On 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.
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Theologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds
Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
Colonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years
Progressivism
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
FlappersWomen who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Spanish colonizationColo
Republican party formedA coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
Jacob Riis
Election of 1797
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Stamp act congressDelegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Manifest destinyAmericans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
Election of 1824
John D. Rockefeller
Texan independenceAmericans 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.
Shay’s rebellionFarmers 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.
Fugitive slave actMany northerners opposed the expansion of slavery, and abolitionists despised the law. There were often riots when Southerners would try to bring back a runaway slave.
Democratic RepublicansWeak national government
Attitudes towards GermanyWanted to keep Germany weak so they wouldn't pose a threat.
Wanted to extract reparations for all the damage Germany had caused
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
Anne Hutchinson
Cesar ChavezLed the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers
New dealPublic works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
British colonizationEconomic and religious liberty
Unrestricted submarine warfareGermany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
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Baker vs. CarrMandated fair congressional districts
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FlappersWomen who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
Colonial attitude towards independenceThey didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Weak national government
pinckney's treaty
Niagra movement
Marbury vs. Madison
First political parties
Monroe doctrine
Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
The new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
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After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Election of 1844James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Crisis in American valuesEmbraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them
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.
W.E.B. DuboisArgued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Assimilationist movementWanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
alien lawsauthorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
Anti-Saloon leagueWorked to close down saloons
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Ida Tarbell
Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
N.O.W.Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Pequot warPequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade