Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
National Grange movement
Political machines
alien laws
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
Enabled manufacturers to produce huge quantities of steel
Battle of Bunker hill
Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water
Banned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Jefferson policy on indigenous Americans
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Election of 1824
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Prohibited prayers in school
Treaty of New Echota
Anaconda plan
Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Philadelphia convention
Philippines
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
Tariff of 1828
Raised import duties up to 50%. Supported by industrial northerners and hated by southerners who relied on imports
The standard of living for most Americans increased during the 1920s.
Fugitive slave act
Many 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.
Texan independence
Americans 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.
Effects of the War of 1812
Confirmed ability of a Republican Government to defend itself. Americans completed conquest of everything east of the Mississippi. War broke remaining indigenous power, and white settlers poured in to former native lands.
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Panic of 1893
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.
Settlement houses
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Declaratory act
Parliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Assimilationist movement
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
