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30 Cards in this Set
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secession |
when a state withdraws from the Union |
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blockade |
to block something (trade) with ships |
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habeas corpus |
a legal proceeding against unlawful arrest |
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inflation |
when the prices of goods rise highly |
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13th Amendment |
abolished slavery in the United States |
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14th Amendment |
grants full citizenship to all people born in the United States |
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15th Amendment |
prohibits the state and federal governments from denying any male citizen the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude |
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impeach |
when an office offical is formally charged with wrongdoing |
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grandfather clause |
could allow those who failed the test to vote if their fathers or grandfathers voted before Reconstruction |
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Jim Crow Laws |
required African Americans and whites to be separated in almost every public place |
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latitude |
imaginary lines that run east & west (measure north & south) **parallels |
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longitude |
imaginary lines that run from the South Pole to the North Pole (measure east & west) **meridians |
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Protestant Reformation |
a religious and historical movement,led by Martin Luther, where people broke away from the Catholic Church to form their own Christian Church |
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Quaker |
a religious group that believed in pacifism and full equality |
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cash crops |
farm crops raised to be sold for money |
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constitution |
a plan of government |
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Constitution |
the plan of government for the United States |
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republic |
a form of government where citizens rule through elected representatives |
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depression |
a period when economic activity slows and unemployment increases |
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federalism |
the sharing power between the stages& federal government |
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cabinet |
the presidents group of advisors |
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capitalism |
where individuals put their money into a business in hopes of it becoming successful |
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partisan |
favoring one side of an issue |
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laissez-faire |
a military strategy |
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patent |
the sole legal right to the invention & its profits for a certain period of time |
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tariff |
tax on imported goods |
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abolitionist |
a person working against slavery |
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suffrage |
the right to vote in political parties |
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prejudice |
an unfair opinion not based upon facts |
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discrimination |
unfair treatment of a group due to race, culture, or religion |
