Women and their rights
As a result of the contributions women made during World War l as nurses, public workers, and factory laborers, this finally passed in 1920.
What is the 19th Amendment?
To protect the rights of the Catholics of the colony, Lord Baltimore promoted this Act, established in 1649 in Maryland.
What was the Act of Tolerance?
Hamilton and Jefferson's political differences resulted in the development of the two-party system during this president's first administration.
Who was George Washington?
This battle was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, which resulted in more than 50,000 casualties.
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
This man used a variety of tactics to gain control of the oil industry.
Who was John D. Rockefeller?
Through this (1st pub. 1852), Harriet Beecher Stowe promoted anti-slavery, which evoked popular sympathy for slaves and anger over the Fugitive Slave Laws, and reached many northerners.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Following the completion of the railroad, these workers were no longer desired, which resulted in the establishment of this Act (1882).
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Manifest Destiny became a rallying cry during the election of 1844 for this president.
Who was James K. Polk?
A labor protest rally in 1886 turned into a riot after a bomb was thrown at police, resulting in at least 8 deaths.
What was the Haymarket Incident?
This abolitionist's actions at Harper's Ferry (VA-1859) struck fear in the hearts of slave owners.
Who was John Brown?
They were organizers of a convention in 1848 (New York) which called for women's rights, met and determined to advocate for women's rights, after being denied the right to participate at an abolitionist convention.
Who were Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott?
In 1773, this resulted in a protest, leading to the "Intolerable" (Coercive) Acts (1774), which contained the Boston Port Act that closed the Port of Boston, and goods were no longer able to go in or out.
What was the Tea Act?
During his presidency, he won the title "trust buster", and used his office as a 'bully pulpit'.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
After a 34-hour exchange of artillery fire with confederate forces, 87 federal soldiers surrendered on April 13, 1861.
What was the battle of Fort Sumter?
This Federalist was appointed and confirmed by President John Adams, as one of the "midnight" judges.
Who was William Marbury?
A founding member of the NAACP whose campaign raised awareness of the conditions of African Americans both nationally and internationally, but was not successful in convincing Congress to enact anti-lynching laws.
Who was Ida Wells-Barnett?
In the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (1798 - 1799), Jefferson and Madison objected, declaring the state legislatures could nullify or declare an act of Congress to be unconstitutional.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
In order to make room for opportunities for the common white man, this president announced a formal policy of the removal of natives to the west.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
Viewed as a threat by the U.S. Army, Native American traditions such as the Ghost dance resulted in a massacre in 1890 that took place at this site in South Dakota.
What was Wounded Knee?
This man exposed the atrocities of the meatpacking industry in his book The Jungle (pub. 1904).
Who was Upton Sinclair?
Unlike other reform movements that met with some success, the women's rights movement was not successful in securing additional rights for women, during this.
What was the antebellum period?
Prompted in the Panic of 1907, this Act addressed the farmers' demand for a more elastic money supply (the Free Silver Movement).
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
After this president was impeached by Congress in 1868, the union army was free to try to enforce the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
Who was president Johnson?
In exchange for goods from England or the West Indies, this city developed as a major port city exporting wheat, corn, lumber and wood products.
What is New York City?
This man was known for his Cross of Gold speech which demanded the free coinage of silver.
Who was William Jennings Bryan?