Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Annapolis convention
American federation of labor
Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
Proclamation of 1763
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Effects of the War of 1812
Attitudes towards Germany
Wanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
the Compromise of 1790
Changes in farming
alien laws
15th amendment
Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Progressivism
Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
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.
Federalism
The division of powers between different levels of government.
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.
Compromise of 1820
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Pure food and drug act
Ensured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Thomas Gage
Roger Williams
Election of 1824
British impressment
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
Ida B. Wells
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Black codes
Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people
Pequot war
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Cash and Carry
Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass a looser version of the neutrality act that allowed anyone to purchase arms from the U.S. as long as they paid in cash and used their own ships to transport it
McCulloch vs Maryland
Ruled that federal law trumps state law
