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Abolitionist
a person who wanted to end slavery
Annex
to attach or add to something larger or more important
Antebellum
used to describe a period of time before a war, especially the American Civil War
Assimilation
process of becoming part of another culture
Capitalist
a person who invests in a business in order to make a profit
Cede
to yield or formally surrender to another
Commerce
The buying and selling of goods, especially on a large scale
Confederation
a group, especially of states, united for common purpose
Convention
a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern
Delegate
a representative
Depression
a period characterized by a decline in business, high unemployment, and falling prices
Discrimination
a policy or attitude that denies equal rights to certain groups of people
Draft
the law requires people of a certain age to enlist in the military
Economic
having to do with business (the production, exchange and use of goods and services
Emancipate
to free from bondage, restraint, or influence
Embargo
a ban on trade with another country
Emigrate
to leave one country or region to settle in another
Exclusion
keeping apart; blocking entrance
Executive
any of the persons who see the laws of a nation or state carried out
Exploitation
to use someone or something for profit
Export
goods that are shipped from one country to another
Faction
a group inside a political party or other group
Federalism
the division of power between the states and the national government
Foreign Policy
actions that a nation takes in relation to other states
Frontier
the land or territory that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions
Fugitive
a runaway
Immigrate
to come to live in a new country for permanent residence
Impeach
to bring a formal charge of wrongdoing against a president or other public official
Import
to bring in (merchandise, goods, etc.) from a foreign country for use or sale
Independence
freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others
Industry
trade or manufacture in general
Inflation
a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
Infrastructure
the basic physical systems business or nation as in transportation, communication, sewage, water, and electric systems
Interchangeable
capable of replacing or changing places with something else
Interrogate
to examine by questions
Judicial
of judges, laws, courts, or their duties
Lawsuit
a legal case brought to settle a dispute between people or groups
Legislate
to make or enact laws
Legislature
a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws
Manufacture
the making of goods by using manual labor or machinery
Nationalism
pride or devotion to ones country
Nativist
person who wanted to preserve the United States for white, American-born Protestants and who was opposed to immigration
Neutral
not aligned with or supporting any side or position in a controversy
Nullify
to cancel
Offensive
Characterized by attack; aggressive
Oppose
to act against or provide resistance to
Political
having to do with politics (government, laws, etc.)
Precedent
any act, decision, or case that serves as a guide or justification for subsequent situations
Prejudice
unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group
Proclamation
a public or official announcement
Production
the act of producing, creating, or manufacturing something
Prominent
Leading, important, or well-known
Proponent
a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate
Provisions
the providing or supplying of something, usually food or necessities
Ratify
to approve
Rebellion
open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler
Reform
to improve or make better that which is wrong, corrupt, or unsatisfactory
Refuge
a place of shelter, protection, or safety
Regulate
to control or direct by rule, principle, or method
Repeal
to revoke or withdraw formally or officially
Republic
a nation in which the voters elect representatives to make laws for them
Restrict
to confine or keep within limits
Rural
having to do with the country or people who live there, as on farms
Secede
to withdraw from membership in a group
Sedition
creating a rebellion against a legitimate government
Siege
a military encirclement of an enemy position and blockading or bombarding it in order to force a surrender
Seize
to take possession or control by force
Social
having to do with the people (how they interact with one another; lifestyles; and classes
Sovereign
supreme; preeminent; indisputable
Suffrage
the right to vote
Tariff
a tax on foreign goods brought into the country
Territory
a tract of land
Textile
any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting
Treason
action against one's country, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign
Treaty
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations
Union
a number of persons, states, etc., joined or associated together for some common purpose
Urban
a city area
Urbanization
the migration of an increasing proportion of rural dwellers into cities
Veto
to reject
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