4Th Nine Weeks Social Studies

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Secession

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the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

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blockade

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an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

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habaes corpus

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s a writ that is used to bring a party who has been criminally convicted in state court into federal court. Usually, writs of habeas corpus are used to review the legality of the party's arrest, imprisonment, or detention.

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inflation

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a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time.

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13th amendment

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olished slavery in theUnited States

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14th amendment

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addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws, and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War.

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15th amdendment

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granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

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impeach

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harge (the holder of a public office) with misconduct.

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grandfather clause

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enacted by many American southern states in the wake of Reconstruction (1865-1877) that allowed potential white voters to circumvent literacy tests, poll taxes, and other tactics designed to disfranchise southern blacks.

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Jim Crow Laws

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state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.

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latitude

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the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

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longitude

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a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface

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protestiant reformation

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16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era.

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quaker

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are members of a group of religious Christian movements which is known as the Religious Society of Friends in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and parts of North America; and known as the Friends Church in Africa, Asia, South America and parts of the US.

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cash crops

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is an agricultural crop which is grown for sale to return a profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm.

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constitution

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote

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Constituion

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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote

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republic

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a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

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depression

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a long and severe recession in an economy or market.

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federalism

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the federal principle or system of government.

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cabinet

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(in the US) a body of advisers to the president, composed of the heads of the executive departments of the government.

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capitalism

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an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

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partisan

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a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

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laissez-faire

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a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.

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patent

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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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tariff

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are used to restrict trade, as they increase the price of imported goods and services, making them more expensive to consumers

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abolitionist

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a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.

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suffrage

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the right to vote in political elections.

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prejudice

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.preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

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discrimination

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treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing is perceived to belong to rather than on individual merit.