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Magna Carta
King John signed the Magna Carta moving from rule of man to rule of law. Restriction on kings power. Taxation and trial provisions. -
Jamestown House of Burgesses
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Mayflower Compact
Guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to colonists. -
Petition of Right
King Charles required to sign the Petition of right. Parliament must approve new taxes. No unlawfully imprisonment in times of peace. -
New England Confederation
A group of new England colonies formed a group to protect themselves agents Dutch colonies and Natives. -
English Bill of Rights
Free Speech. Protection from cruel and unusual punishment . Constitutional monarchy. -
The Enlightenment
Intellectual movement. Natural rights to life liberty and property. -
Social contract theory
People form the government to protect there rights. Also economic and civil liberties. -
Albany Plan of Union
reps from states got together at a president general appointed by king. Basis for constitution. -
Sugar Act
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Stamp Act
First direct tax on paper goods. Tax were repealed after protests. -
Boston Massacre
British solders fired on crowd -
Boston Tea Party
Americans dumped tea in the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Colonists were forced to house British troops -
Revolutionary war
America fought for its independence from Brittan. -
Declaration of Independence
The USA declared its independence from GB. Life Liberty and the Presute of Happiness and so on. -
Articles of Confederation
First constitution of the united states. Gave the us government way to little power and was replaced. -
The constitution
The constitution is written and ratified. The us government takes its current form under the checks balances and rules of the constitution. -
11th amendment
stops the us gove from hearing certain law suites agents the states. -
Marbury v. Madison
Established judicial review -
12th amendment
the people had to vote for president to send the electors. -
War of 1812
War fought between USA and England over the forced labor of us citizens at sea. -
Gibbons vs Ogden
Congress can regulate commerce between states -
Dred Scott v. Sandford
black people aren't citizens -
civil war starts
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Morrill Act
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The Emancipation Proclamation
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Civil war ends
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13th amendment
Slavery is no longer allowed in America. -
14th amendment
Equal protections under the law. all people born in America are citizens. -
15th amendment
non white men given the right to vote. -
Population of US doubled between 1870 and 1916
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Railroads, telegraph, and new machinery changed the US
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17th amendment
direct elections for senators and 6 year terms -
16th amendment
congress has the power to take income taxes form people and businesses. -
US entered WW1
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18th amendment
Bans alcohol -
19th amendment
women have the right to vote -
Native Americans gain citizenship
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House reps fixed
The total number of house reps was fixed at 435 -
Cooperative federalism
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20th amendment
shortened the time an elected official spends in office after they have lost reelection. -
21 amendment
re legalized alcohol -
US entered WW2
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Korematsu v. United States
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22nd amendment
set the presidential term limit at 2 -
Brown v. Board of Education
end segregation -
Mapp V. Ohio
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23rd amendment
allows people in dc to vote for president. -
Creative Federalism
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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24th amendment
a tax cannot be placed on someone for voting. -
Miranda v. Arizona
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25th amendment
the vice president becomes pres when the pres dies. other secession stuff. -
26th amendment
set the minimum age to vote at 18 -
Devolution
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New federalism
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27th amendment
increases or decreases in the pay of congressmen can not take place until after an election even if the law is passed before. -
Patriot Act
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9/11
Planes crashed into the world trade center and pentagon.
