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Vocabulary quiz 5/9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| free enterprise system | economic system in which businesses are owned by private citizens. |
| capitalist | person who invests in a business to make a profit |
| factory system | method of producing goods that brought workers and machinery together in one place |
| interchangeable parts | identical, machine-made parts for a tool or instrument |
| urbanization | movement of population from farms to cities |
| canal | artificial channel filled with water to allow boats to cross a stretch of land |
| sectionalism | loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country. |
| majority | more than half |
| suffrage | right to vote |
| states' rights | idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government |
| secede | to withdraw from membership in a group. |
| speculator | person who invests in a risky venture in the hope of making a large profit. |
| annex | to add on |
| cede | to give up, as land |
| vigilante | self-appointed law enforcer who deals out punishment without a trial. |
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