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slavery
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someone being a slave when the other people commands them what to do
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enslave
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to become a slave of something/someone
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revolt
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to break away or rise against something in power
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rebellion
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open, organized, and armed (weapons) resistance ones ruler
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emancipate
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to free a slave from control
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abolish
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to put an end to someone
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sympathy
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the feeling that to our care about and sorry for someone else's trouble
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plantation
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a large area of land in a hot part of the world where crops are grown
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civil
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relating to the people that live in the same country
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politics
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activities that take place by the influence of a government
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economy
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the system which goods and services are made, sold, and bought in a country
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territory
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an area of land that belongs to or is controlled by a government
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union
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a group of states that are ruled by one government
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moral
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relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior
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manufacture
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a group of 11 states that separated from the United States during the civil war.
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Union
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the United States
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Congress
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a group of people who are responsible for making the laws
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Constitution
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the system of beliefs and law that the country follows
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Republican
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don't want the country to change
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secede
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to separate from a nation and become independent
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federal
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relating to the central government (belonging to the government)
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paramount
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an official announcement made by someone in power
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liberate
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to free someone out something from another's control
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elite
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the people who have the most wealth and power in a country
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enlist
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to sign up for the duty in the army, navy, etc ..
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prosperous
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to have alot of success usually by making alot of money
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resent
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to be angry or upset about something you think is unfair
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