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Chpt 14 Terms/Names
Chpt 14 Glossary/ After You Read
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abolitionist | Someone working to end slavery. |
| Artisan | Skilled workers who make products by hand. |
| Culture | A people's customs, beliefs, laws, and ways of living. |
| Philosophy | A set of opinions about life and the world |
| Rehabilitate | To prepare people to live useful lives after their release from prison |
| Scandinavia | Region that includes the countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. |
| Urban | Related to a city. |
| Repeal | Cancel. |
| Resolution | Pledge to do something or to keep from doing it. |
| Slang | Special words and meanings that are used in place of standard language. |
| Emigrant | A person who leaves a country. |
| Immigrant | A person who settles in a new country. |
| Famine | A severe food shortage. |
| Prejudice | A negative opinion not based on facts. |
| Romanticism | A style of art that stressed the individual, imagination, creativity, and emotion. |
| Transcendentalism | A philosophy that taught that the spiritual wold is more important than the physical one. |
| Revivals | Meetings to reawaken religious faith. |
| Strike | A stopping of work to demand better conditions. |
| Abolition | The movement to end slavery |
| Suffrage | The right to vote. |