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SS ch.2
CCB SS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assembly | a group |
| charter | a written code of rules or laws |
| declaration | a statement |
| social contract | the idea that government is a contract between leaders and the people |
| legislature | a lawmaking body |
| peer | someone who is of equal standing to another |
| representative government | a form of government in which the people elect others to represent them in government |
| summarize | to restate the most important information from a text |
| annex | to add |
| boycott | the refusal to use a service or product |
| abolish | to do away with something, especially in reference to slavery |
| cause | a reason for an action or condition |
| effect | something caused by an action or or a condition |
| constitution | a document definining the basic laws and principles of government for a state or nation |
| expansion | the process of making something larger |
| federal | national government; or governmental power that is divided between a central government and the states |
| independence | freedom from outside control |
| revolution | the removal of one government or ruler and replacement with another |
| sectional | regional |
| abolitionist | a person who believes in ending slavery |
| context | the historical situation in which an event is set; also the text surrounding a word or phrase |
| point of view | a way of looking at issues; an opinion or attitude |
| poll tax | a fee that must be paid before a person can vote |
| Reconstruction | the period of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War ended in 1865 |
| secede | to withdraw or break off from |
| surrender | to stop fighting |
| territory | a government-controlled area that is not officially a state |
| Emancipation Proclamation | the official declaration by President Lincoln that freed enslaved persons living in the Confederate States |
| isolationism | the policy of not participating in international relations |
| irony | the use of words to describe the opposite of reality |
| muckrakers | radical journalists who expose corruption in business or politics |
| reforms | changes to improve society and remove abuses |
| social | relating to human society |
| progressive | interested in new ideas |
| Social Darwinism | the belief that society follows the biological principle of the survival of the fittest, where wealth and power go to those who are best suited or more fit |
| League of Nations | an international organization that helped nations settle disputes from 1919 to 1945 |
| collective bargaining | the process of workers negotiating with their employer |
| diplomacy | the act of conducting negotiations between nations |
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