Wars
War caused in part by the British capturing American sailors and placed them in the British Navy
What is War of 1812
Name of activists seeking to rid of enslavement
What is abolitionists
What are the three Reconstruction amendments and what did they provide.
13 - abolish enslavement
14 - citizenship
15 - right to vote despite race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Court case that determined separate is inherently unequal, integrated schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education
Belief that promoted westward expansion
What is Manifest Destiny
This war was caused in part by the failure of the Treaty of Versailles, appeasement, and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
What is WWII
A 1972 educational act that ensures the same financial support to college athletes, places a ban on gender discrimination in “any education program or activity receiving federal assistance”
What is Title IX
This Progressive Amendment established Prohibition.
What is the 18th
This court case that determined the relocation and interment of people with Japanese ancestry is constitutional
What is Korematsu v. US
Series of actions and laws by the government to assimilate Native Americans (2)
Dawes Act and Carlisle Boarding Schools
War caused by expansion of enslavement, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the election of Abraham Lincoln
What is the Civil War
This proposed amendment was To ensure equal rights for women. It was never ratified.
What is ERA (Equal Rights Amendment)
The 26th Amendment came about after the Vietnam War/Conflict. What does it provide for?
What is 18 year old citizens can vote
This court case determined that the federal government's power takes precedent over state powers.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
Individuals against the British monarchy, inspired by Enlightenment ideals and the Magna Carta
What is Patriots
War caused by the Boston Massacre, taxation without representation, and the Declaration of Independence
What is the American Revolution
This gentleman fought against political corruption in the Gilded Age by using political cartoons
Who is Thomas Nast
The 19th Amendment
What is Women’s Suffrage
This case established JUDICIAL REVIEW. The Supreme Court is able to declare laws UNCONSTITUTIONAL
What is Marbury v Madison.
Individuals seeking to improve society through government action, found during the Gilded Age
What is progressives (progressive reform)
Also accept muckrakers
This war was fought following the policy of Containment. It had protests that lowered support for the war, music, Kent State, burning of draft cards, draft dodgers… At the end Congress passed the War Powers Act.
What is Vietnam War
Two laws passed in the 1960s to expand protections for minority groups
What is the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts
Which type of federal tax was authorized by the 16th amendment in 1913?
What is Income Tax (Progressive Tax)
This court cause that determined your rights are limited during wartime and your first amendment rights are not protected if you are engaging in behavior that creates a "clear and present danger."
What is Schenck v. US
Movement began by farmers to combat lack of government regulation on monopolistic practices
What is the Grange Movement