Early America
England's first colony in North America
Jamestown
Guarantees the freedoms of religion, assembly, press, petition, and speech
1st Amendment
This abolitionist tried to lead a slave revolt at Harper's Ferry
John Brown
The book, written by Upton Sinclair, exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meat packing industry
The Jungle
Exaggerated and sensationalized journalism that evokes an emotional response in its readers
Yellow Journalism
The movement that caused colonists to seek spirituality using reasoning
The Great Awakening
The right to a fair and speedy trial
6th Amendment
This compromise established Maine as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, and established the 360 30' Parallel
The Missouri Compromise
The fire that killed over a hundred women workers because the exits of the building were locked from the outside
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The United States' declaration of free trade with China
The Open Door Policy
The colony that valued social equality and religious tolerance
Pennsylvania
No cruel and unusual punishment; no excessive bail
8th Amendment
This compromise dealt with addition of the Mexican Cession and established California as a free state and Texas as a slave state
The Compromise of 1850
This law established the Food and Drug Administration and ensured honesty in labeling on products
The Pure Food and Drug Act
President Wilson's foreign policy
Moral Diplomacy
After the French and Indian War, the British attempted to use this to prevent the Colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
The Proclamation of 1763
No illegal search and seizure
4th Amendment
The belief that national interests should be placed ahead of regional concerns
Sectionalism
The organization, founded by W.E.B. DuBois, that promotes the rights of racial minorities
The NAACP
President Taft's foreign policy
Dollar Diplomacy
The three trading points of Triangle Trade
Europe (England), Africa, and North America
Right to due process of law; no self-incrimination; no double jeopardy
5th Amendment
A slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in Illinois (free state) for four years. The suit resulted in a Supreme Court decision that ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional and that no person of African ancestry could claim citizenship.
Dred Scott
The power of voters to make a bill become law
Referendums
Teddy Roosevelt's expansion of the Monroe Doctrine that expanded the United States' influence in Latin America
The Roosevelt Corollary