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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson and his Jeffersonians would not take the Alien and Sedition Acts lightly. Jefferson feared that if the Federalists were able to take away some constitutional garuantees, they would be able to take away others. Fearing this, Jefferson "penned a series of resolutions which Kentucky legislature approved in 1798 and 1799. Virginian James Maeison drafted a similiar but less extreme one which was adopted by Virginian legislature in 1798.

James Madison

Both of these resolutions had a theory behind them. The concept was that the thirteen sovereign states, in creating a federal government, had signed a compact regarding its jurisdiction. Jefferson's Kentucky resolution concluded that the fed. gov't had crossed the line and nullification of the Alien and Sedition Acts was neccessary.



However, other state legislatures did not accept Jefferson's resolution saying that the people had made the orignal compact and that it was up to the Supreme Court to "nullify unconstitutional legislation passed by Congress".

The Resolutions were mainly used as a way to create more opposition against the Federalists and nullify their abuses for the upcoming presidential election.

The Aftermath of War

17. What was the Esch-Cummins transportation Act of 1928?

This act encouraged private consolidation of the railroads and pledged the Interstate Commerce Commission to guarantee their profitability. Congress wanted to save the railroads for people's use.

18. What was the Merchant Act of 1920?

Authorized the Shipping Board, which controlled about fifteen hundred vessels, to dispose of much of the hastily built was-time fleet at "bargain-basement prices".

19. What strategies were used to break strikes in 1919 and 1922? What happened to union membership in this era?

Strategies to break strikes included exploiting ethnic and racial divisions among the steelworkers and partly by branding strikers as dangerous "reds". Other strategies included the Attorney General Daugherty clamping on the strikers one of the most sweeping injunctions in American history. Unions were hurt in this political environment and membership shriveled by nearly 30 percent between 1920 and 1930.

Attorney General Daugherty

20. What new bureau was created in 1921 and represents one of the few benefits enjoyed by a non-business group in this era?

Congress created the Veterans Bureau which was authorized to operate hospitals and provide vocational rehabilitation for the disabled.

21. What organization was founded in Paris in 1919 by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.? Why did it meet, and with what positions did it become associated?

The American Legion was founded in Paris in 1919 and it met to renew old hardships and let off steam in good-natured horseplay. The legion became a popular lobbyist for veteran's benefits.

22. What was the adjusted compensation that the legion lobbied for on behalf of vets? What did they eventually get in 1924? How much did it cost?

The adjusted compensation was to make up for the wages the servicemen had lost when they turned in their factory overalls for military uniforms during the Great War. In 1924 they got the Adjusted Compensation Act that gave every former soldier a paid up insurance policy due in 20 years that added about $3.5 billion to the total cost of the war.

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Advent of the Gasoline Age

The automobile industry employed about 6 million people by 1930. Industries branched off from this and created thousands of new jobs. In turn, America’s standard of living rose to an “enviable level”. While the automobile industry exploded, other industries like railroads dwindled by competition of passenger cars, buses, and trunks all fueled by gasoline. New roads were built to meet the demands of Americans for faster and smoother highways rather than the traditional mud roads. Also, automobiles became so popular that people would go on joyrides during the day and Americans owned more automobiles than bathtubs! Women were also able to be less dependent on men as the cars allowed them to get away from the house.

Social by-products of cars were visible as well. These include autobuses making possible the consolidaiton of schools and to some churches as well. While America became a nation of commuters, the suburbs were spreading out away from the "urban core".

1917 Ford Model T Touring Car

Henry Ford

Motor accidents began to take its toll on human life by 1951 when the one millionth American was killed in an accident. Motor vehicles also provided a room on wheels for the “sprung” male teens and females who could get “rrough” in the back seat. Also, automobiles caused pollution, but were considered better for the environment than horses. Besides this, the automobile provided more excitement and better convenience than any other invention.

1920's car accident

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Study Guide Questions

"THE NATIONS FACTORIES GO TO WAR"

25. What made it so hard to mobilize the American economy for war? What did Wilson finally do in 1918?

There were many obstacles that confronted economic mobilization. Sheer ignorance was the biggest roadblock. No one really knew the country's potential and what the country was capable either. Fears of big government and a mixture of "old ideas" strained efforts to run the economy from Washington. In March 1918 Wilson appointed the stock speculator Bernard Baruch to head the War Industries Board.

Bernard Baruch

"WORKERS IN WARTIME"

26. What was the war department's work or flight rule?

The "Work or Fight" rule of 1918 threatened any unemployed male with being immediately drafted.

27. What did the National War Labor Board do?

The National War Labor Board exerted itself to head off labor disputes that might hamper the war effort. The board stopped short of supporting labor's most important demand: a government guarantee of the right to organize into unions.

National War Labor Board

28. How about the IWW's? What was the justification for their activites?

IWW's or Wobblies engineered some of the most damaging industrial sabotage. They were victims of some of the shabbiest working conditions in the country. When they protested, they were beaten up and run out of town.

29. How was labor's support for the war rewarded?

At the war's end, The AF of L had more doubled imembership, and in the most heavily unionized sectors-coal mining, manufacturing, and transportation-real wages had risen more than 20 percent over prewar levels is how the labor's support for war had been rewarded.

30.What grievous setback did labor suffer in 1919?

In 1919, the greatest strike in American history occurred. Quarter of a million steelworkers left their jobs in a bid to force their employers to recognize their right to organize and bargain collectively. The companies brought in 30,000 African Americans to work and this caused bitter confrontations and the steel strike collapsed. This crippled the union movement.

Steel Strike of 1919

31. What triggered interracial tension and violence in northern cities? Wh

at happened in Chicago for 2 weeks in July, 1919?

The face that blacks were suddenly appearing in once all-white areas sparked interracial violence. A reign of terror descended on Chicago for two weeks which included the black and white gangs roaming the city causing ruckus. However, this rrroughness got out of hand and 15 whites and 23 blacks were killed.

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#8: Progressive Era Foreign Policy Acts

Panama Canal Tolls Act 1912

• exempted Americans coastwise shipping from tolls and provoked the British at the same time
• repealed by Congress 1914

Jones Act 1916

• signed by Wilson and went along with anti-imperialistic Bryan and Democrats
• granted Phillipines boon of territorial status and promised independence as soon as stable gov't was est.
  
• day came on July 4, 1946

#7:Progressive Era Conservation/Land Use Acts

Desert Land Act 1877

• under which federal government sold arid land cheaply on the condition that the purchaser would irrigate the soil within 3 years

Forest Reserve Act 1891

• authorized president to reserve lands as national parks/forests
• 46 million acres saved by this act
  

Carey Act 1894

• distributed federal land to states on condition that it would be irrigated and settled

Newlands Act 1902

• Washington authorized to collect money from sale of public lands in western states and then used funds for development of irrigation projects