Glossary

“Duck and cover” drills

“Duck and Cover” was an animated public service announcement that aimed to teach children how to protect themselves from a nuclear attack

10th Amendment

The final ratified amendment in the Bill of Rights, this amendment makes it clear that any powers not specifically given to the federal government, nor withheld from the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.

14th Amendment

Ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection of the laws.”

14th Amendment

Addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved people following the American Civil War.

1791 Treaty of Peace and Friendship

A treaty between the President of the United States and the Chiefs and Warriors of the Cherokee Nation.

5th Amendment’s Just Compensation Clause

The final section of the 5th Amendment which reads “nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

Abolitionists

People who advocated for the end of slavery.

Accessory

someone who gives aid to a criminal without actually committing the crime themselves.

Accustomed

Usual, a familiar routine.

Acquittal

A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged.