| A | B |
| Louisian Purchase | Jefferson doubled the countries size by buying property from Napolean |
| Kansas- Nebraska Act | Slavery in new states is decided by popular vote |
| Homestead Act | During Civil War era, adult male head of household could claim 160 acres of prairie land |
| Social Security Act | To secure " the men, women, and children of nation against certain hazards and ivssiitudes of life". |
| National Labor Relations Act | Workers have a right to join unions |
| Truman Doctrine | US gave $ to help rebuild countries who were resisting communism |
| Civil Rights Act | Ended segregation in publc places |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Slavery outlawed in Confederate states |
| Reconstruction Amendments | 13, 14, 15- guaranteeing equal rights to all citizens |
| Mayflower Compact | Pilggrims agree to govern themselves |
| House of Burgessess | first representative legislative body - 1619 |
| Intolerabe Acts | also know has the coercive acts- British efforts to shut down colonial town governments |