U.S. History
What year did the civil war take place
1861-1865
What year was the constitution written
1787
1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution that detail the protections of our personal liberties
Bill of Rights
How many amendment does the constitution have?
27
The nickname for groups of shacks set up by homeless families around cities during the Great Depression; named after Hoover because they blamed him
Hoovervilles
The war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence.
American Revolution
Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and igniting the U.S. civil rights movement.
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
checks and balances
What does the Constitution do
Set up the government
Define the government
Protect basic right of americans
A strong loyalty to one own country and culture.
nationalism
What is the declaration of independence and the year it was written.
Document that separation North American British colonies from Great Britain, 1776
What are the 3 branches of the government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Having power and authority over the people who reside within defined area
Sovereignty
What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution
A powerful speaker and a man of great spiritual strength, he shaped the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
MLK