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- The Magna Carta
- Signed by King John in 1215, the first document to limit the power of the king/monarchs
- English Bill of Rights
- passed in 1689,basis for the American Bill of Rights
- Declaration of Indpendence
- signed July 4, 1776. It stated why the colonists wanted their independence
- Thomas Jefferson
- wrote the Declaration of Independence
- George Washington
- Led the continental army against the British. 1st president of the US
- Articles of Confederation
- first US constitution. Was too weak
- Federalist Papers
- essays written that defended the constitution
- U.S. Constitution
- Written in 1787. Oldest written constitution in the world and serves as the basis for the US government
- Limited Government
- We are a government of laws, not men. Everyone must obey the law
- Republicanism
- Limited government with elected representatives
- Checks and Balances
- each branch of the government has certain powers. To ensure that no branch becomes too powerful
- Federalism
- Power is divided between federal (central) government and state governments
- Separation of Powers
- Government is divided into 3 branches
- Popular Sovereignty
- The people vote
- States' Rights
- Powers the Constitution neither gives to the federal government nor denies to the states
- The Civil War
- 1861-1865. War between the North and South after the south seceded from the Union
- 13th Amendment
- Made slavery illegal in the U.S.
- 14th Amendment
- Declared all persons born in the US are citizens and entitled to equal rights. (gave former slaves citizenship)
- 15th Amendment
- Granted black men the right to vote
- Inalienable Rights
- Fundamental rights guaranteed to the people. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
- Bill of Rights
- First 10 amendments to the constitution.
- Spanish-American War
- Fought in 1898. The US acquired Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam
- Sputnik
- The first space satellite. Was launched by the Russians and began the space race with the US
- Theodore Roosevelt
- President upon William McKinley's death. Led Rough Riders in Cuba during Spanish American War.
- Causes leading US into WWI
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Sinking of Lusitania
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Zimmermann Note - Treaty of Versailles
- Ended WWI. Established a League of Nations
- Fourteen Points
- Ideas proposed by Woodrow Wilson for post WWI
- Red Scare
- Fear of communism in the US in the 1920's
- Prohibition
- Illegal to manufacture, sell or transport alcoholic beverages. Crime increased.
- D Day
- Largest landing by sea in history. Began liberation of Western Europe in WWII
- Manhattan Project
- Top secret project to development the atomic bomb
- Marshall Plan
- Money was given to Western Europe by the US after WWII. Would create democracies and shun communism
- Truman Doctrine
- Idea of Pres. Harry Truman. US would provide aid to countries to combat communism
- McCarthyism
- Witch hunt for communist in the US led by Senator Joseph McCarthy
- Domino Theory
- Pres. Eisenhower's ideal that if one nation falls to communism - all the surrounding countries would also fall
- Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
- Pres. Johnson given authority to take any means necessary to protect the US. Led us into Vietnam conflict
- Industrialization
- New inventions, movement of Americans from rural to urban, more efficiency in business
- FDIC
- insures bank deposits. Helped regain confidence in banks after number of bank failures during the great depression
- Social Security
- est. in 1935. Provides financial support to retired workers
- The Era of Reform - Urban problems, temperance, government and business corruption, womens rights
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The Progressive Era
1890-1920 - Era of the American Dream, Social conformity, automobile culture, consumerism, TV
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The Post War Boom
1946-1959 - Era of Immigration, industrialization, urbanization, big business, railroads, organized labor, machine politics
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The Industrial Age / Gilded Age
1876-1900 - Era when the US becomes a world power, gains overseas territories
- American Imperialism
- Time of booming business, prosperity, Red Scare
- Roaring Twenties
- Time concerned with Social Welfare, Civil Rights
- The Great Society