Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
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Gospel of wealthAndrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left
republican motherhood
Cold warA conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Spanish-American War
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
DecolonizationAfter 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
A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Anaconda planPlan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Bacons rebellionBritish 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.
International migration societyFacilitated the migration of black people to africa
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
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Manifest destiny
Annapolis convention
15th amendmentProtected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Black PanthersAdvocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Election of 1844James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
California and New Mexico wanted to enter the union as free states.
Henry Clay created compromise: New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery, California would be admitted as a free state, Slavery would be banned in Washington D.C., and there would be a new fugitive slave act
Brown v. Board of educationThe Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
New deal
Philippines
Dred Scott case
British impressmentThe British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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New American identityNoah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Reconstruction actsDivided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
Rush-Bagot pactAgreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
RailroadsMassive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
Pequot warPequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade
1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
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Tammany HallThe most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Cesar Chavez
Marshall plan
Prohibited prayers in school
XYZ affairFrench and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.
Great societyAn extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
End of the federalistsThe war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
Marbury vs. MadisonOn 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.
Growth of immigration
Johnathan EdwardsTheologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
Mass cultureThe 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
Pendleton Act
Stamp actAll paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
The Albany conferenceMeeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
American imperialismIdeas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Spanish-American War
Dutch Wedge
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Madison declared war on great BritainMadison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.
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Roanoke Colony
N.O.W.Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
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McCulloch vs MarylandRuled that federal law trumps state law
Manifest destinyAmericans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
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PhilippinesTeddy 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