Leaders of the early nation
This was the first leader of the US. He gave the neutrality proclamation.
George Washington
The fight for rights for laborers led to the formations of these. Ironclad oaths banned people from joining these.
Labor Unions
This person led a political machine that helped out immigrants in exchange for their political support in elections. He died in prison.
Boss Tweed
The name of a tribe that means “ancient outsiders”, they built cities in the cliffs of the South West.
The Anasazi
Land disputes between Mexico and the U.S. that caused a war.
Mexican-American War
The person who created the American banking system. He was the first secretary of the treasury.
Alexander Hamilton
The first significant nationwide strike against RR companies.
The Pullman strike
Prohibition of any further immigration of Chinese to curb the number of “non whites” in the country.
Chinese exclusion act
Tribes fought back causing resistance to the Virginians. The Wampanoags under the leadership of Metacomet fought with farmers to take land.
Powhatan Confederacy
This act raised the residency requirements for immigrants to become citizens to 14 years.
Alien/Naturalization Act
A man accused of treason after leaving his vice presidency under Thomas Jefferson.
Aaron Burr
Revolt by farmers in the south and midwest against both political parties for ignoring them during crop failures, falling prices, poor marketing, etc.
Signs posted stating that this group of immigrants cannot apply for work here.
No Irish need apply
The ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of native Americans to land in the south, killed more than 4,000
The trail of tears.
Three American diplomats went to france. Upon their arrival they are greeted with people demanding millions of dollars in loans and ¼ million just to talk to the king.
The XYZ Affair
This early American leader came up with the idea to increase infrastructure including the creation of the Erie canal.
Henry Clay
1848- the first women’s rights convention.
Seneca Falls Convention
Nativism.
Ending in 1614, this war between settlers and the natives resulted in the marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe
First Anglo-Powhatan War
Forbade the export of all good from the U.S. to all foreign nations designed to punish France and Britain after the war
Embargo Act
After Lincoln was assassinated this man proposed one of the three main plans for reconstruction, the plan being named after himself.
Andrew Johnson
Founded in 1874, this union became one of the largest and most influential women’s groups of the 19th century by expanding its platform to campaign for labor laws, prison reform and suffrage.
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Immigrants who moved to cities lived under horrible conditions in these areas. They were filled with disease.
Tenement Slums
Yellowstone
Ends the war with Mexico. Gives the US CA, NM, AZ, NV, and UT.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo