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Abolitionist |
A person who workedtowards ending slavery |
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Alien |
A foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized |
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Articles of Confederation |
A document, adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 and finally approved by the states in 1781, they outlined the form of government of the new United States |
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Boycott |
A refusal to buy certain goods |
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Bill of rights |
The first 10 amendments to the US constitution added in added in 1791 and consisting of a formal list of citizens rights and freedoms |
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Boston massacre |
A clash between British soldiers and Boston colonists in 1770, in which five of the colonists, including Crispus Atticus, was killed |
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Boston tea party |
The dumping of 342 chests into the Boston Harbor by colonists in 1773 to protest the tea party |
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Cabinet |
A group of department heads who serve as the president's chief advisers |
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Cash crop |
A crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personal use |
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Conquistadors |
A Spaniard who traveled to the Americas as an explorer and a conqueror in the 16th century |
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Cotton gin |
A machine invented in 1793 that clean cotton much faster and far more efficiently than human workers |
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Culture |
A way of life shared by people with similar arts, beliefs, and customs |
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Columbian exchange |
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and the eastern hemispheres |
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Colonization |
To establish a colony |
