Boston massacre
pinckney's treaty
between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
Free Soil Party
Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
White supremacy
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
18th amendment passed
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Olive branch petition
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Counter culture
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Political appointments were very corrupt after a guy shot the president because he didn't get a job, congress passed the Pendleton Act, which created an exam that was used for deciding who would get a job
Teddy Roosevelt progressivism
Believed the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation
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.
GI Bill
Battle of Vicksburg
Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
Panic of 1819
Established 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
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
Stamp act
Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
The embargo
President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
Ida B. Wells
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Booker T. Washington
Laissez-faire economics
There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
Big stick diplomacy
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Market revolution
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
Ida Tarbell
Annapolis convention
