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11 Cards in this Set
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Fervent belief and loyalty given to the political unit of the nation-state
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Nationalism
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The legal principle that the oldest son inherits all family property or land
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Primogeniture
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An economic arrangement by which a number of investors pool their capital for investment
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Joint-stock Companies
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A legal document granted by a government to some group or agency to implement a stated purpose, and spelling out the attending rights and obligations
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Charter
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An official count of population, often also including other information about the population
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Census
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Concerning the decentralized medieval social systen of personal obligations between rulers and ruled
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Feudal
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A poor person obligated to a fixed term of unpaid labor, often in exchange for a benefit such as transportation, protection, or training
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Indentured Servant
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Originally, religious freedom granted by an established church to a religious minority
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Toleration
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A frontier farmer who illegally occupied land owned by others or not yet officially opened for settlement
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Squatter
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In politics, a small territory or state between two larger, antagonistic powers and intended to minimize the possibility of conflict between them
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Buffer
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Popular American term for an ethnically diverse population that is presumed to be "melting" toward some eventual commonality
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Melting Pot
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