Clauses
No Religious Tests Clause
Trail of Tears
The forced walk of Cherokee Nations to the West perpetrated by Martin Van Bueren kiling thousands.
The president who was notorious for harsh actions relating to Indian Removal
Andrew Jackson
Lays out the limits around search and seizure
4th amendment
Three Fifths clause
A compromise between the North and South rendering the slaves in the south 3/5 of a person which boosted the Souths representation in the house.
Where we get the 13th, 14th, 15th amendments within
Second Wave of the Abolition Movement
William Lloyd Garrison
An Abolitionist that was a big proponent for the 13th amendment and helped it get passed
8th Amendment
Protects from cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bails/ fines.
Atlantic Slave Trade Clause
Bars the US government from banning the slave trade for 20 years. It was finally repealed in 1808
Seminole War
The first guerilla tactic war fought against the Seminole tribe who was lead by Osceola. It ended with America withdrawing and claiming victory.
Rapheal Lemkin
The author and proposer of the UN Genocide convention
10th Amendment
The ______ clause from the ______ amendment was incredibly transformative for Black people in the south offering them the same rights under the law as white people.
Equal Protections clause, 14th amendment
After the passing of the ___ amendment the Courts began using the doctrine of _____ to implement the rights allocated in the Bill of Rights to the states.
14th, Selective Incorporation
The free man ____ was one of the most important abolitionists that wrote "An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World" and radicalized William Lloyd Garrison.
David Walker
The ___ protects you from double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and requires due process of the law. In the case of _____ the mandate of Miranda rights came into play bolstering this piece of legislature.
5th amendment, Miranda v Arizona
The ____ Amendment contains the ____ clause which bars states from founding a state religion.
1st Amendment, establishment clause
The forced movement of natives or, ____ , is a form of ____ but it can also be argued it blurs into ____.
Indian removal, ethnic cleansing, genocide
_____ and ____ are the most famous women abolitionists. The former famous for the "Ar'n't I a woman?" speech, the later famous for "An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South"
Sojourner Truth, Angelina Grimke
The ____ guarantees rights to criminal defendants like a speedy trial, right to jury and knowing your accuser. _____ made it so that defendants are also required to be given a lawyer.
6th amendment, Gideon v Wainwright