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Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| IMMAGRATION | WHEN PEOPLE MOVE FROM ONE COUNTRY TO LIVE IN ANOTHER |
| MIGRATION | WHEN PEOPLE MOVE FROM ONE PLACE AND CREATE A HOME IN A NEW PLACE |
| DIVERSE | DIFFERENT, NOT THE SAME |
| INDENTURED SERVANT | A PERSON WHO WORKS FOR A MASTER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THEY BECOME FREE AFTER THE SERVICE PERIOD IS COMPLETE |
| PLANTATION | A VERY LARGE FARM WHOSE WORKERS ARE USUALLY SLAVES |
| OPPRESSION | BEING MISTREATED BECAUSE OF YOUR APPEARANCE OR BELIEFS |
| MISSION | A BUILDING WHERE PEOPLE WORK TO SPREAD THEIR RELIGION |
| MISSIONARIES | PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL TO NEW AREAS TO SPREAD THEIR RELIGION |
| MERCANTALISM | AN ECONOMIC PHILOSOPHY THAT A COUNTRY SHOULD TRADE GOODS FOR GOLD |
| COLONIZE | TO CREATE NEW SETTLEMENTS IN A DIFFERENT PART IN THE WORLD |
| TARIFF | TAX ON GOOD IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY |
| BOYCOTT | A PEACEFUL PROTEST WHERE PEOPLE REFUSE TO BUY GOODS FROM A CERTAIN SOURCE |
| MILITIA | A SMALL ARMY MADE UP OF ORDINARY CITIZENS WHO FIGHT IN AN EMERGENCY |
| REPEAL | TO TAKE BACK OR CANCEL A LAW |
| PETITION | A FORMAL WRITTEN REQUEST FOR CHANGE SIGNED BY CITIZENS |
| ASSEMBLY | AN ELECTED GROUP OF LAW MAKERS |
| PARLIAMENT | THE LAWMAKING BODY OF ENGLAND |
| TREATY | A FORMAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN COUNTRIES |
| ENLIGHTENMENT | 18TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY THAT MAN SHOULD USE SCIENCE AND REASON TO SOLVE PROBLEMS |
| TYRANNY | THE UNJUST USE OF GOVERNMENT POWER |
| ANALIZE | TO TAKE BACK OR BREAK APART TO FIND THE REASON SOMETHING OR SOMEONE WORKS |
| PRIMARY SOURCE | A FIRSTHAND OR EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF AN EVENT |
| SECONDARY SOURCE | ANY DOCUMENT THAT DESCRIBES AN EVENT, PERSON, PLACE, OR THING, NOT WRITTEN FROM SOMEONE LIVING DURING THE TIME PERIOD |
| RATIFY | TO APPROVE A DOCUMENT SO IT CAN GO INTO EFFECT |
| FEDERALISM | CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM THAT DIVIDES POWER BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT |
| CONSTITUTION | A WRITTEN PLAN THAT PROVIDES THE BASIC FRAMEWORK OF A GOVERNMENT |
| BICAMERAL | TWO HOUSE LEGISLATIVE BODY |
| AMENDMENT | A CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION |
| CHECKS AND BALANCES | A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS EACH BRANCH TO LIMIT THE POWER OF OTHER BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT |
| IMPEACH | TO ACCUSE A FEDERAL OFFICIAL OF CRIMES |
| VETO | TO STOP A BILL FROM BECOMING A LAW |
| DIPLOMACY | TALKING WITH OTHER COUNTRIES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS |
| NULLIFY | STATES CAN REFUSE TO FOLLOW LAWS THEY BELIEVE ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL |
| SEDITION | TO ENCOURAGE REBELLIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT |
| TERRITORY | LAND THAT IS CONTROLLED BY A COUNTRY AND CAN BECOME A STATE |
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