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to purchase something with the hope that its value will grow
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Invest
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to place a burden on something or someone
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Impose
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a ceremony in which the President takes the oath of office
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Inauguration
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an example to be followed by others in the future
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Precedant
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a certificate issued by a government for an amount of money that the government promises to pay
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Bond
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people who invest in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit
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Speculater
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contrary to what is permitted by the Constitution
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Unconstitutional
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tax on imported goods
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Tariff
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unfriendly; adverse or opposed
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Hostile
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basic; most important; forming the foundation of an idea or action; essential
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Fundamental
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an organized political group
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Faction
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to cause to come to an end; to stop
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Cease
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to stress; to give more importance to
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Emphasize
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led forces against the Native Americans
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Anthony Wayne
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not favoring either side in a dispute
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Neutral
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seizing sailors and forcing them to serve in another countries’ navy
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Impressment
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to act in response to another action; to respond
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React
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to cause to anger; to excite; to cause an action
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Provoke
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an outsider or someone from another country
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Alien
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activity designed to overthrow a government
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Sedition
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deprive of legal force
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Nullify
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the idea that the union binding “these United States” is an agreement between the states and that they therefore can overrule federal law
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State's Rights
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to supply money for a project in order to make a profit Efficient — acting effectively, without wasted cost or effort
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Invest
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time when machines took the place of many hand tools, much of the power once provided by people and horses began to be replaces, first by flowing water and then by steam engines
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Industrial Revolution
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brings workers and machinery together in one place — the first textile factory plans were brought to America by Samuel Slater
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Factory system
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people who invest capital, or money, in a business to earn a profit
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Capitalist
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built an improved version of English machines in a mill organized in a new way that brought spinning and weaving together in one building
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Francis Cabot Lowell
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the rapid manufacture of large numbers of identical objects
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Mass Production
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identical pieces that could be assembled quickly by unskilled workers, the first system was developed by Eli Whitney
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Interchangeable Parts
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period of dominance or rule
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Reign
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less worthy; less valuable; of lower rank
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Inferior
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the growth of cities due to movement of people from rural areas to cities
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Urbanazation
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a device that used electrical signals to send messages
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Telegraph
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inventor of the telegraph and the Morse code
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Samuel F.B. Morse
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widespread starvation
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Famine
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people who wanted to preserve the country for white, American-born Protestants
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Nativists
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the denial of equal rights or equal treatment to certain groups of people
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Discrimination
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to commit; to apply (time and energy, for example)
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Devote
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uprising; rebellion
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Revolt
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used a spiked cylinder to remove seeds from cotton fibers
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Cotton Gin
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laws that controlled every aspect of a slaves’ life
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Slave Codes
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religious folk songs that blended biblical themes with the realities of slavery
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Spiritual
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slave that led a revolt killing about 60 whites
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Nat Turner
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to chase after; to try to capture
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Pursue
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set apart
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Isolated
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the most famous early pioneer that cleared a new route to the West - the Wilderness Road
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Daniel Boone
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toll roads
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Turnpike
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roads made of sawed-off logs, laid side by side
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Corduoy Road
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a channel that is dug across land and filled with water
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Canal
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senator that persuaded Congress to adopt the Missouri Compromise
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Henry Clay
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necessary for life; of great importance
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Vital
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turning point or deciding event in history
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Crisis
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the people in the territory or state would vote directly on issues, rather than having their elected representatives decide
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Popular Soverignty
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runaway enslaved people
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Fugitive
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Senator from Kentucky that helped create the Comprimise of 1850
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Henry Clay
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Senator from South Carolina that supported the South in the fight for slveryand opposed the Comprimise of 1850
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John C. Calhoun
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Senator from Massachusets that argued for the Great Comprimise to preserve the Union
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Daniel Webster
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to keep from happening; to take away by force or intent
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Dprive
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to place a burden on someone or something
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Impose
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Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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false or misleading information that is spread to further a cause
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Propaganda
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Senator from Illinois that Pushed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Stephen Douglas
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abolitionist who led a raid on U.S. Army weapons stored at Harpers Ferry
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John Brown
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to make the meaning of something clear
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Clarify
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an enslaved person that sued for his freedom because he had been moved to a state where slavery was illegal
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Dred Scott
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court that wrote the Dred Scott decision stating that he did not have the right to sue in the court system because he is not a citizen
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Roger B. Taney
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candidate for the Senate who argued against the spread of slavery
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Abraham Licoln
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adjustment; adaptation
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Accomadation
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to set apart; to separate
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Isolate
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a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
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Civil War
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clear or definite; different in quantity
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Diatinct
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supply of something to meet a particular need
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Resource
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slave states that did not secede
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Borderstates
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not favoring either side
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Neutral
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a type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens’ rights are suspended
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Martial Law
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a military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it
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Blockade
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of greater importance or value; above average
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Superior
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to make stronger; to make more effective
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Reinforce
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warships covered with protective iron plates
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Ironclads
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General Lincoln put in command of the Union forces after the defeat at Bull Run
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General George McClellan
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the military term for person killed, wounded, or missing in action
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Casualty
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Union General that captured Fort Henry and Donelson — he was one of the most
successful Union general thatwas willing to take chances |
Genral Ulysses S. Grant
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to bring back to a normal state; to put back; to reestablish
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Restore
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to keep going; to endure; to supply with food; to support as just
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Sustain
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free
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Emancipate
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abolitionist newspaper publisher
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Horace Greely
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to impose by law
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Levy
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money used to make purchases
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Currency
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a constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
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Habeas Corpus
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a system of required military service
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Draft
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a tax on the money people receive
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Income Tax
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a general rise in prices
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Inflation
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to meet in an unexpected way; to experience
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Encounter
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to go beyond what is expected; to be greater than what was planned
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Exceed
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an attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender
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Siege
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Union General that believed in total war that led to defeat of the Confederacy
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William Sherman
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all-out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy’s army, its resources, and its people’s will to fight
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Total War
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