Checks and balances
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Expanding the fur trade, later plantations in Louisiana
Square deal When coal miners began to strike, Roosevelt stepped in to negotiate what he called a 'square deal' for both the workers and the corperation
Louisiana purchase
American temperance society
N.O.W. Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
Assimilationist movement
Editor of a newspaper editorialized against lynching and jim crow. She fled north due to threats against her
Split within the Democratic-Republican party Expansive view of federal power & loose constructionists
Age of passion Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
France and others wanted their debt paid back, yet the national government didn’t have money. States had individual economies that didn’t collaborate.
An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
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Rise 0f Chesapeake slavery Laws 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
Anne Hutchinson
Laissez-faire economics
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.
Radical Republicans Pushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
New American identity Noah Webster's dictionary standardized the spelling and pronunciation of American language
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.
Immigration Quotas Limited the number of eastern European and Asian immigrants
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Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Stamp act All paper products sold in the colonies had to be stamped and pay a small tax. It spurred on revolutionary ideals.
XYZ affair French and british continued to kidnap american sailors, so Adams sent ministers to negotiate. When they arrived, 3 agents demanded a bribe just to speak to the foreign minister. John Adams almost declared war.
Reservation system
Embraced the changing culture with respect to gender roles and scientific discoveries Lived in urban areas
Marshall plan The extensive economic aid plan to rebuild the European economy and encourage democracy
Great railroad strike 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
Market revolution The linking of northern industries with western and southern farms which was created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
Federalists met in opposition to the war of 1812, and even argued that new england should suceed.
Thomas Gage
Compromise of 1820 Bring in Missouri and Maine at the same time to keep the balance of power. Also limited slavery above a certain latitude.
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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
Fur trade and other economic reasons
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Gave settlers 160 acres of land if they lived there for 5 years.
Checks and balances
Korematsu vs. U.S. Challenged the practice of Japanese Internment, but SCOTUS ruled that it was a wartime necessity
Americans believed they had a God-given right to have a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
An aggressive foreign policy that got the U.S. involved in many foreign conflicts
Spanish colonization Colo
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
Connecticut compromise Congress would have 2 houses, one with equal representation and one with population based representation.
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Made monopolizing an entire market illegal
Politics was very negative with the rise of political parties, political violence, and deep political divisions
Political machines
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White collar workers All the industrialization created a new type of work for managers and administrators who ran the factories instead of working in them
Southern resistance to integration Argued that the Supreme Court had engaged in a gross abuse of power
Would prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
Assimilationist movement Wanted to end indian culture by forcing them to assimilate to American values.
Mandated fair congressional districts
Zimmermann telegram Germany solicited Mexico to become an ally of theirs, and in return they would help Mexico regain the land that they had lost in the Mexican-American war.
Focused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
GI Bill
Parliament sent 1,000 troops to boston to enforce the townshend acts. Protesters began throwing snowballs, and eventually rocks at a group of soldiers. Someone fired a shot, and the soldiers killed 5 protesters
Olive branch petition Congress wanted king George to intervene on their behalf and end the violence. He didn’t read it.
Views on immigration Feared that factory owners would use immigrants to keep wages low and to replace striking workers
2nd Continental Congress
An amendment to a law in congress that stipulated that any land gained in the Mexican-American war wouldn't be ineligible for the spread of slavery. Symbolized the growing tension over westward expansion and slavery.
Jim Crow laws Forced segregation and prevented african americans from exercising their civil liberties
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