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Amendments
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Bill of Rights
The bill of rights, the original 10 amendments is ratified. This gave the rights for press, guns and freedom of speech. Without the bil of rights, this would be a nazi-like regime of power hungry polititians. -
Amendment 13
This Amendment to the constitution abolished slavey, and was a great win. It was also a defining moment for all African American people in the U.S. -
Amendment 15
This amendment gave black people the right to vote, which furthered their rights, and diminished racism even more so. They had been fighting for this right for many years, and had finally broke the barrier. This action lead to ethnic equality eventually. -
The original pledge
The pledge of allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy. You might be suprised to find out that this man was a socialist. Yes, the pledge was written by a socialist. -
Amendment 16
This amendment gives congress the right to lay/collect tax on income, without census. -
The luisitania was sunk.
The lusitania was sunk by a german torpedo, killing 1,198 on board. In 2008 when divers found the ship, they found that it had carried more than four million rounds of rigle ammunition, labeled as cheese, butter, and oysters. -
The Americans Creed
Written in1917, by William Tyler Page, The house accepted it in 1918. The american creed is a pledge that says I am an american, and i am proud of it. It also defines what an american should act like. -
Amendment 18
This amendent gave way to the prohibition of liqour. This was the most controversial amendment, and was later repealed due to its lack of effect. No one would live without alcohol, and once the government could tax it, they would also make money on it, like the gangs did during the prohibition. -
Amendment 19
This amendment gave women the right to vote. This was a mojor step towards a society that was not sexist, but had sexual equality. And while we're still not there today, we are alot closer than we were nearly 90 years ago. -
The pledge of allegiance
In this year the words "The flag of The United States of America" were added to the pledge, which until now had read, "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." -
Amendment 20
This amendment set the parameters for when the
presidents and vice-presidents terms end and begin. -
Amendment 18 is repealed
The prohibition was ended because all of the gangs were seling alcohol and it wan't doing its job. This was the 21st amendment. -
Amendment 22
This amendment limted the terms of office that the president could serve to two-four year terms. This made it so that a President could not serve forever, and would deplete the odds of him becoming a dictator. -
The Pledge, revised.
President Eisenhower added "under God" to the pledge of aligiance, making it the one that we say today. -
Amendment 24
This amendment abolished the poll tax. This made it to were you could vote and not have to pay for it, which was a scheme at the time to try to deter the poor from voting.
