Sherman antitrust actMade monopolizing an entire market illegal
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Asiento System
Whiskey rebellionviolent tax protest from 1791-1794.
the whiskey was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by president Washington to pay for the war. It unfairly burdened poor farmers west of the Appalachian mountains because they couldn't do business anymore
Anti-Saloon leagueWorked to close down saloons
joint-stock companyA business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.
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
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Failures of the articles of confederation
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
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
Treaty of Guadalupe-HidalgoEstablished the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico
Texan independence
Manifest destinyAmericans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
Immigration QuotasLimited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
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.
Hoovervilles
Sedition act of 1918Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
7 years war
James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
Proclamation of 1763Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Agreement with Britain that removed military ships from the great lakes.
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
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Monroe doctrineEstablished the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Gold rushGold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
Scopes Monkey trialIn Tennessee it was illegal to teach Darwin's theory of evolution to children. A teacher was arrested for teaching it to his class. In the end, the conviction was thrown out on a technicality.
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Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Jefferson policy on indigenous AmericansHe favored removing them to reservations beyond the Mississippi if they refused to "civilize" themselves. Some unified and began violently resisting with help from the British
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Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
March on WashingtonHundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
The new southIdea that the future of the south would be based on economic diversity and industrial growth. Massive growth of population, industry, and railroads. Only in limited industrial centers though.
Panic of 1819First major recession in the United States
Assembly lineA new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Jim Crow laws
Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
W.E.B. DuboisArgued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Popham ColonyBritian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Compromise of 1820Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Charles FinneyNew york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
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
James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
Failures of the articles of confederation
Spanish colonization
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
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Indentured ServantsColonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Government support for railroadsRailroads supported by the government through money and land grants
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Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
French revolutionAmbassador from France came to America to encourage Americans to side with the French. Washington declared neutrality, but the ambassador remained in America to not get beheaded back home.