Dates
Jamestown
1607
Desegregated public schools
Brown v. Board of Education
First 10 amendments
Bill of Rights
This document outlines/explains our government
Constitution
Tax on imports
Tariff
French and Indian War
1754
Established segregation; "Separate but equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson
Women's suffrage
19th
Written by Upton Sinclair; this describes the poor conditions of the meat packing industry
The Jungle
Domestic policy
Civil War
1865
Judicial Review; 1st major case; Supreme Court decides constitutionality
Marbury v. Madison
Voting age: 18
26th
Written by Betty Frieden this book explains how women should be treated equally to men and reject traditional housewifery
Feminine Mystique
Used by Nixon, the term means to reduce tension between the U.S. and the Soviet union
Detente
Spanish American War
1898
Slaves are property not citizens even if they travel to a free state
Dred Scott v. Sanford
(Two amendments- must have both right) ___ amendment prohibited alcohol and ___ amendment repealed prohibition of alcohol
18th and 21st
Written by Andrew Carnegie; this outlines how wealthy industrialists should be engaging in philanthropy
Gospel of Wealth
When a country/leader spends a lot of money on social welfare programs we call them...
Socialist
World War II
1945
Native American tribes are separate from states and can only be addressed by the national government
Worcester v. Georgia
(Three amendments - must have all three right) ___ made all African Americans free ___ made all African Americans citizens ____ gave all African American men the right to vote
13th, 14th, 15th amendment
Written John Winthrop; this describes Massachusetts as a perfect, moral, religious example for the rest of the world
City on a Hill
When the government is "hands off" of the economy; popular in the Gilded Age and beforehand
Laissez-faire