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8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Review
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8th Grade Social Studies STAAR Review
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first African American Senator

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(1817-1895) American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer. He published his biography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and founded the abolitionist newspaper, the North Star.

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A form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences.

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Supporters of the Constitution that were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution.

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established Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers. He supported freedom of worship, welcomed immigrants, and did not require residents to serve in a militia

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1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)

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A tax on imported goods

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A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.

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president in March 1845. wanted to settle Oregon boundary dispute with Britain. wanted to acquire California. wanted to incorporate Texas into union.

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'Father of the Constitution,' Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

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Abundance of Natural Resources, Large Workforce and cheap labor, Free enterprise (laissez faire)

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born in Chile was the first Hispanic-American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in the assault of Fort Fisher.

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(1837-1841) Advocated lower tariffs and free trade, and by doing so maintained support of the south for the Democratic party. He succeeded in setting up a system of bonds for the national debt.

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6th president
(1767-1848) Son of President John Adams and the secretary of state to James Monroe, he largely formulated the Monroe Doctrine. He was the sixth president of the United States and later became a representative in Congress.

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the campaign against slavery and the slave trade

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Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
Settled by Pilgrims in 1620 and Puritans in the 1630s to escape religious persecution in England.

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Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Maryland founded by Catholics fleeing religious persecution
Georgia was created for debtors (people who owed money)

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1) Citizenship for African Americans,
2) Repeal of 3/5 Compromise,
3) Denial of former confederate officials from holding national or state office,
4) Repudiate (reject) confederate debts

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A group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth in a trial

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A system that helped enslaved African Americans follow a network of escape routes out of the South to freedom in the North

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the period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
1865-1877

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A free black man who was the first person killed in the Revolution at the Boston Massacre.

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Took place in upperstate New York in 1848; women of all ages and even some men went to discuss the rights and conditions of women; wrote the Declaration of Sentiments which tried to get women the right to vote.

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An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

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Led by Horace Mann, called for education for all students regardless of background.

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