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30 Cards in this Set
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spoils system |
a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, |
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tariff |
A tariff is a tax on imports or exports |
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mudslinging |
the use of insults and accusations to damage ones reputation |
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, |
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Mexican Cession |
the region of the modern day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S. in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 |
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Gadsden Purchase |
Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that was purchased by the United States in a treaty signed on December 30, 1853 |
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temperance |
abstinence from alcoholic drink |
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abolitionist |
a |
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Underground Railroad |
a network of secret routes and safe houses |
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suffrage |
the right to vote in political elections. |
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telegraph |
a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection. |
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trade unions |
A trade union is an organisation made up of members and its membership must be made up mainly of workers. |
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prejudice |
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discrimination |
a
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nativists |
a |
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latitude |
a
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longitude |
a
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Protestant Reformation |
a
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Quaker |
a
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cash crops |
a
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constitution |
a
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republic |
a
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depression |
a
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federalism |
a
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cabinet |
a
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capitalism |
a
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partisan |
a
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laissez-faire |
a
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patent |
a |
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Constitution |
a |