Navigation ActsColonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
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American imperialism
British colonizationEconomic and religious liberty
Market revolution
Panic of 1893A 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.
Boston massacreParliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters
Dutch colonizationFur trade and other economic reasons
Labor unions
Napoleon needed money to quell the Haitian revolution, so he sold the Louisiana territory, and Jefferson bought. This was controversial because the constitution didn't specify how to add territory to the union.
French colonization
15th amendmentProtected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Scopes Monkey trial
Election of 1797First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Checks and balances
Spanish colonizationColo
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
Zimmermann telegram
First great awakeningA revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Philippines
American federation of laborGrew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
McCulloch vs MarylandRuled that federal law trumps state law
N.A.A.C.P
Dutch Wedge
Johnson impeached
Expansion of democracyVoting rights were expanded to all white males
7 years war
Wilmot Proviso
Annapolis conventionSecret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Anti-Saloon leagueWorked to close down saloons
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On his way out of office, John Adams appointed 16 new judges. Jefferson refused to deliver some of these appointments. The Supreme Court established judicial review.
pinckney's treaty
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Effects of the War of 1812Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
nationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
Stamp act congressDelegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
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Parliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters
Counter cultureA movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Sherman antitrust actMade monopolizing an entire market illegal
Free Soil PartyFormed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
British colonizationEconomic and religious liberty
Debates over moneyFarmers 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
Election of 1828
Zimmermann telegramGermany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.
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
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
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Monroe doctrineEstablished the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
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Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
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.
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
British impressmentThe British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Reconstruction actsDivided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
