Heimler's History APUSH Review duel

Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.

Lincoln campaigned on halting the expansion of slavery. He won without a single Southern electoral vote, prompting the south to realize they no longer any voice in the future of slavery in america

Gold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed

Lend-Lease Act Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed

Asiento System

between US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river

Election of 1844

Fries rebellion

Tenure of Office Act

Railroads Massive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods

Compromise of 1850

alien laws

Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)

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

Spanish-American War

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

Ethan Allen and the Green mountain boys surround fort Ticonderoga, steal it's cannons, and bring them back to Boston

Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded

Counter culture

Election of 1828

Federalism

The New Jersey plan The plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.

Marshall plan The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy

Gospel of wealth

Espionage Act of 1917 Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

Spanish colonization

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

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

Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union

The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist

White supremacy continued to dominate. Secret societies continued to terrorize African Americans (and Catholics, jews, and immigrants)

Ida Tarbell Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902

The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster

Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison

divided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!

Progressive's concerns Rising power of big businesses Uncertainties in the economy Violence between labor groups and employers Influence of political machines Jim Crow segregation Rights of women

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

British colonization Economic and religious liberty

Women's Christian Temperance Union

Scopes Monkey trial In 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.

President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president

Civil rights act of 1866

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

Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists

Anne Hutchinson A 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.

16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities

Indian Removal Act of 1830

Plymouth Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.

American temperance society Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation

Family seen as foundation of social fabric

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.

Market revolution

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

Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S. Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system

Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared the colonies an independent country from Britain. Included a statement of intent, list of grievances, and a conclusion that dissolved ties with Britain

Charles Finney

Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.

Proclamation of 1763 Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains

Pullman strike 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

International migration society Facilitated the migration of black people to africa

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