Founding Documents
This document, written in 1776, asserted that government people should form a new government if their rights are abused.
What is the Declaration of Independence.
This group was organized in 1919 in order to promote equal rights for all people, especially African Americans.
What is the National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP)?
This amendment protects free speech, free assembly, the right to petition the government, and freedom of religion.
What is the 1st Amendment?
This became the main international concern for the United States after the the 9/11 atacks.
What is terrorism?
The U.S. government required citizens to do this with goods like food and gas during WWII.
What is rationing?
This group argued that the new nation needed a strong executive to unify the nation.
Who are the federalists?
This group was forcibly removed from lands and the target of U.S. calvary during the Plains Wars in the Mid to late 1800's.
Who are Native Americans?
This Amendment protects women's voting rights.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This law allowed the government to expand surveillance of terror suspects.
What is the U.S.A. patriot act?
The United States gained these places after the Spanish America war.
What are the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam?
The Northwest Ordinance proibitied any state from having this if they wanted to be admitted into the union.
What is slavery?
This group fought for the women's equal pay and greater representation in government.
What is the national organziation of women?
This amendment prohibits discrimination in voting on the basis of race.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This is the process of increased international trade and manufacturing of goods.
What is globalization?
This President signed the 19th Amendment into law.
Who is President Wilson?
This group believed that the rights of the citizens needed to be listed in the new Constitution.
Who were the anti-federalists?
This group protested for better pay for agricultural laborers.
Who are the United Farmworkers?
This Amendment guarantees equal protection of the law for all people regardless of race, religion and national origin.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This is the process of people moving from rustbelt areas to other parts of the United States where technology and defense jobs were available.
What is sunbelt migrations?
This economic reform was passed in 1913 and created a federal banking system.
What is the Federal Reserve Act?
These types of rights protected people accused of crimes and were originally derived from the English Bill Of Rights.
What are due process rights?
This group oranized and protested to regain their land.
What is the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
This Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure.
What is the 4th Amendment?
This agreement was made to promote free trade between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
This photographer exposed terrible living conditions in the cities.
Who is Jacob Riis