Stopped 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)
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Great railroad strike
Explained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.
Shay’s rebellion Farmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.
King Philip's war King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
Stamp act
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Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
Pequot war Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade
Unrestricted submarine warfare
A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
7 years war
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George Washington's Presidency
15th amendment Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Bacons rebellion
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
In 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.
Square deal When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
New American identity
Cesar Chavez Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
GI Bill
Spain sells Florida
1) Establish the U.S. credit worthiness 2) Unify the states' debt 3) Create a national bank 4) Whiskey tax to pay for the revolution 5) Establish tariffs to protect american businesses
American protective association Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
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Interstate commerce act
White supremacy White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)
Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Engel vs. Vitale Prohibited prayers in school
Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
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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
Flappers
Jamestown
White collar workers
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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
The embargo President Jefferson established an embargo on foreign trade in retaliation for Britain and France attacks on American ships.
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Anne Hutchinson
The new south Idea 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.
Debates over money
Mexican-American war Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
The Feminine Mystique Explained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.
Square deal When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.
System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.
Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
Madison declared war on great Britain
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
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
Weak national government
French colonization Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana
15th amendment
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