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28 Cards in this Set
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Region
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area that is defined according to one of more characteristics
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Climate
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refers to the set of meteorological conditions (sunlight, temp, precip, and wind)
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Beringia
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The land bridge that people crossed during the ice age to get from Asia to the Americas.
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Sugar act
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tax put on sugar imported into America by British to gain money
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Stamp act
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tax on all official documents and publications in the colonies
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treason
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betrayal of Britain
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representation
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how many votes each state should have
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alien act
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act that says gov't has power to expel any aliens/foreign borns who were dangerous to the peace and safety of the US
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Manifest Destiny
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idea that Us should expand and reach from coast to coast
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Strikes
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an organized work stoppage used to force an employer to meet certain demands
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Merger
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combining competing forms of and industry into ans single larger company
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National Market
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nation wide economic system made possible by the trans network
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Exodusters
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African Americans who left their homes to make better lives in dusty new lands
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Nat turner
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enslaved preacher that led 75 followers in a rebellion against slavery
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Sequoyah
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spent 12 years devising an alphabet for the Cherokee language
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Tecumseh
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a leader with his brother of the Shawnee and stayed in Ohio after others left
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Sharecropping
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system in which land owners provide farmers with land and supplies in exchange for crops
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Frontier
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area where colonists settled lands bordering on lands of Native Americans
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Mobilization
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preparation for war including military and civilian effort
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self-determination
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the right of all people to decide the form of government they live under
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territorial integrity
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a nations right to protect its land and control trade
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accommodation
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policy under which African Americans accepted results of white racism in order to achieve economic success
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Capitalism
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economic system based on open competition in a free market, in unions individuals and companies are the means of protection and operate for profit
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Socialism
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economic theory advocating collective or gov't ownership of factories and other businesses instead of private ownership
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Arbitration
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method of settling a dispute by agreeing in advance to accept the decision of and impartial outsider
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resource management
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the scientific management of natural resources
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progressive movement
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movement to advocate reforms to confront problems caused by industrialization and urbanization
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urbanization
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growth of cities; the assumption of an urban way of life
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