N.O.W.
Election of 1797
Election of 1860
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
Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Colonial attitude towards independence
They didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Stamp act
All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Tallmadge amendment
Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them
sedition act
applied 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
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
Increased nativism
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Assimilationist movement
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
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
Monroe doctrine
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Debates over money
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
George Whitefield
A staunch Calvinist who began preaching outdoors in England. He moved to the colonies in 1740. In 2 years he was able to speak to over a quarter of the American population
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Great society
A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Assembly line
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Black Panthers
Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Direct election of senators
Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business
Views on immigration
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Compromise of 1877
The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
