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30 Cards in this Set
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latitude |
imaginary lines running east west |
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longitude |
imaginary lines running north to south |
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Protestant Refromation |
religious movement where people broke away from the Catholic Church to form their own christian churches plan of government |
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quaker |
religious group whose religion believes in equality for everyone and are pacifists |
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cash crops |
farm like product raised to be sold for money |
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constitution |
plan of government |
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Constitution |
plan of government for the United states of america |
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republic |
government in which the citizens rule through elected representatives make the laws |
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depression |
period of low economic activity |
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federalism |
the sharing of power between national and state government |
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cabinet |
the presients group of advisors |
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capitalism |
an economic system based on private property and free enterprise |
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partisan |
favoring one side of an issue |
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laissze-faire |
little government involved in economic issues |
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patent |
a document that gives an inventor the sole legal right to an ivention |
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tariff |
a tax on imported goods |
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abolitionist |
groups of people who supported the end of slavery |
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suffrage |
the right to vote |
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prejudice |
unfair opinion of a person or group based upon something like race, ethnicity, or religion |
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discrimination |
unfair treatment of a person or group based upon something like race, ethnicity, or religion |
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secession |
withdrawl from the union |
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blockade |
cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people coming in or going out |
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habeas corpus |
review the legalty of the partys arrest, imprisonment, or detention |
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inflation |
rise in goods |
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13th amendment |
freed all slaves |
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14th amendment |
gave full citizenship |
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15th amendment |
gave african americans rights |
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impeach |
call into question |
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grandfather clause |
to be able to vote if your grandfather has voted in the past |
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jim crow laws |
laws that discriminate against african americans |
