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.
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John Brown Led a small raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His goal was to arm the southern slave population and incite a slave rebellion
Worked to close down saloons
Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia by a joint stock company
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.
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.
Lend-Lease Act
Laissez-faire economics There was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
7 years war
Charles Finney New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
Sedition act of 1918 Prohibited anyone from making negative comments about the government
Decolonization
Big stick diplomacy An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
The great migration
Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
Sinking of the Lusitania
N.O.W.
Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Election of 1797 First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Election of 1800 Rematch between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The Democratic republicans had finally figured out how to campaign in the media, and the Federalists were seen as elitist
A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Railroads supported by the government through money and land grants
Chinese exclusion act Nativists successfully pressured Congress to stop the flow of Chinese immigrants who were coming over during the gold rush.
alien laws
Looked to balance national coordination and states rights to prevent tyranny. It featured a unicameral legislature, but the federal government had no money and no military
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Election of 1844 James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
republican motherhood the idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
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Malcom X Advocated countering white violence with black violence
Phyllis Schlafly
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The idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
The middle ground The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
Pequot tribe vs connecticut settlers. Started witht eh murder of 2 english traders. It was part of a larger dispute over trade
James k. Polk was a big believer in manifest destiny. He got the Oregon territory and started the Mexican-American River.
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
Puritan culture Family seen as foundation of social fabric
First political parties
Tammany Hall The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected Believed in active government and he grew the government more than any president before him.
Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Populist party Wanted to correct the concentration of power held by banks and trusts. Proposed the Omaha platform: Direct election of senators, more referendums, graduated income tax, and an 8-hour workday
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New American identity Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
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.
Ghost dance movement
Sioux wars Sioux initally won a deceive victory against the U.S. army.
Argued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Black Panthers
Immigration Quotas
Sit-in movement Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed
GI Bill Gave WW2 veterans the opportunity to go to college for free (paid by the Government)
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)
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Roosevelt began enforcing the act more strictly and dismantled over 40 large companies (only bad trusts)
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
Published a devastating investigation of standard oil in 1902
Bleeding Kansas
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