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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 person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment |
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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 |
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
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discrimination |
Discrimination is treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group it is in
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nativists |
a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants |
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latitude |
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
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longitude |
the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian
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Protestant Reformation |
the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe
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Quaker |
beleived everyone was equal |
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cash crops |
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
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constitution |
a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.
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republic |
a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives
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depression |
severe and prolonged downturn in economic activity.
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federalism |
the federal principle or system of government.
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cabinet |
a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government.
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capitalism |
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
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partisan |
a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
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laissez-faire |
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
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patent |
a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. |
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Constitution |
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