American temperance societyFocused on working men. Established over 5,000 chapters across the nation
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Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Roe v. WadeNixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights
Andrew CarnegiePioneered vertical integration, where one company controls every stage of the manufacturing process
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
The contested election was decided by a Republican-leaning committee the obv chose the Republican candidate. Democrats threatened to filibuster
Increased immigration from eastern Europe after the war created another wave of nativism. Led to the passage of the immigration quotas
Navigation ActsColonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.
sedition actapplied restrictions to immigration and speech in US made it a crime for americans to print, utter, or publish any false, scandalous, malicious writing about the government
Radical RepublicansPushed hard for civil rights, wanted to punish the south. Shifted the process of reconstruction from president to congress
Counter cultureA movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use
Puritan culture
The embargo
First political partiesDivisions over neutrality in the French revolution, the Jay treaty, the financial plan, and existing sectionalism created the first political parties.
Tallmadge amendmentWould prohibit slavery in Missouri if it was admitted into the union
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British colonization
18th amendment passedBanned the sale of alcohol. They thought it would right the moral wrongs of society, but it had the opposite effect
Delegates met in New York to send the "declaration of rights & grievances" to the king. They also organized a boycott of British goods.
Fries rebellionFarmers in southeast Pennsylvania stopped paying taxes for the larger military. John Fries led a peaceful protest, but John Adams ordered federal troops to stop the protest, and they made mass arrests, assaulted newspaper editors, and almost executed John Fries.
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In opposing the stamp act, the colonists said trade should be regulated instead. Parliament passed the townshend acts and began taxing imports and exports.
International migration society
Meeting between leaders of 7 colonies to create a plan for joint defense and administration of the colonies. "Join or die"
2nd Continental CongressHow would the colonists win? George Washington would lead an army
How would they pay for it? New currency
British won, but had many casualties. They eventually abandoned Boston
Civil rights act of 1866All African Americans were citizens of the United States
FlappersWomen who rejected stereotypical gender roles by drinking and smoking and having short hair
King Metacomet (King Philip), forges a massive military alliance with other native tribes and attacked Massachusetts in retaliation for the praying towns
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Made discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or sex illegal
Election of 1824The divisions within the Democratic-Republican party led them to choose 4 candidates, while Jackson's populist campaign won the popular vote, no candidate won enough electoral votes. Adams and Clay made a deal and the house voted for Adams.
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Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement
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.
Declaratory act
Changes in farmingA 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
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Jackson Vetos Second Bank of the U.S.
Indian Removal Act of 1830Removed native americans from their land and sent them to reservations west of the Mississippi river.
Election of 1828
Annapolis conventionSecret meeting between delegates of 6 states to discuss how to fix the articles of confederation
Indian nations were assigned land called reservations. However this land was much less than before, and many decided to just keep following buffalo
Texan independenceAmericans had been settling in Texas since the 1820s. The southerners outnumbered actual Mexicans and had brought their slaves. The Mexican government outlawed slavery and mandated catholicism.
Haymarket square riotAnarchists set off a bomb during a Knights of labor protest in Chicago for an 8-hour workweek. Many people began to see the labor movement as violent and radical
W.E.B. DuboisArgued that for african americans to have any shot at economic equality, they needed to be recognized as politically equal first.
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2nd Continental Congress
PhilippinesTeddy 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
John Brown
The most famous political machine organized and met the needs of immigrants and the poor in exchange for votes
New york preacher who spoke powerfully with images that common folks could understand.
Philadelphia convention12/13 states met to amend the articles of confederation. They eventually decided to draft a new constitution
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.
Election of 1800
Asiento System
Treaty of New EchotaSneaky deal that exchanged Cherokee land in Georgia for a reservation territory west of the Mississippi River.
Direct election of senators
Government support for railroads
Britians first colony, established in outer banks, NC. When they came back, it was abandonded
Laissez-faire economicsThere was an extreme lack of government regulation of the economy at the time