Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Niagra movement

Madison declared war on great Britain Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"

First political parties

Panic of 1819 First major recession in the United States

Brown v. Board of education The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896

Direct election of senators Gave citizens the right to vote for their senators. Progressives argued this helped take senators out of the pockets of millionaires and big business

Wilmot Proviso

When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation

A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.

Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal

American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes

He favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British

Cesar Chavez

Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.

Assembly line A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars

Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

Dutch colonization

Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)

Pendleton Act 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

Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.

Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded

Popham Colony Britian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left

Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union

Republican party formed

A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people

Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.

The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.

Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"

Battle of Bunker hill

Second great awakening 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

Manifest destiny Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

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.

Reconstruction acts Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)

Pullman strike

British colonization

French colonization Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana

Malcom X Advocated countering white violence with black violence

Upton Sinclair Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers

Hoovervilles People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening

Napoleon needed money to quell the Haitian revolution, so he sold the Louisiana territory, and Jefferson bought. This was controversial because the constitution didn't specify how to add territory to the union.

Cold war A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other

Johnson impeached

Rematch between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Democratic republicans had finally figured out how to campaign in the media, and the Federalists were seen as elitist

Debates over money Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard

Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement

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

Progressivism The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.

Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.

Black codes

The New Jersey plan The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

Booker T. Washington

Populist party Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday

Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers

Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity

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

Philippines

Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

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