Germany resumed sinking passenger ships two years later
15th amendment
Dutch WedgeNew Netherlands separated England's northern and southern colonies, until they just took it with very little resistance
FederalistsStrong national government
Kansas-Nebraska actdivided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
Dutch colonizationFur trade and other economic reasons
Philadelphia convention12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
War hawkes
Muckrakers
Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
Farmers had to take debt because they weren’t getting paid. Their land was being repossessed so they rebelled and closed the courts. They used Republican ideals to justify it.
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Anyone who tried to incite rebellion or obstruct the draft would go to prison
A Republican president was elected. He promised to reduce the government's involvement in people's lives and return to normalcy.
Phyllis SchlaflyOrganized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
First contested election in American history, won by John Adams (Washington's vice president)
The New Jersey planThe plan for representation favored by small states. It called for 1 house of Congress with each state getting equal representation.
Market revolutionThe linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Growth of immigration16 million immigrants (mostly from Europe) came looking for better economic opportunities
Ida B. WellsEditor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Declaratory actParliament repealed the stamp act, but enacted the declaratory act, saying they could pass any law they wanted.
Booker T. Washingtonformer slave who trained other black men to become economically self-sufficient, and argued this was a better way to gain power than to campaign for better voting rights
Debates over moneyFarmers 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
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Knights of laborNational union open to ALL laborers. Wanted to end child labor and end trusts
Meat inspection actSet standards of sanitation for meat packing plants
Great depressionThe stock market collapsed on black Tuesday. People borrowed money to invest in the stock market. Everyone lost their money.
Baker vs. Carr
Proclamation of 1763Britain didn't want to spend more money defending the colonies from the natives, so they banned settling beyond the Appalachian mountains
Frozen!
Frozen!
Boost!
Boost!
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
Ideas about expansion and manifest destiny were engrained into the American identity. America purchased Alaska in 1867.
A revitalization of religious piety that swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and the 1770s.
Self-determination Act of 1975
Great depression
Black artists and performers developed a distinct art that grew out of the black experience
Dred Scott caseA 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.
The areas where both colonists and native people would trade and coexist
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
Kansas-Nebraska actdivided Nebraska territory into 2 sections, Kansas and Nebraska. Put slavery to a vote in each new state. Effectively overturned the Missouri compromise!
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
Puritan culture
Social and educational collective aimed at brining farmers together. Soon became political to lobby for farmers
Tallmadge amendmentWould prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
British troops marched to take a militia's weapons. They we're beaten back and chased back to boston by militia minutemen
Engel vs. VitaleProhibited prayers in school
President McKinley was assassinated and Teddy Roosevelt became president
They viewed the colonies as subordinates. They had spent billions on defending them, and thought they'd want to help pay the debt.
Great societyAn extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty
Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act
Red ScareAnti-german sentiment shifted to anti-communist sentiment as people feared communist infiltration from Russia
Republican party formed
Provided resources to the poor to enrich the neighborhood. Largely led by women
Debates over moneyFarmers 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
War hawkesYounger Americans who had been born after the revolution, were ardent nationalists, and wanted war with Britain to invade Florida and Canada.
Split within the Democratic-Republican partyExpansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Jim Crow lawsForced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
Booker T. Washington
Manifest destinyAmericans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Johnathan EdwardsTheologian and philosopher who objected to predestination and helped cause the first great awakening by preaching to large crowds