Laws/Bills/Acts
Name 4 of the 10 amendments
1-3 (corporate rights)
1. Free speech/Religion/press
2. Militia Bear Arms
3. Housing Soldiers
4-9 (Rights of the individual when confronted with the state or law enforcement)
4. No unreasonable search or seizure
5. No self incrimination
6. A speedy trial by a jury of peers
7. The right to have a civil suit with someone else
8. No excessive bail
9-10 (Limits on the government)
9. The rights that are not in the constitution belong to the people not to the government.
10. Anything not covered by the constitution is the authority of the states
Many historians refer to this tiny war as world war 0 because there were alliances that stretched around the whole world that were affected
Russo Japanese War
The "shots heard around the world" started this major event.
American Revolution
Inventor of the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb, motion picture camera and projector
Thomas Edison
The two presidents that signed the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
Name the 3 branches of American Government
Executive, Legislative and Judicial
This 1914 innovative engineering marvel drastically reduced the time and distance required for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, significantly impacting global trade and transportation.
The Panama Canal
The war with the Greatest American deaths. Over
618,000 Americans died - about a 2% of the population
The Civil War
These brothers' airplane took flight in December 17th 1903
The Wright brothers.
The only president to serve two non-consecutive terms as president. He’s officially listed twice in the roster of presidents as both the 22nd and the 24th president.
President Grover Cleveland
In February of 1820, allowing slavery to extend west below the 36/30 degree line on the map was added to this act.
The Missouri Compromise
In 1917 the unrestricted submarine warfare of the Germans brought the Americans into this war, who ended up sending 3.7 million men over seas and not all of them saw combat. We were only in this war for 1 year.
World War I
This war ended with the treaty of Paris. While the US granted independence to Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Cuba, the would still feel like colonial occupiers.
THe Spanish American War
Inventor of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
After the assassination of McKinley, He was first president in the modern era to get around the clock secret service protection.
President Teddy Roosevelt
This amendment (#) was ratified in 1919 and basically granted women the right to vote.
The 19th amendment
The stock market crash, debt owed from WW1, as well as US trade policies lead to this time period in US History.
the Great Depression
This invasion of Poland in September 1939 triggered the outbreak of this Major event as Britain and France declared war on Germany.
World War II
Rolled out the first successful car in 1986.
Henry Ford
In his last year in office this president had a stroke and was basically incapacitated medically. His wife essentially ran the country for the last year of his presidency because there were no clear constitutional guidelines as to what to do when the president cannot do his job due to illness.
President Woodrow Wilson
The 18th constitutional amendment stopped the sale or manufacturing of alcohol which began the start of this Era.
In this era, organized crime grew as underground criminal forces began to produce and sell alcohol illegally.
the Prohibition Era
This organization was established after World War II in an attempt to maintain international peace and security and to achieve cooperation among nations on economic, social, and humanitarian problems.
The United Nations
This 20 year war ending in 1973 spanned over 3 presidencies causing America to be in protest and questioning "why would we send Americans into a war that we knew we couldn’t win?"
The Vietnam War
The first to do wireless power, his ideas and advancements were probably far more advanced than anyone else in his time.
Nikola Tesla
This President used "Fireside chats" and the radio to address the nation. They helping the nation feel closer to the President as they walk through a depressing and difficult time.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt