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22 Cards in this Set
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Slavery
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being forced to do something against your own will
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Enslave
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To become a slave of something
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Emancipate
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To free a slave from control
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Revolt
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To break away or rise against something
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Rebellion
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Open, Organized, and armed resistance against one's ruler
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Abolish
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To put an end to something
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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 relate to influencing the actions of the a government
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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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Moral
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Relating to what is wrong and right in human behavior
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Economy
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The system of making, selling, and buying goods in a country
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territory
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an area of land controlled by a government
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sympathy
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the feeling that you care about and are sorry for someone else's troubles
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union
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a group of states controlled by a government
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Confederacy
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A group of states that separated from the U.S. during the civil war
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Union
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The U.S.
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Congress
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A group of people who are responsible for making laws
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Constitution
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The system of belief and laws that the country follows
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Republican
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A person who supports a conservative form of government
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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
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Manufacture
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To make something usually in large quantities using machines
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