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colonial caracteristics
new England was Massachusetts,new Hampshire, Rhode island, and Connecticut., middle was new York, new jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware., south was Maryland, Virginia, north Carolina, south Carolina, and georgia
representatives
Virginia house of Burgesses,2 hpuses, one elected by the people, the other appointed by royal govener
magna carta
limited government based on the rule of law, government must obey a body of rules
salutary neglect
self, England neglected the colonies, letting the colonies govern themselves
federalism
2 levels of government share power, share between national and state governmen
rail roads
called by god to move west from coast to coast in a rush to get the god given right of land that everyone so desired to have out the west
Monroe doctrine
the us would not tolerate European intervention in the affairs of any independent nation in the us and the us is no longer open for European colonization
declaration of independence
declare independence from great britain and appointed a committee to prepare a statement outlining the reasons for this seperation
taxation without representation
no tax could be imposed except one approved by parliament
acts
purpose/why (nav.act)
1st act to restrict trade in colonies: colonisr was not able ro trade with any other countrybut england
articles of confederation
It was the nations first set of laws, strenghs,state would maintain its sovereignty while being loosely unifiedmas a nation vs. weaknesses, failed did not give enough power to federal (national) government
battle of yorktown
last battle in the revolutionary war geroge Washington won the battle
progressive reformers vs.robber barons
seeking to return control of the gov to the people
social darwinism
the theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of natural selection as plants and animals. Now largely discredited, social Darwinism was advocated by Herbert Spencer and others in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and was used to justify political conservatism, imperialism, and racism and to discourage intervention and reform
reconstruction
refers to the period following the Civil War of rebuilding the United States. It was a time of great pain and endless questions.
poll tax
a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources.
jim crow laws
the segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation, and the segregation of restrooms, restaurants, and drinking fountains for whites and blacks. The U.S. military was also segregated.
solid south
the politically united southern states of the US, traditionally regarded as giving unanimous electoral support to the Democratic Party.
plessy vs. fergeson
is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in the jurisprudence of the United States, upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of “separate but equal”.
nativism
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigration
ouotas
a limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular
KKK
a secret organization in the southern U.S., active for several years after the Civil War, which aimed to suppress the newly acquired powers of blacks and to oppose carpetbaggers from the North, and which was responsible for many lawless and violent proceedings.
read scare
the promotion of fear of a potential rise of communism or radical leftism, used by anti-leftist proponents. In the United States, the First Red Scare was about worker (socialist) revolution and political radicalism
japanese
declared independence from great btitain to prepare a state ment cuth the reasons
chinese exausion act
a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882. It was one of the most significant restrictions on free immigration in US history, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers
american system
Originals called the American way was an economic plan that played a prominent role in American policy during the first half of there
abraham lincoln
16th president of the us much 1861 till he was killed in app 1865
54th massachusetts
Volunteer infantry regiment was the first military unit consisting of block soldiers
north
Less devastating effort on the north everyone worked together
south
Most fights take place here destroyed many homes ect
marbury vs. madison
Marked the first time the cot asserted it’s role in reviewing federal legislation to determan it’s compatibility
spanish american war
Spain relinquishes sovereignty over Cuba, cedes the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam to the United States for the sum of $20 million. Colonies: Cuba.
yellow jouralism
journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration
lusitania
ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
woodrow wilson
28th president of the us. His domestic program expanded the role of the federal government in managing the economy and protecting the interests of citizens. His foreign policy established a new vision of America’s role in the world
league of nations
was an intergovernmental organisation founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War.
open door policy
The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy in the late 19th century and early 20th century outlined in Secretary of State John Hay’s Open Door Note, dispatched in 1899 to his European counterparts
consumerism
the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers.
us farmers 1920
The doctrine developed in the 1920s as food prices declined after the First World War. … American farm commodity prices rose throughout the 19th century. … agriculture, and the relative price level of this time would set the standard for “parity
causes of the great depression
stock market
harlem renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s. At the time, it was known as the “New Negro Movement”, named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke.
FDR
Roosevelt: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
liberal (D) VS. consevative (R)
(L) believed in government action to achieve equal opportunity
(R) believed in personal responsibility limited government free market
dec. 7, 1941`
Japanese planes attacked the us naval base pearl harbor Hawaii killing over a billion people
the big three
stalin Roosevelt, churchill
rosie the riveter
is a cultural icon of the us representative the american women who worked everywhere with the men
