Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Decolonization After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars

Black Panthers

Dred Scott case

Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government

Tariff of 1828

American protective association Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists

Pendleton Act

Sherman antitrust act Made monopolizing an entire market illegal

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

Civil rights act of 1866

Red scare House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)

Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans

The Albany conference

Stamp act congress

A 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.

Economic and religious liberty

British beliefs after 7 years war They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.

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

The middle ground

Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers

First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)

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

Jay treaty

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

Southern baptists Split from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists

Homestead act

Convention of 1818 More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon

Growth of immigration 16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities

Bleeding Kansas

Roe v. Wade

Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade

Indian appropriation act

American federation of labor Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes

Age of passion

British colonization Economic and religious liberty

Germany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.

Lexington and Concorde British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen

Townshend Acts In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.

Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants

Sioux wars

Bacons rebellion British 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.

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

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

Watts Riots of 1965 After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles

Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties

Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power

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

After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars

A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.

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

Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just, and established a federal commission to oversee the railroads

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

Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott

Jefferson's presidency He 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

Laws 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

Debates over money 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

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.

Compromise of 1820

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

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