Voices in Print
This was an abolitionist book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe on the realities of Slavery.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Acquired land west of Mississippi River to Rocky Mountains from France for $15M; doubles the size of the USA
Louisana Purchase
Alexander Graham Bell’s invention that enabled direct voice communication over wires, transforming personal and business communication.
Telephone (1876)
Fire at factory in New York City kills 146 women leading to call for working conditions reform
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911)
Authorized President to survey native land to break up tribal lands for individual land grants.
Dawes Severalty Act of 1887
This was a document, similar to that of the Dec. of Independence, that women and men alike signed in the hopes of getting more rights for women.
Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
the vast territory ceded by Mexico to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, following the Mexican-American War. This land included what are now the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming.
Mexican Cession
John Deere's invention that made it easier for farmers to till tough Midwestern soil, boosting agricultural production.
Steel Plow (1837)
uniting as a group to arbitrate with owners/managers over demands
Collective bargaining
General George Custer ambushed and annihilated by Crazy Horse and Sioux
Battle of Little Bighorn (1876)
Essay by Henry David Thoreau arguing that individuals should not obey unjust laws, influencing later social movements.
Civil Disobedience (1849)
Acquisition of territory on U.S.-Mexican border to eventually build a southern transcontinental railroad
Gadsen Purchase
Bessemer Process (1850s)
A method for making stronger steel more efficiently, revolutionizing construction, especially for railroads and skyscrapers.
In this court case, The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled labor unions are legal organizations and had the right to strike
Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)
Spanish colonial governor persecuted these natives for their religious practices; ______ natives launched an attack and drove Spanish out of New Mexico for 50 years.
Pueblo Revolt
Betty Friedan’s influential book that criticized the limited roles of women in 1950s-60s society, sparking second-wave feminism.
The Feminine Mystique (1963)
Secret negotiation attempting to acquire Cuba as a slave state from Spain
Ostend Manifesto
_________ invention that allowed boats to travel upstream more easily, transforming trade and transportation on American rivers.
Robert Fulton ---> Steamboats
May Day celebration and 8-hour workday strike in Chicago led to police killing 4 people; Bomb thrown in crowd on Commemoration of May Day killings where police officers were killed
Led to a police riot blame placed on anarchists and Knights of Labor and other unions mislabeled as anarchists; led to negative public reaction to unions and lost membership and strength of the Knights of Labor
Haymarket Riot (May 4, 1888)
Led to Andrew Jackson’s invasion of Spanish Florida; Spain ceded Florida in 1819 under Adams-Onis Treaty
1st Seminole War
Jacob Riis’s photojournalistic work documenting the poor living conditions in New York City tenements.
How the Other Half Lives (1890)
Avoided “54’40 or Fight” and established 49th Parallel boundary in ______ _____________
Oregon Territory
First mass communication device to broadcast music, news, and entertainment into American homes nationwide.
Radio (1920s)
Assist minorities to gain employment in industries
Fair Employment Practices Committee (1941)
Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, Chicasaw