Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
Wilmot Proviso
An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
Election of 1797
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
George Whitefield
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
After a railroad car manufacturer cut wages, and the union tried to negotiate, the company failed them all. The railroad union decided to not work on any trains with Pullman cars in them. The railroad owners tied the Pullman cars to mail trains in order to get the government to keep them moving, and the union members were jailed
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
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Sioux wars
Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Great railroad strike
Railroad companies cut salaries due to a recession. Railroad workers went on strike in 11 states. When the strike got violent, 11 people were killed before President Hayes sent in federal troops
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.
Haymarket square riot
Anarchists set off a bomb during a Knights of labor protest in Chicago for an 8-hour workweek. Many people began to see the labor movement as violent and radical
By 1890, the U.S. Census Bureau declared that the frontier was officially settled
A coalition of free soilers and whigs and northern democrats who's goal was to stop the spread of slavery.
Meat inspection act
Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Views on immigration
Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Shay’s rebellion
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
Brown v. Board of education
The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
Andrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Kansas-Nebraska act
divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
Indian appropriation act
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
The new south
Idea 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.
N.A.A.C.P
Sought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Election of 1824
