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25 Cards in this Set
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Tariff |
Taxes on imported and exported goods |
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Seperatists |
People who left to start their own church |
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Pilgrims |
Seperatists that thought the Church of England had lost its way, so much that they believed that it was beyond repair |
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Pacifists |
Refused to use force or fight in wars |
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Mercantilism |
Believed trade generates wealth; believed in the benefit of profitable trading |
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Indentured Servant |
Signed a contract that stated that they would work for a certain amount of years in return for transportation to Virginia and, once they arrived food, clothing, and shelter |
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Subsistence Farming |
Where someone farms just enough to feed their families |
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Diversity |
Range of differences; variety |
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Alliance |
A union or association formed for mutual benefit |
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Propoganda |
Biased; information used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |
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Petition |
A formal written request |
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Effigy |
A roughly made model of a particular person; made to be burned or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger |
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Blockade |
An act or means of blocking or sealing off a place to prevent people and goods from entering or leaving |
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Ambush |
A surprise attack by people lying in wait in a concealed position |
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Bayonet |
A sword like stabbing blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for hand-to-hand fighting |
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Mercaenaries |
A professional soldier paid to fight in a foreign army |
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Civic Virtue |
The dedication of citizens to the common welfare of their community |
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Separation of Powers |
To share the power among the three branches of government |
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Revenue |
Income |
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Bias |
Where someone favors one side of something better than the others |
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Enumerated Powers |
Powers listed in the Constitution |
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Bicameral |
(Of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers |
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Constitution |
A set of customs, traditions, rules, and laws that set forth the way of government is organized and operated |
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Popular Sovereignty |
The authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people |
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Higher Law |
Superiority of one set of laws over another |
