Progressivism
New American identity
Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Great depression
Battle of Bunker hill
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Attitudes towards Germany
Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
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.
Containment
Olive branch petition
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
John D. Rockefeller
Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Populist party
War hawkes
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
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.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Strong national government
Gospel of wealth
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
He himself owned hundreds of slaves. He banned the importation of slaves. Once the Atlantic trade dried up, domestic trade increased, creating the second middle passage
Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Government support for railroads
A Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of questioning authority.
Ghost dance movement
nationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
Pure food and drug act
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Age of passion
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Bessemer process
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
civic virtue
the character of a good participant in a system of gov
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
