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