Jefferson's presidencyHe himself owned hundreds of slaves. He banned the importation of slaves. Once the Atlantic trade dried up, domestic trade increased, creating the second middle passage
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Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
A severe economic depression during which nearly a quarter of railroads declared bankruptcy. This caused bankers to buy up many of the railroads, leading to consolidation.
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Compromise of 1820
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
System that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.
Split within the Democratic-Republican partyExpansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Booker T. Washington
Sedition act of 1918
Popham Colony
Unrestricted submarine warfare
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Scopes Monkey trialIn Tennessee it was illegal to teach Darwin's theory of evolution to children. A teacher was arrested for teaching it to his class. In the end, the conviction was thrown out on a technicality.
Election of 1844James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
Thomas GageThe new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
The Albany conferenceMeeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Treaty of New Echota
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
Puritan cultureFamily seen as foundation of social fabric
King Philip's warKing Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
Pullman strike
ProgressivismThe idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Knights of laborNational union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Assimilationist movement
Cult of domesticity
Anne HutchinsonA 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.
Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
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Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
Public works administration: employed people to work on infrastructure projects
Tennessee Valley Authority: Hired people to control power plants and control flooding
Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
New party led by Henry Clay. Main difference was disagreement over federal power
Monroe doctrineEstablished the western hemisphere as a U.S.-dominated sphere of influence without European involvement.
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.
Harlem RenaissanceBlack artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Positions on expansion of slaveryArgued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
Great depressionThe stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Enforcing the Sherman Anti-trust ActRoosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
White collar workersAll the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Election of 1824
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.
John D. RockefellerPioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
republican motherhood
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The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
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.
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New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
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
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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
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
Second great awakeningCamp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
Civil rights act of 1866All African Americans were citizens of the United States
Secret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Compromise of 1850
1920's politicsA Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.