Founding the U.S.
Inspired by the ideas of Natural Rights and Social Contract, this document formally separated the colonies from Britain
The Declaration of Independence
These laws were specifically designed to oppress African Americans before the Civil Rights Movement
Jim Crow Laws
These organizations allow a group of workers to collectively negotiate with their employers
Unions
When a stronger country extends its rule over another country
Imperialism
This group wanted the Constitution to be ratified
Federalists
A company that is so large that it essentially controls the supply of a good
Monopoly
This document is the current governing document of the United States
Constitution
This is an official policy that requires separating people by race
Segregation
This building material made bridges and skyscrapers possible for the first time
Steel
This war resulted in the United States acquiring Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico
Spanish-American War
This group believed government had a role to play in solving society's problems
Progressives
An example of what should be done in future similar circumstances
Precedent
This document created America's first government, although it had a number of serious problems
Articles of Confederation
This is what historians call the period after the Civil War when federal troops occupy the South
Reconstruction
This government policy during the Great Depression greatly expanded the size and role of the federal government
New Deal
A tax on foreign imports is called this
Tariff
This political party group fought to end slavery
Republicans
A town on the perimeter of a major city
Suburb
This group was determined to add a list of specific rights to America's governing document
Anti-Federalists
These two amendments specifically designed to ensure African Americans can exercise their right to vote
15th + 24th
This government policy was not to intervene in business or the economy
Laissez-Faire
This event brought the U.S. into WWII
Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor
This is the political party group that adopted Jim Crow laws in the South
Democrats
To formally approve
Ratify
This document set a precedent that in the future territories have a way to become equal states
Northwest Ordinance
This action during the Civil Rights Movement ended segregation on buses in the Alabama city the action is named after
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Time zones were not necessary until this innovation required more predictable schedules
Railroads
This policy was to stop the spread of communism
Containment
This is the political party group that passed federal Civil Rights laws that overturned state Jim Crow Laws
Democrats
A region in the southern U.S. where most new economic development has occurred since WWII
Sunbelt
This British document from 1215 set a precedent that even a king has to obey the rule of law, and played a role in inspiring colonists to overthrow British rule
Magna Carta
If Congress requires that voters pay a passport application fee in order to vote, this could be found to be unconstitutional because the Supreme Court may call it this kind of tax
Poll Tax
In these remote places, companies owned all housing and stores and paid their workers in scrip instead of currency
Company Towns
The idea that white settlers were destined by God to control the Americas from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Manifest Destiny
Progressive journalists who published stories uncovering corruption or societal problems
Muckrakers
The right to vote can also be called this
Suffrage
This is how the Constitution solved the problem that there was no way to resolve disputes between states in the original U.S. government
Created Judicial Branch OR Gave Congress Power to Regulate Interstate Commerce
Many people were falsely accused without evidence of being communist resulting in blacklisting because of this trend named after the Senator who perpetuated it
McCarthyism
These laws were passed to address the presence of powerful monopolies in the U.S. that stifled business competition
Anti-Trust Laws
This country was the site of a Proxy War during the Cold War that forced many young Americans to be drafted into the armed forces
Vietnam
This group has historically faced nativism in the U.S.
Immigrants
Peaceful conversation and negotiation between countries can be called this
Diplomacy
These 3 amendments adopted in the same time period attempted to undo racialized slavery embedded in the Constitution
13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
The people of this territory were never granted U.S. citizenship
American Samoa
This innovation by Henry Ford rapidly sped up the production process of cars and dropped their sales price
Assembly Line
After WWI and before WWII, the U.S. had this foreign policy
Isolationism
This woman became known for smashing up illegally run bars in Kansas during Prohibition
Carrie Nation
This is when voters directly put an issue on the ballot for consideration in their state
Referendum