Documents
America's break-up letter with Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence
Someone who supports the Federal government
Federalist
San Francisco Gold rush
1849
Poor housing
Tenement
This person owned the majority of the oil business
John Rockefeller
The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Law where if someone settles land for five years, they keep it for free
Homestead Act
America's belief that they have the God given right to expand west
Manifest Destiny
The fear of Communism
Red Scare
One of the very few female muckrakers, she exposed monopolies in America
Ida Tarbell
A change to the Constitution
Amendment
A way to ensure each branch of government stays equal in power is to
Checks and Balances
A mode of transportation that can quickly take you from one side of the country to the other
Transcontinental Railroad
Greedy corrupt people who mistreat their workers
Robber Barons
President during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
The American government's rule book to how the country is run
U.S. Constitution
Gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
This ended the Mexican-American War
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
Politicians hire goons to do their dirty work for them
Political Machine
She helped female immigrants get jobs and speak English
Jane Addams
Document that got America involved in WWI
Zimmerman Note
Law that Made it illegal to lie about what's in products
Pure Food and Drug Act
Forcing to change your culture to a different one
Assimilate
Law that put people in prison for being a spy if they said anything bad about the government
Espionage Act
This person's assassination started WWI
Franz Ferdinand