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Prohibits cruel or unusual punishment and excessive bail or fines
8th ammendment
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1st 10 ammendments to the constitution that detail the protection of individual liberties
Bill of Rights
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Where were the 1st shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter, South Carolina
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Foreign policy statement by James Monroe stating:
1) The U.S. would not interfere with European affairs
2) that the western hemisphere was closed to colonization and/or interference by European nations
Monroe Doctrine
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Practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself wether to allow slavery
Popular Sovereignty
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site where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Civil War was fought from....
1861-1865
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Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, and Executive Branch
Three Branches of Government
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small Virginia town where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant to end the Civil War
Appomattox Court House
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Organized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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