What invention in 1793 made it easier to clean cotton?
Cotton gin
100
What was the effort to take away and limit alcohol called?
Temperance movement
100
How long was the battle of Gettysburg?
3 days
100
What power does the congress branch have?
Law making power
200
What does the eight amendment protect people from?
Excessive bail shall not be required, no excessive fines, no cruel and unusual punishments inflicted
200
After the industrial revolution industry took place in?
Factorys
200
Wo supported the schooling systems in the antebellum period?
Local property owners
200
What were the advantages of the northern union?
Better weaponry, more troops, stronger military.
200
House of Representatives can serve for how long?
2 years
300
What is due process?
Can not take away someone's life, liberty, or property with out first going through the proper steps.
300
Refers to producing enough goods for yourself or family.
Subsistence production
300
Why did religious leaders support the temperance movement?
Criticized people that drank alcohol and believed it led to immoral behavior
300
Who won the battle of bull run?
Southern confederacy
300
How long can senate run for?
6 years
400
If the legislative branch makes laws what does the judicial branch do?
Make sure it doesn't go against the constitution and interprets laws.
400
How did the development of mills transform textile production, and where were mills located?
Located on rivers.
Mills made it faster to mass produce clothing and shoes that people needed
400
Women supported the temperance movement because
They were being abused
400
Significance of the battle of Antietam?
Bloodiest single day
400
What does the congress consist of?
Senate and the House of Representatives
500
How long does a Supreme Court justice serve for
Until they retire
500
Three pros and three cons of being a mill girl?
Pros: getting to live in a house, getting fed three meals a day, getting a break through out there work day.
Cons: 70hrs a week, not enough pay, not enough sleep through out the week.
500
What rights did woman include in the deceleration of sentiments? List three
Property within marriage, custody, sue and testify in court
500
Where is for Sumter located and who was ther?
On an island in Charleston harbor, north and south
500
How does a bill become a law?
Bill is a proposed law
Bills has to be passed by House of Representatives, and the senate
President has ten days to review it