Philadelphia convention
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Women who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Whiskey rebellion
Popham Colony Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left
Strong national government
republican motherhood
Bleeding Kansas Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Political machines Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Wilmot Proviso
Charles Finney New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Jay treaty
Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 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
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Marbury vs. Madison
Sit-in movement Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
Manifest destiny Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Marshall plan The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Mexican-American war
Civil rights act of 1866 All African Americans were citizens of the United States
Rise 0f Chesapeake slavery 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
Dawes act Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves
Hartford Convention Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
Shay’s rebellion Farmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.
XYZ affair French 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.
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
Puritan culture Family seen as foundation of social fabric
Roe v. Wade
The Albany conference Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
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Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Farmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.
joint-stock company A business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.
New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
British beliefs after 7 years war They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
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After a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed
Reconstruction acts Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Camp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
Fugitive slave act Many 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 new south Idea that the future of the south would be based on economic diversity and industrial growth. Massive growth of population, industry, and railroads. Only in limited industrial centers though.
Whiskey rebellion 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
Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
1920's economic boom
Expansion of democracy Voting rights were expanded to all white males
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Spanish-American War
Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana
The embargo President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
Sugar act
Election of 1860 Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america
Cesar Chavez
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
7 years war A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Proclamation of 1763 Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Navigation Acts Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
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