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37 Cards in this Set
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Slavery
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Africans Americans working for the Americans
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Enslave
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To become a slave of something
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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 resistance against one's 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 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 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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Sympathy
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The feeling that you care about and are sorry for someone else's troubles
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Plantation
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A large area of land in a hot part of the world where crops a grow
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Confederacy
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A group of 11 state that separated the united state 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 belifes and in law that the country follows
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Republican
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A person who supports a conservative form of government ( doesn't want things to change)
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Secede
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To separate from a nation and and became independent
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Proclamation
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An official announcement made by someone in power
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Liberate
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To free someone or something from another's control
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Elite
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The people who have the most weath and power in the country
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Enlist
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To sign up for duty in the army, navy, etc
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Prosperous
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To have a lot of success usually by making a lot 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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Paramount
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Very important
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Legislature
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A group of people with power to make or change laws
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Lynch
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To kill someone illegally as punishment for a crime
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Accumulate
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To increase gradually as time passes
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Exploit
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To use someone in a way that helps you unfairly
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Poverty
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The state of being poor
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Discrimination
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Treating people differently from other people
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Segregation
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The practice of keeping people of different races, religion, etc. separate from each other
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Capitalism
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The system where things in a country are own by individuals instead of the government
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Dictatorship
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A government where one person has total power
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Speculate
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To think something and make guess about it when not many things are know about it
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