APUSH Major Legislation
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Land Ordinance of 1785 | Raised money through sale of Northwest Territory |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 | Established the federal court system, including the Supreme Court |
| First Bank of the US | 1791; Chartered National Bank for 20 years |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | 1798; you can't speak out against the government during a war. This was act was anti-Democrat-Republican |
| Embargo Act | 1807; stopped trade with all foreign nations |
| Second Bank of the United States | 1816; chartered another bank for 20 years |
| Tariff of 1828 | Large tax on imports; South hates it |
| Indian Removal Act | 1830; removes Cherokees from GA |
| Force Bill | 1833; forced South Carolina to collect Tariff of 1828 |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | 1854; popular sovereignty in Kansas |
| Homestead Act | 1862; 160 acres in the West for free if you claimed it and stayed for five years |
| Tenure of Office Act | 1867; President can't remove a Cabinet member without Congressional approval. This leads to Andrew Johnson's impeachment |
| Coinage Act of 1873 | Embraced the gold standard. Out West, it's known as the "Crime of '73" |
| Specie Resumption Act | 1875; you could turn greenbacks in for silver or gold |
| Bland-Allison Act | 1878; tried to put silver into the market at a 16:1 ratio (silver to gold) |
| Chinese Exclusion Act | 1882; banned Chinese immigration to America |
| Pendleton Act | 1883; attempted to end patronage |
| Interstate Commerce Act | 1887; First attempt to regulate big business; specifically targeted railroads |
| Sherman Anti-Trust Act | 1890; "outlaws practices that limit competition"; in practice was used to attack unions |
| McKinley Tariff of 1890 | Raised tariffs- made Republicans seem pro-business |
| Newlands Reclamation Act | 1902; funded Western irrigation projects out west; symbolized TR's commitment to conservation |
| Elkins Act | 1903; imposed fines on railroads that affected rebates (preferential rates) |
| Hepburn Act | 1906; set maximum railroad rates |
| Meat Inspection Act | 1906; just what it says |
| Pure Food and Drug Act | 1906 required foods to have labels |
| Aldrich-Vreeland Act | Allowed banks to issue emergency currency not backed by gold; passed in response to Panic of 1907 |
| Federal Reserve Act | 1913; creates central banking system |
| Clayton Anti-Trust Act | 1914; tries to better define what a trust is, grants anti-trust exemptions |
| Espionage Act | 1917; prohibits any attempt to interfere with military operations |
| Esch-Cummings Act | 1921; returned railroads to private operation; symbolizes government getting out of business |
| Emergency Quota Act (National Origins) | 1924; put quotas on immigrants coming to the US |
| Bonus Bill | 1924; promised WW1 vets a pension |
| Hawley-Smoot Tariff | 1930; raises tariffs, triggering a global trade war |
| Emergency Banking Act | 1933; creates bank holiday to reorganize banking |
| Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) | 1933; work relief- mainly young people |
| Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) | Pays farmers not to grow |
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) | 1933; rural electrification and flood control; criticized as socialism |
| Glass-Steagall | Creates FDIC; splits commercial and investment banking |
| Wagner Act | 1935; allows collective bargaining |
| Social Security | 1935; retiree benefits paid for by current employees |
| Cash and Carry | 1939; allowed sal of munitions to belligerents, provided they come here and buy it with cash |
| Lend Lease | 1941; "arsenal of democracy"- shipping supplies to belligerents |
| Taft-Hartley Act | 1947; outlawed requiring workers to join unions |
| McCarran Internal Security Act | 1950; required communist organizations to register with the government |
| Interstate Highway and Defense Act | 1956; created the interstate highway system |
| National Education Defense Act | 1958; provided funds for education |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | outlawed segregation in facilities and private companies |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Voter registration was under federal jurisdiction |
| Social Security Act of 1965 (Medicaid and Medicare) | Health care subsidized by the government for the poor and old |
| War Powers Act | 1973; attempted to limit the war powers of the president |
| Economy Recovery Tax Act | 1981; cut taxes, closed loopholes |
| American with Disabilities Act | 1990; prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities |
| North American Free Trade Agreement | 1994; no tariffs between Canada, the US, and Mexico |
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