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Vocabulary Practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Religious Tolerance | Meaning there would be no established, or official church; people of all faiths could worship as they see fit. |
| Revenue | Income |
| Agricultural Expansion | conversion of new land into agricultural use |
| Representative Government | A system of government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them |
| Self-government | A system of government in which people make their own laws. |
| Salutary Neglect | An English policy of not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies |
| Cash-crop | Agricultural production, often on a large scale, of crops for sale in the market, rather than for consumption by the farmers themselves |
| Profitability | the amount of money that can be made from the sale of a product |
| Town Hall Meetings | [Meetings] in Massachusetts which white, land-owning, male, church members made decisions. |
| Persecution | mistreatment or punishment of a group of people because of their beliefs |
| Refuge | a shelter or sanctuary |
| Dissenting | A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion |
| Social Contract | A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules. |
| Push/pull factor | Reasons why people leave or go to a country |
| First Great Awakening | Religious revival movement during the 1730s and 1740s; stressed the need for individuals to repent and urged a personal understanding of truth |
| Mercantilism | Economic policy that focuses on making $ for the mother country. It favors a positive balance of trade for the mother country and the accumulation of gold and silver |
| Grievances | A complaint or resentment. (Against something or someone) |
| Unalienable Rights | These rights are fundamental or natural rights guaranteed to people naturally instead of by the law. They include life |
| Civil Disobedience | A form of political participation that reflects a conscious decision to break a law believed to be immoral and to suffer the consequences. |
| Civic Virtue | qualities that add to a healthy democracy |
| Ratification | Formal approval |
| Provision | provided or serving only for the time being; temporary |
| Due Process | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles |
| Judicial Review | Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws |
| Surveillance | (n.) a watch kept over a person; careful |
| Civic Duty | the idea that citizens have a responsibility to help their country |
| Domestic Problems | problems within their own country |
| Debt | an obligation to pay or do something |
| Political Parties | organization that tries to influence gov. policy by promoting its ideas and backing candidates for office |
| Foreign Policy | A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations |
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