 | Term | Definition |
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abolitionist |
a person who wishes to abolish or end slavery |
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Amendments |
Changes to the Constitution |
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American Federation of Labor (AFL) |
Labor Union formed by Samuel Gompers |
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border states |
The states that were in the South, but did not join the Confederacy |
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Civil War |
War fought between the Union and the Confederacy |
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debt |
money that is owed to someone |
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credit |
buying goods and paying a small amount over a period of time |
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Confederate States of America |
The states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War (South) |
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Great Depression |
A period of time during the 1920s when there were few jobs |
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Constitution |
The document that establishes the United States government |
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Bill of Rights |
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
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Declaration of Independence |
The document in which the colonies declared independence from England |
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industrializaion |
A period of time when goods began to be produced in great numbers in large factories |
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Labor Laws |
Laws which regulated how workers could be paid and treated |
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levels of government |
national, state, and local |
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primary sources |
sources of information made by people who saw or took part in an event |
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secondary sources |
a record of an event written by someone who was not there |
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urbanization |
when more people move to or live in cities than to rural areas |
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