Foreign Policy
A labor system used in Britain and the colonies were people in great debt could move to the colonies and work for a set amount of years without pay
Indentured Servitude
Process used to convert Native Americans to Christianity and force them into laboring jobs,
Encomienda System
Established in 1882, what act prohibited Chinese Immigration to the US for work
Chinese Exclusion Act
First President of the United States, also a US army general during the Revolutionary War
George Washington
Workers in factories formed these groups to protest the terrible working conditions
Labor Unions
A diplomatic affair between France and the United States were three American diplomats were charged with great sums of money after talking the the French Foreign Minister
XYZ Affair
The Native Americans fought against the spanish colonizers during this rebellion,
Pope's Rebellion
A political group that believed white Americans were true Native Americans, they also fought against immigrating nationalities
Nativists
The author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States, and was the president that made the Louisiana purchase.
Thomas Jefferson
Women protesting for their right to vote
Women's Suffrage
Given by President George Washington, this proclamation declared that the United States would remain neutral during a conflict between France and Britain
Neutrality Proclamation
The Cherokee were forced to give up their land and migrated to Oklahoma where there were devastating effects
Trail of Tears
A series of laws were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams. These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote.
Alien & Sedition Act
Rich white men who held monopolies over many industries in America, many of their factories had underpaid and overworked employees
Robber Barons
Protests and movements that were held to combat slavery in the south, usually held in the northern states.
Abolition
A treaty between The United States and Great Britain that allowed the US to build a sound national economy and forced the British to pull troops from American soil and trade routes.
Jay's Treaty
A slaughter of around 300 Lakota Natives by the US army troops
Battle of Wounded Knee
These immigrants did not want to come to America and were forced into harsh slavery and labor
African Slaves
One of the founding fathers, wrote the Federalist papers, served as the first secretary of treasury, and created the First National Bank of the US
Alexander Hamilton
Coalition of U.S. farmers, particularly in the Middle West, that fought monopolistic grain transport practices during the decade following the American Civil War.
Grange Movement
Britain imposed this tax on its colonies for deeds, newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.
Stamp Act
Dissolved tribes, but if Natives behaved the way Whites wanted them to behave, they could receive full US citizenship in 25 years
Dawes Severalty Act
Dirty, cold, and overcrowded apartment like structures that housed working immigrants and low paid workers
Tenement Slums
This man developed a plan to divide the federal government into the legislative, executive and judicial branches
Movement dedicated to promoting moderation and, more often, complete abstinence in the use of intoxicating liquor.
Temperance Movement