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10 Cards in this Set
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Petition |
Formal written request to someone in authority that is signed by a group of people |
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Persecute |
To mistreat due to ones religion,race or political beliefs |
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Pilgrim |
Person who takes a religious journey |
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Plantation |
Large estate farmed by many workers |
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Poll tax |
Personal tax to be paid before voting |
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Polygamy |
Practice of having more than one wife at a time |
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Popular sovereignty |
The idea that the people are the key source of a gov authority |
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Potlatch |
Ceremony held by some native american groups at which the hosts showered their guest with gifts such as woven cloth, baskets, canoes and furs |
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Preamble |
Introduction to a declaration constitution, or other official document |
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Precedent |
Example to be followed by others in the future |
