Native American Rights
What government policies were put in place that impacted Native Americans? Provide examples to support your answer.
Indian Removal Act: Trail of Tears, where 5 southeastern Native American tribes were forced to move to Oklahoma, due to demand for land (1/3 died).
Louisiana Purchase: A massive purchase of land (Midwest today) that largely expanded the territory of America westwards. Done by Thomas Jefferson.
Antiquities Act: The President can make national parks. Was used by Theodore Roosevelt to remove land from Native Americans.
Provide examples of how women are currently being treated in NC. Be able to explain your answers.
Medically:
N.C. got a "D" grade in the health and wellbeing for women.
35% of women experienced sexual / partner violence.
Teen pregnancy down 7% since 2014.
Deaths from most diseases down since 2012.
Financially:
Average Salary = ~$8,000 less than men's
Median Salary: $36,000
Salary gap is closing (women's pay = 70% of men's to women's pay = 80% of men's)
Less women in workforce.
Politically:
Women are voting more
Less women in office (government)
Majority of gov. is male, despite pop. being 49% male.
How has religion influenced our state and federal laws?
Laws in favor of Christians get more support because most of the U.S. in Christian. This sometimes in disregard to other religions, or separation of church/state.
How have the US laws/treatment of African Americans changed over time? Be able to provide multiple examples.
Slave Codes used to permit slavery.
Jim Crow Laws: Allowed for segregation
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Abolished segregation/discrimination
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Allowed white people to bypass voting requirements (like literacy tests)
Why is it important that we learn, and talk about Hard History? Provide an example from civics to support your answer.
It is important so it doesn't happen again. It also prevents an entity from covering up its mistakes or wrong actions.
In the Wilmington Coup of 1898, a population of white people in Wilmington gathered to torch black people's homes, kill black people, and take over the local government. They succeeded and were not punished. Many people died, and many black people did not register to vote in fear of harm or death for many years later.
Why did it take so long for Native Americans to be recognized as citizens?
What was the Women’s Movement from 1890 to 1920? What were they fighting for?
A fight for women's rights, but specifically for voting.
Of the North American colonies, who were the groups? What states did they contain?
Middle: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware.
South: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
13th amendment
No slavery, or indentured servitude.
Explain what happened in Wilmington in 1898.
In the Wilmington Coup of 1898, a population of white people in Wilmington gathered to torch black people's homes, kill black people, and take over the local government. They succeeded.
How has North Carolina treated Native Americans throughout our history? Provide examples to support your response.
North Carolina has treated Native Americans poorly. They took land from them, made a treaty to promise it won't happen again, broke that same treaty, and took more land. This was a vicious cycle.
Also, North Carolina had tensions so heated with the Natives that it escalated to war a few times.
Provide examples how women’s right have changed throughout the history of the United States. Be sure to explain your response.
Before 1919, no women citizen in the U.S. could vote.
Before 1971, no women citizen in the U.S. could vote in N.C. state elections.
Before 1870, women in Wyoming couldn't be in a jury.
Provide how the colonies of early settlers viewed religion. What are some of their religious perspectives? Be sure to explain your answer for support.
New England: Puritans, strict on religion, wears black for solemnity and modesty.
Middle: Quakers, tolerant on religion, against slavery.
South: Anglicans, strict on religion, church = whole day.
14th amendment
No laws against citizen's rights, all citizens = same rights, if born here of naturalized = citizen
What was the impact of the insurrection?
The only black newspaper building was burned to the ground.
Black voting shrunk down drastically, either due to fear of harm, voting restrictions, or dead people.
Tuscarora War
A war where there were Native Americans on both sides. This was due to the tension between colonists and Natives, and land greed. Native Americans took heavy losses.
19th Amendment
Suffrage for women (right to vote), 1919.
NC's ratification of the 19th amendment
1971
15th amendment
Voting rights can't be taken away due to race or ethnicity.
What happened to those responsible for the insurrection?
They were not punished. They simply succeeded and took positions of political power.
Yessamese War
Seneca Falls Convention.
First meeting for women's rights. Signed the Declaration of Sentiments (a Declaration of Independence copy but including women).
July 19/20, 1848.
10 facts about Religion and government in the United States
1: 75% of U.S. say religion should be separate from politics.
2: 70% of U.S. wants churches separate from political activity.
3: 30% of U.S. wants teachers to be able to lead a class in prayer (it's unconstitutional rn).
4: Americans are divided on whether religious symbols can be displayed on public property.
5: U.S. constitution does not mention any god, but most state constitutions do
6: Christmas is the only federal holiday+religious holiday. Most Americans feel as though it is cultural, however.
7: Almost all Presidents --> Christian.
8: Congress = mostly Christian.
9: Religion is not a requirement for office (gov.)
10: Americans divided on whether bible should influence law.
Ways African Americans and other people of color were oppressed.
Redlining: Financial discrimination
Jim Crow Laws: Legalized segregation
Grandfather Clause: If your grandfather could vote before the Civil war, you don't have to take a literacy test.
Poll Taxes: Fees to vote, usually varied due to discrimination.
Rebecca Fulton and Alex Manly
A pro-women's rights politician that heavily supported the lynching of black people.
A man with ties to black heritage that refuted Fulton's speech for lynching, and an owner of a newspaper.