George WhitefieldA 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
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First great awakeningA revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
John D. RockefellerPioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Counter cultureA movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Laissez-faire economics
Georgia governmentVery strict. Max land ownership, no slavery, alcohol, or Catholics. By 1740's Georgians wanted normal english liberties so these restrictions went away.
Labor unionsWorkers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Sinking of the LusitaniaA German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Tammany HallThe most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Declaratory actParliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Booker T. Washingtonformer slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights
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
Indentured ServantsColonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
15th amendmentProtected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Spanish colonizationColonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Sherman antitrust actMade monopolizing an entire market illegal
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Battle of Bunker hill
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.
Mass culture
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Nat turners rebellionA young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
First political partiesDivisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
New American identityNoah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
7 years warA dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
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EPACreated in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Convention of 1818
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Pendleton Act
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
War hawkes
Civil Rights Act of 1964Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
James OglethorpeGot the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.
Spanish colonization
The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Fugitive slave actMany northerners opposed the expansion of slavery, and abolitionists despised the law. There were often riots when Southerners would try to bring back a runaway slave.
the Compromise of 1790Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Republican party formedA coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
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Compromise of 1877The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster
Nat turners rebellionA young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
Connecticut compromise
Cash and CarryRoosevelt 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
Panic of 1819
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The middle groundThe areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
pinckney's treaty
Election of 1824
N.O.W.Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
Articles of confederationLooked 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
Ida B. Wells
Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia