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It was John Lockes idea of "unalienable rights" and the peoples right to "alter or abolish" a government.
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In Thomas Jefferson's view, people were best governed by a system of laws
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The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the enlgithenment idea of natural rifghts
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Clonists began to question the authority of the Bristish monarchy in effect of the Enlightenment
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The idea included in the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence can be attributed to John Locke.
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The US Constitution limits the power of the federal government by ensuring checks and balances for the three branches of government.
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In the United States, "the supreme law of the land is" a federal law.
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Key decisions of the Supreme Court under the leadership of John Marshall soildified the power of the Supreme Court to review the constitutionally of state and federal laws.
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The Bill Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution to protect personal liberties.
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As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy expanded and emerged more prosperous than ever before,
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Irish immigrants who were presecuted in the cities during the 1800s were mostly Catholic.
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During the late !9th century resulted in the disfranchisement of most african americans in the South.
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During the late 1800's, factories were generally dangerous and difficult places to work.
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During the period from 1880-1920, the majority of immigrants to the united states settled in urban areas in the North mainly because rapis industrilization had created mant job opportunities.
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During the late 1800's, most employers in the labor unions were very hostile towards workers efforts to orgainze.
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The Indusrtrial Revotution encouraged more Americans to settle in the Northeast and Midwest.
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The Jungle contributed to the development of settlement houses