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Declaration of Independence
Declared our independence from Britain -
Virginia statue for religious freedom
freedom of conscience and the principle of separation of church and state -
US constitution
the supreme law of the United States of America -
1st amendment
Prevents government from making laws that regulate government. -
2nd amendment
The right to bear arms -
3rd amendment
Soldiers cannot force themselves to live in your home -
4th amendment
protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. -
5th amendment
allows you to refuse to answer questions during a criminal trial to avoid accidentally confessing to the crime. -
6th amendment
Right to free and fair trial -
7th amendment
It protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar value -
8th amendment
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. -
9th amendment
enumeration of some rights precluded the recognition of others. -
10th amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. -
Whiskey rebellion
Violent tax protest -
11th amendment
The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State -
Louisiana purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river. -
12th amendment
each elector must cast distinct votes for president and vice president, instead of two votes for president. -
Monroe Doctrine
warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. -
Dred Scott case
Even if slaves lived in free states they were not entitled to freedom because they were not citizens -
13th amendment
no slavery in the us -
14th amendment
granted citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States," including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws -
15th amendment
Granted African American men the right to vote -
16th amendment
granted Congress the power to collect income taxes on individuals and corporations. -
17th amendment
The Seventeenth Amendment requires a governor to call a special election to fill vacancies in the Senate. It also allows a state's legislature to permit its governor to make temporary appointments, which last until a special election is held to fill the vacancy. -
US enters WW1
US joined the war with the allied powers -
18th amendment
Prohibition to alcohol -
19th amendment
Granted women the right to vote -
Stock market crash
End of the roaring 20s -
20th amendment
if the president-elect dies or is otherwise incapacitated before they are inaugurated, the vice president-elect takes up the now vacant role and serves for the full four-year term. -
21 amendment
grants the States vir- tually complete control over whether to permit importation or sale of liquor and how to structure the liquor distribution system -
WW2
War between allied and axis powers -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese invasion of IS naval base in Hawaii -
Atomic bomb
Nuclear weapons the USA used to end the war with Japan -
22nd amendment
No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, -
23rd amendment
Washington DC can vote -
Cuban missile crisis
Russia sent missiles to Cuba witch was a major threat to the US -
24th amendment
Prevents poll taxes -
25th amendment
In case of the death of the president the vice president takes his place -
Assassination of Martin Luther King
The assassination of the leader of the Civil Rights movement. -
Man on the moon
US put the first man on the moon -
26th amendment
18 years and older to vote -
27th amendment
any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress may only take effect after the next election of the House of Representatives has occurred. -
September 11th attacks
Terrorist attacks on the US in New York City -
Covid 19 pandemic
Virus that infected the entire US, resulted in the country being shut down