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Magna Carta signed
Signed by King John and made England Rule of Law. It outlined individual laws the king couldn't violate. -
Jamestown House of Burgesses
the first legislative body in the British American colonies to be democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies. -
Mayflower compact
Binding the signers to obey its laws and legal system the Mayflower Compact created the government of Plymouth Colony which was the first English colony in the New World. -
King Charles has to sign Petition of Right
Required monarchs to get parliament approval by levying new taxes -
English Bill of Rights passed
It guaranteed free speech and protection from cruel and unusual punishment -
Sugar Act Passed
They taxed the American colonies to make money for the British Colonies and restricted imports and exports. -
Stamp Act
This required the colonists to pay a tax for things like forms, documents and playing cards. It was made by the British Government without the colonies' permission or input. -
Boston Massacre
Seven British soldiers fired into a crowd which ended in 5 colonists' deaths and causing 6 others wounded. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest by the colonists and they dumped 340 chests of British tea into the Harbor, destroying it all. -
Intolerable Acts
These were acts imposed on the colonists by the British government as a sort of punishment for the Boston Tea Party and a pushback against the resistance in the colonies. -
George Washington becomes president
He was the first president of the United States of America and he stood on the Federal Hall balcony and took his oath of President. -
7th Amendment
This amendment protects your right to have a jury trial in a federal type case where the controversy exceeds 20 dollars. -
6th Amendment
Stated you had the right to a speedy and fair trial with a non-biased jury of your peers, right to a lawyer and confront witnesses. -
8th Amendment
This amendment protects you from excessive bail and protects against cruel and unusual punishment. -
9th Amendment
The rights cannot deny the rights of citizens that they already have. So an amendment can be made that counters a different amendment/right. -
10th amendment
The constitution only has the power from which they were already given. They cant just take over a power the states have because they wanted too. -
1st amendment
Freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly. Also the right to petition. -
2nd Amendment
The right to a well regulated militia and the right to bare arms. -
3rd Amendment
It said that you can't be forced to house soldiers without your consent not even during war. -
4th Amendment
Protects the people from unreasonable seizures or searches of any kind. There has to be a reason with proof. -
5th Amendment
The right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself because everything you say can and will be used in the court of law. -
7th Amendment
Protects your right to have a jury trial where the controversy exceeds 20 dollars. This also made it so that a judge cant overturn facts that were found by the jury. -
Thomas Jefferson becomes president
The author of the declaration of independence, a founding father, a spokesman for democracy and out 3rd US president. -
12th Amendment
This amendment is more for the president because it gives the President the right to pick his Vice president. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Stated the federal government had the power to set up Federal Banks and that states couldn't tax the federal government. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gave the Congress the only people who could regulate commerce between the states. -
The Seneca Falls Convention
The first national women's rights convention in the United States. The called for equal voting rights. And Susan B. Anthony didn't support the 15th amendment because it didn't extend to women. -
Dredd Scott v. Stanford
He was a slave who sued for his freedom and his family. But the court ruled that he and fellow African Americans who were "property" were not citizens so he could not sue. -
13th Amendment
This amendment abolished slavery and made it illegal as well as involuntary servitude. -
14th Amendment
No state can make a law that would go against the citizens privilege's or immunities nor deprive them of their life, liberty, and property. -
15th Amendment
Prohibited the states or federal government from denying the right to vote to someone for their race color or from previously being a slave. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This act was the first to restrict immigration. It stopped allowing in Chinese immigrants because of many different factors like racial tensions. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case ruled that segregation was legal as long as it was equal. It created the "Separate but equal" doctrine. -
17th Amendment
Stated that there will be 2 senators per state and the citizens of that state get to vote. Also each senator gets one vote. -
16th Amendment
Congress has the right to put a tax on the money you make from your job. Income Tax. -
18th Amendment
Prohibited the manufacturing, sale or transportation of alcohol. Drinking it was free game though. -
19th Amendment
It said that you cant be prevented from voting based on sex. Basically gave women the right to vote. -
Indian Citizenship Act
This act gave all native Americans (no matter their tribe) who were born in the United States citizenship. -
21st Amendment
Repealed the 18th Amendment. So people could sell, make and distribute alcohol again. -
Executive Order 9066
Japanese Americans were forced into "War relocation centers" by FDR. This was following pearl harbor because people didn't trust Japanese people after that. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This case ruled that segregation of children is school be illegal. "Separate is inherently unequal". -
Civil Right Act of 1960
Basically this Act addressed some things with voting. It established inspection of voter registration polls and create penalties for anyone trying to obstruct someone else vote. -
Civil Right Act of 1964
Banned the discrimination in voting based upon race, color, religion, gender, or national origin. Employment and public accommodations -
Voting Right Act if 1965
Before this act some people were kept from voting in a few ways and one of those was literacy tests, With this act it was outlawed so more people could vote. -
Miranda v. Arizona
This court case it was established the rules and guidelines for officers when they accuse someone of a crime. It gave the Miranda rights. -
Loving v. Virginia
This court case struck down and got rid of any and all state laws that banned interracial marriage. It could no longer be illegal for a Black and White individual to be married. -
Tinker v. Des Moines
The supreme court, with this case, established that the 1st amendment applies to public schools and the children and their right to free speech. It was brought up after some students wore an armband that protested the Vietnam War. -
Graham v. Connor
This really established and created a standard that would determine whether an officer used too much force or not. -
Homeland Security is created
After the 9/11 attacks the US didn't want to be unprepared like that again so they created homeland security. -
The fall of the twin towers
The day Al Qaeda took down the twin towers and killed many citizens and first responders. They also crashed into the pentagon and had another that was going to crash but people on the plain crashed it in a remote area.