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1215
Magna Carta signed
King John signed Magna Carta -
Jamestown’s House of Burgesses
This experimental government was established -
Mayflower Compact
Established experimental government -
Signing of Petition of Right
King Charles required to sign Petition of Right -
Civil War
Conflict between the Parliament and Charles, which led to Charles' beheading -
Renewed conflict between the Crown and Parliament
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English Bill of Rights passed
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William and Mary set to rule
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Sugar Act
Tax on sugar imports -
Stamp Act
First direct tax on paper goods and legal documents -
Bostan Massacre
British soldiers fired into crowd, 5 colonists died -
Boston Tea Party
Dumped tea into the harbor -
Intolerable Acts
Quartering of British troops -
Declaration of Independence
Signed by the delegates to the Second Continental Congress on August 2, 1776 -
First National Government Ratified
The first state to ratify was Virginia -
Northwest Ordinance
Established a new government and states for the Northwest -
Dual Federalism
Both state and national governments were equal up until the 1930s -
Judiciary Act
Established a three-tiered Judicial structure -
Judiciary Act
Established a Three-tiered Judicial Structure -
Gazette of the United States
Federalist paper Gazette of the United
States published -
Whigs countered with National Gazette.
Whigs countered with National Gazette. -
Bill of Rights ratified
The Bill of Rights were ratified and finally acknowledged -
Marbury vs. Maryland
Power of judicial review -
12th amendment
allows the President to choose VP -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Maryland taxed the national bank -
Gibbons v. Ogden
Power of fed. Gov. To regulate interstate commerce -
Seneca Falls Convention (1848)
First National women’s rights convention in the US
Called for equal rights in voting, education, and property -
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Slave who sued for his and his family’s freedom after being taken to a free state
Court said that Scott, as an African American and previously property, was not a citizen
Gave him no legal standing to sue
Called the “greatest disaster” of the supreme court -
Reconstruction Begins
From 1865-1899 -
Wyoming Territory first to grant women's right to vote
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Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony refused to support the 15th amendment (equal voting rights regardless of race) bc it didn’t extend voting rights to women (1870) -
Barred entry to criminals (1875)
Criminals and prostitutes were not allowed to immigrate into the US. -
James Garfield, 20th pres, death
He was assassinated, however his death was really from his wounds, not being shot itself. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Ended Chinese immigration to the US -
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
An act passed to to establish a better system for selecting gov officials and supervising them -
Chinese Exclusion Act Ends
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Ruled segregation was legal so long as facilities were equal
“Separate but equal” doctrine -
Reconstruction ends
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17th amendment
Direct election of senators -
Invention of Radio
Radio became first form of electronic media -
19th amendment
Women were not guaranteed the right to vote until passage of the 19th amendment in 1920 -
Native Americans Granted citizenship
Native Americans were finally granted citizenship -
The New Deal Era (1930-1953)
FDR had a plan to help fix the problems with the U.S. economy. -
Roosevelt's Presidency begins
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U.S vs. Darby (1941)
Upheld Fair Labor Standards Act; Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate employment conditions -
Executive Order 9066
FDR required all people of Japanese descent on the West Coast to report to “War Relocation Centers” (internment camps) -
Korematsu v. US
Up held Executive Order 9066 -
Roosevelt's Presidency ends
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National Security Council
Brought together the top military foreign affairs and intelligence officials in the administration during the cold war -
National Security Council
Coordinates national security polices Brings together the top military foreign affairs and intelligence officials in the administration Created in 1947 (cold war) -
Television replaces Radio
Television replaced radio as most influential
electronic media -
Brown v. Board (1954)
Ruled segregation is illegal
“Separate is inherently unequal” -
Civil rights movement begins
mass movement in the 1950s and 1960s to guarantee the civil rights or African-Americans -
The New Deal Era ends
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Hernandez v. Texas (1954)
No longer are many Hispanics were forced to live in segregated communities. -
Civil rights act (1957)
The first major legislation passed by the US Congress -
Great Society
Gov program to eliminate poverty and social inequality -
Civil Rights Act of 1960
Empowered the federal government to actively engage in voter registration in places where voting discrimination had been found -
Civil rights movement ends
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Equal Pay Act of 1963
equal pay for men and women -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Banned discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin in voting, employment, and public accommodations Passed under the commerce Clause of the Constitution, so businesses had to follow law as well. -
Voting rights Act of 1965
Black people can now vote along white people -
Quota Laws (1965)
Eliminated country-based quotas; preferred immigrants w/ certain job skills and relatives of US citizens -
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
Expanded rights of people accused of crimes
“Miranda rights” -
Louisiana v. Virginia (1967)
Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage -
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Ruled that schools couldn’t prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War -
De Jure Segregation ends
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State laws are updated to reflect women's right to vote
State laws are updated to reflect women's right to vote -
Indian Self-determination and education assistance act of 1975
allowed Native American groups to control federally funded programs in their communities -
Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1975
prohibited banks, stores, and other businesses from preventing women from getting loans or credit. -
New Federalism
Ronald Reagan thought the governments could do better for their people, thus New federalism was born -
Harlow vs. Fitzgerald (1982)
Established the rationale for qualified immunity -
Tennessee vs. Garner (1985)
Limited police use of lethal force -
Graham vs. Connor (1989)
Juries must consider if the officer believed force was reasonable -
Quota Laws (1990)
Allowed 675,000 immigrants -
Homeland Security
Added protection over transportation, law enforcement, border security, and immigration -
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Ruled states must grant and recognize same-sex marriage -
Trump vs. Hawaii (2018)
Court ruled a ban on immigration from majority-Muslim countries did not violate the Establishment Clause -
Quota Laws (2019)
Allowed 30,000 refugees