American imperialismIdeas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
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Roe v. WadeNixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
Korematsu vs. U.S.Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Charles FinneyNew york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
From 1820 to 1840 nearly 2 million immigrants (mainly from Germany and Ireland) showed up
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Government support for railroads
Thomas GageThe new appointed governor of Massachusetts who began to strictly enforce parliaments laws
15th amendmentProtected voting rights of former slaves (in theory)
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Ida Tarbell
Radical Republicans
Madison declared war on great BritainMadison declared war. "Would Americans remain independent or become colonists again?"
Fur trade and other economic reasons
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Labor unionsWorkers formed labor unions to have more negotiating power and fight for better pay and working conditions
New Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
Truman took measures to contain the spread of communism. The U.S. would provide economic and military support to any country fighting communism
Second great awakeningCamp meetings with huge sermons, christian revival. In contrast to first great awakening, which focused on personal moral reformation, second one emphasized moral reformation of society
Wilson created many wartime agencies to coordinate the war. They encouraged Americans to ration resources and food, took control of railroads, and revitalized industries, causing more urban migration.
A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Bacons rebellionBritish settlers wanted more land for growing tobacco and they stole it from the natives. The natives retaliated, which infuriated the colonists. When Governor William Berkeley refused to send troops, Nathanial Bacon led angry poor farmers on an attack against the natives, and then on farms owned by Governor Berkeley.
Asiento SystemSystem that took slaves to the New World to work for the Spanish. Required that a tax be paid to the Spanish ruler for each slave brought over.
Pure food and drug actEnsured Americans were eating safe and uncontaminated food
Teddy Roosevelt sent an American fleet to attack the Spanish colony. They staged a ground invasion in collaboration with Filipino nationalists and overthrew the Spanish, before buying it from them
Laissez-faire economicsThere was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time
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Mass cultureThe growing popularity of technologies like movies and the radio meant that everyone was listening to the same things, which helped create a more unified culture and distinct identity
Gospel of wealthAndrew Carnegie argued that those with wealth should invest it into society
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger
Civil Rights Act of 1964Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
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Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Gold rushGold was discovered in California, population skyrocketed
Government support for railroads
Madison declared war on great Britain
The great migrationOver 1.5 million African Americans moved north in search of economic opportunities created by the war effort and an escape from southern discrimination
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Philadelphia convention12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
Woodrow Wilson's Triple wall of privilegeOn his first day in office, WW addressed Congress on the need to provide relief to Americans by lowering tariffs
Granted the Union control of the entire Mississippi River. Cut the confederacy in half
Colonial attitude towards independenceThey didn’t want it. Initially the revolution was a petition to get the same rights as other British citizens
Booker T. Washington
virginia and kentucky resolutionsdrafted by thomas jefferson and james madison, claimed that alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional and overstepped federal authority under the constitition, and could therefore be nullified by the states
Ghost dance movementnationwide movement of resistance. They began to believe that if they took up the ritualistic ghost dance, that their ancestors would return and drive the Americans out.
Popham ColonyBritian's second colony, in Maine, it lasted around a year, but they ran out of food and left
Franklin D. Roosevelt elected
Palmer raidsThe AG tasked FBI Director Hoover to gather information on suspected communists and led to mass arrests and deportations
Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
A conflict between two belligerents where neither engages in conflict with the other
Rise 0f Chesapeake slaveryLaws helped codify racial differneces. They wanted to prevent the growth of the free black population by banning interracial marriage. Also slavery was becoming cheaper than indentured servitude
First political partiesDivisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
congress sparked a new fight with the Sioux, by passing a law that nullified all previous treaties made with native Americans
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)
Assembly lineA new and more efficient way to manufacture products like cars
Corrupt political bosses and their followers
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Haymarket square riot
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Great societyAn extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
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