Lexington and Concorde
Counter culture
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
McCulloch vs Maryland
Ruled that federal law trumps state law
republican motherhood
violent tax protest from 1791-1794.
the whiskey was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by president Washington to pay for the war. It unfairly burdened poor farmers west of the Appalachian mountains because they couldn't do business anymore
House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilege
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of government.
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Marbury vs. Madison
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.
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
Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Panic of 1819
First major recession in the United States
Indian appropriation act
White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
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
Reservation system
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
Panic of 1893
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Andrew Carnegie
Pioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
British colonization
Economic and religious liberty
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
Assembly line
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
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.
American temperance society
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
