Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

W.E.B. Dubois Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.

Indian appropriation act congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans

Whigs

Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language

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

Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)

Election of 1844 James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.

Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties

Reservation system Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo

White supremacy White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)

Philippines Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them

Anti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia

Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

Annapolis convention Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation

Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons

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

Marshall plan The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy

Jacob Riis A photojournalist who published a book called 'How the Other Half Lives' which showed the horrifying conditions of the people living in urban tenements

Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms

The embargo President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.

Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years

Broke up tribal organizations and divided up tribal land and gave U.S. citizenship to natives who "Americanized" themselves

Espionage Act of 1917

The middle ground

New deal Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding

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

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

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

Colo

Johnathan Edwards Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds

The growing popularity of technologies like movies and the radio meant that everyone was listening to the same things, which helped create a more unified culture and distinct identity

18th amendment passed

N.O.W. Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement

Southern baptists

Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties

Wilmot Proviso

Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo

An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts

Anti-Saloon league Worked to close down saloons

The Feminine Mystique Explained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.

Treaty of New Echota

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

Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later

Mandated fair congressional districts

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

Articles of confederation Looked 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

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

1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.

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

International migration society

Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.

Panic of 1819

Increased nativism Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas

Cash and Carry Roosevelt 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

Whigs New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power

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Haymarket square riot Anarchists set off a bomb during a Knights of labor protest in Chicago for an 8-hour workweek. Many people began to see the labor movement as violent and radical

Effects of the War of 1812 Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.

The Virginia plan The plan for representation favored by large states. It called for 2 houses with population based representation and a strong national government.

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