Founding Docs
The three natural rights as stated by the Declaration of Independence that the King denied to the American Colonists
What is Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
This term describes the president needing approve from congress to make treaties
What is Checks and Balances
The period after the Civil War
What is Reconstruction
This was created as a result of the railroad so that travel could be made easier and more organized
What are time zones
Jefferson got his ideas for the Declaration of Independence from this man.
Who is John Locke
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution that spell out citizens individual rights
What is the Bill of Rights
The mass movement of black people from the south to the north after the civil war in search for jobs and freedom
What is the Great Migration
This made travel and trade from one end of the country to the other much easier
What is the railroad
Men like Carnegie and Rockefeller were referred to as this because they provided new goods and services while also underpaying their laborers
What are Robber Barons/Captains of Industry
This document create an organized process for admitting new states into the Union
What is the Northwest Ordinance
Alexander Hamilton belonged with this political group
Who are the Federalists
The other name for the Battle of Little Big Horn, where the Souix defeated American soldier.
What is Custer's Last Stand
A group of farmers created in response to monopolies on the railroad
What is the Grange
These groups of employees were created in response to low wages and poor working conditions
What are Unions
America's first form of government that was later replaced by the Constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote these letters to the people of New York to try and convince them to ratify the new Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers
This governmental act was created to promote cultural assimilation of American Indians by giving away their land and forcing them on reservations if they refused
This political party was mainly made up of farmers and supported the governmental regulation of railroads
What is the Populist Party
This group of the late 19th century supported direct of election of senators, elimination of the gold standard, government ownership of railroads, and graduated income tax
Who are Populists
This part of the Constitution expresses that the people are the source of the governments power and establishes the goal that will be said in the rest of the Constitution
What is the Preamble
This political group did not approve of the Constitution because they did not think it sufficiently guaranteed people's individual rights
Who are the Anti-Federalists
This governmental act gave farm land to settlers in the west
What is the Homestead Act
The process used by Carnegie of buying out the suppliers of a product to gain control of that industry
What is Vertical Integration
The idea of survival of the fittest and belief in laissez-fair capitalism
What is Social Darwinism