Early America & Gilded Age Test Review

Belief in consent of the governed, other nations recognized U.S. as a country, inspired others to question their governments.

• Declaration of Independence

• Constition

• Magna Carta

• Dawes Act

Limits the power of the federal government by separation of powers and checks & balances

• Declaration of Independence

• Laws

• Supreme Court

• Principals of the Constitution

Freedom of RELIGION, ASSEMBLY, PRESS, PETITION, and SPEECH

• 5th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 6th Amendment

People accused of crimes must be read their rights (Miranda v. Arizona); Eminent Domain

• 4th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

Wrote "Democracy in America": Liberty, Egalitarianism, Individualism, Populism, Laissez-faire

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Andrew Carnegie

• Alexis de Tocqueville

Voting in Elections, serving on a jury

• Civic Responsibilities

• Clown Vibes

• 1st Amendment

• 6th Amendment

Businesses became wealthy, and some corrupt government officials supported business first policies

• Early America

• Progressive Era

• Gilded Age

• World War II

Made manufacturing more efficient; light bulb led to more hours of work=more production

• steam engine

• electricity

• trains

• Bessemer process

Provided farmers access to distant markets, allowed Americans to settle the West

• Steam boats

• Telegraph

• Railroads

• Cars

Total control of a product by one company, laws passed against _______________ to protect consumer prices

• political bosses

• monopolies

• free enterprise

• capitalism