Settlement houses
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Dred Scott case
A slave in Missouri was taken to live in free Wisconsin, for two years, and he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that slaves aren't citizens, and they are property so nobody can be deprived of their property without due process.
Election of 1860
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
Knights of labor
National union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Common sense
Attacked the obstacles to independence. It was the best selling work in American history because it presented his ideas in a vernacular way.
Colony settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.
The stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Positions on expansion of slavery
The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896
Roe v. Wade
Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Assimilationist movement
Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Virtual representation
The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Tenure of Office Act
Stopped the president from removing a member of their cabinet without congressional approval (Johnson had tried to remove his secretary of war, who was a radical Republican)
The idea that the problems within American society could only be fixed through vigorous government intervention.
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed Britain to 'borrow' the weapons they needed
Connecticut compromise
Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Immigration Quotas
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
A dispute over a french fort spiraled into a global conflict. Indigenous tribes tried to play Britain and France off of each other.
Age of passion
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Disputes over the Texas border sparked the conflict. American troops made it all the way to Mexico city.
The middle ground
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
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.
Indian Removal Act of 1830
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
Dutch Wedge
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Marbury vs. Madison
On his way out of office, John Adams appointed 16 new judges. Jefferson refused to deliver some of these appointments. The Supreme Court established judicial review.
