A new Nation
1st Presidential Election
George Washington
Temperance Movement
What were fugitive slaves
required slaves to be returned to their owners even if they was freed
Who was the first person to start a research laboratory
Thomas Alva Edison establishes first research laboratory
who was W.E.B. DuBois
Born free in 1868 in Massachusetts
Wanted immediate equality for African Americans
It was wrong to expect Black people to “earn” their equality
Getting an education should be of primary focus for all blacks
Who had different views on the federal government
Hamilton and Jefferson
What reform had let all children be able to go to public schools
School Reform
What was Bleeding Kansas
the territory incident that kill some 200 people
What type of transportation made expanding west faster
Railroads make westward expansion faster
Who was Booker T washingtion, what did he want
Booker T Washington
Born a slave in Virginia, Believed in vocational training (job skills) for African Americans, Established Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, Believed in gradual equality
What was the biggest purchase that helped expand Westwards
The Louisiana Purchase
Females where able to work but had low pay checks
work 12 hours in heat, dark, poor ventilation cause discomfort, illness
Factory Reform
Who was the Dred Scott Decision
slave who had lived in free areas sues for freedom
What was required for railroads to work
Iron, coal, steel, lumber industries grow to meet demand
what was the National Association of Colored Women for
child care, education
Who explored the westward
Lewis and Clark
abolition movement
Who was elected in 1860
Labor open to women, blacks, unskilled
support 8-hour day, equal pay, arbitration
Collective bargaining becomes an important tool for negotiating higher wages, better conditions, shorter hours
what was the National American Women Suffrage Association for
works for woman suffrage, or right to vote
The 3 wars that happened in 1812
The War in Canada
The War at Sea
Nat Turner, preacher, led a rebellion that killed about 60 whites
Slave Rebellion
Popular Sovereignty
what is Idea that people living in the territories should decide whether slavery should be permitted or not
What building was burnt downin NYC due to ladders not being able to reach and mutilpe locked doors
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
what was the 4 goals
Promoting Moral Improvement
Creating Economic Reform
Fostering Efficiency
Protecting Social Welfare