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15 Cards in this Set
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The right to acquire a certain amount of land granted to the person who finances the passage of a laborer
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Headright
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To take away the right to vote
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Disfranchise
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Any conflict between the citizens or inhabitants of the same country
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Civil War
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The territory adjoining water affected by tides-that is, near the seacoast or coastal rivers
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Tidewater
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That portion of a slave ship's journey in which slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas
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Middle Passage
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The ability to mate and produce abundant young
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Fertility
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Fit for servants; humble or low
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Menial
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An armed force of citizens called out only in emergencies
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Militia
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A social group arranged in ranks or classes
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Hierarchy
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A group or institution granted legal rights to carry on certain specified activities
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Corporation
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A sermon or prophecy recounting wrongdoing, warning of doom, and calling for repentance
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Jeremiad
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The illegal execution of an accused person by mob action, without due process of law
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Lynching
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An inland region set back from a port, river, or seacoast
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Hinterland
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The basic pattern of the distribution of status and wealth in a society
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Social Structure
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Of noble or upper-class descent
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Blue Blood
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