Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

U.S. wanted Florida for nationalist reasons and because slaves and outlaws kept hiding out there. After retaliating for a raid, Spain gives up and sells Florida for $5 million

Spanish colonization Colonized to extract wealth through mining and cash crops

Declaratory act Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Facilitated the migration of black people to africa

Crisis in American values Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas

Secret ballot Helped make voting more fair by giving voters privacy and preventing party bosses from pressuring people into voting for them

fourteen points Wilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)

Engel vs. Vitale Prohibited prayers in school

Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.

Palmer raids The AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations

Starting in 1865 many Americans started pushing westward again after the interruption of the civil war

Mexican-American war Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.

War hawkes Younger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.

Jefferson's presidency

Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.

Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains

Split within the Democratic-Republican party Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists

James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.

Sinking of the Lusitania

Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them

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

American imperialism

Madison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"

Reduced the tax on molasses, but strengthened the court system to end smuggling, making many wealthy smugglers angry.

Hamilton's financial plan 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

Malcom X Advocated countering white violence with black violence

Growth of immigration

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

Divisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.

Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

Facilitated the migration of black people to africa

Checks and balances Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.

Second great awakening

Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.

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Sinking of the Lusitania A German U-Boat sank a passenger ship with 128 Americans on board

Andrew Carnegie

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

Mass culture

British colonization

Pure food and drug act

Panic of 1819 First major recession in the United States

The division of powers between different levels of government.

Election of 1828

Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.

Changes in farming 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

Tariff of 1828 Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports

Protected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)

White collar workers All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them

Great depression The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.

Reservation system Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo

Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company

Convention of 1818

2nd Continental Congress

Jay treaty Britain agreed to abandon outposts on the western frontier. In return the U.S. would favor trade with Britian. However, the treaty failed to address the british kidnapping, and American hatred of Britian caused riots.

Red scare House Unamerican activities community searched for communist influence in American society (Government, military, film industry, Boy Scouts)

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