Rebellions & Riots
This rebellion was sparked by the outrage of rural farmers who were losing their land due to their inability to pay takes. The Articles of Confederation were too weak to put it down.
Shay's Rebellion (1786-1787)
The three motivations for exploration of the Americas.
God, gold, & glory
Restricted American trade with other countries in 1807.
Embargo Act
WPA
Work Progress Administration
Mutual defense pact among U.S., Canada, and ten other Western European Allies.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949)
(NATO)
A series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid.
The Americas were split into two hemispheres one controlled by Spain and the other Portugal by this treaty.
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Offered 100 acres of land free to anyone born in the U.S. to be a citizen and entitled to equal rights regardless of race in 1862.
Homestead Act
ICC
International Chamber of Commerce
Ended the French and Indian War between England and France.
Treaty of Paris (1763)
The largest slave rebellion in the British Colonies. They marched through town, killing nearly any whites they came across, which totaled 40-50 by the end.
Bacon's Rebellion (1676)
This group of Native American people lived in long houses, and women were given leadership roles.
Iroquois
Limited presidential autonomy in committing U.S. troops abroad.
War Powers Act (1973)
NAWSA
National American Women's Suffrage Association
Ended the war of 1812 with England; signaled the fall of Federalists.
Treaty of Ghent (1814)
The leader saw a "vision" and consequently attacked whites in Virginia. This tightened the slave codes.
Nat Turner's Rebellion (1831)
This labor system was put in place by the Spanish and gave enslaved indigenous people to Christian people.
The Encomienda System
Created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Glass-Steagle Banking Act (1933)
WAC
Women's Army Corps
Ended WWII in Europe; carved up and disarmed Germany; eliminated Nazis; punished war criminals.
Potsdam Treaty (1945)
Alexander Hamilton taxes to help pay revolutionary war debts, Pennsylvania farmers were angry and rioted, but Washington arrived and consequently showed the strength of the new constitution.
Whiskey Rebellion (1794)
This system was supposed to free those enslaved by the Spanish, but actually did nothing.
The Repartmento System
Established National Labor Relations Board; defined unfair labor prices.
National Labor Relations Act (1935)
(Also known as the Wagner Act)
CORE
Congress of Racial Equality
Spain gave Florida to the United States. (1819)
Adams-Onís Treaty