British colonizationEconomic and religious liberty
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Hamilton's financial plan1) Establish the U.S. credit worthiness 2) Unify the states' debt 3) Create a national bank 4) Whiskey tax to pay for the revolution 5) Establish tariffs to protect american businesses
Debates over money
MuckrakersInvestigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
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Mass cultureThe 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
Views on immigrationFeared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Knights of labor
New dealPublic works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Anaconda planPlan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Reservation system
Great depressionThe stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Malcom XAdvocated countering white violence with black violence
Labor unionsWorkers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
Self-determination Act of 1975Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Puritan cultureFamily seen as foundation of social fabric
Government support for railroadsRailroads supported by the government through money and land grants
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N.O.W.Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
March on WashingtonHundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
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New American identity
Increased nativismIncreased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Espionage Act of 1917Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Lexington and Concorde
Ida TarbellPublished a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Teddy Roosevelt progressivism
Haymarket square riot
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion
American protective associationHeavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Civil rights act of 1866All African Americans were citizens of the United States
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Haymarket square riot
After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
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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
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passengerHer refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
N.A.A.C.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Convention of 1818More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Common sense
U.S. wanted Florida for nationalist reasons and because slaves and outlaws kept hiding out there. After retaliating for a raid, Spain gives up and sells Florida for $5 million
RailroadsMassive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
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Republican party formedA coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
British impressment
Debates over moneyFarmers 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
Panic of 1893A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
Women's Christian Temperance UnionWorked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people
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Homestead actGave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Marbury vs. MadisonOn 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.
American temperance societyFocused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
Compromise of 1820
Thomas GageThe new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
British colonizationEconomic and religious liberty
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Booker T. Washington
The Feminine Mystique
Immigration QuotasLimited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants