U.S Government Keirsten Watson

  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
    Magna Carta was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law.
  • Jamestown House of Burgess

    Jamestown House of Burgess
    The House of Burgesses was the first democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact
    A legal agreement signed by 41 of the 50 male passengers on the Mayflower
  • The Petition of Right

    The Petition of Right
    The Petition of Right was a document created in 1628 that limited the power of King Charles I and established important constitutional law in England
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights
    The Bill established the principles of frequent parliaments, free elections and freedom of speech within Parliament
  • Albany of Union

    Albany of Union
    The Albany Plan of Union was a proposal to establish a centralized government for the British North American colonies.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris was signed by representatives of the United States and Great Britain to end the American Revolutionary War.
  • The Seventh Amendment

    The Seventh Amendment
    The Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right to a jury trial in civil cases and prohibits judges from overturning a jury's findings of fact.
  • The Second Amendment

    The Second Amendment
    The right to bear arms
  • The Fourth Amendment

    The Fourth Amendment
    Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
  • The First Amendment

    The First Amendment
    Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
  • The Third Amendment

    The Third Amendment
    No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
  • The Fifth Amendment

    The Fifth Amendment
    Guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination.
  • The Sixth Amendment

    The Sixth Amendment
    Protects the rights of defendants in criminal trials.
  • The 8th Amendment

    The 8th Amendment
    Protects citizens from excessive bail , fines, and cruel and unusual punishment.
  • The 9th Amendment

    The 9th Amendment
    The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution addresses rights, retained by the people, that are not specifically enumerated in the Constitution.
  • The 10th Amendment

    The 10th Amendment
    Powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved for the states or the people.
  • Marbury v. Madison

    Marbury v. Madison
    Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that established the principle of judicial review
  • Louisiana purchase

    Louisiana purchase
    The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain that lasted from 1812 to 1815
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    The Monroe Doctrine is a foreign policy position of the United States that opposes European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere.
  • The Oregon Territory

    The Oregon Territory
    The Oregon Country was a historical region that included the present-day states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.
  • Freedman's Bureau

    Freedman's Bureau
    The Freedmen's Bureau was a U.S. government agency that provided assistance to formerly enslaved people and impoverished whites in the years following the Civil War
  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
    A case in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregated, "equal but separate" public accommodations for blacks and whites did not violate the 14th amendment.
  • The Spanish- American War

    The Spanish- American War
    The Spanish–American War began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to United States intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.
  • Dollar Diplomacy

    Dollar Diplomacy
    Dollar diplomacy is a foreign policy that uses economic power to promote a country's financial interests abroad.
  • The Chinese Revolution

    The Chinese Revolution
    The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, ended China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of China.
  • Radio

    Radio
    Radio became the first form of electronic media.
  • The League of Nations

    The League of Nations
    The League of Nations was the first worldwide intergovernmental organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
  • The Washington Naval Conference

    The Washington Naval Conference
    The Washington Naval Conference was a disarmament conference called by the United States and held in Washington, D.C.
  • the Immigration Act of 1924

    the Immigration Act of 1924
    The Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson-Reed Act, was a restrictive US immigration law that limited the number of immigrants allowed into the country and excluded immigrants from Asia
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939 that affected many countries across the world.
  • Wartime Conference

    Wartime Conference
    The major wartime conferences during World War II were the Tehran Conference, Yalta Conference, and Potsdam Conference, where the Allied leaders (Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin) met to discuss military strategy and post-war plans for Europe, with the most significant decisions made at Yalta regarding the division of Germany and Eastern Europe after the war's end.
  • The Truman Doctrine

    The Truman Doctrine
    The Truman Doctrine, announced by President Harry S. Truman in 1947, was a U.S. foreign policy that pledged to provide military and economic aid to countries threatened by communist forces
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act of 1948. It became known as the Marshall Plan, named for Secretary of State George Marshall, who in 1947 proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.
  • The Berlin Airlift

    The Berlin Airlift
    The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
  • The Evolution of NATO

    The Evolution of NATO
    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has evolved over time in response to changing security threats and geopolitical currents
  • Television

    Television
    Television replaced radio as most influential electronic media
  • The East German Uprising

    The East German Uprising
    The East German Uprising of 1953 was a series of protests and riots that took place in the German Democratic Republic
  • Brown v. Broad of Education

    Brown v. Broad of Education
    Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    Sputnik 1 successfully launched and entered Earth's orbit. . The successful launch shocked the world, giving the former Soviet Union the distinction of putting the first human-made object into space.
  • The Laos Crisis

    The Laos Crisis
    This was the first foreign policy crisis faced by President-elect John F. Kennedy. The crisis was caused by a number of factors.
  • The Bay of Pigs Invasion

    The Bay of Pigs Invasion
    The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military operation in 1961 to overthrow Fidel Castro's Cuban government
  • The Berlin Crisis

    The Berlin Crisis
    The Berlin Crisis was a series of events that took place during the Cold War and involved the divided city of Berlin, Germany
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962 that brought the world close to nuclear war
  • Detente and Arms Control

    Detente and Arms Control
    Arms control was a key aspect of détente, a period of reduced tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade
    Roe v. Wade, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States generally protected a right to have an abortion.
  • Oil Embargo

    Oil Embargo
    An oil embargo is a political tool that limits the transportation of petroleum to or from a specific area to force a desired outcome
  • The Gulf War

    The Gulf War
    The Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The war was fought between a coalition of 35 nations led by the United States and Iraq, after Iraq invaded and annexed Kuwait.