Baker vs. CarrMandated fair congressional districts
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Populist partyWanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday
Whigs
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
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Dutch colonizationFur trade and other economic reasons
NAWSAWorked to secure voting rights for women
Spanish colonizationColonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops
joint-stock companyA business, often backed by a government charter, that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises and to spread the risks (and profits) among many investors.
First political partiesDivisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Tallmadge amendment
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Voting rights were expanded to all white males
Established the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
Franklin D. Roosevelt electedBelieved in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
California 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
A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.
Madison re-imposed the embargo on Britain because they continued to attack American ships
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.
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.
Hartford ConventionFederalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Black Panthers
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Sioux wars
Bacons rebellion
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
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Fries rebellion
Hundreds of thousands gathered for a peaceful protest in front of the lincoln memorial. MLK gave his 'I have a dream' speech
Worked to ban alcohol, had over 500,000 members
authorized the president to deport "aliens" and permitted their arrest imprisonment and deportation during war time
After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars
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The Feminine MystiqueExplained the boredom and imprisonment of the typical housewife who was beholden to the needs of her family at the expense of her own needs. Argued that women should seek fulfilment and careers as well.
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.
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
Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Malcom XAdvocated countering white violence with black violence
Virtual representationThe idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
fourteen pointsWilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Pequot war
Watts Riots of 1965After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
Cold war
Democratic Republicans
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
Compromise of 1877
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Southern resistance to integration
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.
Failures of the articles of confederationFrance and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
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Dutch WedgeNew Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
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Puritan cultureFamily seen as foundation of social fabric
Reservation systemIndian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
The new southIdea 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.
A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Johnson impeachedPres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
Increased nativismIncreased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Sioux warsSioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.