Founding Documents
What document states that in the United States, "all men are created equal?"
Declaration of Independence
This law excluded Chinese people from entering the United States and refused citizenship rights to people of Chinese descent.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Many people involved in this war would shout "No Taxation Without Representation!"
Revolutionary War
This amendment to the US Constitution grants equal protection of the laws to all people regardless of race.
14th Amendment
World War II, Philippine-American War, Civil War
Civil War (1861-1865), Philippine-American War (1899-1902), World War II (1941-1945)
What was added to the Constitution to appease anti-federalists and made sure the federal government wouldn't become too powerful?
Bill of Rights
This law mandated that any person of Japanese descent in the United States be sent to a prison camp during World War II.
Executive Order 9066
The United States got involved in this war after intercepting a secret message that was sent to Mexico (...but really it was about the $$$)
World War I
Issued by Abraham Lincoln, this freed all enslaved people behind Confederate lines and allowed African Americans to fight for the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation
Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence, Constitution
Declaration of Independence (1776), Articles of Confederation (1777), Constitution (1787)
This solved the conflict between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans during the Constitutional Convention. It's the reason we have both a Senate and a House of Representatives.
The Great Compromise
This law guarantees all Americans an income in their retirement.
Social Security Act
This war - fought before American independence - helped set the stage for the Revolutionary War.
French & Indian War/Seven Years' War
This document mirrored the Declaration of Independence, but in a powerful rhetorical move, included the word "women."
Declaration of Sentiments
"Let America be America Again" by Langston Hughes, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" by Frederick Douglass, and "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln.
"What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" (1852), "Gettysburg Address" (1863), "Let America be America Again" (1936).
This piece of the Constitution signaled that African Americans would not be treated as full humans when it came to determining representation in Congress.
3/5ths Compromise
This law, passed shortly before the Civil War, greatly angered many Northerners who know complicit in the system of slavery.
Fugitive Slave Act
This conflict heated up after white American settlers discovered gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Sioux Wars
This Supreme Court case was a disaster for enslaved people when it declared that African Americans were legally considered property, and that the federal government had no ability to limit slavery.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The Great Awakening, Salem Witch Trials, French & Indian War
Salem Witch Trials (1691-1692), Great Awakening (1730s-1740s), French & Indian War (1754-1763)
Which amendment to the Constitution is the clearest example of federalism within the document?
10th Amendment
This law established a federal minimum wage, reduced child labor, and established overtime pay for workers who work beyond 40 hours in a week.
Fair Labor Standards Act
Our national anthem was written about a battle in this war.
War of 1812
This young Japanese-American man challenged his detention under Executive Order 9066 in the Supreme Court. The court ruled that though his rights were taken from him, this was acceptable in a time of crisis.
Fred Korematsu
Ghost Dance Movement, Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa's Rebellion, Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac's Rebellion (1763-1765), Tecumseh's War (1811-1813), Ghost Dance Movement (1889-1890)