Early Government
Date the Declaration of Indpependence was written
July 4, 1776
Amendment that guarantees the freedom to bear arms
2nd Amendments
This automatically guarantees citizenship
Birth in the United States
Invention that pushed forward the building of railroads
Bessemer Process
Someone who starts their own business is called this
Entrepreneur
The purpose of the Constitution
Law of the Land
The purpose of the Bill of Rights
Guarantee personal freedoms
Latin phrase meaning out of many one, represents how our nations came together from 13 divided colonies to one nation
E Pluribus Unum
A need for a railway that connected east and west prompted the building of this
Transcontinental Railroad
Name of the entrpreneur who stared the steel company
Andrew Carnegie
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Amendment that guarentees religion
1st Amendment
Phrase found on all American money that symbolies our freedom of religion
In God We Trust
The transcontinental railroad opened up this for farmers
National Markets
Name of the entrepreneur who founded Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
System that divides the powers of the government
Checks and Balances
Amendment that guarantees protection from unreasonable search and seizure
4th Amendment
The process of becoming a citizen if you were not born in the U.S.
Naturalization
The transcontinental railroad allowed for rapid settlement of the west which in turn helped to create this
New States
When one corporation owns all the businesses of that type for example Carnegie Steel and Standard oil
Monopoly
3 Branches of Government
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Amendment that guarantees the right to trial by jury
7th Amendment
Civic responsibility gained upon turning 18
Voting
This is where the final spike was place to complete the transcontinental railroad.
Promontory Point, Utah
Monopolies are known for treating their workers in this way
Poorly/Badly