Election of 1824 The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
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Grew to over a million members by 1901 and had some modest successes
The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
Indian Removal Act of 1830 Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Marshall plan
Free Soil Party Formed by abolitionists who wanted to ban slavery everywhere
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Established the southern border of the United States and granted a huge portion of land known as the Mexican cession which included California and new Mexico
Georgia government
Led by W.E.B. Dubois who organized a group of black intellectuals who met and organized to secure rights for African americans
Prohibited racial discrimination in the voting booth
Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
applied restrictions to immigration and speech in US made it a crime for americans to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous, malicious writing about the government
Great depression
Spanish-American War
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
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.
King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
Pequot war Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade
James Oglethorpe Got the royal charter for Georgia because he wanted to establish a colony for the "worthy poor" (the people in debtors prisions). England also wanted protection from Spanish Florida.
Spanish colonization
Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
Convention of 1818
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
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.
George Washington's Presidency
Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
joint-stock company
Cult of domesticity
15th amendment
7 years war A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Puritan culture Family seen as foundation of social fabric
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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
Established many precedents for the office of the president. Created a cabinet-style government, appointed cabinet officials based on merit, and stepped down after 2 terms
Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Treaty of New Echota Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Different branches of government could check each other to prevent abuse of power.
Debates over money Farmers wanted to print more money so they could more easily pay back their debts, but the bankers and the wealthy wanted to keep the U.S. Dollar on the gold standard
John Brown
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
Nat turners rebellion A young slave organized a rebellion believing that god had told him to do so. He and his followers killed over 50 people
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Panic of 1819 First major recession in the United States
Pequot war
Convention of 1818 More American fishing rights, set the U.S. - Canada border at the 49th parallel, and called for the joint-occupation of Oregon
Meat inspection act Set standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
All African Americans were citizens of the United States
On his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Johnson impeached Pres. Johnson violated the tenure of office act, and impeachment failed by one vote
Political machines Corrupt political bosses and their followers
Cash and Carry
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.
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Watts Riots of 1965 After the arrest of a black motorist by white officers, rioters killed over 30 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in Los Angeles
War hawkes
George Whitefield
Progressivism
Divided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
Positions on expansion of slavery Argued that slavery was a constitutional right, wanted line established in the Missouri Compromise to extend all the way westward to the Pacific.
pinckney's treaty
Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
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