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| Douglas MacArthur's “Duty, Honor, Country” | Douglas MacArthur’s speech delivered to West Point students when he received their Thayer Award |
| Letter from Birmingham Jail | written by Martin Luther King Jr. to clergymen that opposed his protests of segregation and views on civil rights |
| Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” | speech given on the steps of Lincoln Memorial during a peaceful protest march |
| Civil Rights Act | made racial discrimination illegal |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | gives power to declare war to Congress |
| Voting Rights Act | forces states to comply with the fifteenth amendment |
| War Powers Resolution | response to executive interpretation of and action under the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
| Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address | promised of lower taxes, strong national defense, and less government involvement in individuals’ lives |
| Sections of PARTIOT Act | to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools |
| Annapolis Convention Proceedings | Constitutional Convention |
| Constitution of the Confederate States of America | reflected key principles of the founding to limit abuses of political power |
| Magna Carta | influencial English legal charter |
| Massachusetts Body of Liberties | Massachusetts establishment of government |
| Virginia Declaration of Rights | proclaims the natural rights of men |
| Declaration of Independence | announced the independence of the 13 colonies from Great Britain |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) | a treaty that ended the Mexican-American War |
| Compromise of 1850 | resolved land and slavery issues from the Mexican-American War |
| Fugitive Slave Act(1850) | required all slaves go back to their owners if they were already in free states |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act(1854) | allowed legislature to decide whether to not allow slavery in those 2 states |
| Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address (1859) | this speech defended his Republican view on slavery |
| Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (1863) | speech was given at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery |
| Emancipation Proclamation (1863) | declared slaves in all rebelling states to be forever free but didn’t effect did not affect slaves in states that had not seceded from the Union |
| Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address (1865) | in this speech Lincoln recognized slavery as the cause of the civil war |
| Fourteenth Amendment (1868) | specifies who are legal citizens of the United States and their protections under the law |
| Interstate Commerce Act (1887) | created the first federal regulatory agency |
| Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) | put limits on certain economic rights and was the first attempt by Congress to limit monopolies |
| William Jennings Bryan “Cross of Gold” (1896) | this speech supported Bimetallism |
| Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act (1906) | provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade the manufacture |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s First Inaugural (1933) | “We have nothing to fear but to fear itself” wanted out of the Great Depression |
| Social Security Act (1935) | tax to be paid by employers and employees that would be used to pay benefits to workers when they retired at age 65 |
| Executive Order 9066 (1942) | FDR ordering Japanese Americans to internment camps |
| Executive Order 10730 (1957) | Providing Assistance for the Removal of an Obstruction of Justice Within the State of Arkansas |
| John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address (1961) | “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” |
| Join or Die Cartoon (1754) | a snake cut into pieces and it was published in Benjamin Franklin’s newspaper as first cartoon |
| Treaty of Paris (1783) | ended Revolutionary War by recognizing independence of America |
| Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786) | disestablished official religion and gave people freedom to choose |
| Constitution of the United States (1787) | replaced Articles of Confederation by establishing a new federal government |
| George Washington’s First Inaugural Address (1789) | first inaugural address giving people responsibility of the nation |
| Judiciary Act (1789) | created 13 lower courts and required 6 Supreme Court Justices |
| Autobiography of Ben Franklin (1791) | covers first half of his life and gives views on literature, religion, and philosophy |
| Bill of Rights (1791) | the first 10 amendments written by James Madison |
| Pacificus-Helvidius Debate (1793) | series of essays authored by Madison and Hamilton concerning Article II |
| George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796) | printed in newspapers urging the people to cherish the Constitution |
| Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) | President Adams made it a crime to write or say anything critical of the government |
| Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (1798) | written in opposition to Alien and Sedition Acts |
| Letter to Danbury Baptists (1802) | Jefferson’s letter to the Baptist Church assuring the government won’t interfere |
| Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803) | President Jefferson bought Louisiana Purchase for $15 million from the French |
| Missouri Compromise (1821) | All states in Louisiana Purchase except for Missouri banned slavery |
| South Carolina Exposition and Protest (1828) | announced South Carolina’s intent to abolish federal tariff |
| Hayne-Webster Debate (1830) | series of Senate debates about the nature of the union between the two men |
| Indian Removal Act (1830) | forced thousands of tribes to relocate to Oklahoma creating the Trail of Tears |
| Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions (1848) | written by first women’s rights convention demanding equal rights |
