-Civil liberties is defined as the basic rights guaranteed to individual citizens by law
-During world war 1 individuals rights were being taken away by the government
-People who opposed the war were often sent to jail or lost their jobs
-Rights like freedom of speech and the right to protest were being suppressed Civil liberties Events that had a major effect Causes -government was trying to limit the
opposition to the war
-when propaganda wasn't enough they
<span>started forcing people to support the </span>
<span>allied powers </span>
<span>-president Woodrow Wilson said "gravest threats against our national peace and safety have been uttered within our own borders." The Espionage Act, passed in </span>
<span>June 1917, provided penalties </span>
<span>of 20 years imprisonment and </span>
<span>fines up to $10,000 for those </span>
<span>convicted of interfering with </span>
<span>military recruitment. The sedition act of 1918 made </span>
<span>it a crime to disrupt military </span>
<span>recruiting or enlistments, to </span>
<span>encourage support for Germany </span>
<span>and its allies or disrespect for </span>
American war efforts. Schenck vs. United States
-Charles Schenck was the Secretary
of the Socialist Party of America and
<span>responsible for printing, distributing, </span>
and mailing to prospective draftees
during WWI opposing the war
<span>-convicted of violating the Espionage Act </span>
-appealed to the Supreme Court saying their
decision violated his first amendment rights
-court held that Schenck's conviction was constitutional
<span>-the first amendment did not protect speech encouraging insubordination </span>
-"clear and present danger"
-Schenck spent 6 months in prison Activists Eugene V. Debs
<span>*an American Labor and </span>
political leader, and 5 time
Socialist Party of America Candidate
for the American presidency
<span>*made an anti-war speech in Canton, </span>
Ohio protesting involvement in WWI
*arrested under Espionage act
<span>*sentenced to serve 10 yrs in prison and </span>
<span>disenfranchised for life Upton Sinclair</span>
sorry for this being sooooo long
-Mayflower compact was created by puritans a document that established they would model a ‘good’ society living in religious image.
-English bill of Rights established civil rights and outline the limitations on the monarchy.
- Declaration of Independence was the document that recognized American independence from Britain.
-The enlightenment was a philosophical movement where religious convictions became more normalized and more logical thinking arose in all aspects of society.
Answer:
B The plantation owners were often away taking care of plantation business
ExplanBation:
It was the trial of John Peter Zegner that represented an important step toward developing a free press in the colonies, since this case ruled in favor of Zegner, who had spoken ill against the governor.
