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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
The House of Burgesses was the first democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies -
Mayflower Compact
A legal agreement signed by 41 of the 50 male passengers on the Mayflower -
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
The Bill established the principles of frequent parliaments, free elections and freedom of speech within Parliament -
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
The Declaration of Independence states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. -
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 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 right to bear arms -
The Fourth Amendment
Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. -
The First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise -
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
Guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination. -
The Sixth Amendment
Protects the rights of defendants in criminal trials. -
The 8th Amendment
Protects citizens from excessive bail , fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. -
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
Powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved for the states or the people. -
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
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic -
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
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 Country was a historical region that included the present-day states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and parts of Montana and Wyoming. -
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
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 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 is a foreign policy that uses economic power to promote a country's financial interests abroad. -
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 became the first form of electronic media. -
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 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, 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 was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939 that affected many countries across the world. -
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 -
The Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Television
Television replaced radio as most influential electronic media -
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 -
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.