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The Declaration of Independence is important because it established the United States of America as its own country, and declared its freedom from Britain. -
The U.S. Constitution is what the United States of America used as a foundation to build America and its ideals. -
The Bill of Rights is a document listing off the rights of every American. This document also is used to limit the power of the government. -
Eminent Domain is the fifth amendment stating, 'nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.' -
A man named Alex de Tocqueville wrote a book called, "Democracy in America". Which has been used as a basis for democratic principles including the five he stated, Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, populism, and laissez-faire. -
This was an act put in place that allowed U.S. Citizens to apply for government land which they could then use for farming -
It was a theory that Natural selection also could be applied to society -
This was a movement where people would try to bring the rich and the poor together physically and socially -
Workers who worked at steel companies came together to riot against the company they worked for -
Stanford was a lawyer and jurist, he also was the first president of Hawaii -
A man named Skookum Jim and his family found some gold in Klondike river near the Yukon territory in Canada -
After the explosion of a US ship Spain and America went to war -
Muckrakers were writers who would write about corruption in the government and problems with society -
These are what politicians would call people who would be willing to vote on them if they gave them an incentive, most likely money -
The Panama Canal was built to reduce the cost and time it took to transfer goods from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans -
This Amendment allows congress to put an income tax on people despite the population of the state -
The 17th Amendment allow the people to vote for their own senators, and makes the senate require two senators from each state -
Marcus Garvey is the founder for the Universal Negro Improvement association -
The US entered WW1 due to the Lusitania ship that was destroyed by a German submarine, and the Zimmerman telegram -
Alvin York was a solider who go the medal of honor for leading a attack on a German gun nest -
This Amendment allowed women to vote for things like president -
The 18th Amendment banned the sale, manufacturing, and transportation of alcohol -
This was a group of people who became adults during WW1 and leaving them feeling lost and disoriented with society, they went on to be writers and would report on bad things within society -
A Secretary accepted a lot of gifts from oil companies and it was seen as bribery -
This act granted all Native Americans citizenship if they were born in America, it also gave them the right to vote -
This act limited the number of immigrants allowed into America -
This was a cultural revival of African American Music, Dance, Art, etc. -
This was the name given after the southern plains of America where hit with a giant dust storm after a massive drought -
This program was used to help young men get jobs to bring their family out of poverty, they would help with environmental projects -
A program made by Franklin Roosevelt, this program was made to help people get employed to end which could help end the great depression -
This was a group of African American Men who fought in WW2, they were piolets which is why they are called airmen -
This was a American volunteer group who were nicknamed the flying tigers -
These code talkers would languages to give information to each other, but the languages were very rare, and not many knew them -
This was an document signed by President Roosevelt that forced Japanese people to move out of their homes and move into relocation shelters -
Vietnamese soldiers forced thousands of Americans to march miles with out any food and water for days on end -
This allowed millions of Mexican people to come and work in the US on short term contracts -
This project was started to figure out how to harness the us of atoms as weapons -
He received a military combat award for his bravery and valor in WW2, he went on to write books and act -
These trials were carried out by the allies to discuss Germanys crimes such as invading other countries -
He was the 34th president and served as a supreme commander in WW2