French colonizationExpanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana
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Kansas-Nebraska act
Supported by Henry Clay and created under the American system
Election of 1800
The Virginia plan
Gospel of wealthAndrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Homestead actGave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Self-determination Act of 1975
Fighting broke out between the pro and anti-slavery factions
Labor unionsWorkers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
republican motherhoodthe idea that women needed to become educated so that they could educate the new generation
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John Brown
RailroadsMassive extension of the railroad system created a truly national market for goods
Reconstruction actsDivided the south into 5 zones under military occupation. Increased requirements for rejoining (also ratify 14th amendment and have universal suffrage)
Election of 1797First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
Texan independence
French revolution
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N.A.A.C.PSought to abolish all forms of segregation and expand educational opportunities for black children (and others)
Sneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Thomas Gage
NAWSAWorked to secure voting rights for women
fourteen pointsWilson articulated his vision for the post-war world. Freedom of navigation, self-determination of nations, and a league of Nations (before the UN)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passengerHer refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott
Anaconda planPlan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Panic of 1893
Failures of the articles of confederationFrance and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
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
Restricted the civil rights of african americans in the south. Made it harder to vote, own property, even banned them from testifying against white people
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Virtual representation
Wilmot Proviso
Tariff of 1828
Declaration of Independence
John D. RockefellerPioneered horizontal integration, where one company controls every seller in the market.
Market revolution
Popham ColonyBritian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left
Espionage Act of 1917
Assimilationist movementWanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Plan to completely cut off the south by blockading southern ports and eventually the Mississippi river
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries
Lived in urban areas
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
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
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Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
Political machines
Panic of 1819First major recession in the United States
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
Virtual representationThe idea that each representative in parliament represented the empire as a whole, and therefore, the colonies were represented.
Treaty of New Echota
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Heavily anti-catholic and Social Darwinists
Progressive's concernsRising power of big businesses
Uncertainties in the economy
Violence between labor groups and employers
Influence of political machines
Jim Crow segregation
Rights of women
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pinckney's treatybetween US and spain, defined border US and spanish florida, guranteed US navigation rights in mississippi river
International migration societyFacilitated the migration of black people to africa
the Compromise of 1790Jefferson and Hamilton agreed to pass Hamilton's financial plan in exchange for making Washington D.C. the Capital of the country
George Whitefield
Increased nativism
A new focus on cash-crops in the north and west, and a shift to more expensive mechanized farming methods put smaller farms out of business. Big trusts that farmers relied on (like railroads) also raised prices, making it even harder for farmers to make a living
A new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
French colonization
California and New Mexico wanted to enter the union as free states.
Henry Clay created compromise: New Mexico and Utah would vote on slavery, California would be admitted as a free state, Slavery would be banned in Washington D.C., and there would be a new fugitive slave act
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Counter cultureA movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use