and they stole it from the natives. The natives retaliated, which infuriated the colonists. When Governor William Berkeley refused to send troops, Nathanial Bacon led angry poor farmers on an attack against the natives, and then on farms owned by Governor Berkeley.
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Fries rebellion
Red Scare
McCulloch vs Maryland
Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
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
Upton Sinclair
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
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
French revolution
Ambassador from France came to America to encourage Americans to side with the French. Washington declared neutrality, but the ambassador remained in America to not get beheaded back home.
Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Increased nativism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Immigration Quotas
Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
Dred Scott case
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.
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
The Albany conference
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
King Philip's war
King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
Henry Clay's American system
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Roger Williams
A 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
Indentured Servants
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Explained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.
International migration society
Facilitated the migration of black people to africa
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
