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Vocab

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Immigration   when people move from one country to another  
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Migration   when people move from one place and create a home in a new place  
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Diverse   different, not the same  
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Indentured servant   a person who works for a master for a period of time, the become free after the service period is complete  
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Plantation   a very large farm whose workers are usually slaves  
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Oppresion   being mistreated because of your appearance or beliefs  
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Mission   a building where people work to spread their religion  
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Missionarie   people who travel to new areas to spread their religion  
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Mercantilism   an economic philosophy that a country should trade goods for gold  
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Colonize   to create new settlements in a different part of the world  
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Tariff   a tax on goods imported from another country  
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Boycott   a peaceful protest where people refuse to buy goods from a certain source  
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Militia   a small army made up of ordinary citizens who fight in an emergency  
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Repeal   to take back or cancel a law  
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Petition   a formal written request for change signed by the citizens  
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Assembly   an elected group of law makers  
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Parliament   the law making body of England  
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Treaty   a formal agreement between countries  
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Enlightenment   18th century philosophy that man should use science and reason to solve problems  
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Tyranny   the unjust use of government power  
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Analyze   to take or break apart to find the reason of something or someone works  
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Primary Source   a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event  
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Secondary Source   any document that describes an event, person, place or thing, not written from someone living during the time period  
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Ratify   to approve a document so it can go into effect  
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Federalism   constitutional system the divides power between national and state governments  
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Constitution   a written plan the provides the basic framework of a governemt  
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Bicameral   two house legislative body (HOR and Senate)  
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Amendment   a change to the constitution  
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Checks and balances   a system that allows each branch to limit the power of other branches of governemtn  
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Impeach   to accuse a federal office of crimes  
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Veto   to stop a bill from becoming a law  
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Diplomacy   talking with other countries to solve probelms  
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Nullify   states can refuse to follow laws they believe they are uncontitutional  
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Sedition   to encourage rebellions against the government  
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Territory   land that is controlled by a country and can become a state  
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