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25 Cards in this Set
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Signed at Runnymede, England in 1215- English noblemen forced King John to sign- gave rights to English nobleman- where our due process of law comes from (each citizen will be treated the same as another citizen according to the law)
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Magna Carta
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one last peace proposal to George III by the 2nd Continental Congress before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.
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Olive Branch Petition
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an executive order signed by Abraham Lincoln and issued in 1863- freed the slaves in the “states in rebellion” during the Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
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An executive order signed by FDR moving all persons of Japanese ancestry living on the west coast to internment camps for the duration of the war.
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Executive Order 9066
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was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that said colonies should be independent of Great Britain. In it he said, “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
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Common Sense
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The _____________________________________ written by Thomas Jefferson, explained why the U.S. had to break with Great Britain. Says “all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence
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The ____________________________ of 1783- Britain recognized America’s independence and gave them the land east of the Miss. River.
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Treaty of Paris of 1783
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The Articles of_______________were our first written form of government. It created a weak, decentralized government with only one branch (legislative) with limited ability to enforce its powers. (The states had most of the power).
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Confederation
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The ____________________________ became the “supreme law of the land” and made the national government stronger than the states.
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U.S. Constitution
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were written to support passage of the Constitution (written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay.)
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Federalist Papers
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U.S. warned that Europe should stay out of the western hemisphere. European colonies already here would not be interfered with but no new ones would be allowed. The U.S. was firmly in control of the Western Hemisphere
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Monroe Doctrine (1823)
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famous speech by Abraham Lincoln. (Democratic nation will endure) . Speech given at the dedication of a cemetery. Begins with “Four score and seven years ago...”
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Gettysburg Address
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gave settlers 160 acres of free land for 5 years work. It helped speed up settlement of the West.
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Homestead Act
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Morrill Land Grand Act started public universities like Auburn University with federal land/money for states to build agricultural and _______colleges.
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mechanical
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13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution
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Civil War Amendments
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13th Amendment ended (abolished) ___________.
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slavery
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14th amendment made former slaves ________________ with all the rights that citizens possess (due process of law)..
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citizens
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15th amendment gave black men the right _________________.
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to vote
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The response to the 15th amendment in the South was the passage of the “________________ Codes”.
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Black
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Progressive Amendments: 16th amendment- income (1)_________, (2)17th amendment- direct election of U.S. _______________ ( state legislators originally chose), (3)18th amendment- ____________,the nation is legally dry (4)19th amendment women’s ___________
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1. taxes
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Alabama Constitution of 1901 required __________ test and __________ tax in an attempt to keep blacks from voting and keep Democrats in power
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literacy
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The Treaty of _____________ ended WWI. Germany was blamed for the war (had to sign the war guilt clause and make reparations (pay) and punished severely (stripped of their military, couldn't move troops into the Rhineland.)
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Versailles
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Executive Order 9066 – FDR ordered 110,000 Japanese Americans placed in ___________________________ for the duration of the war.
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internment camps
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Kellogg-Briand Pact- agreement between the U.S. and France- outlawed ___________. Signed by 63 nations
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war
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1689 English document that limited the power of the king and gave British noblemen more voice in the government
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English Bill of Rights
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