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78 Cards in this Set
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American Federation of Labor
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•One of the first Unions
•Languages labor unions used: English and German |
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Irish Immigrants and why they came
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~ Potato famine and they were all farmers
oThey came over looking for jobs oAlso because of religious persecution and industry revolution |
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Irish Immigrants and how they were treated
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oPeople were extremely harsh towards them, prejudice and because:
Catholic ( most people at time in US were Protestants) Considered drunks Short tempered and stupid ( non educated) Lazy Competition for jobs |
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Know Nothing Party
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•Political party started by Nativist Americans
oWanted to maintain Protestant Anglo – Saxon men in power. oAnti - immigration |
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Germans
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Adapted better than the Irish
At this time, German and Irish were the largest groups |
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13 Constitutional Amendment
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Abolishing slavery
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14 Constitutional Amendment
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Due process/life liberty property/ citizen equality
oCouldn’t be arrested w/o jurisdiction of states. oAlso, all people would get equal protection |
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Leif Erickson
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Discovered America before Colombus and by accident.
Was viking from Greenland |
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Where did the people who first immigrated to North and South America come from?
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Euroasia (Europe & Asia)
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Why did Colombus call Indians Indians?
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Because he thought he actually landed in India and not America
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What did the Old World bring to America?
(could have been for the Indians) AND What Indians did they bring these things to mainly? |
~Diseases, horses, weapons, and alcohol.
~The Plaines Indians |
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What large animal did the white men destroy, which hurt the Indian culture.
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Buffalo
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Daws Act
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Divided Indian reservations, which made it more for individuals and Indians worked as a more of community.
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Settlement Policy of 19th century for Indian reservations
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Oklahoma
North and South Dakota |
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Cherokee
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~Trail of Tears
~ Formed Republic in Georgia |
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What is the main difference between natives and whites w/ communities
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Indians worked together in a community and whites believed that it was better to work individually, and by themselves.
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Pope
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Indian who lead Spanish revolt in 1680
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1883 Civil Rights Supreme Court Case
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~Stated that Congress unable to outlaw racial discrimination for privat organizations.
EX: If you owned a restaurant you can choose who you want to eat in there. Like, no blacks etc. |
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Who were African Americans least likely to vote for during and after the Civil War
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Democratic Party
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Booker T. Washington
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African American Leader
Not militant and opposed to using violence. Gave speech: Atlanta Compromise - right seeker for African Americans and also did not push South's buttons. |
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Edward Brooke
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African American Leader
1st African American after reconstruction to become a US senator |
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Colin Powell
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African American Leader
1st African American to hold position of Chairman of Point Chief Staff & Secretary of State. |
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2 ways of promoting Abolition
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Violence
Immediate Abolitionists (gives rights through legal means and more peaceful) |
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Slavery in US different than everywhere else
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Only one race and one group of people
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Middle Passage
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Bringing slaves from Africa
Horrific conditions - boat |
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Decleration of Independence
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Only written for white men
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Black Codes
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REstrict rights of free black men to make it like still slaves, used to keep African Americans in their place.
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40 acres & Mule
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compensate African Americans of South to get started, didnt end up happening
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American Colonization Society
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Headed by Marcus Darby
Wanted blacks to go back to Africa (Liberia) ~Prob: most AA were born in US so never been to Africa |
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Underlying Cause of Civil War....?
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Slavery
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founder of Liberator and involved in North Abolition Movement
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Violent Abolitionist
Harpers Ferry - took over an armery and wanted to start a slave uprising |
John Brow
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Took over after Lincoln
and came from South Reconstruction Policy |
President Johnson
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What did Pres. Johnson do with the Reconstruction Policy and the South?
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Gave South what they wanted, let back in Union w/o cost.
He also Vetoed several different Civil Right Bills |
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2 types of Immigration
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Old and New
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Old Immigration
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From North and Western Europe
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New Immigrants
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Came from South and Eastern Europe
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Limited number to come to US (2% per country)
Also, Northern had biggest advantage b/c highest quota |
National Origins Act of 1924 or called immigrants Act 1924
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LPC Clause
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Likely to become a Public Charge
(Prohibit/Limit Immigration) |
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Knights of Labor
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Indians didnt like Immigration
Terrance Powderly ~Feared that immigrants would take over jobs availabe in US |
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What did things like the Great Depression and War change about immigrants
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Less came over
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Three US British Colonies
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1) New England
2) Middle 3) Southern |
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What British Colony was the most diverse
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Middle
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Why did Irish immigrants come to US
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Potato famine
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Why were Irish treated so badly other than other immigrant groups
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Catholic
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What immigration group was the least wealthiest when came over to US
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Irish
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Built Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads
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Asian Immigrants
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Immigrant group 1st to be excluded from US
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Asians
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Asians and San Francisco
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City wouldnt allow japanese into their schools.
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Took most interest in the Japanese immigrants because they came over without citizenship and stayed
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Japanese Goverenment
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Japanese bombed what?
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Pearl Harbor
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Japan and Pearl Harbor
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Brought a lot of racism
Internment camps which violated civil rights |
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Japanese Internment Camps
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Werent as bad as Nazi ones, however, still horrible
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In 1988 we apologized to people who had decendents who were in US Japanese internment camps by....
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Giving 20,000 dollars to each
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Chinese Six Companies
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Mid 1800s
Powerful organization in West Coast China town Rep Chinese immigrants all over US |
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Restricted immigration of Chinese
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Naturalization Act of 1870
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Outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the Mexican American War
(was never passed) Was in 1840s |
Wilmot Proviso
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13 Constitutional Amendment
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Abolished Slavery and enforced abolition
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14th Constitutional Amendment
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US citizenship and repealed 3/5 clause (which counted each AA as 3/5 of a person etc.)
This Amendment gave everyone equal protectoin under the law |
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15th Constitutional Amendment
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Could not prhibit race as someone to vote. (Black men could vote)
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Written 1820
To regulate slavery in new western territories. A compromise between pro & anti slavery. Which states would and which wouldnt have slavery |
Missouri Compromise
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Which act repealed the Missoui Compromise and instead territories themselves could decide if they wanted slavery or not
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Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854
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Compromise of 1850
Northerners had prob with this act because...(2) |
1) Had stricter & harsher fugitive slave laws
2) Rejected Wilmot Proviso |
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Military Reconstruction Act of 1867
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Divided South into 5 military districts w/ military union soldiers present in south to maintain order.
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What territories did US acquire after the Spanish American War
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Guam, Phillipines, Cuba, Puerto Rico territories
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Fouracer Act
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Spanish American War
Established civilian government in Puerto Rico |
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Constitution for Hawaii & territories acquired from the Spanish American War
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Insuler Cases
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Big in 1970s
Demanded rights for Equality |
Chicanos
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Leader of the Hispanic Chicanos
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Cesar Chavez
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Greatest increse in immigratino in past 25 years
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Mexico
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Threat of mexican deportation
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during great depression, taking white men jobs
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Famous for defining New Frontier - principle force in shaping American Life
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Frederick Jackson Turner
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Betty Friedan
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Feminist and wrote the Feminie Mystique
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Assassinated President Mickinely, which let Theodore Roosevelt become President
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Leon Czolgosz
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Ist major Industry to attract people to the west
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Mining Industry
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Watt's Riot
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LA in 1992 - race riot
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Ist major cash crop during Civil War
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Tobacco
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911 and religious or ethnic discrimination group
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Arab, Muslim Community
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