Ap Us History

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Indigenous

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originating in and characteristics of a particular region or county; native

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Hierarchy

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any system of persons or things ranked one above another

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Consensus

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majority of opinion; general agreement

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Proprietary Colony

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colony granted by a King or Queen to an individual or group who have full governing rights

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Dissent

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difference of sentiment or opinion; to differ in sentiment or opinion esp. from the majority

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Subversive

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tending to overthrow, ruin or undermine the principles of something established or existing such as government, authority, etc.

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Blasphemy

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impious speech or action toward God or anything held sacred

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Indenture

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any written contract or sealed agreement

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Cosmopolitan

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belonging to the whole world

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Urbanization

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the growth of cities

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Yeoman

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small, independent farmer who owns his own land

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Autonomous

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self-governing; independent; subject to its own lands

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Paradox

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something that appears to be self-contradictory, false or absurd

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Libel

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injuring a person's reputation by writing negative things about them

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Slander

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injuring a person's reputation by saying negative things about them

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Cede

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to yield or formally surrender possession to another as by treaty

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Piedmont

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plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian mountains including parts of VA, NC, SC, GA and AL

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Rhetorical

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pertaining to the act of influencing the thought or actions of ones who are listening

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Despotism

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government exercising absolute power or control; tyranny

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Tories

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name given during the Revolution to American colonists who remained loyal to Brian; loyalists

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Mercenary

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professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

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Tariff

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tax on goods imported from abroad

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Confederation

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government body formed by a number of states, each retaining control of their own internal affairs

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Sovereignty

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supreme or independent power/authority in government

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Egalitarian

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asserting or characterized by the belief in the equality of all people

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Faction

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a group or clique within a larger group, organization, party or government

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Agrarian

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related to agriculture, farmland or a rural way of life

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Primogeniture

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legal requirement that ht eldest son inherits all of the father's property (unless there is a will that states otherwise)

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Demagogue

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political leader who gains power by appealing to the people's emotions, fears and prejudices

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Interstate Commerce

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connection or involving different states

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Intrastate Commerce

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existing or occurring within the boundaries of a state

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Anarchy

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political and social disorder due to the absence of government control

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Insurrection

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act of rising in revolt or rebellion against the civil authority or established government

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Impressment

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act or policy of seizing people or property for public service or use; forcing men to be sailor

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Cabal

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small group of secret potters as against a government or person in authority

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Sedition

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incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government

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Writ

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any formal document in letter form under seal and in the sovereigns name

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Judicial Review

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power of a court to judge the constitutionally of government laws or acts of government officials

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Abomination

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anything greatly disliked, hated or abhorred

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Squatter

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person who settles on land or occupies property without title, right or payment of rent (can also be done with government approval)

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Capital

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wealth, whether in money or property, owned or employed in business by an individual, firm or corporation

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Commercial Agriculture

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growing crops as a business or for sale on the open market

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Subsistence Agriculture

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growing crops to satisfy the needs of a farmer to feed his family

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Specie

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coined money, gold/silver

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Proviso

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a clause in a contract or statute by which a condition is introduced

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Pauperism

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the state or condition of utter poverty