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21 Cards in this Set
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confederation
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a loosely united group of governments working together
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treaty
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an agreement between countries or groups of people
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generation
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the average time between the birth ofparents and the birth of their children
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port
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a trading center where ships are loaded and unloaded
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representation
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acting or speaking on behalf of something or someone else
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independence
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freedom to govern oneself or freedom from control by others
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revolution
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a large sudden change in government or in people's lives
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declaration
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an official statement
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waterway
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a body of water that boats can use
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navigable
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deep and wide enough for ships to use
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rapid
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rocky place in a river where sudden drop in elevation causes fast moving or dangerous water
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canal
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a waterway dug across the land
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lock
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part of a canal in which the water level can be raised or lowered to bring ships to the level of the next part of the canal
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competition
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in business the contest among companies to get the most customers or sell the most products
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turnpike
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a road that drivers must pay to use
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mileage
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the distance between 2 places
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megalopolis
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a huge urban region formed when 2 or more metropolitan areas grow together
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immigrant
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a person who comes from some other place to live in a country
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commute
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to travel back and forth
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unemployment
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the state of being without a job
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metropolitan area
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a large city together with it's suburbs
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