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English puritans who founded the Plymouth Colony. The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620.
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The most extreme "most pure" of the puritans who came from Holland on the Mayflower. They claimed that they were too strong to be effected by small problems that the colony would face.
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The British government granted a charter to the colonial governenment that established the rules to which the colony was to be governed. Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts Bay were charter colonies.
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The first colonial college, was created in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Formed for people wanting to get in the ministry a proper scholarly education.
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A military and political alliance of the New England colonies. Was formed to have an alliance against the Native Americans.
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Colonies controlled by the King through governors that he appointed. The King's had more power in these colonies rather than the colonial laws.
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These acts severely impacted trade for the colonies with any country except for Britain. Some of the acts that were established under this time period were the Sugar Act and the Molasses Act.
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Colonies that were given to proprietors by the King in exchange for payment. Some proprietary colnies were Virginia, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.
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War with Native Americans in the southern New Englad colonies. War was named after the Native American leader Metacomet.
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Nathaniel Bacon and other Virginia farmers were upset that Governor Berkley was trying to make a settlement with Indians after the Indians had attacked settlers. The group beat the Indians and then marched to Jamestown and burned it down.
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Series of trials that accuses women of being witches. Many young women were put to death bcause they were thouhgt to be practicing black magic.
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Time period of dramatic religius revival in the colonies. This period brought upon the drastic religious beliefs of some of the colonies.
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Only African American after the Revolutionary War to publish an almanac. Text included strong commentaries and opinions on slavery.
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Peter Zenger was brought to trial for supposedly writing false information about the Royal Governor of New York. He was facing charges of Libel. Andrew Hamilton defended Zenger in the trial. Zenger was found not guilty of these charges.
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Colonial war fought between the French and British. Resulted in Britain winning total control of the colonial North America.
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A group of Scots-Irish men living in the Appalachian mountains that wanted protection from Indian attacks. They marched on Philidelphia in 1764 protesting the way Quakers treated the Indians.
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Actually lowered the tax of molassess from 6 cents a barrel to 3 cents a barrel. This act was put under adopted provisions which made it much more strict.
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A secret organization for colonial freedom that was formed in 1765 after the passing of the Stamp Act. They used both peaceful and violent tactics to get their point across.
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British legislation passed as part of Prime Minister Grenville's revenue measures which required that all legal or official documents used in the colonies had to have a stamp on it. This made the colonists extremely angry.
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A meeting held in New York City with delegates from 9 of the 13 colonies present. They wrote a Declaration of Rights that stated the colonies could tax themselves, they had a right to trial by jury, and Parliament couldn't tax the colonists.
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These acts put a spotlight on imports such as glass, paper, and tea. Colonists found ways around these acts by buying smuggled tea.
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Bostonians were protesting British law that night and were heckling some British soldiers. One of the colonists threw a snowball at one of the redcoats and they opened fire on the crowd, killing 5 people.
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Passed on May 10, 1773. This act caused much hatred in the colonies. The implementation of this act caused the Boston Tea Party
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Colonists were angry about the high tax on tea. Members of the Sons of Liberty boared a English ship docked in the Boston Harbor and dumped its boxes of tea into the harbor.
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Series of laws made to punish Massachusetts for its rebellion against British rule. These laws forced Bostonians to house soldiers in their houses.
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Were part of the Coercive Acts. These acts were implemented as a response to the Boston Tea Party to punish the colonists.
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Delegates from all states except Georgia met to protest the Intolerable Acts. The Congress sent a petition to King George III which objected the unfair taxing and the judicial system.
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Main goal for this Congress was to form a Declaration of Independence. This Congress also strongly objected to the unfair laws and taxes put upon the colonies.
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The colonies made their final offer of peace to Britain and promised to be loyal to British rule if the British government were to address grievances. British parliament denied the offer and viewed it as an act of rebellion by the colonists.
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The date Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration wasn't signe until August 2, 1776.
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Restricted the power of the central governemtn, gave more power to state governments. They resulted in a very poor national economy.
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This battle was a turning point in the American Revolution. This battle convinced France to give the US military support.
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The time period between the end of the Revolutionary War and the ratification of the Constitution. The future of the newly formed United States hung in the balance.
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Law divided much of the United States into townships. The law was also made to jumpstart the sale of land to settlers.
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Convention orginally planned to discuss Interstate Commerce. Delegates from 5 states ended up creating a convention to amend the Articles of Confederation.
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Roger Williams founded the colony of Rhode Island in 1790. This was important because it had religous tolerance, and gave religious freedom to its citizens.
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Established in 1791 by Alexander Hamilton. Served as the complete national bank, would hold all federal funds.
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Rights that were granted to all US citizens, thought each person deserved to have these rights for life. Bill ensured to protect the rights of individual citizens.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793. MAchine was created to separate the seeds and fiber of cotton much quicker than by hand.
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Edmond-Charles Genêt was dispatched by the French National Assembly in 1793. He came to America to attempt to get money and American support for France's war with Britain.
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This war between France and Britain caused the Citizen Genet Affair. The US decided to stay neutral in this war and not fight.
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Treaty was singed to hopefully settle conflicts between the United States and Britain. Treaty dealt with Northwest Territory posts and trade on the Mississippi River.
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The Alien and Sedition Acts were a series of laws formed to restrict the actions of people who opposed Federalist policies. The acts were signed 1789.
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A literate slave who planned a massive slave revolt in Richmond. Governor Monroe of Virginia destroyed the rebellion very quickly.
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A leading figure in the bettering of care for the mentally ill. She was also a huge figure in improving the condition of jails in the US.
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The US purchased the land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains for $15 million from France. Jefferson wanted this land because it would give the US the Mississippi River and New Orleans.
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Merriwether Lewis and William Clark were hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory. Expedition created many maps of the area and produced new scientific findings.
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Law prohibited all exportation of goods from the United States. President Jefferson hoped to weaken Britain and France by stopping trade with both nations.
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Federalist metting held near the end of the War of 1812. Meeting was formed so Federalists could list their complaints against the Republican Party.
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Federalists all but disappeared during this time period. The Republicans were able to control the government without any arguement during this time.
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This treaty purchased Florida from Spain for the United States. This made a western border for the US and prohbited the Seminole indians from invading Georgia.
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Declared that Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state and Maine would enter as a free state. Also stated that states north of the 36th parallel were free states and all south of it were slave states.
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Declared that the Western Hemisphere was the territory of the United States and that no Eurpoean nation was to come over. Also stated that forming colonies in the US would no longer be allowed.
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A supposed scandal in the Election of 1824 that resulted in John Quincy Adams winning the presidency and Henry Clay being named Secretary of State. Andrew Jackson vowed to get his revenge on Adams and Clay.
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Case over whther or not the state of New York could grant a monopoly to a ferry on the Hudson River. The ruling stated that only Congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce.
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People who were against slavery. Many abolitionists tried to help slaves and freed slaves in any way.
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Completion date of the Erie Canal. Formed to connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
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A philosopy invented and first expressed by Ralph Waldo Emerson. It promoted individualism, self reliance, and emphasized a person's emotions.
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Supreme Court ruled that Indians had the right to stay on their land. Established that the federal government had control over Indian affairs.
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The route taken by Indians mving out of their home lands due to the Indian Removal Act. The name is symbollic of all the sadness and fear that was involved with this route.
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Invented the steel plow in 1839. This invention led to extensive farming in the Mississippi Valley because of its fertile soil.
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Massachusetts court declared that labor unions were illegal. Also ruled that unions were not responsible for the illegal actions of their members.
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Treaty signed between the Us and Britain. The treaty drew borders between Maine and New Brunswick in the Great Lakes region of the US.
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Was considered a "dark horse" candidate for president. He would end up winning the Presidency in 1845 but only serve 1 term.
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Boundary disputed over between the US and Britain was solved with the signing of the Oregon Treaty. It gave the US the land south of the 49th parallel and Britain land north
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Conflict between Mexico and the US was caused over the annexation of Texas.The war resulted in the US getting about 55% of Mexico's debated land
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Proposed by Congress to ban slavery in all southwestern territories. Passed in the House but not the Senate.
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Treaty was signed on February 2, 1848. This treaty ended the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States.
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Region of land that was ceded to the US from Mexico. Land was granted to the US because of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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A women's rights conference held in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention resulted in the Declaration of Sentiments.
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A meeting help between representatives from 9 Southern states to discuss the Compromise of 1850. They called for an extension of the slavery line, established by the Missouri Compromise, to stretch to the Pacific coast.
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Treaty between the US and Britain that said neither country would try to get exclusove rights to go across the Isthmus of Panama.
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Stated that all runaway slaves were to be returned to their owner upon capture. These laws were much tougher than the runaway slave laws implemented in 1793.
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These laws outlawed the sale of alcohol except for medical uses. These laws were the first steps in the Temperance Movement.
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Many violent events between abolitionists and pro-slavery people took place in the Kansas territory over whether or not Kansas would be a slave state.
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Supreme Court case that ruled that Congress did not have the power to prohibity slavery in territories. Also ruled that slaves were considered property.
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The ideas of how slavery should be in the opinion of Stephen Douglas. He wrote that slavery should only exist is popular sovereignty said so.
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The government donated public acreage to states for the building of colleges. 69 colleges were established due to this.
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Gave 160 acres of land to any settler who would farm the land for 5 years. This was an incentive to get people to move to the west.
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Declared that all slaves in slave states would be freed but slaves in border states would not. Issued by President Lincoln in 1862 but didn't take effect until 1863.
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A huge figure in the automobile industry. Founded and owned Ford Motor Company.
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Agency formed to help former slaves adjust to freedom. It provided food and clothing to needy blacks and helped them get jobs
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Gave citizenship and the same rights white people had to all men in the United States.
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Established by William Sylvis. Wanted 8hr work days, banking reform, and an end to conviction labor
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Created the Standard Oil Company. This was one of the greatest monopolies ever done in any sport.
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Time period looked great on the outside but actually it widened the gap between the poor and the rich
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Union Pacific Railroad made a fake construction compsny and hired itself to work using government funds. Scandal broke out, leaders tried to bribe Congress with stock
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The US owned rights on minting silver and gold and this placed the US in the gold standard. This made many people angry, mostly farmers and those who believed silver coinage should be unlimited.
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The movement waned to bring better learning, culture, and entertainment to small towns in the US.
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Passed in Texas fixing max rates on freight shipment. The railroads responded by appealing to the Supreme Court to declare these laws unconstitutional
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Indian leaders Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse beat General Custer and his men after they tried to force the Indians back onto the reservation. Custer and all of his men were killed at this battle.
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This compromise ended Reconstruction. Made Republicans promise to remove troops from the south, appoint a democrat to cabinet, and federal money for railroad building and Mississippi River levees
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Allowed a certain amount of coinage of silver coins and silver paper money. This act was repealed in 1900
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The African Americans migrating to the Great Plains states in 1879 to escape conditions in the South
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Written by Helen Hunt Jackson in 1881. Written to show the horrible deeds done to Indians by the United States.
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Law passed in the US that banned any and all Chinese immigrants from entering the country.Allowed students and merchants to immigrate
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Name given to the Civil Rights Act of 1875. In 1883 the Supreme Court decided that discrimination in hotels, restaurants,etc. was out of thei control because it was ruled private discrimination.
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Founded by Samuel Gompers. Was formed to get workers better hours, wages, and working conditions.
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A bomb was blown up at a workers rally in Chicago. The blast killed several police officers.
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Law that distributed reservation land to individual Native American owners
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"Looking Backward" was written by Edward Bellamy and was published in 1888. The novel was about a Bostonian boy who went to sleep in 1887 but woke up in 2000 and has to deal with the differnces in life and politics.
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A Scottish immigrant that came to America. Carnegie became one of the richest men in the US and founded Carnegie Steel in 1892.
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Founded in 1895. The League led the Prohibition movement during the Progressive Era.
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Argument by Booker T. Washington that said blacks should not focus on social equality, but economic self-improvement instead.
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A speech by William Jennings Bryan at the 1896 Democratic convention that attacked those who wanted US currency to be backed by gold only
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Rebellion started in Beijing, China started by a group of Chinese that hated "foreign devils" . The British quickly ended this rebellion.
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A policy suggested by the US that would let any country have opportunities to trade with China.
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Buena Varilla compromised with Hay and Roosevelt to organize a revolt against the Colombian government in Panama, allowing the US to build the canal.
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War between Russia and Japan over control of Korea and Manchuria. Japan's victory was the first Asian victory over the west.
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Roosevelt's extension onto the Monroe Doctrine. Stated that the US had the right to protect its economic interests in South America by using military force.
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Radical labor union that was formed to oppose the American Federation of Labor. Group was persecuted during WWI due to their socialist tendencies and activism against the government
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Group of African American "thinkers" that pushed for racial equality in education and voting rights
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Book written by Upton Sinclair that gave the punlic an inside look at all of the disgusting and wrong events that occured in meat processing facilities.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Formed to help blacks in life and in political situations.
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Foreign Policy suggestion by Taft that would make countries becoe dependant upon the US by heavily investing in their economies.
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Gave the Interstate Comerce Commission the power to suspend new railroad rates and oversee telephone and cable companies; included communications
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Ballinger opened up land in Wyoming, Montana, and Alaska against President Roosevelt's policies. Pinchot, supported former President Roosevelt and demanded that Taft dismiss Ballinger.
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Party formed by Theodore Roosevelt in the Election of 1912. Taft (republican) and Roosevelt ended up splitting the Republican vote and Woodrow Wilson won the election.
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28th President of the United States.Known around the world as a man of peace and wanted nothing but peace between nations. Received a Nobel Peace Prize.
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The country's central banking system. It is made up of 12 regional banks supervised by the Board of Governors.
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Amendment to the United States Constitution gave Congress the power to tax income.
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This amendment calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislatures. Implemented to the Constitution in 1913.
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Replaced the Bureau of Corporations. Enabled the governemtn to kil monopolies more easily.
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Ship route that cuts through Panama. Built so ships could get from the Atlantic to the Pacific much quicker.
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The British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-Boat. This practically brought the US into WWI because 128 Americans were killed in the incident.
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This committee was in charge of propoganda during WWI. They depicted the US as a country of justice and liberty, which was good because it was pro-war.
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Created by President Wilson and led by George Creel. Made up of the secretaries of state, war, and the navy, with help from journalists, photographers, artists, entertainers, was a propaganda committee that built support for the war effort in Europe among Americans
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A note from Germany sent to Mexico asking them to join the Central Powers so they could have a force in the west to attack the United States.
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Fourteen goals of the United States after peace negotiations after WWI, created by President Wilson. They included public negotiations between nations, freedom of navigation, free trade, self-determination for several nations involved in the war, and the establishment of an association of nations to keep the peace.
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Specified that no person was allowed to make, sell, import, export, or transport any alcohol. It didn't prohibit the purchase or consumption of liquor though.
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Upheld the Espionage Act of 1917 which declared that people who interfered with the war effort were subject to imprisonment; declared that the 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech was not absolute
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The treaty that formally ended WWI. The treaty forced Germany to accept the blame for the war and to pay reparations.
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Organization formed after WWI in 1920 to promote peace between countries. The League was the idea of President Wilson and he was a very strong believer in the things the LEague stood for.
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The ammendment that prohibited alcohol activity of any kind in the US
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Black arts movement in the US that came out of Harlem, New York. The Harlem Renaissance started the careers of many greats.
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Movement started by Marcus Garvey that wanted to get those with African decent to go back to Africa because of poor treatment in America.
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29th President of the United States (republican). Died in office due to natural causes.
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30th President of the United States. Took the office after the death of President Harding.
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Cut down the Emergency Quota Act from 3% to 2%, and it changed the census used from the 1910 one to that of the 1890 one.
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WWI veterans marched in protest to them not getting their $1,000 checks when they needed them the most during the Depression (they were forced to wait until 1945 to get them)
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Charles Lindbergh and his cheaply built plane flew from New York City to Paris in a solo flight.
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The pact renounced aggressive war, prohibiting the use of war as "an instrument of national policy" except in matters of self-defense.
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Communities of pathetic excuses for houses that were home to many people who lost everything in the Depression during Hoover's presidency.
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Programs to fight against economic depression and provide social assurance during the Depression
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Allowed 100 days for businesses to come together as a group to determine rules under which they would operate.
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Tennessee Valley Authority.Government agency that supplied thousands of jobs in the Tennessee Valley Area building dams which would supply electrcity to the region.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Formed to ensure the return of a depositors money back in case his bank were to fail.
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Government created industry to watch over banks and businesses to protect people from fraud and deception.
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US legislation which secured certain rights to Native Americans and Native Alaskans.
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Also known as the Wagner Act. The law made sure workers were treated and payed well and not getting abused by their business
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Created a federal insurance program based upon the collection of taxes from employees in producing goods for commerce
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Acts formed by the US Government to try to keep the United States out of WWII
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Established a national minimum wage, guarenteed time and a break for certain overtime jobs, and prohibited the hiring of minors.
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A story of survival about a dustbowl family forced to relocate to the west and try to find jobs in order for the whole family to survive. Showed the hardships of The Depression.
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Allowed the US to sell, lend, or lease any weapons to other countries
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President can send US armed forces into action aboard only by authorization of Congress.
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Formed by Martin Luther King Jr. to mobilize the power of black churches on behalf of black rights.
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Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Group formed to promote and use non-violent protests on racial issues.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. International cartel that increases the price of oil by limiting the supply.
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35th President of the United States. Kennedy was a young, energetic president that everybody loved. JFK unfortunately was murdered on this date
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A failed attempt by the CIA of trained Cuban forces to overthrow Fidel Castro.
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Soviet missiles were placed in Cuba and pointed at the United States. This greatly increased tensions between the US and Soviet Union.
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The investigative information compiled by the government. Issued the beginning of the investigation on this gate. Commission ruled that Lee Harvey Oswald was alone in killing JFK and did it for personal reasons.
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US biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife. She died on this date
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Several social programs were formed to promote the health, education and general welfare of the poor
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This legislation gave President Johnson the authority to take any means necessary to retailiate and promote peace in Vietnam
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A Civil RIghts movement leader who would do absolutley anything to get what he believed in, even kill people. He was killed on this date.
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A black activist as member of CORE. As the movement progressed, he started to become more militant creating the cry of black power
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Peace time military rescue operation conducted by US armed forces against Cambodia.
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Law that raised supervision of local government elections and got rid of literacy tests to prevent people from voting.
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Supremem Court ruled that must be informed of their right to an attorney and their right to self-incrimination prior to police questioning. The Miranda Rights are born.
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Formed by Huey Newton. Was made to promote black power, civil rights, and self defense
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National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese forces launched a huge attack on the Vietnamese New Year, a huge blow to communism
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Banned discrimination based on sex
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Supreme Court ruled that there is a fundmental right to privacy, which includes a woman's decision to get an abortion
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38th President of the United States. Took over the office of President after Richard Nixon was impeached.
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35 European nations were at the accords, they agreed Europe's existing political frontiers could not be changed by forced
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39th President of the United States. Was probably the nicest president in US history but that hurt him as he was too nice when it came to political issues.
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The trial eliminated extrmemly difficult college quotas.
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Ronald Reagan's economic system belief that a capatlist system free from taxation and government involvement would be best for the country, Trickle Down Effect.