Documents and Laws
Explained the feelings of the colonists to Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Terrorist attack on the twin towers causing "war on terror."
What is September 11th, 2001?
Media created with a specific purpose in mind.
What is Propaganda?
Population shift from the rural countryside to the cities for jobs.
What is Urbanization?
Laws that restricted the rights of African Americans.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Addition to the Constitution that told us our individual rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Debates on how to preserve natural resources.
What are Environmental issues?
Getting a country ready for war.
What is Mobilization?
Journalists who wanted to expose the evils of society.
What are Muckrakers?
A group of people that went from Washington D.C to New Orleans that protested for no segregated busses.
What are the Freedom Riders?
Americas first attempt at a government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Connecting more with the rest of the world in economics, culture, and politics.
What is Globalization?
Not wanting to be involved in other countries’ business.
What is Isolationism?
Cheap housing with little to no electric power with scarce plumbing and little fresh air.
What is Tenement Housing?
Set of amendments passed right after the Civil War, to address the issue of slavery.
What are Civil War Amendments?
Essays that explained why the Constitution was a better option than the Articles of Confederation.
What are the Federalist Papers?
Using the internet more for business, shopping, and economics in the 1990s.
What is E-Commerce?
British ship that got sunk but had American passengers causing the US to join WWI.
What is the Lusitania?
A railroad that connected the east and west coasts
What is the Trans-continental Railroad?
Case that was brought to the supreme court for a man that was charged for sitting in the “wrong train cart.”
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Land sold by the government to the settlers in 1787.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
Challenging capitalist systems and job opportunities by sending money and jobs to be made for less.
What is Offshoring/Outsourcing?
Treaty that ends WWI, punishes Germany a lot.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
“Hands off” policy of little to no government in business to promote better business.
What is Laissez-Faire Economics?
African American community known for their affluence.
What is Black Wall Street?