Chapter 4: The Bonds of Empire‚ 1660-1750 A. Rebellion and War‚ 1660-1713 The Restoration (1660) did not resolve England’s political conflicts within colonies. a. Royal Centralization‚ 1660-1688 1. Restoration monarchs had little use for representative government. Proprietor of New York (future James II) forbade the NY assembly (lower legislative chamber) to meet. 2. Massachusetts persisted in self-government‚ insisting voting rights on property ownership rather than church membership. In 1661
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26 February 2012 Chapter 32- The Politics of Boom and Bust The Republican “Old Guard” Returns Harding inaugurated in 1921. His “ohio gang” consisted of Hughes‚ Mellon‚ Hoover‚ Albert Fall‚ and Daugherty. Hughes was secretary of state‚ Mellon- sec. Of treasury‚ Hoover- Sec. of commerce‚ Fall- Sec. of the Interior‚ and Daugherty- Attorney General GOP Reaction at the Throttle Harding known as an “amiable boob” He wanted the gov’t to help guide business along the path to profits Adkins V.
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Chapter 30 - America on the World State Portsmouth Conference The meeting between Japan‚ Russia‚ and the U.S. that ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for stopping the fighting between those two countries. Gentleman’s Agreement An agreement that was negotiated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 with the Japanese government. The Japanese agreed to limit immigration‚ and Roosevelt agreed to discuss with the San Francisco School Board that segregation
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CHAPTER 11 * The tie between Aaron Burr and Jefferson meant that Jefferson had to be elected by the house of reps. * Jefferson and his secretary kept financial policies like funding‚ assumption‚ and the Bank of the U.S. in place. * The Jeffersonian Republicans showed their hostility by trying to impeach Justice Samuel Chase. * Marbury vs. Madison established judicial review; the right of the Supreme Court to declare legislation unconstitutional. * Jefferson cut the army to 2500
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CHAPTER 4: The Bonds of Empire‚ 1660-1750 o Rebellion and War‚ 1660-1713 ▪ Before Restoration (1660)‚ England made little attempt to weld colonies ▪ Royal Centralization‚ 1660-1688 • Restoration monarchs disliked representative government • Charles II rarely called parliament into session after 1674‚ and none after 1681 • James II wanted to rule as absolute monarch
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Chapter 18: The Age of the City 1)The Urbanization of America a)The Life of the City i)Urban pop increased 7x in 50 yrs after Civil War‚ by 1920 majority of ppl lived in urban areas. Occurred partly b/c of natural growth‚ mostly b/c immigrants and rural ppl flocked b/c offered better paying jobs than rural areas‚ cultural experiences available‚ transportation to cities easier than ever b)Migrations i)Late 19th century saw geographic mobility- Americans left declining Eastern agricultural regions
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1)Stirrings of Imperialism a)The New Manifest Destiny i)American attention shifted to foreign lands b/c “closing of the frontier” 1890s led some to fear natural resources would dwindle and must be found abroad‚ growing importance of foreign trade and desire for new markets‚ fears that Eur imperialism would lead America to be left out of spoils ii)Justifications provided by Social Darwinism- only fittest nations survive‚ therefore just for strong nations to dominate weaker ones iii) Josiah Strong’s
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I. Sources of Stagnation 1. After the flurry of economic growth in the 1950s and 1960s‚ the U.S. economy grew stagnant in the 1970s. No year during that decade had a growth rate that matched any year of the preceding two decades. o Part of the slowdown was caused by more women and teens in the work force who typically had less skill and made less money than males‚ while deteriorating machinery and U.S. regulations also limited growth. o A large reason for the 1970s economic woes was the upward
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Pages 375-376 The Secession Crisis * Southern militant leaders‚ champions of “Southern nationalism” concept and also known as fire eaters‚ began demanding an end to the Union * The Withdrawal of The South * South Carolina seceded first. They called a special convention and voted unanimously on Dec. 20‚ 1860 to be the first state to secede from the Union. * Six other states joined South Carolina as Lincoln entered office. * Mississippi – Jan. 9‚ 1861 * Florida
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A.) The Protestant Reformation Produces Puritanism Martin Luther denounces the authority of the priests in 1517 and spurred religious reform throughout Europe which spread for more than a century. John Calvin elaborated on Luthers ideas. a. Calvinism became dominant theological ideal throughout various religious sects such as Puritans‚ Scottish Presbyterians‚ French Huguenots‚ and the Dutch reform Church. b. 1536‚ Institutes of Christian Religion
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