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1.Abolish
To do away with something
2.Civil War
War between opposite groups of the same country
3.Compromise
To settle differences by each side giving up something to the other side
4.Charter
Document similar to a constitution that outlines a municipality’s powers and borders and the form and structure of its government.
5.Articles Of Confederation
Early version of constitution approved by continental congress; lasted from 1781 to 17 89
6.Ratification
Change made to the constitution of the United States
7.Compromise Of 1850
series of bills that were fought over in congress for eight months made to keep the balance between slave and non-slave states
8.Declaration of Independence
document that stated the separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain: approved on July 4, 1776
9.Democracy
Government by the People
10. Emancipation Proclamation
Proclamation issued by Lincoln declaring freedom for all slaves in states still in rebellion against the federal government
11.Culture
Patterns of behavior and thinking shared by people in social groups
12.International Trade
Trade between nations without restrictive barriers such as tariffs
13.Fugitive Slave Act Of 1850
Law declaring that all states must help return runaway slaves to their owners
14.Fugitive Slave Law
The north would support the Fugitive Slave Act and not ban slavery in new states in order to uphold the Compromise of 1850
15. Intolerable Acts
Four laws passed by the British to punish the colonies
16.Loyalist
American colonist who stayed loyal to Britain
17.Kansas-Nebraska Act
Law that divided the Kansas territory into two states
18.Land Lottery
System under which ordinary Georgians could purchase cheap land
19.Malcontents
Wealthy colonist of Scottish descent; not as loyal to the Trustee of Britain
20.Missouri Compromise
1820 agreement between the North and the South about slavery in New States