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8th Semester test

8th Semester Test Sec. 2

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neutral rights the rights to sail the seas and not take sides with other countries
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
The U.S. Army was poorly trained for the War of 1812.
8th ammendment excessive bail or fines shall not be required, nor cruel and unusual punishment
9th amendment powers are reserved to the people, not only as they are listed in the Bill of Rights
10th amendment protects the states and the people from the all-powerful federal government
caucus a system where major political parties chose their party's candidate for president or decide a policy
suffrage the right to vote
nullify to cancel
mudslinging an attempt to ruin someone's reputation with insults
12th amendment House of Representatives selects the President, when no candidate receives the majority of electoral votes.
discrimination the unfair treatment of groups of people
prejudice unfair opinions not based on facts
trade unions formed to fight for higher pay, shorter hours, and better working conditions
strike to refuse to work
industrialization the changing an agrarian society to a society that is based on industry (factories)
in 1850, the South's economy was thriving due to cotton crops and cheap labor provided by slaves.
capital money to invest in a business
Eli Whittney invented the cotton gin
The cotton gin led to the demand for more slave workers.
yeomen farmers that did not have slaves
transcendentalists stressed that the relationship between humans and nature as well as the importance of the human conscience
Dorthea Dix made it her life's mission to educate the public of the poor living conditions for the mentally ill and prisoners.
abolitionists reformers who worked to end slavery
Sojourner Truth worked for abolitionism and women's rights.
Underground Railroad escape routes for slaves from the South to the North
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