Road to Independence
Colonies that were micromanaged by the British government
What are royal colonies?
Colonists were angered when this boundary was set by the British monarchy after the French Indian War.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
The organization that sought to end the efforts of Reconstruction and restore white supremacy
What is the KKK?
The rebuilding of the U.S. after the end of the Civil War and what led to the Civil War Amendments
What is Reconstruction?
The celebration of African-American culture, music, and history in the early 20th century
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Colonies that were able to do what they wanted, and had a charter from the British king
What are charter colonies?
British colonists were not allowed to send a representative to represent them in Parliament, leading to the usage of this cry of protest
What is taxation without representation?
Laws and policies that restricted the social, economic, and political freedoms of African Americans
What are Black Codes/Jim Crow Laws?
The Civil War Amendment that mostly ended slavery
What is the 13th Amendment?
An African-American who is self-respecting, educated, and politically and economically empowered
What is the New Negro?
The concept of a government representing the needs of the people
What is a representative government?
A tax on all paper goods and products
What is the Stamp Act?
If people are convicted of a crime, they can be subject to involuntary servitude
What is the continuation of slavery/13th Amendment weakness?
The amendment that allowed all males to have the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment?
The main genre of music that became widespread during the Harlem Renaissance
What is jazz?
The concept of the government not holding absolute power; the gov't must follow the laws and rules of society.
What is limited government?
The tax on tea
What is the Tea Act of 1773?
This statement made by the Supreme Court in the Plessy v. Ferguson case effectively legalized segregation
What is "Separate but equal is constitutional?"
The amendment that allowed all formerly enslaved people and all people born in the US to be considered US citizens, and established all people being equal under the law
What is the 14th Amendment?
An African-American legal organization to support African-Americans
What is the NAACP?
Give two examples of self-government.
What are colonial constitutions (seen in Carolina) and legislative branches (House of Burgesses)?
Ideals of the Founding Fathers when Establishing this Nation
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed [given/granted] by their Creator with certain unalienable [unable to be taken away] Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted [put in place] among Men, deriving [getting] their just powers from the consent [agreement] of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Citizens had to take these tests to prove they could read or write, and served to restrict the political power of African Americans.
What are literacy tests?
The organization that built hospitals, schools, repurposed land, and helped freedmen and formerly enslaved
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
When black people migrated North between 1914 and 1920 in search of economic opportunities
What is the Great Migration?