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18 Cards in this Set
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Abolitionist
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People who wished to end slavery.
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Alien
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A person who is in a country who is not a citizen of that country.
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Apprentice
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one who works under the influence of skilled workers to gain expirience.
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Articles of Confederation
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a document, adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, that outlined the form of government of the new US
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Boycott
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a refusal to buy certain goods
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Bill of Rights
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the first ten amendments to the US
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Boston Masacre
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a clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770 in which five colonists were killed.
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Boston Tea Party
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the dumping of 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the Tea Act
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Cabinet
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a group of depaartment heads who serve as the president's chief adviseres
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Cash crop
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a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personal use
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Conquistador
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a Spaniard who traveled to the Americas as an explorer and conquerer during the 16 century
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Cotton gin
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a machine invented in 1793 that cleaned cotton much faster and far more efficiently than human workers
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Culture
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a way of life shared by people with similar arts, beliefs and customs
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Columbian Exchange
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the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and the Eastern hemispheres
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Colonization
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to establish a colony or colonies
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Emigrant
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a person who leaves a country
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Frontier
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unsettled or sparsely populated area occupied largely by Native Americans
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Immigrant
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a person who settles in a new country
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