Growth of the federal government over time

  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    Introduced the concept of a federal government
  • United States Constitution

    United States Constitution
    Replaced the weakened government of the Articles of Confederation
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    First ten admendments that the government needs to follow
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    Growth Of The Federal Government Over Time

  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act
    A federal law that gave land owners the right to title up to 160 acres of none existance land
  • Interstate Commerce Commission

    Interstate Commerce Commission
    It was a federal agency that lookedd at the railroads, shipping rates, and fraud
  • Executive Order 9066

    Executive Order 9066
    The Government interned many Japanese people on the west coast
  • National Security Council

    National Security Council
    Introduced by the National Security Act, signed by Truman
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan
    It gave money to Countries to postwar recovery in western Europe after World War II
  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    The stopping of Segregation in public places
  • Enviromental Protection Agency

    Enviromental Protection Agency
    Created by Nixon to protect our environment and human health