We the people

us history period 4

  • John Locke's idea that people must give their consent to be governed is the basis for the right to vote for representative government.

    John Locke's idea that people must give their consent to be governed is the basis for the right to vote for representative government.

  • Enlightenment thinker

    Enlightenment thinker

    It was John Lockes idea of "unalienable rights" and the peoples right to "alter or abolish" a government.
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson

    In Thomas Jefferson's view, people were best governed by a system of laws
  • declaration of independence

    declaration of independence

    The Declaration of Independence elaborates on the enlgithenment idea of natural rifghts
  • Enlightenment thinkers

    Enlightenment thinkers

    Clonists began to question the authority of the Bristish monarchy in effect of the Enlightenment
  • declaration of independence

    The idea included in the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence can be attributed to John Locke.
  • the US Constitution

    the US Constitution

    The US Constitution limits the power of the federal government by ensuring checks and balances for the three branches of government.
  • the Great Compromise

    the Great Compromise

  • In the US

    In the US

    In the United States, "the supreme law of the land is" a federal law.
  • Key decisions of the Supreme Court

    Key decisions of the Supreme Court

    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.
  • The Bill of Rights was added to the US Constitution to

    The Bill of Rights was added to the US Constitution to

    The Bill Rights was added to the U.S. Constitution to protect personal liberties.
  • The Civil War and Northern economy

    The Civil War and Northern economy

    As a result of the Civil War, the Northern economy expanded and emerged more prosperous than ever before,
  • Irish Immigrants

    Irish Immigrants

    Irish immigrants who were presecuted in the cities during the 1800s were mostly Catholic.
  • During the 19th century

    During the 19th century

    During the late !9th century resulted in the disfranchisement of most african americans in the South.
  • Late 1800's

    Late 1800's

    During the late 1800's, factories were generally dangerous and difficult places to work.
  • 1880-1920

    1880-1920

    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.
  • Labor Unions

    Labor Unions

    During the late 1800's, most employers in the labor unions were very hostile towards workers efforts to orgainze.
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    The Indusrtrial Revotution encouraged more Americans to settle in the Northeast and Midwest.
  • The Jungle

    The Jungle

    The Jungle contributed to the development of settlement houses