History Vocab

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Status

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your current position

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Union

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the north during civil war

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Procured

Back 3

obtained or claimed

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Independence

Back 4

freedom

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Liberty

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freedom, often referring to ones individual freedom

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Constitutional

Back 6

something lines up with the constitution

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Excerpt

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A short part of a big story.

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Addressing

Back 8

someone or something that

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Representatives

Back 9

people we elect to represent us.

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Militias

Back 10

volunteer army

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unalienable rights

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the rights that people are born with.

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Secede

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to leave or withdraw.

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Religious

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having to do with a religion or belief system.

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Maintain

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to keep the same status for an amount of time.

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Adapt

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to get used to something.

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Revolution

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An overthrow of the current government.

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Tyranny

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a cruel or harsh rule.

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Dictatorship

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a government where the leader has absolute authority.

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Democracy

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a government where the people vote on all issues.

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Republic

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a government system where the people elect representatives to make important government decisions and vote on issues.

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Influenced

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had an effect on.

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Indicated

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to point out or show.

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Missions

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churches that the Spanish built in order to claim land and teach the Indians about God.

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Presidios

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Military bases that the Spanish built to protect the missions.

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Ranches

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Large areas of land that people use for raising and breeding animals.

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Colonization

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moving to a place with the intention to stay.

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Desirable

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Desirable

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Climate

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the weather conditions in an area.

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Occur

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to happen or take place.

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Essayist

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someone who writes essays.

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Lecturer

Back 31

someone who speaks to people.

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Individualism

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the habit of being self-reliant.

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self-reliance

Back 33

relying on yourself.

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self-reliance

Back 34

relying on yourself.

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scholar

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a specialist on a particular subject area.

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movement

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a group of people working together to accomplish a political or social goal.

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temperance

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keeping yourself from drinking alcohol.

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Abolition

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the movement to get rid of slavery.

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Second Great Awakening

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a religious revival movement in the United States.

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Transcendentalism

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An American literary and philosophical movement that taught that people are basically good.

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Principle

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a fundamental truth for a belief system.

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Chronological

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the order that makes sense or the order that the events happened in.

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Conquest

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taking over of a land or people.

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Debtors

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people who owe money to someone or to the government.

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Summarize

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give a brief statement of the main points.

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Establish

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to set up on a firm or permanent basis.

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Refuge

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a place to hide or seek safety

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Puritans

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religious people who came to America for religious freedom.

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analysis

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a detailed examination of something.

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artifact

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something from a time period that can help us learn about the people back then.

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nomad

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someone who moves around from place to place.

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migration

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the movement by people from one place to another.

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era

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a period of time in history.

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significant

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important.

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rely

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to depend on.