18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
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Ida TarbellPublished a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Booker T. Washington
Great societyAn extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Proclamation of 1763Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
British impressmentThe British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
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
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
Second great awakeningCamp 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
Stamp actAll paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
Tenure of Office ActStopped 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)
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.
James OglethorpeGot the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.
Civil Rights Act of 1964Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
15th amendmentProtected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Women's Christian Temperance UnionWorked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
Charles Finney
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
Sedition act of 1918Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
alien laws
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Civil rights act of 1866
Great railroad strike
House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)
Election of 1828
Checks and balances
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
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
Cesar Chavez
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James Oglethorpe
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Civil Rights Act of 1964Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Indian Removal Act of 1830Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
virginia and kentucky resolutions
Family seen as foundation of social fabric
Great depressionThe stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Townshend ActsIn opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
Failures of the articles of confederation
Ghost dance movementnationwide 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.
Republican party formed
Watts Riots of 1965
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Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
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!
15th amendmentProtected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Progressive's concernsRising power of big businesses
Uncertainties in the economy
Violence between labor groups and employers
Influence of political machines
Jim Crow segregation
Rights of women
French revolution
The Albany conference
Attitudes towards GermanyWanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
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.
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Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops
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Election of 1844
Sugar act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Populist partyWanted 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
Homestead actGave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
N.A.A.C.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)