Presented By: Samantha Sohnen
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Central government was too weak (States had too much power)
First form of government in the United States
Replaced with Constitution
Workers complete single, specialized task over and over again
Way of mass producing
Proposed law
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, added in 1791, and consisting of a formal list of citizens’ rights and freedoms
Antifederalists would not agree to the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added
Group of angry Chinese attacked foreigners all over China
Put down by a national army including 2,500 Americans
A refusal to buy certain goods
A 1954 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” education for Negro and Caucasian students was unconstitutional
The pattern of good times and bad times in the economy
A group of department heads who serve as the president’s chief advisors
Free Enterprise - The primary economic system for the United States
Northerners who rushed to the South after the Civil War
Fought originally to keep the United States whole; 1861-1865
Added slavery goals in 1863 because of the Emancipation Proclamation
A way of life shared by people with similar arts, beliefs, and customs
A law, enacted in 1887 that distributed reservation land to individual owners
Was meant to encourage Native Americans to give up their traditional ways and become farmers
The document, written in 1776 primarily by Thomas Jefferson, was where the colonies declared independence from Britain
Being forced to register for the army due to certain qualifications such as gender and age
The body of electors who formally elect United States officials
An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions rebelling against the Union
A ban on trade
People of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
The branch of the United States government
President Has the power to veto
Sharing of power between state and national gov’t
Supporters of the Constitution
Relationships with the other countries
President Wilson’s goals for peace after World War I
Established a two-house legislative branch
Passed in 1862, this law offered 160 acres of land free to anyone who agreed to live on and improve the land for five years
First settlement house in the United States
Founded in 1889 by Jane Addams, a model for other settlement houses of the time
Chicago, Illinois
Pushed Native Americans west of the Mississippi River
Putting down a small amount of money and agreeing to pay the rest off in small payments
Staying out of foreign affairs with the exception of self-defense
George Washington advised this in his farewell address
The first permanent English settlement in North America, 1607
It was in Virginia
Laws meant to enforce separation between Caucasians and Negros in public places in the South
Can declare laws unconstitutional
Hands-off government
President Wilson’s 14th Point An organization set up after World
War I to settle international conflicts If one nation was in trouble, other
nations would aid it America opposed it Americans did not want another war
Can (L) over ride a veto
The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France
Thomas Jefferson bought it from Napoleon
Doubled the size of the United States
An 1803 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that it had the power to abolish laws by declaring them unconstitutional
The production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery
An agreement established by the men who sailed to America on the Mayflower, which called for laws for the good of the colony and set forth the idea of self-government
Henry Clay made it A series of laws enacted in 1820 to
maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states
Missouri would be a slave state and Maine would be a free state
A company that eliminates its competitors and controls an industry
A policy of United States opposition to any European interference in the Western Hemisphere, announced by President Monroe
Passed on December 2, 1823
Around 1900, the term for a journalist who exposed corruption in American society
A feeling of pride, loyalty, and protectiveness toward one’s country
All nations have the right to trade with China, not just those with a sphere (section) of influence
.
“Separate but equal” is LEGAL!
An organization that influences enough votes to control a local government
EX. Boss Tweed Political Machine of New York City
Group of farmers Wanted to get rid of pools and
rebates
The banning of the manufacture, sale, and possession of alcoholic beverages
18th amendment
Official approval
In 1919-1920, a wave of panic from fear of a communist revolution
Land set aside by the United States government for Native American tribes
1904 addition to Monroe Doctrine
U.S. seen as “international police power.”
A 1919 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment could be limited, especially during wartime
To withdraw (Sectionalism resulted - North vs. South)
Civil War
1898 war The United States becomes a
world/imperial power
An area where foreign nations claim special rights and economic privileges
The right to vote
Supply up demand down price down
Supply down demand up price up
A tax on imported goods
A campaign to stop the drinking of alcohol
A legal body created to hold stock in many companies, often in the same industry
1846-1848 U.S. got the Mexican Cession Territories of California, New
Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona
A style of writing that exaggerates and sensationalizes the news
Attracts readers
1st amendment: 1791, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to assemble peacefully, freedom to petition against the government
13th amendment: 1865, abolishing slavery
14th amendment: 1868, defines citizenship, application of due process, and equal protection
15th amendment: 1870, defines citizens’ right to vote
16th amendment: 1913, allows Federal income tax
17th amendment: 1913, direct popular election of United States senators
18th amendment: 1919, manufacture, sale, importation and transportation of alcoholic beverages forbidden in the United States; also known as Prohibition (repealed by the 21st amendment)
19th amendment: 1920, right of women to vote