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chapter 4 terms
ap us history
| Description | Term |
|---|---|
| the right to acquire a certain amount of land granted to the person who finances the passage of a laborer | headright |
| to take away the right to vote | disfranchise |
| any conflict between the citizens or inhabitants of teh same country | civil war |
| the territory adjoining water affected by tides | tidewater |
| the portion of a slave ship's journey in which slaves were carried from Africa to the Americas | middle passage |
| the ability to mate and produce abundant young | fertility |
| fit for servants; humble or low | menial |
| an armed force of citizens called out only in emergencies | militia |
| a social group arranged in ranks or classes | hierarchy |
| a group or institution granted legal rights to carry on certain specified activities | corporation |
| a sermon or prophecy recounting wrongdoing, warning of doom, and calling for repentance | jeremiad |
| the illegal execution of an accused person by mob action, without due process of law | lynching |
| an inland region set back from a port, river, or seacoast | hinterland |
| the basic pattern of the distribution of status and wealth in a society | social structure |
| of noble or upper-class descent | blue blood |
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