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- 8. Foundation for American government for freedoms such as freedom speech and trial by jury
- 9. ended poll taxes
- 11. gave women the right to vote
- 12. created a graduated income tax
- 15. Document, which formed the first government of the U.S. near the end of the American Revolution. States had more power than the national government.
- 16. First ten amendments to the constitution guaranteeing individual liberties and due process
- 17. Declaration by Truman to economically assist and country fighting Communism after World War 2. The declaration marked the beginning of the Containment Policy
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- 1. Written mostly by Jefferson to list the grievances against Great Britain and to declare independence from Great Britain
- 2. gave African American men the right to vote
- 3. Essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay to support the ratification of the Constitution.
- 4. a document outlining the basic form and rules of the U.S. government
- 5. provided direct election of senators
- 6. gave freedom to the slaves in all of the states.
- 7. Required states to give citizenship to all citizens born in the United States and gave other basic civil rights
- 9. the right of 18 year olds to vote
- 10. Treaty that ended World War 1. Was extremely harsh on Germany.
- 13. Peace plan issued by Wilson that called for freedom of the seas, reduction of armaments, and end to secret diplomacy. Important part was the creation of the League of Nations a national peace organization
- 14. Major ideas found in the U.S. Constitution of limiting the power to tax and right to a fair trial