The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
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republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
N.O.W.
Battle of Vicksburg
Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Great depression
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.
Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
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
Olive branch petitionCongress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Proclamation of 1763Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Upton Sinclair
Praying townsTowns in new england where native Americans were forced to live. They we're supposed to be for their protection, but really, it was to steal their land and convert them to christianity
American protective associationHeavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
International migration societyFacilitated the migration of black people to africa
British colonizationEconomic and religious liberty
Sinking of the LusitaniaA German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston
1920's economic boomThe standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Civil rights act of 1866All African Americans were citizens of the United States
Louisiana purchaseNapoleon 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.
15th amendment
PlymouthColony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Election of 1797
Rising power of big businesses
Uncertainties in the economy
Violence between labor groups and employers
Influence of political machines
Jim Crow segregation
Rights of women
McCulloch vs Maryland
Growth of immigration16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
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How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Cesar ChavezLed the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
W.E.B. Dubois
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Kansas-Nebraska actdivided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
Jefferson's presidencyHe 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
Settlement houses
civic virtuethe character of a good participant in a system of gov
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Rise 0f Chesapeake slaveryLaws 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
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.
Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Bacons rebellionBritish settlers wanted more land for growing tobacco and they stole it from the natives. The natives retaliated, which infuriated the colonists. When Governor William Berkeley refused to send troops, Nathanial Bacon led angry poor farmers on an attack against the natives, and then on farms owned by Governor Berkeley.
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
The embargoPresident Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
Election of 1860Lincoln 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
FederalismThe division of powers between different levels of government.
Roe v. WadeNixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
British beliefs after 7 years war
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Fur trade and other economic reasons
Family seen as foundation of social fabric
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Teddy Roosevelt progressivism
Tallmadge amendmentWould prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union