On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
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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.
Thomas Gage The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
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.
1920's economic boom The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
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Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war
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
George Washington's Presidency
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Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Flappers
Anti-Saloon league
Government support for railroads Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Battle of Bunker hill British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
French revolution Ambassador 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.
Black Panthers
Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
How would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army How would they pay for it? New currency
The British continued to kidnap american sailors. Washington sent John Jay to london to negotiate
Proclamation of 1763
Phyllis Schlafly
Common sense Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
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A staunch Calvinist who began preaching outdoors in England. He moved to the colonies in 1740. In 2 years he was able to speak to over a quarter of the American population
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Ghost dance movement
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Mandated fair congressional districts
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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
Tariff of 1828 Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
Madison declared war on great Britain Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Railroads Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
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
Americans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.
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Pullman strike
John D. Rockefeller Pioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Harlem Renaissance
Henry Clay's American system Federally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Massachusetts Bay Colony Colony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
End of the federalists The war had revived the struggling party thanks to the anti-war movement. Now that the war was over, federalist support collapsed for good.
The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Stamp act congress Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
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
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Louisiana purchase Napoleon needed money to quell the Haitian revolution, so he sold the Louisiana territory, and Jefferson bought. This was controversial because the constitution didn't specify how to add territory to the union.
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
civic virtue the character of a good participant in a system of gov
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Muckrakers Investigative journalists who exposed the underbelly of corruption rampant in American.
Economic and religious liberty
New American identity Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Government support for railroads Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
Southern resistance to integration
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