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22 Cards in this Set
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overland trails |
trails across land
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reaper
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a machine for cutting standing grain
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cultivate
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to prepare and work on land in order to raise crops
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abolitionist
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a person who supports getting rid of slavery
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productivity
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the speed in which goods or services are made available
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industrialization
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rapid growth in the use of machines for manufacturing and production
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migration
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the movement of people from one place or country to another
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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equal rights
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treating every person the same
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inhumane
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lacking kindness or compassion
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violate
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the act of breaking through without permission or passing by force
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availability
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present and ready for use
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morally
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concerned with the judgment of whether something is good or bad
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independent republic
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a free state in which the power rests with the citizens
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territorial expansion
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trying to increase the size or the boundaries of a nation
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entrepreneur
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a person who organizes resources to bring a new or better good or service to market in hopes of earning a profit
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inventor
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a person who is the first to think of or make something
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deprived
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not having the necessities of life
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manifest destiny
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the idea that expansion was for the good of the country and the right of the county
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democracy
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a type of government where people rule
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advocate
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a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of something or someone
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emancipation
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freeing someone or something |
