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In God We Trust
The motto of Florida, USA, is "In God We Trust". This slogan helps to reflect the Coalition's faith history, which goes beyond religious freedom. It was founded in 1956 and is the motto of the United States. -
Declaration of Independence
In affirming three basic ideas: all men are equal - the right to life is ordained by God, and the government must protect these ideal rights. If the government tries to ignore those rights, we will fight. -
E Pluribus Unum
This phrase, coined by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams means one of many. This phrase is an American commitment to creating a single nation. -
U.S. Constitution
The Basic Law of the Federal System of the United States and the Western World Document. -
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the constitution. It affirms the right of the people in relation to the government, guaranteeing civil rights, such as freedom of expression and religion. -
Alfred Thayer Mahan
John Keegan declared himself "the most important American strategist of the 19th century". Mahan was a naval officer and historian who influenced imperialism and the Spanish-American War. -
Sanford B. Dole
Dole was a Hawaii lawyer and jurist, the first president of the Republic of Hawaii and the first governor of the Hawaiian area. Dole also led the government after the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii during American imperialism. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act provided that any citizen who grew up or had no intention of taking up arms against the United States could claim from the government 160 of these lands. -
Henry Ford
Ford was an American pioneer who revolutionized factory production with his own assembly-line methods. -
Eminent Domain
This idea refers to the Fifth Amendment which states that the government has the power to take private property and transfer it to public ownership/use. -
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur was an American general who participated in the Southwest Pacific during World War I. MacArthur also oversaw the success of the post-war Allied occupation of Japan, while also commanding United Nations forces in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. -
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz was an Admiral of the United States Navy. Nimitz is best known for his role in the history of the Navy during WWI, especially as the commander-in-chief of the army. -
George S. Patton
Patton was a general in the US military. Patton commanded the US Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of WWII and commanded the US Third Army in France and Germany after the 1994 Allied invasion of Normandy. Patton was also the first office dedicated to tank forces during WWI. -
Marcus Garvey
Garvey was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, businessman, orator. Garvey is best known for establishing the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in 1914. -
Alvin York
York was a soldier in the U.S. Army during WWI. He is best known for his victories during that war and is one of the most decorated soldiers. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower was an American military and political figure who served as the 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and sent troops to the Integrated School in Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce federal orders. -
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was a fierce dispute between Carnegie Steel Company and workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania. -
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley was a senior officer in the United States Army during World War II. He commanded the 12th Army Group, which helped secure victory over Germany during WWII. -
Klondike Gold Rush
Migration of 100,000 miners in the Klondike region of Yukon Territory. -
Spanish-American War
The dispute between the United States and Spain was that the United States will soon end its colonial rule in Spain and that the United States will also gain territory in the Western Pacific and Latin America. -
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindberg was an American pilot, military officer, writer, inventor, and activist. He is best known for his first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, May 20-21, 1927, from New York to Paris. -
17th Amendment
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each Senate shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislations." -
16th Amendment
"The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration." -
Causes of World War 1
- Militarism
- Alliances
- Nationalism
- Imperialism
- Assassination.
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Reasons for U.S entry into World War 1
Wilson cited Germany's pledge to end submarine warfare in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean as an attempt to declare war and persuade Mexico and the United States to ally with the United States. -
Vernon Baker
Baker was the co-pilot of the US Army. He was an infantry commander during WWI. He was the only African-American survivor who received medals as an airborne force for his heroic actions during the Korean War. -
Nativism
Indigenous peoples and immigrants, who were under constant threat from politicians and the press during this period, will soon adopt new legislation passed through these acquisitions, which will reduce the number/percentage of births abroad in the United States. -
Teapot Dome Scandal
Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall had accepted large sums of money and gifts from private oil companies because the fallout would allow them to take control of the state's oil reserves. -
Dust Bowl
Drought-affected area of the Southern Plains. There were sandstorms in the area during the dry season in the 1930s. Humans and animals were killed and crops destroyed in all areas from Texas to Nebraska. -
Social Security Administration
A social security program was created to help retired workers over the age of 65 pay their continuing retirement income.