Glossary

remedies

Legal methods of enforcing or correcting a contract.

Repealed

To revoke or annul a law or act of congress.

reveled

to get great pleasure from (a situation or experience)

Revolutionary War

Also known as the American Revolution, a conflict between Great Britain and their American colonies over independence.

Right to contract

the freedom to enter into employment or conduct business without interference from the state or federal governments

Riveter

a common wartime job; a person whose job it is to fasten things with metal pins called “rivets”

Robber Barons

American capitalists of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploiting resources, governmental influence, and labor.

Robert James Harlan

a civil rights activist and politician. Robert was born enslaved and raised by the Harlan family. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1886.

Rode circuit

the process of Justices visiting towns in their assigned district, initially via horseback or carriage, to preside over local court cases.

Rule of reason

a framework for evaluating whether or not a corporation is engaging in illegal monopolistic behavior.