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36 Cards in this Set
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an official government count of people
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census
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representatives to attend a government convention
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delegates
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a written plan for government
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Constitution
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the practice of treating people as property
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slavery
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a special law that allowed a territory to become a state
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enabling act
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the money that a government collects
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tax
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something owed, often money
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debt
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this is another word for a law
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ordinance
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land was first divided into squares
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township
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an area owned and governed by a country
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territory
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a group of closely related people
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clan
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to work at one kind of job and learn to do it well
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specialize
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a freedom that belongs to a person
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right
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another word for "against the law"
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illegal
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a public announcement
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proclamation
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an agreement amount nations or groups
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treaty
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a person who teaches his or her religious beliefs to others
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missionary
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another word for "partners"
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allies
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a French word meaning "traveler"
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voyageur
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hard to find
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scarce
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a settlement that is ruled by far-a-way government
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colony
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when something dies out
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extinct
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early family members of present-day Native Americans
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ancestors
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someone who travels to unfamiliar places
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explorer
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a journey into an area to learn more about it
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expedition
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people who move place to place in search of food
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nomads
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because they lived after written history began
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historic
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an object made by people in the past
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artifact
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long lasting shelters
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permanent
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a group of Indians
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tribes
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large piles of earth
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mound
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another word for "trade"
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barter
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a sudden and complete change of government
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revolution
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to give up the fort
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surrender
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a volunteer army
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militia
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the freedom to govern themselves
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independence
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