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US History Ch10 voc

QuestionAnswer
suffrage right to vote
caucus private meeting of political party leaders to choose a candidate
nominating convention meeting at which a political party selects a candidate for presidency
spoils system practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs
Pet Bank state bank used by President Jackson and Roger Taney to deposit government money
nullification idea of declaring a federal law illegal
secede withdraw
rendezvous yearly meeting where mountain men trade funds for supplies
annex add-on such as territory
cede give up, as land
forty-niner person who went to California during the Gold Rush
vigilante self-appointed law enforcer who deals out punishment without holding a trial
telegraph device that sends electrical signals along a wire
clipper ship fast sailing ship of the mid-1800's
skilled worker person with a trade
trade union association of workers formed to win better wages
strike refusal by union workers to do their jobs until their demands are met
unskilled worker person who does a job that requires little or no special training
immigrant person who enters a country in order to settle there
famine severe shortage of food
Nativist person who wanted to limit immigration
discrimination policy or attitude that denies equal rights to certain groups of people
extended family close-knit family group that includes grandparents, parents, children, aunts, uncles, and cousins
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