This document was considered too weak because it granted more power to the states than to the national government. The Constitutional Convention (1787) was organized to fix the problems associated with this document
What is the Articles of Confederation.
This term refers to the acquisition of stocks without actually having the funds to purchase them
What is buying on margin
This event showed that the new national government had the ability to put down violent resistance to its laws. During this event, George Washington himself appeared to demonstrate the power of the new national government. It involved rebellious farmers.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion?
The 19th Amendment took affect in 1920. What did it do?
Granted Women's Suffrage (right to vote)
He created economic plans such as supporting a National Bank and selling U.S. Bonds to pay off the country's debt. He was the first Secretary of Treasury and totally opposed to all of Thomas Jefferson's ideas.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
This was a huge example of Nativism (the belief in protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants or different cultures). During the 1880s, a law was passed ("The _____ Exclusion Act") denying this group of immigrants entry into the United States and even prevented from obtaining citizenship.
Who were the Chinese
This plan changed the role of government in American's lives. Now the government is more involved with the lives of individuals and more responsible for the economy. The plan by Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) was called
What is The New Deal
This happened in 1848 and is where the Declaration of Sentiments was written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
What is the Declaration of Sentiments.
The idea that certain people become powerful in society because they are innately better. This thinking was used to justify why few were rich during the Gilded Age and most working people were poor
What is Social Darwinism
This African American cultural revival took place in New York City, producing all sorts of advances in music, literature, and the arts
What is the Harlem Renaissance
In this case, the Supreme Court established that "Separate but Equal" was NOT equal and that schools segregation in schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
The period after the Civil War that provided many rights and opportunities for African Americans, but ended in 1877. Jim Crow then took affect for the next 70 years.
What is Reconstruction
This term refers to the paranoia and racism that existed during the 1920's when many Americans were afraid of immigrants, and especially communists
What is the Red Scare
In this case in 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that a woman's right to choose an abortion was protected by the 9th Amendment. Currently the Supreme Court is likely to overturn that decision, saying that Right to Privacy or Abortion is not protected by the constitution. The 1973 case was called...
What is Roe v. Wade.