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30 Cards in this Set
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Indentured Servant
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someone who agreed to work for an employer in exchange for passage to the New World
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week 7
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Individual Rights
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a person liverty is granted by the Bill of Rights
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week 7
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Independence
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freedom from control by others
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week 7
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Industrialization
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an economy begins to be based on factories instead of farming
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week 7
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Inflation
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the rise in prices
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week 7
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Isolationism
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a national policy of maintaining a nation's interest without being involved with other countries
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week 7
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Judicial System
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the branch of government that is the court system
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week 7
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Judicial Review
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the idea that the Supreme court has the right to review all laws made by Congress
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week 7
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Legislative Branch
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the lawmaking body
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week 7
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Legislature
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a state lawmaking body
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week 7
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Libery
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freedom
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week 8
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Limited Government
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everyone, even elected officials, must obey the law
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week 8
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Loyalist
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someone loyal to England during the American Revolution
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week 8
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Manifest Destiny
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idea that American had a right to all of the land between the east and west coasts
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week 8
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Mayflower Compact
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1620 agreement between Pilgrims to estabish a government in the New World
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week 8
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Melting Pot
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idea American culture is a blend of many different cultures
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week 8
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Mercantilism
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economic system in which England controlled the trade of the colonies
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week 8
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Middle Passage
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journey of captured Africans to the new world to be sold as slaves
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week 8
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Militia
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armed civilians who are supposed to defend their communities
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week 8
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Mormons
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group of people who moved west to avoid religious persecution
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week 8
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Nationalism
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patriotic feelings for one's country
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week 9
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Neutral
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to not become allies with any country
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week 9
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Northwest Territory
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land that formed the states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois
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week 9
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Patriot
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a person who believed that the American colonists had the right to stand up for their liberties
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week 9
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Pioneer
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one of the first people to settle or enter a new territory
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week 9
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Plantation
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large farms that raise cash crops
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week 9
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Political Party
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group of people that supports a candidate running for a government position
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week 9
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Popular Sovereignty
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government in which the people have the power
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week 9
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Popular Vote
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a vote of the people
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week 9
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Pilgrims
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a person from England who settled at Plymouth
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week 9
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