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40 Cards in this Set
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Abolitionist
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a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
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Alien
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a foreigner
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Apprentice
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a person who works for another to learn a trade
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Articles of Confederation
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the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the constitution of the United States
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Boycott
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to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation
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Bill of Rights
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a formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the constitution as Amendments 1–10
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Boston Massacre
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a clash between British troops and townspeople in Boston in 1770, before the Revolutionary War
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Boston Tea Party
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a raid on three British ships in Boston Harbor (December 16, 1773) in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor
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Cabinet
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an advisory body to the president, consisting of the heads of the 13 executive departments of the federal government
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Cash Crop
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a crop for direct sale in a market
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Conquistador
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one of the Spanish conquerors
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Cotton Gin
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a machine for separating the fibers of cotton from the seeds
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Culture
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a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period
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Columbia Exchange
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the interchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the Americas following Columbus's arrival in the Caribbean in 1492
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Colonization
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to establish a colony in
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Emigrant
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a person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region
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Frontier
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the edge of the settled area of a country
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Immigrant
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the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the constitution of the United States
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Industrial Revolution
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he transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries of first Britain and then other W European countries and the US into industrial nations
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Loyalist
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a person who remained loyal to the British during the american revolution
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Manifest Destiny
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the belief that the US was a chosen land that had been allotted the entire North American continent by God
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Monroe Doctrine
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a principle of US foreign policy that opposes the influence or interference of outside powers in the Americas
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Migrate
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to go from one country, region, or place to another
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Middle Passage
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the journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the W coast of Africa to the Caribbean
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Mission
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a specific task or duty assigned to a person or group of people
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Nationalism
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national spirit
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Patriot
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a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion
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Parliament
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the legislature of Great Britain
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Popular Sovereignty
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the doctrine that the inhabitants of a territory should be free from federal interference
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Propaganda
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information that is spread widely to help or harm a person
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Plantation
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a usually large farm or estate
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Political Party
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a organization to gain political power
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Precedent
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a form of government in which the people or their elected representatives possess the supreme power
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Republic
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a form of government in which the people or their elected representatives possess the supreme power
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Secede
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to make a formal withdrawal of membership, as from a political alliance
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Sectionalism
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excessive or narrow-minded concern for local or regional interests as opposed to the interests of the whole
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Sedition
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speech or behaviour directed against the peace of a state
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Tariff
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a tax levied by a government on imports or occasionally exports for purposes of protection
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Triangular Trade
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a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar or molasses, which was brought back to New England to be manufactured into rum.
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Unconstitutional
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not permitted by the constitution
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