Fries rebellion Farmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.
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Sugar act Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.
Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms
Fugitive slave act
Election of 1828
Whigs
Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company
Knights of labor National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Colonial attitude towards independence
Failures of the articles of confederation France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Plymouth Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.
Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
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.
Mass culture 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
Brown v. Board of education The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
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
Tariff of 1828
The embargo President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
Gospel of wealth
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.
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Settlement houses Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion
Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Cult of domesticity A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
18th amendment passed Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
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Johnathan Edwards Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
Assimilationist movement
Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Haymarket square riot
15th amendment Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
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
Radical Republicans Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
Anaconda plan Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Andrew Carnegie
Great depression
Election of 1824 The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Political machines Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Republican party formed A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
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The Albany conference
Hamilton's financial plan
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First political parties
Muckrakers
Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Cold war A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Mass culture 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
Tariff of 1828 Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
Flappers Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Kansas-Nebraska act
Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons
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