Indian appropriation actcongress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Whiskey rebellionviolent 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
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Korematsu vs. U.S.
John D. RockefellerPioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
New American identityNoah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Connecticut compromiseCongress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
Spanish colonizationColo
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Republican party formed
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Age of passionPolitics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Split within the Democratic-Republican partyExpansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Reservation systemIndian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Johnson impeached
Monroe doctrineEstablished the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Spanish colonization
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
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.
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Election of 1828
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Bleeding Kansas
EPA
Declaratory actParliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Effects of the War of 1812
Spanish-American War
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
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The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
International migration societyFacilitated the migration of black people to africa
virginia and kentucky resolutions
An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
Roe v. WadeNixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Views on immigrationFeared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Knights of laborNational union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
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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
Franklin D. Roosevelt electedBelieved in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
New American identity
Sit-in movementThousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Treaty of Guadalupe-HidalgoEstablished the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico
Changes in farmingA new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
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.
Olive branch petitionCongress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Laws helped codify racial differneces. They wanted to prevent the growth of the free black population by banning interracial marriage. Also slavery was becoming cheaper than indentured servitude
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Brown v. Board of education
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Hamilton's financial plan1) Establish the U.S. credit worthiness 2) Unify the states' debt 3) Create a national bank 4) Whiskey tax to pay for the revolution 5) Establish tariffs to protect american businesses
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.
Secret ballotHelped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Kansas-Nebraska actdivided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
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Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Indian appropriation actcongress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans