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40 Cards in this Set
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Abolitionist
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someone who is antislavery
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Alien
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person from foreign country
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Apprentice
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helper, usually younger
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Articles of Confederation
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original constitution of U.S. (1781)
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Boycott
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refusal to buy products
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Bill of Rights
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documents of stating rights of people; first 10 amendments
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Boston Massacre
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shooting of 5 civilians and one dog in Boston Massacre by British officials
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Boston Tea Party
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dumping of tea into Boston Harbor (tax retaliation)
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Cabinet
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group of government officials chosen by president
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Cash Crop
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crop produced for major money making on world market
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Conquistador
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Spanish conqueror
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Cotton Gin
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machine used to extract cotton seeds out of cotton
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Culture
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arts and manifestations of human tradition
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Columbian Exchange
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exchange of animals, plants, and disease
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Colonization
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goup of people setting in one place
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Emigrant
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person who leaves country to settle in another
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frontier
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settled land in wilderness
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immigrant
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person who migrates to another country (usually permanantly)
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industrial revolution
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the changes in economic and social lifestyle in the early 1800's due to new technology
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loyalist
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someone during revolutionary war still loyal to Great Britain
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Manifest Destiny
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the belief that it was the destiny of Americans to settle in the west
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Monroe Doctrine
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policy passed by president Monroe opposing colonization of Europe in Western Hemisphere.
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Migrate
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to go from one place/country to another.
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Middle Passage
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Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the West Indies
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Mission
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group of people sent to another country for foreign negotiations
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Nationalism
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national spirit; loyalty to country
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Patriot
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person who loves/supports/defends own country
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Parliament
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British law-making body
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Popular Sovereignty
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whether a state should be free or a slave state to be decided by citizens vote
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Propaganda
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ideas/rumors to harm person/nation
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Plantation
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a large farm/ estate where tobacco or other chash crops are grown
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Political Party
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organization/ group to gain political power (with similar beliefs)
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Precedent
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legal decision serving as authoritical rule
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Republic
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state in which supreme power is with citizens
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Secede
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to withdraw (from an alliance)
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Sectionalism
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excessive regard for local/ regional interests
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Sedition
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rebellion against a government
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Tariff
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official list showing duties by a government (imports + exports)
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Triangular Trade
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pattern where goods come from one place to another, going from three different locations (slaves, metals, sugar, alcohol, etc.)
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Unconstitutional
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going against the constitution; inconsistent with the constitution
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