Domestic+and+International+Conflicts


 * People v. Government** - rival between the two since the country was founded; at first it began with the colonies and England, later it would be AMerican citizens vs. the United States federal gov't + their power/authority/control/influence


 * American Revolution - American Colonies v. Great Britain; 1775-1783**


 * Capitalism** - economic systme of which favors + requires a free market, competition, and private ownership of the means of production


 * Boston Tea Party** - demonstration **(1773)** by citizens of Boston who (disguised as Indians) raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped hundreds of chests of tea into the harbor; organized as a protest against taxes on tea


 * Boston Massacre (1770)** - incident that led to the deaths of five civilians at the hands of British troops on March 5, 1770, the legal aftermath of which helped spark the rebellion in some of the British American colonies, which culminated in the American Revolution


 * Shays' rebellion (1781) -** armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts (mainly Springfield) from 1786 to 1787;

Whiskey Rebellion (1794) -

Louisiana Purchase (1803) -

The War of 1812 -


 * Abolition** - to get rid of/destroy a system or practice or institution (mentioned particularly when refering to: abolishing **slavery**)


 * Slavery** - **South**: most were in favor of it (mainly becuase they needed the manual labor on their planations) **North**: most wanted to abolish it (humanitarian concerns + they didn't need their labor b/c they were more industrialized);


 * **ABRAHAM LINCOLN MADE THE CIVIL WAR ABOUT SLAVERY WHEN HE SIGNED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, BUT THE WAR ITSLEF HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN ABOUT STATES' RIGHTS V. FEDERAL RIGHTS!**


 * Prohibition** - a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"


 * Communism** - social structure in which, theoretically, classes are abolished and property is commonly controlled, as well as a political philosophy and social movement that advocates and aims to create such a society


 * Native American Issues** - Seminole War, Cherokee v. Georgia, American leaders were at a loss for what to do considering they took the land from the Native Americans and weren't sure where to leave them afterwars

Mex-american (1846) Civil War(1861) Spanish american(1898) WWI(1914) WWII(1939) Korean (1950) Vietnam(1953)

Crittendon Compromise (failed)

Missouri compromise Cold war boxer rebelloion feminism/ women's rights radicals v. conservatives War of 1812 union v non-union Reconstruction/reform Nuclear Warfare french + indian war barbary war civil rights prohibition constitution Phillipino War Red Scare intervention in nicaragua, cuba popular sovereignty Republicans v. democrats berlin wall Watergate

monroe doctrine gold rush senecca falls convention battle of saratoga D-Day Tet offensive battle of gettysburg pearl harbor