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What are the five founding ideals of America according to the Declaration of Independence?
Equality, Liberty, Rights, Opportunity, and Democracy.
Ideal
A perfect standard that people strive to attain.
Equality
The condition of being treated the same as others.
Liberty
The freedom to think or act without being limited by unnecessary force.
Rights
Basic conditions guaranteed to each person.
Opportunity
The promise that people should have the chance to attain their hopes and dreams.
Democracy
A form of government that places power in the hands of the people.
Salutary neglect
British government’s practice of relaxing laws and regulations about taxes and self-government to keep the colonies happy.
Mercantilism
An economic system where the colonies produced raw materials for Great Britain.
Indentured servants
People who worked for a certain period in exchange for passage to America.
The Great Awakening
A religious revival that encouraged individuals to question authority and fostered cooperation among colonists.
Abolitionism
A social reform movement aimed at ending slavery.
Women's Suffrage
The movement to gain the right to vote for women.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
The Supreme Court case that established the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Jim Crow Laws
State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Social Darwinism
The belief that only the fittest individuals and businesses will survive.
Muckrakers
Journalists who pointed out problems in society.
Progressivism
A movement aimed at addressing social issues and improving the lives of people.
Settlement Houses
Community centers that provided services to the poor, especially immigrants.
NAACP
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, founded in 1909 to advocate for African American rights.
Populism
A political approach seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people.
Dawes Act (1887)
Legislation aimed at assimilating Native Americans by allotting them individual plots of land.
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