The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Roger WilliamsA dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south
Over 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
Rising power of big businesses
Uncertainties in the economy
Violence between labor groups and employers
Influence of political machines
Jim Crow segregation
Rights of women
Lend-Lease Act
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Positions on expansion of slavery
Changes in farmingA new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Johnson impeachedPres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
Black Panthers
International migration societyFacilitated the migration of black people to africa
Anti-Saloon leagueWorked to close down saloons
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Puritan culture
Booker T. Washington
Wrote the book 'The Jungle' to expose the dangerous conditions of factory workers and the unsanitary meat packers
Watts Riots of 1965
Rise 0f Chesapeake slaveryLaws 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
A woman's identity and sense of purpose revolved around child-bearing and making her home comfortable for her husband.
Gave Native Americans much greater control over their lands, education, and law enforcement
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.
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
15th amendmentProtected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Views on immigrationFeared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Massachusetts Bay ColonyColony founded by John Winthrop, part of the Great Puritan Migration, founded by puritans. Had a theocratic republic. "City upon a hill"
Korematsu vs. U.S.
Louisiana purchaseNapoleon 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.
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion
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Kansas-Nebraska actdivided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
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Great depressionThe stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Square dealWhen coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
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.
Henry Clay's American systemFederally funded internal improvements, protective tariffs, and the re-establishment of the bank of the united states.
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Townshend ActsIn opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
XYZ affairFrench and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
The division of powers between different levels of government.
Marbury vs. MadisonOn his way out of office, John Adams appointed 16 new judges. Jefferson refused to deliver some of these appointments. The Supreme Court established judicial review.
Election of 1800Rematch between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Democratic republicans had finally figured out how to campaign in the media, and the Federalists were seen as elitist
Black Panthers
Teddy Roosevelt progressivism
Southern baptistsSplit from the rest of the baptist church because the northern baptists were abolitionists
Navigation Acts
Booker T. Washingtonformer slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
New American identityNoah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
American protective associationHeavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Bleeding KansasFighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Monroe doctrineEstablished the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
Compromise of 1850California 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
Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
The Albany conference
Sinking of the LusitaniaA German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board
More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Reconstruction actsDivided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)