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40 Cards in this Set
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ABOLITIONIST
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AN AMERICAN WHO WANTS TO END SLAVERY
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ALIEN
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RECENT IMMIGRANTS TO THE UNITED STATES
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APPRENTICE
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A BEGINNER WHO LEARNS A TRADE OR A CRAFT FROM AN EXPERIENCED MASTER
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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 OUTLINE THE FORM OF GOV. OF THE NEW U.S.
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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 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ADDED IN 1791 AND CONSISTING OF A FORMAL LIST OF CITIZENS RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
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BOSTON MASSACRE
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A CLASH BETWEEN BRITISH SOLDIERS AND BOSTON COLONISTS IN 1770 IN WHICH 5 OF THE CO9LONISTS WERE KILLED
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BOSTON TEA PARTY
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THE DUMPING OF 342 CHESTS OF TEA INTO THE BOSTON HARBOR BY COLONISTS IN 1773 TO PROTEST THE TEA ACT
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CABINET
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A GROUP OF DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT'S CHIEF ADVISORS.
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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 A CONQUERER IN THE 16TH 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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COLOMBIAN EXCHANGE
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THE TRANSFER OF PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND DISEASES BETWEEN THE WESTERN AND EASTERN HEMISPHERES
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COLONIZATION
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TO ESTABLISH A COLONY IN/ SETTLE
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EMIGRANT
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A PERSON WHO LEAVERS A COUNTRY
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FRONTIER
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UNSETTLED OR BARELY SETTLED 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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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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IN LATE 18TH CENTURY BRITAIN, FACTORY MACHINES BEGAN REPLACING HAND TOOLS AND MANUFACTORING REPLACED FARMING AS THE MAIN FORM OF WORK
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LOYALIST
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AN AMERICAN COLONIST WHO SUPPORTED THE BRITISH IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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MANIFEST DESTINY
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THE BELIEF THAT THE U.S. WAS DESTINED TO STRETCH ACROSS THE CONTINENT FROM THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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MONROE DOCTRINE
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A POLICY OF U.S. OPPOSITION TO ANY EUROPEAN INTERFERENCE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT MONROE IN 1823
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MIGRATE
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TO MOVE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER
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MIDDLE PASSAGE
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THE MIDDLE LEG OF A TRAINGULAR TRADE ROUTE-THE VOYAGE FROM AFRICA TO THE AMERICAS-THAT BROUGHT CAPTURED AFRICANS INTO SLAVERY
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MISSION
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A SETTLEMENT CREATED BY THE CHURCH IN ORDER TO CONVERT NATIVE PEOPLE TO CHRISTIANITY
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NATIONALISM
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A FELLING OF PRIDE, LOYALTY, AND PROTECTIVENESS TOWARDS ONE'S COUNTRY
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PATRIOT
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AN AMERICAN COLONIST WHO SIDED WITH THE REBELS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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PARLIAMENT
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ENGLAND'S CHIEF LAWMAKING BODY
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
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A GOV. IN WHICH THE PEOPLE RULE; A SYSTEM IN WHICH THE RESIDENTS VOTE TO DECIDE AN ISSUE
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PROPAGANDA
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AN OPINION EXPRESSED TO INFULENCE THE ACTION OF OTHERS
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PLANTATION
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LARGE FARM THAT RAISES CASH CROPS
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POLITICAL PARTY
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GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT PROMOTES IDEAS AND INFLUENCES GOV.
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PRECEDENT
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AN EARLIER EVENT OF ACTION REGARDED AS AN EXAMPLE OR GUDIDE TO BE CONSIDERED IN SUBSEQUENT SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES
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REPUBLIC
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A GOV. IN WHICH PEOPLE ELECT REPRESENTATIVES TO GOVERN FOR THEM
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SECEDE
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TO WITHDRAW
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SECTIONALISM
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THE PLACING OF THE INTERESTS OF ONE'S OWN REGION AHEAD OF THE INTERESTS OF THE NATION AS A WHOLE
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SEDITION
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A 1918 LAW THAT MADE IT ILLEGAL TO CRITISIZE THE WAR; IT SET HEAVY FINES AND LONG PRISON TERMS FOR THOSE WHO ENGAGED IN ANTI-WAR ACTIVITIES
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TARIFF
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A TAX ON IMPORTED GOODS
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TRIANGULAR TRADE
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THE TRANSATLANTIC SYSTEM OF TRADE IN WHICH GOODS INCLUDING SLAVES WERE WXCHANGED BETWEEN AFRICA, ENGLAND, EUROPE, WEST INDIES, AND NORTH AMERICAN COLONISTS
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UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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SOMETHING THAT CONTRADICTS THE LAW OF THE CONSTITUTION
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