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Sedition
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stirring up trouble; criticizing the government
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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 exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies of North America
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Unconstitutional
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something that contradicts the law of the Constitution
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Precedent
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any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations
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Republic
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a government in which people elect representatives to govern 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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Popular Sovereignty
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a government 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 for the purpose of influencing the actions of others
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Plantation
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a large farm that raises cash crops
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Political Party
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a group of people that tries to promote its ideas and influence government, and also backs candidates for office
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Mission
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a settlement created by the Church in order to convert Native Americans to Christianity
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Nationalism
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a feeling 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 law-making body
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Manifest Destiny
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the belief that the US 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 the US 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 area to another
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Middle Passage
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the middle leg of the triangular trade route; the voyage from Africa to the Americas that brought captured Africans for slavery
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Frontier
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unsettled or sparsely 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 tool and manufacturing 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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Culture
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a way of life shared by people
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Columbian 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; settle
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Emigrant
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a person who leaves a country
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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 go to the America's as an explorer and a conqueror 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 that human workers
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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 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 five of the colonists, including Crispus Attucks, 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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Abolitionist
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a person who wanted to end slavery
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Alien
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a foreigner
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Apprentice
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a beginner who learns a trade or 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 outlined the form of government for the new United States
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