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Tyler Blain 2 nd 5-17-11
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Abolitionist- against slavery Alien- illegal immigrant Arsenal – storage place for weapons Abstain-to not take part in
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Backcountry-west of tide water Bicameral- two houses referring to government Black codes- laws governing slaves\ Blockade- blocking a port to stop goods from reaching troops
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Cabinet-advisors to the president Capitalism-investment system Cash crops- crops grown for money such as cotton and tobacco Census- counting population
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Debtor –someone in debt Decree-declaration Desert-leave Dictator-forcible leader
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Effigy-cloth figure Emancipate-free Embargo-ban on trade Entrenched-in a good position referring to military
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Famine-shortage on food Federalism-sharing power Feminist-fought for women's rights Forty-niners- prospectors from the California gold rush
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Genocide- mass murder Greenback-paper money Guerilla warfare-hit and run attacks Global warming-warming of the earth
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Hieroglyphics- cave drawings Holocaust- the killing of millions of Jews Human rights- rights everyone is entitled to Habeas corpus-to determine if imprisoned lawfully
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Impeach- to accuse an official with misconduct Import- buy from another country Inflation- fall in the value of money Iron clad-made of iron
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Joint occupation- shared territory Joint stock company- company with shared ownership Judicial branch- court system Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court
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Joint occupation- shared territory Joint stock company- company with shared ownership Judicial branch- court system Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court
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Kansas –bleeding Kansas Keelboat-small armed boat Helen Keller-Seneca falls convention Henry Knox- 1 st secretary of war
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Labor union-formed to address work conditions Lake Erie-great lake Law – rules that the government makes Little turtle- Indian chief
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James Madison- former president Magna Carta- binds royalty to same laws as citizens John marshal-chief justice Mayflower compact- 1 st form of self government
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Napoleon Bonaparte-French general with the vision of anarchy New Orleans- port city Nullification crisis- crisis over states rights N.O.W.-National Organization for Women
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Ohio-state Oil industry- drilling for oil Oklahoma-state the big reservation was in Oregon country-joint occupied by Great Brittan and the U.S.A.
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Thomas Paine- wrote “common sense” Patriots-wanted freedom from G.B. William Penn- founded Pennsylvania Population- # of people in an area
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Quakers- tolerant religious group Quartering act- colonists had to quarter soldiers Quebec- city in Canada Queen-royalty
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Racism-persecution due to race or skin color Rebels- people who rebel against a country area or any other entity Republic of Texas-country formed after Texas revolution Republic- citizens elect government officials
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Secede-withdraw Segregation- separation Smuggling –illegal transport Suffrage- right to vote
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Tarrif- tax on imported goods
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Joint occupation- shared territory Joint stock company- company with shared ownership Judicial branch- court system Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court
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Joint occupation- shared territory Joint stock company- company with shared ownership Judicial branch- court system Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court
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Joint occupation- shared territory Joint stock company- company with shared ownership Judicial branch- court system Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court
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Joint occupation- shared territory Joint stock company- company with shared ownership Judicial branch- court system Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court
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Joint occupation- shared territory Joint stock company- company with shared ownership Judicial branch- court system Judicial review- review of a law by the supreme court
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