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Andrew Jackson was very different from the presidents that had come before him, he was the first to be born into poverty and while he became very rich later in his life he still hated the wealthy elite, and he was the first to not be backed by a political organization and appeal directly to the people to vote for him. He did not have any plans going into office he instead would take things as they come at him like when he was in the army. He connected with working class white men and gave them more voting rights plus the fact that he was once like them immediately got him there love.

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This a response to South Carolina during the 1830s tariff crisis, it disputes a sates right to nullify federal law and it leads into the force act witch lets the federal government send troops to enforce the laws. Eventually as a compromise to this crisis it was agreed on that the tariffs would be lowered over a period of 10 years.

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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad

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Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad

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After escaping from slavery herself in 1949 (Probability using the underground railroad to help her) Harriet Tubman she became one of the main conductors and rescued over 70 people. She never lost someone on the railroad and the south was so mad at her and how she inspired people that they put out a 40000$ reward for her death. During the civil war she was a spy and scout for the union because of her knowledge of the south and the hidden routes throughout it. She was also a very good guerilla fighter and overall cause chaos and despair for the south

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Not only was the south losing during the civil war there was also more and more slaves escaping and going to help fight on the side of the union. After the war ended there still was a lot of fighting from former slave owners and just the general people that hated the idea of slaves being free. But because of the 13th amendment it stopped most forms of slavery.

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After the war there was a time for about 10 years where freed slaves actually had some chance of being able to integrate into society and there was a effort to bring the country back together. During this time the country was being rebuilt and the south was kept in check with federal troops so they would not openly treat freed slaves or African Americans worse. During this time things were slowly getting better and it looked like things would be okay.

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The way this period ended was because of of the compromise of 1877 and the horrible election that caused it. By this time the reconstruction period was slowing down and southern whites had resorted to violence and fear to get what they wanted and keep there way of life. After the compromise of 1877 the last of the federal troops were pulled out of the south and once that happens things immediately became worse for all African Americans living there. New laws hurting them and overall violence spiked up and led to jim crow laws and the segregation of the south.

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13th amendment and how it led to the prison slavery system

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13th amendment and how it led to the prison slavery system

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Because the 13th amendment allows slavery as a punishment for a crime states realized they could arrest poor African Americans on misdemeanor or things they did not do and then because they could not  play for a trial they would have to be a slave for years or decades. Then they would be rented to companies as cheap labor, there were not laws on the condition of slaves so they were treated horribly and had the highest death rate in incarcerated jobs in the us. This was a major part of the states economy in the us so no one changed it or tried to stop it.

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The new era of segregation in the south (1896)

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The new era of segregation in the south (1896)

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Because of  Plessy vs Ferguson allowed segregation as separate but equal it meant that everything from buses to movie theater to water fountains to pools to schools to restaurants were segregated. The south quickly took advantage of this and completely restructured people lives based on there skin color. This only started to change in the 1950s and 1960s but still has a huge impact on america today.

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Starting all the way in the 1870s american passed new immigration laws and tests meant to keep people out. They kept adding to these and there was never a point where anyone could immigrate no matter where they were from until the 1960s. If you were not a European protestant christian you were not wanted and they did everything they could to stop you. After WW1 they started to let more rich Europeans in but still did not want the Irish, Chinese, or Jews.

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WW2 and how it affected Americans view of immigration and segregation.

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WW2 and how it affected Americans view of immigration and segregation.

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After the 2nd world war america became more open to immigrants but also more restrictive. Chinese who had been restricted in some way or another could freely immigrate but now it was the Japanese who were banned. Also when African american soldiers came home things were still horrible for them, they had gone to war and fought for there country but it still did not want them. This did not change for another two decades but there is still lasting effects and laws in place today.

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As a new way to separate and break minorities communities they decided to focus on drugs. they said that it was war and it needed to be stopped at all costs. The way they "stopped" it was but implementing mandatory minimum sentences, longer jail time, harsher punishments and overall a lot worse punishments for smaller crimes. They also punished drugs like crack that were a lot more likely to be used by minorities a lot higher than things like coke that mainly rich white men used. They would arrest you for a crime that should have only been for a couple years and then send you to jail for 30 years.

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The prison system and how it was helped by ALEC

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The prison system and how it was helped by ALEC

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ALEC is a large company/organization that has members of government and big companies that pass laws to benefit all the people in it. For example the stand your ground law was made for Walmart the biggest seller of guns in the us. They exist to make big companies richer and help conservatives have more power in government. While less companies are in it because of controversy and public scandal it is still writing and passing new laws and bills. It also wrote laws that kept people in prison like mandatory sentencing and the 3 strikes and your out rule.