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Open Door Policy
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-1899 John Hay proposed this in China
-All nations would have equal trading and development rights throughout all of China -Put imperialist powers on equal foot in china and limit advantages of countrys that were already really powerful (Russia) |
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Boxer Rebellion
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-1898
-peasants in northern china -wanted to destroy the Ching dynasty -tried to rid china of foreigners -massacred chineese christians and christian missionaries |
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Cuban and Spanish American War
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-Cuba wanted independance from spain because of the hardship caused by high prices for sugar
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Teller Amendment
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USA did not have intention to exersize control over cuba after the spanish cuban war made it an independant
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Spanish American War
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-USA fought war to end the Spanish power in western hemisphere
-only lasted for 2 weeks |
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Treaty of Paris 1898
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-USA and Spain met in spanish
-ended war after 6 months -USA gets puerto rico and guam -Spain released claim to Cuba |
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Platt Amendment
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-USA holds cuba for 5 years after treaty of paris and secretary root made set of articles for future USA-cuban relations
-became part of the 1902 cuban constitution -gave USA naval base at guantanamo bay -forbids cuba from granting land to any other nation -maintained that cuba would contract no foreign debt with other countries -USA could intervene in cuban affairs if necessary -Cuba can not make treaties with other countries |
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Middle Class in the Progressives
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-Progressives were affluent middle class people who wanted to improve own communities
-felt trapped in middle between poor and rich -wanted old fashion jeffersionian individualism that was endangered by corporate interests, labor unions, and urban political machines |
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Muckrakers
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-name given to american journalist an critics who looked to expose negative impacts of industrialization (abuses of busuiness and corruption in politics)
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Wisconson Plan
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-became the model of progressive reform
-led by Follette -taxes on corps were raised and RR commision was created to set rates and conservation commission was set up |
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Roosevelt's First Term
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-Trust Buster
-Regulate monopolies -Three R's: relief, recovery, reform -Bank Holiday, Fireside Chats |
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Court Packing Scheme
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Supreme Court ruled some new deal laws unconstitutional
proposed that president could appoint new justices for each current justice older than 70.5 (would have been 6 justices). This got people mad |
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Roosevelt's Second Term
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-Redistrubution of Wealth
-Had democratic Party majority -helped unions and migrant workers -employed over 3 million -Very pro enviornment- nation forests and conservation |
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Farmer's Crisis
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The prices were reduced for products so they couldnt afford land
-had shelter and things to eat but didnt have money to buy tools or things to make repairs |
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Hoover
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-attempted at getting nation out of depression
-asked companies to accelerate/undertake publc work projects -created jobs -promised not to lower wages of business leaders...found this to be unrealistic |
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1st New Deal
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Recovery, bank call day
Reform, fair labor standards, new trade laws Recovery, creating public works, jobs, loans |
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2nd New Deal
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More reforms, social welfare, social security, reform trade
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Articles of Confederation
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No central power, no way to make supreme power, power in the hands of individual states
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Constitution, problems
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Made centralized government, taking away power from little guy. bill of rights creates.
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Clay's American System
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Democratic Republicans, later formed Whig party, tried to accomplish internal improvements, rds, canals, protective tariffs, tax on foreign goods to make us products more appealing
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Hamiliton v. Jeff
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Hamilition - loose interpretation, nat'l. bank
Jefferson - strict interpretation, wasnt job to make in economy |
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1789 Fugitive Slaves
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slave escaped to free state, sent back to slave state and is still a slave. meantime more states coming into union and disregarding law
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Panic of 1819
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Bank fails, effect on what people thought of democracy
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Missouri Compromise
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1820, drew a line at 36 30 anything above free, below slave.
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Issues with Texas
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TX was Mexico, Mexicans couldnt get settlers, appealed to Americans with land. If didnt get people, would get taken over. Americans go to Mexico couldnt have slaves, move or get rid, fight instead. Appealed to Jackson said no. TX gains independence and then annexed by US.
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Treaty of Guadlupe Hidalgo
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US gains CA NM OK TX makes TX and Mexico border at Rio Grande
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Wilmont Proviso
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Voids MO compromise, states cant have states in any new territories, passed by House of Reps. Free soil movement.
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Compromise 1850
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CA free state
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Repercussions of Compromise of 1850
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All land gained from Mexico under popular sovereignty, had to follow fugitive slave act, slave trade banned in DC
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Kansas Nebraska ACt 1854
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Popular sovereignty in LA territory, because people in La territory wanted same power that was gained in the Mexican territories.
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Bleeding Kansas
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Kansas offered popular sovereignty, trying to get majority people on each side. ends on a tie, so slave state
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Lincoln Douglass Debates
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Debates for Senate in Illinois discussing popular sovereignty Lincoln looses
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Dred Scott v Stanford
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Stanford died in a free state, Scott thought free, claimed as property by Supreme Court, sent back to family. essentially all states were slaves
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John Brown
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Killed people, armed slaves at Harpers Ferry, VA. made slaves kill masters. hung for treason.
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Election of 1860
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Lincoln wins, SC succeeds
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French and Indian War
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French and Indians v British fighting for America. colonist joined british and win. debts and repercussions from this war were factors for american revolution, colonists realized being use
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Treaty of 1763
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Gave all of N.America east of mississippi to british.
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Proclamation of 1763
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British said colonists could not settle past the app. mountains. pissed the colonists off
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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Rebellion that lasted from 1763-66.
Pontiac indians tried to revolt against having to adopt british methods ended in Pontiac's getting a pardon from the british |
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Intolerable Acts
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Sugar Act (Foreign goods taxed- sugar, wine, coffee, regulated export of lumbar and iron)
Currency Act (Forbids paying of debts with paper money, harmful to economy) Quartering Acts (Colonial governments had to supply barracks and supplies and shelter for british troops) Stamp Act (Pay taxes on every piece of printed paper) |
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Letters From a Pennsylvania Farmer
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14 essays written by Dickenson explaining why the Townshend acts were unconstitutional because they were acts disguised as trade reglations but were really for raising revenue. INTERNAL TAXES raising revenue NOT OK
These gave colonists a legit reason to oppose the acts |
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Common Sense
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Written by Tom Paine
Saying that the King was a royal brute first call for independance He defended the Idea of American independence on the grounds that people should not pledge allegiance to a king and a corrupt govt |
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Boston Tea Party
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British tea was too expensive, a ship arrived with expensive tea from britian and it sat in the Boston Port. Colonists snuck onto boat and dumped barrels of tea over board. Symbolized colonists dislike for British. British as a result closed boston port and required that colonists pay them back
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Port Bill
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Port of Boston Closed (MAJOR source of supplies)
Other colonies became sympathetic for boston and they all united in efforts against british |
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Massachusetts Government Act
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Gave all power to the governors of the colonies
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Administration of Justice Act
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British officers stationed in America could be tried overseas which made the courts less biased towards them
Witnesses for both sides were req. to attend trial |
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Olive Branch Petition
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The colonists last attempt at achieving peace with Britain.
Written by Dickinson |
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Battle of Lexington
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First battle in 1775
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Saratoga
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Battle that convinced French that colonists could win if they had some support from another super power (France)
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Treaty of Paris (1783)
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British recognized US independence
US gets all land east of Mississippi R Navigation of M.R was open |
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Shay's Rebellion
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Daniel Shays leads rebellion by debt ridden farmers who were upset with economic positions in Mass. and refused to inflate currency
They felt as if they were trapped and couldnt escape economic conditions Made people realize that we needed a stronger central govt Protested against excessive taxes on property, poll taxes, and unfair actions by courts |
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Whisky REbellion
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Farmers in Pennsylvania revolting due to the the whiskey excise tax that they did not want to pay. Farmers thought it was an attack on themselves. GW comes in on white horse and suppresses the rebellion and the people settled down.
Symbolized the power of the government |
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VA and NJ and CT Plan
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VA- Representation based off of population. 2 houses. Executive Branch chosed by legeslation. BIG STATES <3
NJ- Representation was equal. A lot of Contress power like the articles of confedereation. LITTLE STATES <3 CT- House of Reps based on population, Senate equal representation |
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3/5 compromise
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slaves served as 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation
Created an almost population between north and south |
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Formation of the First Cabinet
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Secretary of State- Thomas Jefferson
Secretary of War- Henry Knox SEcretary of Treasury- Alexander Hamilton |
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Assumption
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Hamilton's idea to make each colonies debt into one national debt
Unpopular in South because many had already paid off their debts and didnt want more Ended up passing in Congress and it helped unite the congress |
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The Capitol Compromise
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because the debt was assumed the other end of the compromise was that the capitol would be located in the Potomac to please Jefferson
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National Bank
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First bank of the United States
Wanted by Hamilton |
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Excise Tax
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Paid for assumption and funding
Hamilon asked Congress to pass revenue act that established tarriffs on imported goods and imposed taxes on liquor and refined sugar |
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Neutrality
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Washington's idea to stay out of foreign affairs
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Jay's Treaty
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Chief Justice Jay goes to Britain to try to try to have the British stop seizing the US ships and impressing US soldiers.
Returns with a treaty in which the British agree to evacuate the western frontier ports Didn't agree to terms of original suggestions |
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Pinckney Treaty
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Spain sees Jays treaty as the US becoming close to Britain so Pinckney makes treaty with Spain opening the Mississippi and New Orland Port to US trade. Floridas boundary set at the 31st parallel
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Washington's Fair-well Address
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Written by Hamilton
Warned nation against partisan politics and said to remain neutral |
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XYZ Affair
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Jay's Treaty angered France which was at war with Great Britain at the time.
French seized many American ships headed for Britain Many wanted war but instead Jefferson sent 3 diplomats over to France to negotiate but 3 French diplomats said before any negotiation happened they wanted money When the 3 US diplomats returned home, jefferson released statement in which he referred to the French men as X, Y, and Z. thus how it got its name |
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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President can deport and aliens that may be dangerous and can detain any enemy aliens in time of war
Made it illegal for media to criticize government |
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Georgia and Kentucky Acts
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Anonymously written by Jefferson and Madison
Talked about the state's rights theory of government Said alien and sedition acts were unconstitutional |
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Election of 1800
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Adams lost to Jefferson and Burr
Goes to house of reps Jefferson wins |
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Louisiana Purchase
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15 million dollars for all of the mid north america.
Jefferson's reasons were because he didn't like the fact that France and Spain had potential to block the New Orleans Port Manifest Destiny |
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Marburry vs. Madison
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Marbury had been commissioned Justice of Peace by John Adams in Midnight appointments
His papers were never officially received and signed Madison was appointed same position under Jefferson SC ruled that position was Marbury's This established the concept of Judicial Review (power for courts to determine actions unconstitutional) |
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Midnight Appointments
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Adams on way out of presidency appointed 6 federal circuit courts and 16 new judges as well as many other government positions
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Who was North America primarily peopled by in the early 1600s
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English
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The winter of 1609-10
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the "starving time" when people ate acorns, ruits, fish, etc.
Nobody had populated or worked so their wasn't food |
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Martin Luther
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Translated the bible from Latin to German and encouraged people to interpret bible for themselves
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Puritains
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Got heavily involved in other people's busuinesses.
formed heavily watched communities believed in strict rules and devotion to god |
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Anne Hutchinson
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Arrested and executed for claiming that god had spoken to her
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Quakers
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Stripped people nakey to demonstrate how god would strip men of desticntions and outward show
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WIlliam Penn
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Planned city of pennsylvania along grid pattern
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King Philip's War
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Colonists executed many indian prisoners
In VA Treaty with Wampanog indians had lasted through 2 rulers and when King Philip became chief he revoked the treaty due to hostility and fees as well as other complaints |
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Bacon's Rebellion
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White Virginians burned Jamestown to the ground
Berkley refused to allow americans to attack indians and instead wanted to play defesnve...organized a plan that would station americans along a border and wait for indians to attack Americans knew this was retarded and Bacon led them in a revolt in which they attacked the Indians |
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American Colonies by year 1700
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many indians had adopted european textiles, tools, crops and livestock
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Effect of Britains new Navigation regulations
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massachusetts sippers began smuggling and other efforts to evade new rules
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governor Andros
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tried to raise the fees and taxes without consent in 1689 in Boston
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Result of Glorious Revolution
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Elected assemblies became established as a central part of colonial government
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French expansion in 16 and 1700s
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French had ports along the Mississippi River
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Colonists objected to Britaisn concept of virtual representation because:
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it assumed that colonists wants and needs were the same as Britains
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First Continental Congress Met to discuss
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Intolerable Acts
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Second Continental Congress began to meet in 1775 why:
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It approved the olive branch petition
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Northwest Ordinance
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the conditions for government of western lands
1787 |
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Hamiltons Financial program was most beneficial to
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eastern merchants
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Notes on The State of VA
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written by TJ
Said that nature had placed blacks under whites intelectually and otherwise dasss right nigga |
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George Mason
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VA declaration of Rights
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Potowmack company
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organized by GW in 1780s
formed for purpose of building canals to promote trade from east coast to Ohio |
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US constitution written in
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1787
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constitutional convention held in
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Philli
almost deadlocked over disagreement about proportionate versus equal representation in congress |
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who objected the articles of confederation and why
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maryland and it was because they didn't know who controlled territory in west
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First state to ratify const?
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delaware
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Opponents of Constitutional ratification were known as
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Antifederalists
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Federalists Papers written by
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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
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Colonial Newspapers
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1704 Boston Newsletter published as first newspaper, helped spread information more quickly, first form of media
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Stono Rebellion
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50 black slaves attacked 20 white masters in SC, number of slaves imported decreased
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Great Awakening
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1739-1741, new religious changes, redistributed religion throughout the colonies, colleges were founded. end of awakening most colonists were protestents. led to the fights against catholics in france
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Physical Changes in colonial homes
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new shape to the house, made of more durable woods, archetectual foundations for future americans
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Cotton Mather
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Scientist looking to understand the natural world, sent a book with facts from all sciences ex: astronomy, zoology. paved the way for science and suspersition to be able to become accepted
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Sugar, Rum, Iron
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Colonists leading exports goods
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Colonial Birthrate
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increasing, men could buy plots of land to settle, encouraged to marry young and have lots of children
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Pony Express
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method of carrying mail across to the west for a year and half, lost out to the transcontinental RR
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Eli Whitney
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Invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts, helped the south's econ., mass production and eventually the assembly line process
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Cyrus McCormick
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invented the reaper, could have farmers use horse drawn machines to cut 12 acres of wheat a day instead of cradle scythe
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Steel Plow
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Invented by John Deere double his protectivity
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Samuel F.B. Morse's
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Invented the telegraph to instantly communicate with each other over distance
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Sewing Machine
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Invented by Elias Howe in 1846 perfected by Singer gave another boost in textile industry
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Lowell Factory System
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new textile mills built, recruited young girls from countryside for labor, farm girls were good employees. when econ turned bad, they looked for the irish immigrants to work and the lowell system ended
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National Road (Cumberland)
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built in stages with $7 billion went from cumberland MD to Vandalia Illinois, imporant until 1850 with invention of canals, reailroads, and telegraph
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Steamboat 1807
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Robert Fulton invented with the Clermont, became more popular and better with nice cabins, bars, casinos etc/
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Erie Canal
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1817-1825 under Clinton 363 miles long, showed how enterprising americans could be, cut transportation wages, raised land values. less important in 1850 with production of RR
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Railroads
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1830 with baltimore and ohio by 1860 more than 31,000 miles of track. funding came from outside countries, much of labor from Irish
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Unitarianism
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relgious, denied jesus, god only in one person
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2nd Great Awakening
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opposition to deism, many people no longer were christain, spread westward, stengthened methodists and baptists
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Impact of Revivalism and 2nd Great Awakening
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Helped many secular reform movements ex. temperance, peace movement, abolition, education. appealed to women
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Irish immigration
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potato famine 1840s,
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German Immigration
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political, economical, social
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Horace Mann
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reformed the schools, extended school year to six months, raised teachers salaries, modernized ciriculam, normal schools for teachers training
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Ten Hour Movement
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1830s workers pushed for a ten hr. work day
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Temperance
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men who drank a lot, 1851 maine first state to outlaw liquor
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Legal Code Reforms
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Reduction in crimes, punishable by death
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Abolitionism
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Started by Quakers in PA, movement to abolish slavery, looked to abolish the slave trade, free the blacks, repeal the 3/5 compromise
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Seneca Falls Convention
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Mott and Stanton organized it, passed 12 resolutions except for the right to vote
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Declaration of Sentiments
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written by staton and mott who believed all mena nd women were created equal
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Lucy Stone
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reformer for womens rights, toured the country trying to help slaves, looked to help womens rights
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Susan B. Anthony
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social reformer for temperance, collaborated with Stanton
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Elizabeth Blackwell
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1st woman doctor
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Gadsden Purchase
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knit all the railroads together to complete transcontinental rr, paid $10 million for string in southern AZ
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CA Gold Rush
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1848-1849 on American river, large migrations, many became rich
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Middle Passage
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Transporting slaves from Africa to the Americas.
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Triangle Trade
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sugar, rum, slaves
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Jamestown
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1st established city in the colonies, 1st group of Africans traded for food
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Slave Laws 1705
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All servants imported and brought into the country who were not christians in their native country shall be slaves, blacks indians etc.
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Frederick Douglass
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son of slave, white slaveholder taught himself to read and write, wrote a book
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Underground RR
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Harriet Tubman, made 19 trips to south to help slaves escape
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Gag Resolutions
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House of Reps. automatically table any petitions to slavery
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Book: Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Written by Stowe show how bad slavery is, inspired by fugitive slave law
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Know-Nothing Party
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anti-catholic political organization, "i know nothing" about the organization about the details of their non-protestant organization
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Trent Affair
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Confederate officals sailing on the british ship the trent. England the world power demanded their release treathening war. Lincoln gave in.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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After the win at Antieam lincoln freed all slaves residing in territory in rebellion against the federal governement, actually freed few people,
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Gettysburg
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Lee gambled and pursued te union army into northern soil. the tide of war turned against the south as the conferates were defeated ay the three day battle of gettysburg in Pa. made a speech after called Gettysburg address
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Freedman's Bureau
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the agency provided food, medical supplies for needy blacks and some whites, hospitals are made in the south, made black colleges, confederate official seized and distributed
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John Wilkes Booth
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shot lincoln
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Wade-Davis Bill
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congressional plan for reconstruction that provided for military governors to rule southern states and a majority of the citizens would be required to take the loyalty oath. lincoln pocketed the bill
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Johnson's Plan
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Follow lincoln. 13th amendement adopted, get rid of confed. war debt
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Radical Republicans
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Stevens, Sumner, Wade, Butler, advocated the enlistment of blacks, "hard peace" for confeds
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Joint Committee
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6 senators 9 congressmen who refused to accept johnson's actions
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Black Codes
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bind the freedman to the land, common elements that appeared in many codes, defining race by blood and the presence of any amount of black blood made one black, cant teach to read or write
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14th amendment
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protected rights against state infringements, defined citizenship prohibited states from interfering with privileges and immunities, required due process and equal protection of the laws
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1st Reconstruction Act
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provided for the organization of loyal governments in all former confederate states tenn, 14th amendment, the military commander was responsible for seeing that each state
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KKK
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founded in Tennessee in 1866 white supremacy intimidating the blacks
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Congress Controls for the President
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give congress control over the executive branch, army appropriations ac limited the president's powers as commander in chief
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Tenure of Office Act
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passed to stop the president from controlling his cabinet by making it illegal to remove a cabinet official before a presidential term had expired. laws were passed that limited the supreme court's appellate jurisdiction
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Teddii Roosie
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trust busting
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Wilson
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promises to stay out of euro affairs, whole ww1 person
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Open Door Policy
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U.S. proposes for china to be a free trade zone, could trade any part along china
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Harding
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Teapot Domee
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Coolidge
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pro business
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Hoover
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great depression starts, didnt do anything about it, not much help. pres became primary figure, more reliable on figure than courts
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Truman
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End WWII, dropping atomic bomb, desegregation of army
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Eisenhower
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war hero. cold war. expands new deal, social security, houses, health services, h-bomb
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Johnson
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helped poor, war on poverty
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Nixon
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changed back to normalcy, vietnam, social movements, detente, watergate. less reliable on federal government, gave states more power. appealed to silent majority, got southern support by slowing down desegregation process, played off communist china vs. communist russia,
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Ford
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pardons Nixon, disliked because of it
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Carter
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humanitarianism
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Reagan
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restore credibility to the nation, economy called reganomics if you helped big corporations wealth with trickle down, re-invest in economy, didnt want labor unions because he wanted to reopen competition, cold war ending, soviet union falls
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U.S. policy of detente ended when?
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Soviet invaded Afgan
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What defines pres. johnson's policy in vietnam
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gradual military escalation to force n. vietnam to negotiate
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Tet Offensive
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U.S. started not supporting war in vietnam
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What religion were the founding fathers
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Diests
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SALT
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strategic arms limitation treaties
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Jacksonian Democracy
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universal male suffrage (did this by getting rid of property restrictions for males), rotation in office, spoils system, let parties put ppl. in office, more elected officials instead of appt. officials, durin prez the charter for national bank had to be renewed but he refused b.c it helped out wealthy and NOT common man, hated public education bc it was for wealthy to
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Nullification Crisis
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Calhoun and SC threatened to nullify the tariff of 1828 that jack supported, increase tariffs, farmers would suffer so jackson sends military to SC and convinces congress to not make tariffs too high,
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VA KY accords
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jefferson and madison wrote it, didnt like adam's alien and sedition acts unconst. wanted power, and believed they had the right to nullify them (void)
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Cherokees and Jackson
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cherokee indians in GA supreme court case, Wooster v GA ruled laws of GA that it was GA land didnt apply to cherokees, GA pissed disagreed with court ruled, jackson didnt agree had to uphold supreme court rulings, went against lead to trail of tears
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New Deal
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expands social and scope of federal government, immediate action, alphabet soup, relief direct aid, reform changes the system, recovery benefit econ and business.
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Important Alphabet Soups
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TVA tennesse valley ass. gov't getting involved in usage of power, FDIC banks insure money, PWA public works opened up jobs, social security expanded
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Populists
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farmers like expansion of silver, nationalize RR, make gov't take control of it taking advantage of powers
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Progressives
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political progressives, secret ballots, professional banishment of cities, recall corrupt officials
social reformers, women's rights, better labor conditions, and living conditions |
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The Feminine Mystique
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written by Betty Freidan (1963)
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Era of Good Feeling
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described good time period of Monroe's two terms, only one political party nat'l republicans, gov't not as involved working lazzie-faire, lots of monieeeee
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Growth of Suburbia
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Hoover pres. ppl went to cities instead of farms, switched to industries, blacks migrated to the north
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Consumerism
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buying things in the 20s b/c stock market doing well, extra money to spend, innovative inventions, wanted to buy the new things
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff 1935
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highest us tariff ever been, good for small business limited competitors
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Doctor Francis Townsend
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Social Security, believed elders thanked for hard work, pensions should be made for others
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Huey Long/Share our wealth
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FDR competitor, wanted to revolt against big business, believed in redistribution of wealth
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Inventions of the 1920s
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Panam traveled weekly acorss atlantic
Refig kept things cold, could store food now Model T car |
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Immigration laws of 1920
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Congress put limit on amount of people could enter
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Andrew Carnige
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believed trade did not follow flag, believed way to do trade with other nations was to make them cheaper, steal
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Union Pacific RR
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1869 joined central pacific line at utah, formed 1st transRR.
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Southern Industry Late 1800s
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inexpensive labor available
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Hierarchal Management Techniques pioneered in US by?
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RR corps
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Bonanza Farmz
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large scale, mechanize corporate farms, held by absentee farmers
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Midwestern granger laws 1870s created state railway comissions whose main purpose was to
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investigate unfair disparities and set reasonable rates
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John Rockafellaaa
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Owner of Standard Oil, massive oil trust
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Knights of Labor
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advocated 8 hr work day, equal pay for equal work for men and women, and public ownership of banking and transportation
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American Federation of Labor
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umbrella organization of nat'l craft unions
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Pulman Strike of 1894
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sat on tracks refused to build pullman trollies until wages increased or rent put down
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1900 how many states had full womans stuffrage
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4
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Nat'l Grange of Patrons of Husbandry
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1867 political influence in midwest to help pass laws regulating rr's and grane elavators
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Farmer's Alliances
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supported government control of transport and communication creation of govt sponsered sub treasuries and direct election of us senators
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Mugwumps
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northeastern republicans who wanted to see federal imployment based on merit
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william jennings bryans famous speech at 1896 convention
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Gold Cross free coinage of silver
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Hay Market Square Riot
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anarchist protestors threw a bomb that killed police trying to break up a fight
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arguments for giving women right to vote
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be useful to offset votes of poor immigrants and AA men
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WHo were Progressives in terms of class and interests
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middle class reformers concerned with urban and consumer issues
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Dorthia Dix
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mental health
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Three women for womens rights
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soujourner truth, susan b anthony, elizabeth b stanton
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what did horace mann participate in during the 2nd GA
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education..
an educated society is more effective |
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Cult of domestication
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womens proper place in society is at home
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Panic of 1819
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end of era of good feeling
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who enhabited the chesapeake when the colonies were first being formed......
GUARENTEED TO BE A QUESTION |
SIngle men who were endentured servants
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granger laws
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laws proposed to regulate rates of freight trains
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Main point to the Louisiana Purchase
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Mississippi River access and expand land avaliable to farmers
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The Know Nothing Party
GUARENTEED TO BE A QUESTION |
anti-immigrants, anti-catholics, very racist
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Colony Leaders:
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John Winthrop
Lord Baltimore |
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In colonization years dutch are always linked with..
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trade
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In colonization years French are always linked with
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Trade with Native Americans
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Wilmont Proviso
Compromise 1850 Kansas NE ACts |
W.M.P- not passed. essencially all it does is bring popular sovergnty issue to front burners
C. 1850- popular soverignty in all of the states acquired from mexico, CA free state, eliminates slave trade in DC, annex TX and absorb its debt KS NE Acts: Divides KS and NE and gives them both popular soverignty...leads to bleeding KS |
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Bleeding KS
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KS population wants free and slave. mass arrival of people into state to make it what they want. ends up being slave states
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Ostend Manifesto
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After Mexican war
Cuba will have to do everything by itself US will not truly get involved in business if and when slavery is added its going to be a slave state |
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MExican War Ended in....which did...
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Treaty of Guataloupe Hidalgo which said that we acquiew CA, TX, UT etc.
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Teller Amendment
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Lets Cuba do its own thing without US involvement
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Platt Amendment
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cuba not allowed to make treaties with other nations, gives US some land, US allowed to get involved in internal affairs, got military bases
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National Labor Union
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8 hour work day for federal employees
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Knights of Labor
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Open membership for almost anyone, fought for 8 hour work day and increase wages, did not really have anything to do with working conditions, used negotiations not strikes
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Haymarket Bombings
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Anarchists at peaceful demonstrations who decided to throw bombs. never decided who did it. suspects were hung
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American Federal Labor
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confederation of local skilled workers
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Reagan
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reaganomics, hard on communism,
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truman
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truman doctorine- assistance to anyone who wants democracy
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JFK 60-63
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Debates with Nixon
New Fronteir- expand C.C, Research, Space Program, continue containment Cuban Missle Crisis-soviets sending nuclear missles to cuba near USA. almost a war |
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LBJ 63-68
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Southern liberal from texas
most liberal president of times Great Society- expansion of welfare, medicare and medicaide, federal CR administration, federal assistance with busing, war on poverty, Vietnam- Tonkin Golf Rez Tet Offensive Peace movement/ student protests |
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Tonkin Gulf Rez
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Allows president to do whatever he wants militarily essencially in order to protect US...escalates war
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Tet Offensive
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turning point
not military loss more NV killed than SV advised johnson no way to win |
