Manifest destiny
Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Ida Tarbell
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Civil Rights Act of 1964
New deal
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
the Compromise of 1790
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Philadelphia convention
12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Indian appropriation act
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
Hoovervilles
People who lost their homes had to live in shanty towns. The name mocked President Hoover for not intervening
The great migration
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.
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Great depression
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Anne Hutchinson
A Puritan woman who was well learned that disagreed with the Puritan Church in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Her actions resulted in her banishment from the colony, and later took part in the formation of Rhode Island. She displayed the importance of questioning authority.
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Expansion of democracy
Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Tammany Hall
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Bacons rebellion
British settlers wanted more land for growing tobacco and they stole it from the natives. The natives retaliated, which infuriated the colonists. When Governor William Berkeley refused to send troops, Nathanial Bacon led angry poor farmers on an attack against the natives, and then on farms owned by Governor Berkeley.
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust Act
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
7 years war
A dispute over a French fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
A 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
Espionage Act of 1917
Tallmadge amendment
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
Southern resistance to integration
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Fries rebellion
nationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
