U.S. Government

By mike 77
  • 1228

    Sixth Crusade

    Sixth Crusade
    a military expedition to recapture the city of Jerusalem.
  • 1248

    Seventh Crusade.

    Seventh Crusade.
    The Seventh Crusade was a crusade led by Louis IX of France
  • 1270

    Eighth Crusade.

    Eighth Crusade.
    The Eighth Crusade was a crusade launched by Louis IX of France against the Hafsid dynasty
  • 1295

    1295

    English King Edward I summons the Model Parliament.
  • 1302

    Philip IV Calls Meeting Of The Estates General

    Philip's main purpose in convening this group was to garner support against Pope Boniface
  • 1309

    Avignonese Papacy

    Pope Clement V, who was heavily influenced by Philip IV of France, took up residency in Avignon,
  • 1314

    Battle Bannockburn

    The Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, routed a larger force led by Edward II, King of England.
  • 1317

    Great European Famine

    The worst famine to strike Europe
  • 1318

    Swiss Victory

    Swiss forces, led by the canton of Schwyz, gained a victory over Leopold
  • 1337

    Hundred Year War

    The Hundred Years War began when Philip VI contested the English claim to Normandy and other northern provinces
  • King Charles

    King Charles required to sign the Petition of Right
  • Crown and Parliament

    renewed conflicts and rebellion between the Crown and Parliament
  • William and Mary

    William and Mary chosen to rule, but had to govern according to statutes of Parliament
  • bill

    English Bill of Rights passed
  • sugar act

    Sugar Act
  • Stamp Act

    First direct tax on paper goods and legal documents
  • Boston Massacre

    British soldiers fired into crowd
    5 colonists died
  • Boston Tea Party

    Revolutionaries dumped British Tea into the harbor
  • Intolerable Acts

    Colonists were forced to “Quarter,” or house, British troops
  • Articles of Confederation

    First National Government
  • Federalist paper

    Federalist paper Gazette of the United States published​
  • Marbury v. Madison

    Power of judicial review​
  • McCulloch v. Maryland

    "Power to tax is the power to destroy"​
  • Gibbons v. Ogden

    Power of Fed. Govt. To regulate interstate commerce​
  • Dred Scott v. Sanford

    Court said that Scott, as an African-American and previously property, was not a citizen ​
    Gave him no legal standing to sue​
  • Morrill Act

    Granted large tracts of land to states; states sold land and used money for colleges
  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Ended Chinese immigration to the US​
  • 16th amendment

    gave Congress authority to set a federal income tax
  • United States v. Miller

    Ruled 2nd Amendment does not protect the right to have all types of weapons
  • United States v. Darby

    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
  • Korematsu v. the United States

    Upheld involuntary internment of ethnically Japanese American citizens​
  • Korematsu v. United States

    Court ruled the public’s safety was more important than rights of Japanese Americans.​
  • Brown v. Board

    Ruled segregation is illegal​
  • Civil Rights Act

    outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  • Miranda v. Arizona

    Expanded rights of people accused of crimes​
  • Loving V. Virginia

    Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage​
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act

    Protects applicants and employees of 40+ years old from discrimination based on age in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation, privileges, etc. of employment.
  • tinker v. Des Moines

    Schools couldn’t prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War​
  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    Prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life
  • District of Columbia v. Heller

    ruled the 2nd Amendment protects an individual's right to keep and bear arms for self-defense​
  • D.C. v. Heller

    Ruled 2nd Amendment right to bear arms includes the right to self defense
  • McDonald v. Chicago

    Ruled 2nd Amendment applies to federal, state, and local governments; upheld 2nd Amendment
  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    ruled states must grant and recognize same-sex marriage