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Industrial
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of industry: relating to, used in, or created by industry
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Agrarian
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pro-farmer: promoting the interests of farmers, especially by seeking a more equitable basis of land ownership
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Plantations
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large estate or farm: a large estate or farm, especially in a hot climate, where crops such as cotton, coffee, tea, or rubber trees are grown, usually worked by resident laborers
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Slavery
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system based on enslaved labor: the practice of, or a system based on, using the enforced labor of other people
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Popular Sovereignty
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government's subjection to people: the doctrine that the people are sovereign and a government is subject to the will of the people
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Secession
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formal withdrawal: a formal withdrawal from an organization, state, or alliance
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Confederation
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group of loosely allied states: a group of states that are allied together to form a political unit in which they keep most of their independence but act together for purposes such as defense
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Abolition
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act of outlawing something: the act of officially ending a law, regulation, or practice
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Emancipation
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act of freeing: the act or process of setting somebody free or of freeing somebody from restrictions
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Proclamation
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public announcement: a public or formal announcement
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Reconstruction
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restoration of seceded states to Union: the period of U.S. history from 1865 through 1877, during which the states that had seceded during the Civil War were reorganized under federal control and later restored to the Union
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Carpetbaggers
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post-Civil War opportunist: a Northerner who moved to the southern United States after the Civil War, especially one seeking political or commercial advantage
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