Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Election of 1860 Lincoln 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

Black Panthers Advocated violence when necessary in defense of black rights

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

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

Georgia government Very strict. Max land ownership, no slavery, alcohol, or Catholics. By 1740's Georgians wanted normal english liberties so these restrictions went away.

Treaty of New Echota Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.

John Brown

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

Marbury vs. Madison

Failures of the articles of confederation

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.

Expansion of democracy

Ida Tarbell

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.

Panic of 1819

Roger Williams A dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south

Cult of domesticity

civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov

Henry Clay's American system

Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)

John D. Rockefeller

Puritan culture Family seen as foundation of social fabric

Lexington and Concorde

Rush-Bagot pact Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.

Settlement houses

Split within the Democratic-Republican party Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists

American imperialism Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.

Advocated countering white violence with black violence

Believed the president should set the legislative agenda for Congress. He led congress to pass a series of laws on consumer protection and enviornmental conservation

Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.

Palmer raids The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations

Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes

1920's economic boom

fourteen points Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)

American temperance society Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation

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

The division of powers between different levels of government.

Election of 1800 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

Bessemer process

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

joint-stock company

Debates over money

Wilmot Proviso

Ruled that federal law trumps state law

Black codes

Meat inspection act

New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance

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

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

Election of 1844

Checks and balances

California and New Mexico wanted to enter the union as free states. Henry Clay created compromise: New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery, California would be admitted as a free state, Slavery would be banned in Washington D.C., and there would be a new fugitive slave act

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

Lend-Lease Act

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

Reconstruction acts

John D. Rockefeller

Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal

James Oglethorpe

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

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