In this activity, you will research how various branches of the US Government reacted to the attempts by several groups to achieve the American Dream, as provided for in the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. For each topic, there is one or more links to follow in order to fill in the correct information.
1. Women attempt to vote:
2. Native Americans (Cherokees) fight for tribal sovereignty:
3. Japanese-Americans challenge Relocation:
4. Mexican-Americans fight to keep land in California:
Government Reaction: What was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? What did the treaty guarantee for the Californios (Mexicans living in California before the Mexican War)?
5. Blacks challenge the constitutionality of slavery:
6. Chinese-Americans and immigration policies:
