Beginnings of America
This act was passed in response to the Boston Tea Party
What is the Coercive Act?
This South Carolina politician vehemently opposed Andrew Jackson, publicly nullifying his laws.
Who was John C. Calhoun?
This speech directly after the war's most famous and bloody battle helped shift the intention of the war. It was no longer to keep the Union together, but to end slavery
What was the Gettysburg Address?
This amendment gave all people equal citizenship under the law, legally protecting newly freed slaves.
What was the 14th amendment?
These were the kinds of buildings new immigrants and factory workers lived in. They were in cramped urban neighborhoods and filthy.
What were tenements?
This was the first plan at an intercolonial government. It was created by Benjamin Franklin.
What was the Albany Plan of the Union?
The construction of entity linked the natural resources of West with the factories of the North. Steamboats were used to transport materials on this.
What was the Erie Canal?
A Union win at this battle in 1862 gave Lincoln the confidence he needed to pass the Emancipation Proclamation
What was the Battle of Antietam?
This precedent followed Lincoln, proposing a Reconstruction plan that would require former Confederate leaders to swear a loyalty oath to the Union.
Who was Andrew Johnson?
Steel baron Andrew Carnegie believed in this, which discussed the consolidation of wealth in a mighty few was the most efficient kind of capitalism. It also encouraged the rich and powerful to become philanthropic.
What is the Gospel of Wealth?
This combination of the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan led to the creation of a bicameral legislature.
What was the Great Compromise?
The most prominent abolitionist of his time: he was editor of The Liberator and founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society?
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
Many entrepreneurs became wealthy during the war, taking advantage of the the country's desperate need for goods. By overcharging the government, they engaged in this act:
What is war profiteering?
This period following the Civil War was defined by political machines, President Grant's numerous scandals, and manipulation of wealth in the newly reconstructed South.
What was the Gilded Age?
This was one of the first national labor unions that accepted members of all backgrounds and skill levels. They supported an 8 hour workday among other things.
What were the Knights of Labor?
Jefferson passed this act in 1807, which shut down America's importing and exporting activities with disastrous results (especially in New England)
What was the Embargo Act of 1807?
This new party was formed in the 1850s: They had secret meetings to discuss nativism, and their nickname was based off of what they'd say if caught at a meeting
What were the Know-Nothings?
1864: This military movement through the state of Georgia became famous (in the North for a decisive victory, and in the South for an act of creulty)
What was Sherman's March (from Atlanta to the Sea)?
This president was elected as a result of the Compromise of 1877, which promised him the electoral votes he needed if he promised to pull troops from the South and end Reconstruction for good.
Who was Rutherford B. Hayes?
Passed in 1862, promised every household 160 acres of land in the West
What was the Homestead Act?
Jackson's passing of this act overturned the Supreme Court's decision of Worcester vs. Georgia
What was the Indian Removal Act?
What was the Freeport Doctrine?
The government established this to help newly freed black citizens establish a place in postwar society.
What was the Freedmen's Bureau?
This society was created in response to the new rights black people had acquired, and it was intent on preventing full social/economic equality in the South.
What is the KKK?
This early advocate for civil rights was called an "accommodationist" by some of his peers. He believed vocational training and self-sufficiency was the only way for black people to earn respect in society.
Who was Booker T. Washington?