Reform Movements
This convention was held in New York 1848 and was the first intended to advocate for women's rights
Seneca Falls Convention
Who was the first leader of the United States?
George Washington
Which settlers first encountered the Native Americans?
Mayflower Settlers
During the late 19th century, the arrival of these 2 groups of immigrants reignited tensions with nativists.
Chinese and Eastern European
Louisiana Purchase
15,000,000; financed by sale of American bonds in London, and shipment of gold from London to Paris.
This African American reformer founded the NAACP in the late 19th century
W.E.B. DuBois
Who created the First National Bank?
Alexander Hamilton
Which president passed the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
This party was founded in 1849 and opposed the arrival of immigrants and disliked catholics.
Know-Nothing Party
This doctrine, written by John Quincy Adams, declared that the United States and North America in general was no longer a place to be colonized by other world powers
Monroe Doctrine
Temperance movement
To try to band alcohol because of abuses. Maine was the first state to band all alcohol few.
He laid the standards of the nation. "City on a Hill"
John Winthrop
What were the main diseases that killed off many Native Americans?
Smallpox, Chicken Pox, Measles, etc.
These 2 groups of people were the first influx of immigrants to America in the mid 19th century
Irish and German
The US and Britain set this treaty regarding disputed land at the 49th parallel
Oregon Treaty of 1846
This man was the first president of the American Federation of Labor seeking to achieve better working conditions
Samuel Gompers
This president was almost impeached (1865-1869)
Andrew Johnson
Who married Pocahontas?
John Rolfe
This woman founded Hull House as a way to help newly arrived and confused immigrants.
Jane Addams
The number of bills or acts that restricted trade with Britain and/or France in the early 17th century
3 (Embargo Act, Non-Intercourse Act, Macon's Bill No.2)
Abolitionist
person who wanted to end slavery. People saw slavery as a crime against humanity and the wanted to end it any means possible, so they began to protest and try to convince the people running the state to end slavery.
Who was the leader of the original Federalist Party?
Thomas Jefferson
This man helped achieve a Native American victory at the Battle of Little Big Horn
Sitting Bull
This act was enforced to prohibit the arrival of Chinese immigrants.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Benefits of free trade according to free trade theory
The aggregate benefits from competition and specialization from Free trade are greater than the costs imposed on those who lose jobs. Trade makes for improved resource allocation, higher productivity, and overall increases in wealth