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The 15th Amendment was added alongside the 13th and 14th amendment. The 15th amendment states that African Americans are allowed the right to vote. However, even though this law was passed, many African Americans struggled to vote due to factors preventing them to vote. Some of the factors preventing African Americans to vote include literary tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses.

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The 14th Amendment was issued alongside the 13th and 15th amendment. The 14th amendment states that former slaves were granted citizenship to America. This was added so African Americans would feel accepted into America. However, Jim Crow Laws continued to make African Americans feel unwelcome.

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The 13th Amendment was issued in 1865. The 13th amendment states that slavery would be abolished. However, after this law was passed, there were still a few states that were allowed to have slavery for a little bit after.

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The First Amendment was a part of the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment states that people are entitled to freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and to assemble without any government intervention (unless it is violent). People are allowed to peacefully protest and voice their opinions. This was added so people can freely express themselves in America, showing the concept of a "free" country.

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This was a very famous court case that used the concept of judicial review. Judicial review is the idea that the Judicial branch has the ability to interpret the constitution and determine to follow the constitution or the law. The Judicial branch has the ability to suggest edits or veto out the law.

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Part of the first amendment, the establishment clause was a rule added in the Bill of Rights that stated that the government cannot establish a state religion. This was added so people can feel like they are free to practice whatever religion they desire without any repercussions. This complements the Free Exercise Clause.

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As a part of the first amendment, the Free Exercise Clause was a law that allowed citizens of America to practice any religion they desire without any lash back. This was added so people would feel free and could be protected from hate from other groups.

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The Bill of Rights were the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution. These amendments were added to convince states to believe in and follow the Constitution. The Bill of Rights ensured protection of natural rights and checks and balances.

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Poll Taxes were taxes imposed on people if they wanted to vote. This was a way to prevent African Americans to vote, as many African Americans did not have enough money to pay the tax. Additionally, there were many other obstacles that African Americans had to go through in order to vote that seemed unnecessary and targeted African Americans.

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The Freedmen's Bureau was an agency created by the government to protect and provide help for the newly freed slaves. The Freedmen's Bureau provided African Americans with food, shelter, jobs, and other benefits. However, this was not supportive by many people as segregation was prevalent during this time.

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Reconstruction occurred in the American South after the Civil War. After the Civil War ended, it cost not only money but a lot of lives. Many people in the south suffered from homelessness, joblessness, and starvation. President Abraham Lincoln forgave the south and set out to reconstruct the South to restore its previous state.

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Quakers were people who were very religious and believed in abolishing slavery. Quakers were one of the main groups that supported abolishing slavery after the Second Great Awakening. Quakers were also prevalent in the "New World."

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Abolitionists were people who believed in the freeing of slaves. Many abolitionists came to be after the Second Great Awakening where the three main principles of temperance, abolition, and women's rights became popular.

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Emerging in 1790, the Second Great Awakening was a time where religion became increasingly popular and was "revived." During this time, new ideas such as temperance, abolition, and women's rights became favored by many.

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Mormons are people who follow the ideas of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormons were subject to harassment because of Joseph Smith's views on Christianity. After Joseph Smith's death and to avoid persecution, Mormons trekked to Utah to settle there.

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In 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was announced to the world stating that America was no longer open to colonization from other countries. This statement was significant because Russia started taking territory from Alaska to Oregon, concerning many Americans.

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Judicial Review is an ability granted to the Judicial branch as a result of the Marbury v. Madison case. Judicial Review grants the Judicial branch the ability to determine if laws passed by Congress conform with the Constitution or not. If the law is not constitutional, the Judicial branch would have the ability to take down the law or suggest necessary changes to make the law constitutional.

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Federalism is a form of government which divides power between national and state governments. The purpose of Federalism was to not only preserve the rights of the states but to also strengthen the central government, giving equal power to states and the national government.

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The Great Compromise was a solution to a big controversy between the representation of states. Before, there were two plans. The New Jersey Plan which stated that all of the states have the same amount of representation without regard to the population. The Virginia Plan stated that representation would be based on the population of a state. The Great Compromise was the solution to this, as it split Congress in two parts. The House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives considered the population in its representation and the Senate is limited to 2 people per state without regard to the population.

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The Articles of Confederation was the first draft of the Constitution. However, the Articles of Confederation had a major flaw which was that the economy was very weak. For example, Congress did not have the power to tax and manage both foreign and interstate commerce, leading to a weak economy. The Articles of Confederation were later replaced with the Constitution.

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The Enlightenment period was an intellectual movement between the 1700s and 1800s that occurred in America and Europe. The main principles of the Enlightenment were science, reasoning, and knowledge. Enlightenment ideas opened up people's minds and was a major factor that contributed to the American Revolution.

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Developed by John Locke, natural rights is the concept that all people were born with certain, unalienable rights in life. These rights include life, liberty, and property. However, the rights were adjusted by Thomas Jefferson to be life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.

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Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was a document that declared freedom from Britain and the creation of a new country. Many of the ideas were influenced by the idea of natural rights from the famous Enlightenment thinker, John Locke. By signing the Declaration of Independence, it was considered treason by Britain, and the people who signed the document would be subject to death.

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Separation of Powers is an idea developed by Enlightenment thinker, Baron de Montesquieu. The idea suggests that the national government should be divided into different sections that have power over a certain thing. By doing so, this helps prevent the government from being too strong. Also, if one branch starts to become too powerful, the other branches can check and balance the power between the branches. In America, the three branches are the Executive, Judicial, and Legislative branch.

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The First Great Awakening was a religious movement in the 1700s that had a large emphasis on faithfulness. The First Great Awakening was a key factor that contributed to the American Revolution because it stressed the ideas of liberty, leading colonizers to question King George III's rule in Britain.