Amendments
This amendment guarantees a right to freedom of religion
1st Amendment
This amendment formally abolished slavery
13th Amendment
This Spanish-Speaking U.S. territory was taken by the U.S. from Spain in the Treaty of Paris
Puerto Rico
This was the name of the movement to ban alcohol in the United States
Prohibition
This is the term that describes intentionally dividing government into branches
Separation of Power
This amendment guarantees those indicted for a crime with a speedy, public trial by a jury of their peers
6th Amendment
This term describes the mass movement of African-Americans from the rural south to northern industrial cities
Great Migration
This island in the middle of the Pacific became U.S. territory following the Spanish-American war
Guam
President Theodore Roosevelt created these places as a way to conserve land and resources during the Progressive Era
National Parks
This term describes how one branch of government can limit the power of another
The government is not allowed to use cruel or unusual punishments because of this amendment
8th Amendment
These southern laws required segregation and denied African Americans the right to vote
Jim Crow Laws
This present-day Asian country was colonized by Spain and then controlled by the U.S. before WWII
Philippines
This book published during the Progressive Era inspired the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act
The Jungle
This describes the division of the U.S. government into layers including federal, state, and local governments
Federalism
This amendment guaranteed all people born on U.S. soil are citizens
14th Amendment
This is a term used to describe a period when federal troops occupied the south following the Civil War
Reconstruction
This is the only U.S. territory where people are U.S. Nationals and NOT U.S. citizens
American Samoa
Senators are directly elected by the people of a state due to the passage of this amendment
17th Amendment
This term describes the concept that the people have authority to rule in the U.S.
Popular Sovereignty
This amendment created a federal income tax
16th amendment
This is the speech Lincoln gave in which he declared free all enslaved individuals in Confederate states
Emancipation Proclamation
This state was annexed toward the start of the Spanish-American War
Hawaii
These are laws designed to prevent or break up monopolies
Anti-trust Laws
This term describes the concept that in the U.S. government cannot just do whatever it wants, it is bound by the Constitution and laws
Limited Government
This amendment allowed 18 year olds to vote
26th Amendment
This movement in New York City inspired black pride through literature, music, theatre, and other cultural expressions
Harlem Renaissance
This major maritime project cut shipping time dramatically from New York to Los Angeles
Panama Canal
This is what progressive journalists were called during the Progressive Era
Muckrakers
This concept describes the power of the court to interpret whether laws are constitutional or not
Judicial Review