vocab
What does amendment mean
A change or addition to the Constitution
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.
A leader who fought for equal rights for African Americans
What war was fought between North and South?
The civil war
What was world war 1
A global war from 1914–1918
What is the constitution
The highest law of the us and explains how it works
What is democracy
A government where people vote for leaders
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
A movement to end segregation and gain equal rights
What amendment ended slavery
13th amendment
What was world war 2
A global war from 1939–1945
How many branches of government are there
3 legislative judicial and executive
What is freedom
To speak or act without control
What did people protest for in the 1960s?
Equal rights and freedom for all people
Who was the president during the civil war
Abraham lincoln
What was the Great Depression
A time when many people lost jobs and money in the 1930s
What are the first ten amendments called
The bill of rights
What is a citizen
A person who legally belongs to a country
What is segregation?
Separation of people based on Color
What was slavery
Forced labor of people who were owned by others
Who was president during the Great Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who makes laws
The congress
What does rights mean
Legal freedoms that people have
What does equality mean?
Being treated the same and having the same opportunities
What colony wanted to keep slavery
The south
What attack brought the U.S. into World war 2
Attack on pearl harbor
Who is the commander in chief
The president